Saint of the Day: St. Bernadette Soubirous, 1844-1879; received a total of 18 apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858; Lourdes has become one of the most popular Marian shrines in the world, known for miracles and healings; Bernadette suffered much, and died at the age of 35
Saint of the Day: St. Lydwine, 1380-1433; born in Holland; after an injury in her youth, she became bedridden for the rest of her life; she offered up her sufferings for the sins of humanity, and experienced visions of heaven, hell, purgatory, apparitions of Christ, and the stigmata
Saint of the Day: St. Martin I, 590-655; became pope in 649; battled the heresy--favored by emperors--which held that Christ had no human will; Martin was captured and brought to Constantinople; saved from execution, he died from torture and ill treatment
Saint of the Day: St. Sabas the Goth, 334-372; converted to Christianity, and became a lector in Targoviste, Romania; under persecution by the pagan Goths, Sabas was captured and ultimately tortured and drowned, along with fifty others
Saint of the Day: St. Stanislaus, 1030-1079; became bishop of Krakow, Poland, in 1072; became involved in the political situation of Poland, and was eventually killed by King Boleslaus II
Saint of the Day: St. Casilda, 1007-1107; Spanish Muslim who was kind to Christian prisoners; she sought and received healing at the shrine of San Vicenzo, and became a Christian; she then lived a life of solitude and penance
Saint of the Day: St. Julie Billiart, 1751-1816; stricken with paralysis at the age of 30, but taught catechism lessons from her bed, and offered spiritual advice; in response to a vision, Julie and Francoise Blin de Bourdon founded the Institute of Notre Dame, dedicated to the education of poor, young Christian girls, and the training of catechists; Julie recovered from her illness, and the motherhouse was moved to Belgium, where Julie died
Commemoration of St. John Baptist de la Salle, 1651-1719; founded the Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools and established teacher colleges; one of the first to emphasize classroom instruction, and to teach in the vernacular; patron of teachers
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer for 4/7/22
Gospel: John 8:51-59
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