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 SAINTS FOR MARCH 24  ST. OSCAR ROMERO, MARTYR-This courageous Archbishop, martyred in 1980, became the “voice of the voiceless” in El Salvador. Assassinated while celebrating Mass, he shed his blood for “the redemption and resurrection” of his suffering people. His feast day is March 24. https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/03/24/st--oscar-romero--martyr.html  St. Timolaus & Companions, Eight Roman Catholic Martyrs who were beheaded at Caesarea, in Palestine, during the reign of Emperor Diocletian. According to the historian Eusebius of Caesarea, the names of the other martyrs were: Dionysius (two by this name), Alexander (two by this name), Romulus, Pausis, and Agapius. Feastday Mar.24 St. Hildelitba, 712 A.D. Benedictine abbess and supporter of Sts. Bede, Aldhelm, and Boniface. An Anglo Saxon princess, she became a nun at Chelles or Farmoutier. France, but was recalled by St. Erconwald to train her sister, Ethelburga, at Barking, England. When Ethelburga died, Hild...

  St Toribio of Lima https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/87

  Gospel in Art: Let him who is without sin be the first to throw a stone https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54631

 SAINTS FOR MARCH 23  St.  Ethelwald. Benedictine hermit on Fame Island, England, a disciple of St. Cuthbert. He was a monk at Ripon originally. Ethelwald was buried at Lindisfame. He is also called Oidilwald.   ST. TURIBIUS OF MOGROVEJO, BISHOP OF LIMA, St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo, Roman Catholic Priest. Patron of Native rights; Latin American bishops and Peru. Feastday March 23 St. Rafqa, Roman Catholic Nun. St. Rafqa was sent with five other sisters to found a new monastery in Jrabta, Batroun in Lebanon. In 1899, she became blind and paralysis set in. Mar. 23

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  St Nicholas Owen https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/86

  Gospel in Art: Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54623

In 1965, the Catholic Church had 179,000 sisters in America.  Today: 33,000.  That's an 82% collapse in 60 years.  Priests have declined as well, but not as severely.  59K down to 35K.  Used to 3 Sisters for every priest. Now it's 1:1. https://x.com/ryanburge/status/2028934477959831786?s=20 https://pin.it/7mXsUXR5S https://pin.it/7mXsUXR5S https://www.pinterest.com/pin/299419075250387884/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/49117452181945963/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/286611963783707945/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/51650726972412630/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/286611963783707945/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/483362972541188274/ https://www.pinterest.com/pin/80501912086119697/

  St Enda https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/85

  Gospel in Art: Nicodemus said: Do we judge a man without first hearing him https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54617

  Gospel in Art: We know where this man comes from https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54610

 SAINTS FOR MARCH 20  St. Photina, Roman Catholic Martyr. Photiona was the Samaritan woman with whom Jesus spoke at the well as was recounted in the Gospel of St. John, chapter four. Deeply moved by the experience, she took to preaching the Gospel, received imprisonment, and was finally martyred at Carthage. Feastday March 20 St. John, Sergius, & Companions. Roman Catholic Monks who resided in the laura, or an eremetical monastery, of St. Sabas, near Jerusalem. They were martyred by a band of Arabs who devastated the community. One of the wounded monks, named Stephen, composed a poem in honor of the martyred and to commemorate the event. Feastday March 20 ST. JOHN NEPOMUCEN, PRIEST AND MARTYR OF PRAGUE In his early childhood, John Nepomucene was cured of a disease through the prayers of his good parents. In thanksgiving, they consecrated him to the service of God. After he was ordained, he was sent to a parish in the city of Prague. He became a great preacher, and thousand...

  St. Photina (also known as Photini, Svetlana, or the Samaritan Woman at the Well) is traditionally identified as the woman Jesus met at Jacob's Well, as recounted in the Gospel of John. Following her conversion, she is celebrated in both Roman Catholic and Orthodox traditions as an evangelist and martyr who died in the 1st Century.   Facebook  +3 Feast Day:  March 20 (Roman Martyrology) Name Meaning:  "The enlightened one" Commemoration:  Considered equal to the Apostles   YouTube  +2 Biography and Tradition The Encounter at the Well:  According to John 4:5-42, she was a Samaritan who spoke with Jesus about "living water" and recognized Him as the Messiah. Evangelism:  Tradition holds that she was baptized at Pentecost, went by the name Photina, and spread the Gospel in various regions. Missionary Work:  She is said to have traveled with her sons (Joseph and Victor) and sisters (Photis, Parasceve, Cyriaca) to Carthage in North Afr...

  Holiness is not limited to extraordinary deeds. It is also found in steadfast presence, in the courage to remain, and in fidelity stretched across an entire lifetime. https://www.globalsistersreport.org/columns/spirituality/martyrs-nowogr-dek-many-faces-holiness

 SAINTS FOR MARCH 19  St. Lactali, 672 A.D. Abbot founder and disciple of St. Corngall in Ireland. Lactan was from County Cork and was educated in Bangor by Sts. Comgall and Molua. He became the abbot-founder of Achadh-Ur Abbey at Freshford, Kilkenny.   St. Joseph, Groom of B. Mary - Information on the Saint of the Day - Vatican News https://www.vaticannews.va/en/saints/03/19/st--joseph--groom-of-b--mary--patron-of-the-univeral-church.html 

  Are We in a Religious War? https://www.youtube.com/live/pJMSUhH2BMQ?si=qc23qs7W5eGxbNuw

  The current Israeli-American war against Iran involves the three great monotheistic religions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which imparts the conflict with serious religious implications. We’ll look at how this war is—and isn’t—a religious war. https://crisismagazine.com/podcast/are-we-in-a-religious-war

  Are we fighting against God or for Him Catholic teachings and magazine articles frequently suggest that human beings often fight against God through sin, disobedience, and pride, rather than direct, conscious opposition. This "fighting" is often a subtle resistance to His will, driven by selfishness, the effects of the Fall (concupiscence), or by attacking the Church and its unity.  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore  +4 Key Perspectives on Fighting Against God Sin as Resistance:  Articles suggest that every sin is a form of fighting with God because it separates us from His divine will and causes inner turmoil, as noted by the  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Singapore . Spiritual Battle:  Catholic thought emphasizes a real, internal, and often boring "interior grind" of resisting temptation, gossip, and envy, rather than glamorous battles. It is a call to "fight the good fight of the faith" against spiritual adversaries, according to  Catho...