9 February – Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich

Modern Hagiography Lives of the Saints for Children by Theodor Berthold.  Stories of Holy Lives by Mary Seymour. The Holiness of the Church in the Nineteenth Century: Saintly Men and Women of Our Own Times by Constantine Kempf. Legends of the Blessed Sacrament Gathered from the History of the Church and the Lives of theContinue reading “9 February – Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich”

8 February – Saint Josephine Bakhita

Modern Hagiography Eucharistic Lilies: Youthful Lovers of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament by Helen Maery. You Will Be My Witness: Saints, Prophets, and Martyrs by John Dear (free to borrow with registration). Writings by the Saint Bakhita [Saintly Daughter of Africa] Tells Her Story by Maria Luis Dagnino includes her autobiography, but is not availableContinue reading “8 February – Saint Josephine Bakhita”

7 February – Blessed Pius IX

Modern Hagiography The Holiness of the Church in the Nineteenth Century: Saintly Men and Women of Our Own Times by Constantine Kempf. Legends of the Blessed Sacrament Gathered from the History of the Church and the Lives of the Saints by Emily Mary Shapcote. Anecdotes and Incidents: Ecclesiastical and Religious Writings of Pope Pius IXContinue reading “7 February – Blessed Pius IX”