By Franciscan Media Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows’ Story Born in Italy into a large family and baptized Francis, Saint Gabriel lost his mother when he […]
by Franciscan Media Saint Maria Bertilla Boscardin’s Story – (October 6, 1888 – October 20, 1922) If anyone knew rejection, ridicule and disappointment, it was today’s saint. But such […]
By Franciscan Media Blessed Luke Belludi’s Story – In 1220, Saint Anthony was preaching conversion to the inhabitants of Padua when a young nobleman, Luke Belludi, came up […]
By Franciscan Media Saint Polycarp’s Story – Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, disciple of Saint John the Apostle and friend of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, was a revered Christian leader […]