Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Gerard Majella St. Gerard Majella, religious, is the patron of expectant mothers. He was born at Muro, Italy, in 1726 and joined the Redemptorists at the age of 23, becoming a professed lay brother in 1752. He served as sacristan, gardener, porter, infirmarian, and tailor. However, because of his great piety, extraordinary wisdom, and his gift of reading consciences, he was permitted to counsel communities of religious women. This humble servant of God also had the faculties of levitation and bi-location associated with certain mystics. His charity, ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Hedwig St. Maxima St. Ambrose St. Anastasius XX St. Balderic St. Baldwin St. Bercharius St. Bertrand of Comminges St. Vitalis St. Saturninus & Companions St. Colman of Kilroot St. Conogon St. Dulcidius St. Eliphius St. Eremberta St. Florentinus of Trier St. Junian St. Kiara St. Lull St. Magnobodus St. Mummolinus Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Ignatius of Antioch "I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power over the farthest limits of the earth. He who died in place of us is the one object of my quest. He who rose for our sakes is my one desire." In 107, during the reign of the brutal Emperor Trajan, this holy Bishop was wrongfully sentenced to death because he refused to renounce the Christian faith. He was taken under guard to Rome where he was to be brutally devoured by wild beasts in a public spectacle. CHESAPEAKE, Va. (Catholic Online) - The second Bishop of Antioch, Syria, this disciple of ... Read More » Most Popular Obama's Campaign of Pain leaves families of fallen soldiers without deserved 'death gratuities' Read More   SERIOUSLY? National Park Service spitefully removes handles from water fountains Read More   The Myths and Truth about Childhood Vaccines Read More   Insanity or is the Obama administration targeting Catholics: Priests who minister to troops during shutdown risk arrest Read More   Mary Said Yes. Will We? Pope Francis Consecrates the World to the Heart of Mary Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2012 Catholic Online. This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Catholic Online e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. TO ADVERTISE For information on advertising at Catholic Online, please contact Advertising Sales. TO SUBSCRIBE If this email has been forwarded to you and would like a subscription, please sign up for Catholic Online Newsletters. Remove your e-mail address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This e-mail was sent by: Catholic Online, P.O. Box 9686 Bakersfield, CA 93389 USA