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May 26, 2024 · Filled with zeal for the veneration of the holy icons, she withstood Emperor Leo the Isaurian's impious command that the icons be destroyed. She received the martyr's crown when a soldier of the imperial guard plunged a ram's horn through her throat, about the year 717.
10 hours ago · St. Urban I (230). Martyr, Pope. (Traditional) GREGORY VII., by name Hildebrand, was born in Tuscany, about the year 1013. He was educated in Rome. From thence he went to France, and became a monk at Cluny. Afterwards he returned to Rome, and for many years filled high trusts of the Holy See. Three great evils then afflicted the Church: simony ...
10 hours ago · Saturday memorial of the Blessed Virgin Mary ... and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end.
10 hours ago · Francis of Assisi Battled Temptations Against Purity. . At the beginning of his conversion, upon seeing himself frequently attacked by violent temptations of…
9 hours ago · Blessed Wooden Greek Christian Orthodox Handmade Icon Virgin Mary Eleousa with Jesus Christ (16 X 12 cm or 6.3 X 4.7 in) Solid Wood; authentic Olive Wood Stand Cross with Holy Incense Soil Hand Made in The Holy Land Bethlehem Crucifix Jesus Jerusalem Carved Name; My Orthodox Prayer Book
10 hours ago · The Holy Spirit is the “author” of Christian joy and to proclaim the Gospel we need to have joy in our hearts gifted us by the Spirit of God. There is a certain understanding of Christian life that is marked by sadness, but long faces cannot proclaim Jesus. Joy alone and praise of God are the only way to advance the Gospel.
10 hours ago · t. e. The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, [1] was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church. Towards the end of the Renaissance, the Reformation marked the ...
