Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort

1673 - 1716

Feast Day: April 28

Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort, a French Catholic priest, and confessor was known in his time as a preacher and was made a missionary apostolic by Pope Clement XI. As well as preaching, Montfort wrote a number of books and is known for his particular devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Rosary.  Two of his most notable works are True Devotion to Mary and The Secret of the Rosary.  

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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐲𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐄𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚

𝐆𝐚𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐔𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐥𝐥

𝟏𝟖𝟗𝟓 - 𝐎𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐯𝐚𝐬

The Seven Sorrows of Mary by Robin Isely

The Vision of St. Hubert

Gouache and gold watercolor on paper, XII 2023

mother mary with roses

La Bête de la Mer / Tapisserie de l’Apocalypse (Tapestry of the Apocalypse)

Medieval tapestry of the Ignatius of Antioch (Christian saint and martyr)

William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825-1905) The Madonna of the Roses, 1903

Veni, veni Emmanuel!

Captivum solve Israel!

Qui gemit in exilio,

Privatus Dei Filio.

Gaude, gaude, Emmanuel

nascetur pro te, Israel.

Catholic Cabinet of Curiosities

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Saint Zita of Lucca

c.1212-1272                 

Feast day: April 27

Patronage: Domestic workers, homemakers, lost keys, people ridiculed for their piety, rape victims, single laywomen, waitresses, Italian City of Lucca

Saint Zita of Lucca was born in Italy to a poor family. She grew up as an obedient child doing God’s will. At age 12, she became a housekeeper to a wealthy family in Lucca and ended up staying for 48 years. Daily Mass and prayers, along with her duties as a housekeeper, were part of her routine. She did these so perfectly that the other servants were jealous, but she won them over with her generous spirit. Initially, her employers were concerned with her gifts to the poor but accepted her acts of charity and “ trusted her with the keys” of freedom of the household to care for the poor, sick, and the prisoners. Her body is incorrupt to this day. On April 27th the people of Lucca bake bread and bring flowers to the church of San Frediano.

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Jesus heals the dead girl

Mark 5:21-43

“And we have this confidence in Him, that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us.”

1 John 5:14

Japanese depictions of Our Lady and Our Lord

Jesus on the cross silver belt buckle I bought from Guanajuato, Mexico