RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Saint Engratia (Portuguese: Santa Engrácia, Spanish: Santa Engracia) is venerated as a virgin martyr and saint. Tradition states that she was martyred with eighteen companions in 303 AD. She should not be confused with the 8th-century Spanish martyr of the same name. Saint Encratia was a nun who was tortured in…
St. Ruadán mac Fergusa Birn, also known as Rowan, Rodon, and Rodan, was an Irish Christian abbot.After his death, he was venerated as a saint and as one of the "Twelve Apostles of Ireland".
St Guinoch of Buchan (c. 838) also known as Guinochus or Guinoc, was a Scottish saint. He is believed to have been a counselor to Kenneth MacAlpin and, through prayer, aided in seven victories over the Picts in one day.
Source: Wikipedia Saint Guthlac of Crowland (Old English: Gūðlāc; Latin: Guthlacus; AD 674 – 715) was a saint from Lincolnshire in England. He is particularly venerated in the Fens of eastern England. Guthlac was the son of Penwalh or Penwald, a noble of the English kingdom of Mercia, and his…
Matushka Maria of Gatchina THE CONSOLING CATACOMB ELDRESS Commemorated January 26 (†1930)Intense sorrows, like gold in the furnace, purify the soul, give it life, fortify and temper it. -St. Joseph of Petrograd Some thirty miles from Petrograd there is the small town…
“It is good to hide the secret of a king, but it is glorious to reveal and preach the works of God” (Tobit 12:7). So said the Archangel Raphael to Tobit when he performed the wonderful healing of his blindness.…
A letter which St. Jerome wrote to St. Marcella provides the only information we have about St. Lea, a devout fourth-century widow. Upon the death of her husband, she retired to a Roman monastery and ultimately became its Superior. Since his correspondent was acquainted…
A notable missionary who is known principally by the writings of St. Gregory of Tours. According to Gregory, Paul was ordained at Rome and, with other missionaries including Sts. Saturninus and Dionysius, he was assigned to Gaul to preach the Gospel. He enjoyed…
Abbess Sophia of KievCATACOMB ABBESS OF THE PROTECTION CONVENTCommemorated March 22 (†1941) The righteous doth sing and rejoiceProv. 29:6 OF INESTIMABLE SPIRITUAL VALUE is the fearless stand for Christ’s Truth by the New Martyrs of Russia. Especially by their manful…
