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There was a large crucifix on the back wall of the church. Many in the parish had a great devotion to Our Crucified Lord and paid homage to him on this crucifix. But on this particular evening, they were coming to the close of the mission, and so the attention was not on the crucifix, but on the priests, who were giving their last teachings.

“Born poor and humble of heart, undaunted champion of the Catholic faith, zealous to restore all things in Christ, crowned a holy life with a holy death.” Who was Pope Saint Pius X? This is the story of a Pope who refused to stay buried in the annals of history. The boy who became Pope always worked with the image of Mother Church and her founder Jesus Christ before him, leading the way, as if on a path, beckoning him to follow. He never ceased being the boy who worked and struggled endlessly to keep alive the true teachings of the Church!

Miracles of the Cross includes 38 chapters in all, covering topics like the origin of the cross, history of the cross, and various miracles associated with the cross over the centuries.

Because of these brave martyrs, we have a church today; we have a country today; we have a world today. They gave their lives so that our church may survive and spread to the four corners of the Earth. The book covers various martyrs throughout history.

There are many stories that can be told of a mysterious voice warning you of danger, of something or was it someone interfering in the knick of time. As we started to write this book on Angels, we found ourselves remembering incidents in our lives we had long forgotten. Could it be our Guardian Angels reminding us? Why not?

This audiobook discusses some of the saints, visionaries, and mystics down the ages. They include Saint Catherine of Bologna, Saint Gemma Galgani, Saint Martin de Porres, Saint Veronica Giuliani, Saint Louis Marie de Montfort, Saint Rose of Lima, Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Saint Joseph of Cupertino, and many others.

Realizing he was not able to handle all of the niceties of his office, due to the tensions he was constantly under, Pius IX had handed over most of the diplomatic chores of his Papacy to Cardinal Atonelli, but he died in 1877, and Pope Pius IX died the following winter. It is fair to say that the Vatican was in a diplomatic shambles after the death of Pope Pius IX. So who was the Lord going to choose to put in the hot seat of the Papacy? He chose a very strong, but very peace-loving Cardinal from Perugia, Gioacchino Vincenzo Raffaele Luigi Pecci, to be known as Pope Leo XIII.

God's beloved children of Ireland are a paradox in terms. Those who only see the surface of the Irish people, don't know about the years of suffering, persecution, famine, Martyrdom, and near annihilation of them as a people, all for their faith. When they joke that there are more Irish in Boston than in Ireland, there is somewhat of a note of melancholy, mixed with the joke.

During one of Catherine of Siena's ecstasies, she exclaimed, referring to St. Agnes of Montepulciano: "I give you thanks oh my Lord, for showing me the place that will be mine (in Paradise), next to my sister Agnes." Who is this saint (virtually unknown in our country) that a powerful saint and doctor of the Church - Catherine of Siena should say this of her?

This happened during the life of our lady. We visited Zaragoza, Spain and the shrine built where the angels transported our lady while she was still alive.

Our Lord ascended into Heaven; and his followers, filled with the Holy Spirit, set out to spread his word of hope to the people of God. But you can understand, then as now, the enemy Lucifer, leader of all the fallen angels, has never wanted this good news to be heard; his plan, from the time of Genesis, has been to rob us of relationship with our Creator. We would like to bring you only a few of the many occasions where angels have played an important role in the lives of the saints.

I believe the best way to describe the Mexican Martyrs, the Martyrs of Poland and Ireland is with the Spanish word for Martyr which is mártir. When you pronounce mártir in Spanish you hear the word tear. The Catholic Church in Mexico has been bought with blood and tears.

The Sacraments are one of the greatest sources of strength the Lord has given us, major weapons against Satan and his fallen angels. Why do you think the Sacraments have been under attack since the beginning of the Church? You know that Satan is going to try to destroy any of these gifts the Lord has given us because he knows the power they wield.

Bob and Penny Lord have amassed volumes of first-hand information on visions of saints who experienced visions of Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory, whose testimonies are to be believed and whose teachings are accepted by Mother Church. Heaven is real and beyond your wildest dreams. It is eternity with Our Lord Jesus in the beatific vision, our Mother Mary, and the heavenly family of angels and saints.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Miracles of the Cross in the Lives of the Saints and learn about the lives of saints.

In 1945, the Nazi war machine was finally crushed and cities and countries all over Europe were being liberated by the Allied Forces. Great shouts of joy could be heard. Young girls in Rome, Paris, Amsterdam, and other cities across Europe kissed young GIs and other liberating forces. Churches were filled with masses of Thanksgiving.

Bob and I have traveled all over the world, everywhere from the Shrines of the Holy Land to the Shrines of Europe, Mexico, and Canada. But although we had pilgrimaged to Italy many times, we had never visited the land of my ancestors. I think, in all of us, there is an unquenchable thirst to visit the land of our ancestors. For me, that is Sicily. My father was born there and came to this country at age three, and my maternal grandparents' roots were also in Sicily. One year, we decided to pack up our daughter and grandson and find Sicily!

Bob and Penny Lord's book focuses on the great army we have been given, the Heavenly Army of Angels, to give us strength and confidence that we are not alone because of this exalted assembly of the Heavenly Hosts. Their years of researching shrines have proven to be great assets in bringing you the Heavenly Army of Angels in the Old and New Testament and in the history of our church.

Thirty minute audiobook based on the life of the Eleven nuns of Nowogrodek. Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to Eleven Nuns of Nowogrodek and learn about Saints and Sainthood.

Born in England, he felt the calling early in life to evangelize to the pagans and fallen-away Catholics in Germany. He worked tirelessly to bring the faith to the German people. Various Popes applauded his work, gave him the protection of Charles Martel, and made him Bishop, and then Archbishop, and finally Primate of Germany. He was martyred evangelizing.