Saint Brigid is an Irish saint. She is known by many names including Brigit, Bridget, Bride, and Mary of the Gael. She is the patron saint of babies, farmers, nuns, poets, poor, sailors, scholars, and travelers. Saint Brigid is also one of the patron saints of Ireland along with Saint Patrick and Saint Columba. Saint Brigid was born in Louth, Ireland in 451 A.D. Her mother was a Christian slave who was baptized by Saint Patrick. Saint Brigid’s father was a pagan chieftain of Lienster. As a young child she was holy and showed a special interest in her religious life. She gave away most of her belongings to the poor, including one of her father’s swords. Overtime it was made evident that Saint Brigid had the gift of healing and miracles. …show more content…
In one story about a pagan chieftain (in some instances the chieftain is her father) is laying delirious on his deathbed. Saint Brigid is summoned to his bedside and while she was consoling him, she picked up rushes. She started weaving the rushes together and eventually formed a cross. When she explained the cross’s meaning to the chieftain, his soul found peace. The sick man’s fever broke and he was immediately baptized as a Christian. Every year at the beginning of spring on Saint Brigid’s feast day, a ritual to commemorate this event occurs. Crosses are made from rushes and are hung by the door to protect the house from fire. The old crosses from the previous years are burned. There are many miracles attributed to Saint Brigid. When Saint Brigid was traveling, she was welcomed to stay at the house of a Lienster man. His wife could not have any children, that wouldn’t die at birth, except for two mute daughters. Saint Brigid and the two daughters left on an outing when Saint Brigid’s horse was suddenly startled. Brigid fell and injured her head. When her blood mixed with the water there, she instructed one of the girls to pour the bloodied water on her neck. When she did what Brigid had instructed, both daughters were healed in God’s name. Saint Brigid told the girls that they would birth as many children as their mother had
Brianna Maitland was born on October 8th, 1986 to her parents Kellie and Bruce Maitland. Brianna was raised in Burlington,Vermont on a farm with her parents and
Bernadette Soubirous is the saint of Lourdes, France. Visionary and messenger of the Immaculate Conception, she told us the very words of the Virgin Mary, spoken in the native Basque tongue of Southern France and Northern Spain. She spoke words teaching of the merits of prayer, penance, poverty and church. In the first and most widely recognized Marian apparition of modern times, a personal message was delivered also to Bernadette—She would not find happiness in this world, but only in the next.
Brigitte-La-Croix or Grann Brigitte or Manman Brigittte - Goddess of money Brigitte LaCroix is a death loa. She is one of few loa who is depicted as a European with light colored hair and green eyes. Her symbols are a black rooster and weeping willow or the elm tree. She drinks hot peppers like her husband Baron Samedi. She protects the graves of the dead provided they are marked with a cross. She is invoked to help heal people who are close to death. She is associated with St. Brigid (feast day February 1) and Mary Magdalene (feast day July
St. Teresa was born in Avila, Spain on March 28, 1515. She was baptized as Teresa Sanchez de Cepeda y Ahumada. At a young age she would often give gifts to the poor and pray. Her father and her mother were both Catholics which inspired her to do the same. Her father was a very strict man a demanded her to never lie, while her mother told her to lie and comforted her. This created a ton of turmoil in the family and made St. Teresa end up loving her mother more due to her father’s severe strictness. St. Teresa felt that everything she was doing was wrong. During her teens her mother passed away leaving her to deal with her father by herself and she was relieved of some of the pain by turning to the Virgin Mary for comfort. In her late teen years
When Saint Rose of Viterbo was about ten years old the Mother of God told her to join the Third Order of St. Francis. Then found out that the Lord was suffering. Saint Rose went through the town of Viterbo, which also was in the Papal States, to give speeches and many people would crowd around just to listen to her
In the early stages of Catherine's life the surfacing modern age was bringing with it social turmoil which spread throughout Europe (Giordani 3). During Catherine's lifetime, according to Mary Ann Sullivan in her essay “St. Catherine of Siena,” the center of Catholic rule fluctuated between Rome and Avignon and contributed to a schism between popes in Italy and France (1). Catherine was born 23rd in a line of 25 children and, according to Sullivan “even at a young age, [she] sensed the troubled society around her and wanted to help” (1). While her parents were not exceptionally religious, St. Catherine's biographer Blessed Raymond of Capua discusses Catherine's early zeal for Catholic practices: “When she was about five she learned the Hail Mary, and repeated it over and over again as often as she could…she was inspired by heaven to address the Blessed Virgin in this way whenever she went up and down stairs, stopping to kneel on each step as she did so” (24). Her devotion to the Virgin Mary would become especially important in a vision she had around this time while walking with her brother to visit one of her sisters.
Joan of Arc can be seen through the eyes of two very different of thinking. One would be that she was a witch and possessed, and the other would be that she was a true saint.
Joan of Arc was born in the village of Domremy in 1412. Like many girls her age she was taught like many other young girls her age not how to read or write but to sew and spin. but unlike some girls her father was a peasant farmer. At a inferior age of thirteen she had experienced a vision known as a flash of light while hearing an unearthly voice that had enjoined her to be diligent in her religious duties and be modest. soon after at the age fifteen she imagined yet another unearthly voice that told her to go and fight for the Dauphin. She believed the voices she heard were the voices of St. Catherine and St. Margaret and many other people another being St. Michael. She believed they also told her to wear mens attire, cut her hair and pick up her arms. When she first told her confessor she did not believe her. When she tried telling the judges she explained to them how the voices told her it was her divine mission help the dauphin and rescue her country from the English from the darkest periods during the Hundred Years’ War and gain the French Throne. She is till this day one of the most heroic legends in womens history.
St. Gertrude the Great has many miracles to her name and they normally occurred through prayer. A couple accounts transpired where a person troubled by temptations and darkness saw a dream that encouraged them to pray to St. Gertrude. After following the orders, their temptations were diminished and darkness left them. Accounts have also been written by righteous and faithful persons about their experience with St. Gertrude. In their prayer with Jesus they have received the message that St. Gertrude the Great is graced with divine love and
She is the patron of nurses and can be helpful when you pray to her. For example, a month ago I fractured my ankle and the doctor said I would be out for around six weeks. I prayed for her to help the pain and swelling go away. Also, I prayed to Saint Catherine, to not be out for the full six weeks, so I could go back to cheer and not miss any important national competitions. Besides being helpful she is inspiring to me, of her abilities to resist temptations and her devotion to God. One time my dad told me to only have water because it was late at night. However, I had been desperately craving iced tea all day and thought I “had” to have it. So I opened the door and took out the iced tea, but before I poured it in, I thought about my decision. I remembered how my saint was able to pray to God to help her resist her temptations. Therefore, I placed the iced tea back in the fridge and accepted water instead like my dad suggested. As a result of having thoughts to disobey my dad, I prayed to God like Catherine did for help. Saint Catherine lived a life dedicated to God in the real world (reality). It is encouraging to me that she was able to live a life fully devoted to God and not have any distractions, doubts, or fears holding her
Therese was born in Lisieux, France in 1873. She was a pampered and well-treated daughter of a mother who wanted to become a saint and a father who wanted to become a monk. Therese was one of nine children. Only five of these children lived and they were all daughters. She didn’t experience the happiest of childhoods, however, because her mother died of breast cancer when Therese was just four and a half years old. Her older sister Pauline became the mother of the family but she entered the Carmelite convent five years later. Just a few months after she entered the convent Therese became very ill with a fever that people thought she was dying. Therese saw her sister’s praying to the statue of Mary in her room, so she followed their example and prayed too. Mary smiled at Therese and suddenly she was cured. She tried to keep the grace of her curing a secret but people found out and constantly questioned her about Mary. Therese didn’t give into their curiosity which caused people to assume that she had made up the story.
...after death. Note the contrasting between Christian holidays and Pagan ones. Note their wavering loyalty between Almighty God and ‘the old stone gods’ that they sacrificed to and made heathen vows to when things became desolate. In conclusion, Christianity is made up of more than its own traditions and, back then, the transition sometimes faltered. Sometimes, people would fall back to what they knew before: Paganism.
Over the centuries Christianity has brought pain to some and relief to others. This book records one tribe?s example where teaching Gods truth helped remove life-threatening superstitions. This saved lives and brought relief to a group of people who were living in bondage and fear. This is the good news we have to share.
Therese Martin, future Saint Therese of Lisieux, was born on January 2, 1873 in Alecon, France. By the age of 15 she had decided upon becoming a cloistered Carmelite after wanting to follow in the footsteps of her sisters but was refused by the Carmelite superior because of her young age. After also being denied entrance by the bishop, Therese even approached Pope Leo XIII while on a pilgrimage with her father and sister. After being forbidden to speak to the Pope, Therese broke the mandatory silence and begged for his approval to be accepted into the Carmelite cloister. Pope Leo XIII was impressed with Therese and she was soon accepted into the cloister and was finally able to join up with her two older sisters. Not even a year into Therese’s acceptance, she had grown so ill with a fever that people thought she was on her death bed. Then one day while Therese saw her sisters praying to the Virgin Mary statue in her room, she saw Mary smile at her and was instantly cured. From that point on, “Little Flower” as she was commonly called, lived a re-enlightened and spiritual life that led to her becoming a doctor of the church, an author, and a patron saint.
Whether dangling around one’s neck or inked onto a person’s body, put up on a wall or made into a statuette, the cross is an abundant symbol in today’s world. Its representation goes from consoling and comforting, to captivating and inspiring a great mass of people. From its earliest forms, to its adoption by Christianity, the cross has a long and powerful history, carrying with it a great amount of significance. It is amazing how two perpendicular lines can entice so much spirituality throughout human history.