Saints

Biblical scholars these days generally think Bartholomew was the same person as Nathaniel, but nothing is known for certain about him. The Roman Martyrology says he was one of the apostles who went to India and Armenia, and was eventually tortured and put to death there. Jesus said Bartholomew was a man without deceit. The surprised future disciple asked Jesus: "How do you know me?" Jesus answer... Read More

The first saint of the New World. Saint Rose is patron saint of South America and the Philippines. Rose was born into a moderately wealthy Spanish family in Lima, Peru in 1586. The family lost everything everything when their business failed. Rose worked in the garden all day and sewed at night to help them. Her parents wanted her to marry, but she refused for ten years. They also would not all... Read More

St Genesius Martyr. Once a comedian and actor who had performed in plays that mocked Christianity, according to legend, while performing in a play that made fun of baptism, Genesius had an experience on stage that converted him. He proclaimed his new belief, and steadfastly refused to renounce it, even when the emperor Diocletian ordered him to do so. He was finally beheaded. Genesius was venerat... Read More