What happened when Jesus appeared to a 17th-century French nun? Read about the beginnings of the Sacred Heart devotion as we know it with this description of the apparitions of Jesus to St Margaret Mary Alacoque.
Though the saints still struggled and suffered with their weaknesses and sins, they lived their lives in Christ’s and were sustained by the fruits of the Spirit in their manner of life. This blog explores four saints who lived the fruits of the Spirit: St Therese of Lisieux and her journey to self-control; St Bonaventure, who saw joy as being an essential aspect of Christian life; St Rita of Cascia who patiently waited many years to enter the convent while persevering through a family feud; and St Maximilian Kolbe, who generously laid down his life for others in Auschwitz.
Ask the Holy Spirit for the fruit of self-control on the ninth day of the Novena to the Holy Spirit.
Ask the Holy Spirit for the fruit of gentleness on the eighth day of Novena to the Holy Spirit.
Ask the Holy Spirit for the fruit of faithfulness on the seventh day of Novena to the Holy Spirit.
Ask the Holy Spirit for the fruit of goodness on the sixth day of Novena to the Holy Spirit.
