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Description St. Rita of Cascia © Cecilia Lawrence May 21st 2014 4.5 x 6 inches Ink, watercolor, gold leaf "Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God." ~ Matthew 5:9 Happy Feast of St. Rita, patroness of hopeless and impossible situations! She just so happens to be my birthday patroness, so I decided that I ought to do an icon of her at some point. Most depictions of her have her dressed in the habit of modern Augustinian nuns, but I decided to represent her in…

As one who has spent many years of my life studying and teaching philosophy, I have always felt a special devotion to St. Catherine...

Today, on the blog I will show you guys a St. Catherine Siena inspired outfit. St. Catherine is one amazing Saint let me tell you! When she was 16 she cut off her hair to show her mother that looks and beauty weren't everything. She was so holy, spunky, and intelligent. To find out more on the life of St. Catherine scroll down. Story and the Life of St. Catherine: The value Catherine makes central in her short life and which sounds clearly and consistently through her experience is complete…

29 April is the feast of St Catherine of Siena, Dominican mystic and saint, who is patroness of Europe. This painting of the saint contemplating Christ Crucified is from the Dominican nuns' convent at Caleruega, Spain.

"Almighty ever-living God, who gave Saint Catherine of Alexandria to your people as a Virgin and an invincible Martyr, grant that through her intercession we may be strengthened in faith and constancy and spend ourselves without reserve for the unity of the Church. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son." Statue of St Catherine in St Patrick's Cathedral, New York.

Saint of the Day – 29 April – St Catherine of Siena (1347-1380) Doctor of the Church, Virgin, Stigmatist, Mystic, Scholastic Philosopher and Theologian, Writer, Reformer, Adviser, Media…