Monthly Archives: July 2022

St Martha – July 29

St Martha – July 29 “Jesus loved Martha, and her sister Mary, and Lazarus” (John 11:5). Saint Martha is mentioned in three Gospel passages: Luke 10:38-42, John 11:1-53, and John 12:1-9, and the type of friendship between her and her siblings, Mary and Lazarus, with the Lord Jesus is evident in these passages. In theContinue reading “St Martha – July 29”

St Alphonsa – July 28

St Alphonsa – July 28 Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, a Syro-Malabar Catholic Franciscan Religious nun, the First Woman Saint of India. Saint Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, (1910–1946) a Syro-Malabar Catholic Franciscan Religious nun, the First Woman Saint of India, was declared a Servant of God by Pope John Paul II on July 09, 1985. She is the firstContinue reading “St Alphonsa – July 28”

Saint of the day – July 27, 2022

Saint Titus Brandsma Born at Bolsward (The Netherlands) in 1881, Blessed Titus Brandsma joined the Carmelite Order as a young man. Ordained priest in 1905, he obtained a doctorate in philosophy in Rome. He then taught in various schools in Holland and was named professor of philosophy and of the history of mysticism in theContinue reading “Saint of the day – July 27, 2022”