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Saint Matthew, from tax collector to recruiter of souls

Christ himself esteemed Saint Matthew by sitting at his table. Newsroom (September 21, 2020 12:10 pm Gaudium Press) — Today, we celebrate the Apostle Matthew, the herald of the Good News from whom we inherit the great Gospel. He was a tax collector, along with all that office implied then, and even today. No one likes that time when one...

Saint Peter of Arbués, the martyr in the Cathedral of Zaragoza

The mastermind of his murder committed suicide in prison. The perpetrators were sentenced to death. Newsroom (September 20, 2020 12:10 pm Gaudium Press) — Today we celebrate Saint Peter Arbués, an inquisitor martyred in the Cathedral of Zaragoza, in 1485.  He was born in Épila, Spain, in 1441. He was very smart; so they sent him to study at the...

Saint Genaro, the Bishop of Naples, whose blood liquifies three times a year

One of those days is today. And today the miracle happened too. Newsroom (September 19, 2020 11:05 pm Gaudium Press) — Saint Genaro is known today for the miracle of the liquefaction of his blood, which occurs three times a year, in May, in December, and on September 19, as announced today by the Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe Archbishop of...

St. Robert Bellarmine, angelic intelligence and Cardinal Shepherd; they wanted to appoint him Pope, but he asked the Lord not to.

Roberto's family wanted him to become a politician, but God had him for much more. Newsroom (September 17, 2020 11:05 pm Gaudium Press) — Robert's family wanted him to become a politician. But God had great plans for him and made him a saintly doctor, cardinal, polemist. A humble, grandiose, writer. A giant. Even his opponents recognized his greatness. One...

Pope St. Cornelius, defender of the faith and advocate of sinners; Bishop St. Cyprian, confessor as well: brothers in martyrdom

Cornelius, which means "strong as a horn," suffered martyrdom when he became Pope in 253, under the rule of Emperor Decius. Newsroom (September 16, 2020, 7:32 pm Gaudium Press) — St. Cornelius and St. Cyprian, both role models of confessors of the faith, to the point of martyrdom, are our saints today. Cornelius, which means "strong as a horn," suffered...
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