"Most beautiful Maid of Heaven, how brilliant is your light. Like a shining star you point the way to the Father of all light." St. Joan of Arc is the patroness of soldiers and of France. Born circa January 6, 1412, Joan of Arc was born to pious parents of the French peasant class, at the obscure village of Domremy, near the province of Lorraine. At a very early age, she heard voices: those of St. Michael, St. Catherine and St. Margaret. At first the messages were personal and … [Read more...]
WOMAN of ACTION – Catherine Benincasa
November 25, 2010 by
A Celebration of Women is elated to Celebrate the Life of St. Catherine, this November 25, 2010 an original Activist in Women's Equality and Rights to having a Calling! WOMAN of ACTION Catherine Benincasa Saint Catherine's Day is known as la fête des vielles filles (old maids), for ladies over 25 and still unmarried. Apparently, there was a girl by the name of Catherine who was executed around the year 307 because she refused to marry a Roman emperor. The name Catherine … [Read more...]
