Saints

Blessed Dominic Barberi Dominic Barberi was born in Viterbo, Italy on June 22, 1792. At 22 years of age, after repeated heavenly inspirations, God called him to the religious life and ministry. He left farming work, abandoned all other plans for his future, and entered the Passionist Congregation. There he developed his extraordinary qualities of mind and heart. Ordained priest, he devoted hims... 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

Most information about Monica comes from the writings of her son, St Augustine. He was the eldest of the three children she had with her husband Patricius. The family lived in Tagaste, North Africa, and family life could not have been easy, because by all reports, Patricius was a violent and bad tempered man. He died in 371 when Monica was just 40 and Augustine was a difficult 18 year-old. Reje... Read More