Saints

Patron of repentant sinners and the contemplative life. One of the followers of Christ, Mary Magdalen has been wrongly identified as the woman who anointed Jesus' feet with a precious oil.* The Gospels record that she was the first person to see the Risen Christ. On Easter Day she was weeping near the empty tomb when she saw a man who she thought was a gardener. He asked her why she was weeping.... Read More

Martyr. The tomb of Saint Victor in Marseilles, was one of the most popular pilgrim shrines in western Europe from the 9th century onwards. According to early writings about him, he was a Christian soldier martyred at Marseilles in about 290, during the persecutions of Maximian. After his conversion he refused to pay homage to pagan gods, was arrested, imprisoned, tortured and eventually put to ... Read More

Visionary. Bridget was born in Sweden in 1303. From the time she was a child, she was greatly devoted to the passion of Jesus. When she was only ten, she seemed to see Jesus on the cross and hear him say: "Look at me, my daughter." "Who has treated you like this?" cried little Bridget. "They who despise me and refuse my love for them," answered Jesus. When she was fourteen, she married eighteen... Read More