Hallowed: Exploring the Lives of the Saints

The Devil is still seething. This is the legend of St Michael the Archangel. ---Show Notes--- St Michael Prayer: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/devotions/prayer-to-st-michael-the-archangel-371 Novena to St Michael: https://www.praymorenovenas.com/st-michael-archangel-novena Golden Legend: https://www.christianiconography.info/goldenLegend/michael.htm Monte Gargano: https://sacredsites.com/europe...

This is the tale of how England came to Christ: the adventure of St Augustine of Canterbury. RIP HM Queen Elizabeth II, r. 1952-2022. ---Show Notes--- St Bede the Venerable, The Ecclesiastical History of the English People: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/38326/38326-h/38326-h.html St Augustine's Oak: https://www.worcesterpeopleandplaces.org.uk/news/134/146/Saint-Augustines-Oak.html St Augustine's...

A modern slave set free by Christ: this is the remarkable story of St Josephine Bakhita. ---Show Notes--- Prayers for the Feast of St Josephine: https://www.sistersagainsttrafficking.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2019-BAKHITA-Morning-Prayer.pdf Charities Against Human Trafficking: https://www.usccb.org/offices/anti-trafficking-program/coalition-catholic-organizations-against-human-trafficking Pil...

From baroness to Bride of Christ - this is the charming story of St Jane de Chantal. ---Show Notes--- Prayers to St Jane: https://www.stjane.org/about-us/our-patroness/ Chateau de Bourbilly: http://bourbilly.fr/ Chateau de Monthelon: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Ch%C3%A2teau_de_Monthelon_%28Sa%C3%B4ne-et-Loire%29#/media/File:Monthelon_(Sa%C3%B4ne-et-Loire)._(36422095964).jpg Shrine...

Nobody expects the papal inquisition! This is the story of St Peter of Verona, one of the most astonishing martyrs of the high middle ages. ---Show Notes--- Prayers and Devotions to St Peter Martyr: https://sensusfidelium.com/2018/04/18/st-peter-martyr-29-april-the-peter-martyr-palms/ St Peter Martyr in Renaissance Art: https://www.italianartsociety.org/2018/04/on-april-6-1252-peter-martyr-also-kn...

From the pagan longhouse to the House of God: this is the wilderness adventure of Kateri Tekakwitha, North America's first native saint. ---Show Notes--- Shrine of St Kateri: https://pilgrimcenterofhope.org/national-shrine-historic-site-of-st-kateri-tekakwitha/ Iconography of St Kateri: https://fineartamerica.com/art/saint+kateri+tekakwitha St Kateri Conservation Centre: https://www.kateri.org/ Mu...

What her son beheld in the heavens, she discovered on earth - and by this sign, they conquered. This is the story of St Helena, mother of Constantine the Great. ---Show Notes--- Eusebius on St Helena: http://gloriaromanorum.blogspot.com/2017/08/the-deeds-of-saint-helena-as-described.html Novena to St Helena: https://novenaprayer.com/st-helena-novena/ Pilgrimage Following St Helena: https://whc.une...

A saint can wear steel as well as sackcloth. This is the story of King Kaleb Elesbaan, Ethiopia's holy warrior. ---Show Notes--- Images of St Kaleb: https://www.liturgicalartsjournal.com/2018/03/images-of-elesbaan-king-and-saint.html Prayers to St Arethas and the Martyrs of Najran: http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2008/10/st-arethas-holy-martyr-and-those-with.html Tomb of St Kaleb in Et...

She was born a slave, but died a saint. This is the story of St Brigid, Patroness of Ireland and 'Mary of the Gael.' ---Show Notes--- Prayers to St Brigid: https://www.daily-prayers.org/angels-and-saints/prayers-to-st-bridgid-of-ireland/ Life of St Brigid by Cogitosus: http://faculty.fairfield.edu/repstein/Brigid.pdf Pilgrimages to Kildare: https://pilgrimagemedievalireland.com/2012/07/14/pilgrima...

The world makes martyrs from ordinary men. This is the story of Bl Lucien Botovasoa: teacher, husband, and hero. ---Show Notes--- Secular Franciscan Order: https://ciofs.info/ Lucien's Beatification: https://ciofs.info/2019/09/30/un-francescano-secolare-e-beatificato-il-maestro-di-scuola-lucien-botovasoa-del-madagascar/ Beautiful Images of Madagascar: https://www.pendaphototours.com/madagascar-lan...

HERESY! This is the story of Gnosticism - the first and worst Christian heresy - and of the saint who defeated it. ---Show Notes--- Irenaeus of Lyon, Against Heresies: https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/0103.htm Prayer of Irenaeus for Truth-Seekers: https://aleteia.org/2021/06/28/st-irenaeus-prayer-for-those-seeking-the-truth/ Searching for Irenaeus in Lyon: https://catholicinspirationonline.com/st...

They tried to burn her alive. They tried to feed her to lions. They failed - and she lived forever. This is the legend of St Thecla, the first virgin martyr. ---Show Notes--- Acts of Paul and Thecla: http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/actspaul.html Prayer for the Dying: https://www.ourcatholicprayers.com/prayer-for-a-departing-soul.html Catacomb of St Thecla in Rome: http://www.catacombedi...

Roman martyr, legendary knight, patron saint of chivalry: this is the epic story of St George the Dragonslayer. ---Show Notes--- Caxton's Life of St George: https://sourcebooks.fordham.edu/basis/goldenlegend/gl-vol3-george.asp Novena Prayers to St George: https://www.ewtn.com/catholicism/library/novena-in-honor-of-st-george-11864 Tomb of St George in the Holy Land: https://www.biblewalks.com/stgeo...