Blessed Pope Pius IX, who had the longest pontificate in history after St. Peter (he reigned from 1846 to 1878), claimed “as one of his sweetest glories, his title of First Guard of Honor of the...Read More
From the time of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, devotion to the Sacred Heart has required both exterior and interior commitment, social and personal response, and an interconnected love of that Heart, th...Read More
Amelie Deluil Martiny (1845-1872) was the younger sister of Blessed Marie Deluil Martiny, Mother Marie of Jesus (Born in 1841, during her life Mother Marie consecrated herself to the Sacred Hea...Read More
The life and work of this beloved Belgian saint belongs to the vast family of saints and blesseds surrounding the Wounded and Sacred Heart of Jesus. Bl. Edouard’s motto was: “I would ra...Read More
The Miraculous Medal, The Memore and The Conversion of Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne Before recounting the beautiful and grace-filled conversion of Marie-Alphonse Ratisbonne, it might be helpful for us ...Read More
Saint Mutien-Marie Wiaux Saint Mutien-Marie Wiaux was born Louis-Joseph Wiaux in French-speaking Wallonia, in the southern part of Belgium, on the morning of March 20, 1841, and baptized that s...Read More
Blessed Marie Deluil-Martiny was born into a distinguished French family in Marseille on May 28, 1841. The eldest of five children, she was consecrated to the Mother of God while still in the womb. M...Read More
Marie-Mathilde-Josephine de Nédonchel was born in Paris on August 19, 1842. She was the younger daughter of Georges-Alexandre-François, Count de Nédonchel and Antoinette-Marie-Louise, Countess de...Read More