Feasts, Seasons, Sacraments

What the doctor ordered

On April 29 Catholics celebrate the feast of Saint Catherine of Siena. Catherine lived in 14th-century Italy and was named a Doctor of the church in 1970. Doctors of the church (like Augustine and Aquinas) are renowned for being, through their life and holiness, great teachers of the faith.

Catherine felt a great attachment to Jesus and a strong desire to spend her life closed off in prayer. In a vision, Jesus told her, "The service you cannot do me you must render your neighbors." Thus began an active life of loving service to family and strangers alike. A healthy prescription for us all.

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