What Direction for Men?

Pope Francis during his weekly general audience announced the canonization dates of two of the Catholic Church’s most popular young saints-in-the-making: the “techie teen” Carlo Acutis, and outdoorsman and activist Piero Giorgio Frassati.https://t.co/hcvDyEoIWs

— Crux (@Crux) November 21, 2024

Pope Francis has announced that Blesseds Carlo Acutis and Pier Giorgio Frassati will be canonised during the 2025 Jubilee Year — Blessed Carlo on April 27 and Blessed Pier Giorgio sometime between July 28-August 3 @cnalive https://t.co/5dN9Tdpwzu

— Edward Pentin (@EdwardPentin) November 20, 2024

Holy Julian of Norwich

A Reader’s Guide to the Mystical Writings of Julian of Norwich https://t.co/Y6poUXtkOu pic.twitter.com/FYcprgJ9Fi

— NLM (@NLMblog) May 13, 2024

Timothy P. O'Malley on the Saints in the Roman Canon

Today the community had our monthly retreat, but as I just did my annual retreat, I had to find a spiritual talk. I found this great talk by @timothypomalley on the saints in the Roman Canon (AKA Eucharistic Prayer I) & it's worth listening to. @McGrathND https://t.co/UXsjEEXRW5

— Fr Matthew P. Schneider LC ❤️‍🔥 (@FrMatthewLC) September 20, 2021

The Synaxis of Holy Joachim and Anne

The Synaxis of Ss Joachim and Anne https://t.co/Vnup0TOlD5 pic.twitter.com/SUOztkokv4

— NLM (@NLMblog) September 9, 2021

Saints Anne and Joachim were the parents of the Virgin Mary. After praying for a child, the couple was visited by an angel who told them that a daughter would be born to them, who would remain a virgin and be blessed above all other women. Saints Joachim and Anna, pray for us! pic.twitter.com/0UO5NdHwRF

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) September 9, 2021

Today, September 9, Afterfeast of the Nativity of the Theotokos, the Church commemorates the Synaxis of Holy and Righteous Ancestors of God Joachim and Anna#orthodox_times https://t.co/hfDFoAEIx7

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) September 9, 2021

Feast of Holy Titus and Bartholomew

Through their apostolic activities, St. Titus, a companion and disciple of Paul the Apostle, and St. Bartholomew, one of the Twelve Apostles who was martyred, brought many unbelievers over to Christ. Is your life an example of bringing others to Christ? pic.twitter.com/xyVh84ZpHP

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) August 25, 2021

Synaxarion of Saint Irene

Synaxarion of Saint Irene, Empress of the Romans, Founder of Pantocrator Monastery in Constantinoplehttps://t.co/zMZgocJpQQ pic.twitter.com/IuIVyBosjz

— Mystagogy Resource Center (@mystagogy1) August 13, 2021

Holy Panteleimon, Pray for Us!

July 27: Holy Panteleimon the Great Martyr and Healer; Blessed Nicholas, the Fool-for-Christ; Martyrs of Thrace who were drowned https://t.co/bx1LHdUKYD pic.twitter.com/nRgKZh5O5J

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) July 27, 2021

ORTHODOX CALENDAR, July 27

🌿 Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimonhttps://t.co/ZhgjnTtREg pic.twitter.com/MwokDX8ywB

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) July 27, 2021

O Champion and Martyr of God, imitating the Merciful and bearing from Him the grace of healing, cure our spiritual ills by your prayers, and set free from the temptation of the eternal enemy those who ceaselessly cry out, "Save us, O Lord." pic.twitter.com/c20NYhddfr

— Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Canada (@GO_Metropolis) July 27, 2021

Holy Borys and Hlib

Saints Borys and Hlib were killed by their brother, Prince Sviatopolk I, during the succession struggle following the death of their father, Saint Volodymyr. The brothers captured the imagination of the Kyivan Rus’ due to accounts of their peaceful, prayerful acceptance of death. pic.twitter.com/TzP8m7yX3e

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) July 24, 2021

Holy Christina, Pray for Us!

O revered Christina, we celebrate your glorious feast, and with faith, we venerate the shrine with your relics, for from it divine healing of souls and bodies flows abundantly for all. pic.twitter.com/U6mvqBpSQ3

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) July 24, 2021

The Church commemorates Saint Christina the Great Martyr, born in Tyre during the reign of Emperor Severus, around 200 AD#orthodox_times https://t.co/rwaoSgjsk6

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) July 24, 2021

Live stream for saint Christina at holy transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church https://t.co/931avkHSqf

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) July 23, 2021

Fr. Panayiotis on St. Paisios

Saint Paisios: A Saint Raised by God to Comfort His People - Homily by Fr. Panayiotis Papageorgiouhttps://t.co/VIeniR3kOo
Fr. Panayiotis speaks about the unique comforting role of Saint Paisios the Athonite at a time when people needed someone to show them the way back to God. pic.twitter.com/TEoy9TjfgF

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) July 12, 2021

Holy Olga of Kiev

Saint Olga of Kiev was the first recorded female ruler in Rus’ and the first member of the ruling family of Kyiv to adopt Christianity. The patron saint of widows and converts, she was also the first saint of Kyivan Rus’ to be canonized by the Orthodox Church. pic.twitter.com/Ol3Ai1jE11

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) July 11, 2021

Holy Anthony of Kiev

Venerable Father Anthony, leading a life equal to that of angels you came to Kyiv. Living there, you enlightened your fatherland, pointing the way to the Kingdom to many monks and nuns and thus you led your homeland to Christ. Pray to Christ that He save our souls. pic.twitter.com/Qa9ZziwAZ1

— Pontifical Oriental Institute (@theorientale) July 10, 2021

Never Knew This

Qualified scientists try to decipher the symbolism of the relevant hagiographies, the first of which dates back to the 14th century AD#orthodox_times https://t.co/bOs3LHrMRT

— Orthodox Times (@orthodox_times) July 6, 2021

Yelena Popovic's Movie on St. Nektarios of Aegina

Man of God, written and directed by Yelena Popovic, focuses on the unjust persecutions and humiliations that follow Bishop Nektarios, venerated as Saint Nektarios of Aegina in the Eastern Orthodox Church.https://t.co/qXGdYQInBI

— Catholic World Report (@cworldreport) June 22, 2021

CWR Dispatch

A Laudable Change

even if Latin traditionalists don't agree.

From : Calendar Clues: Pope Francis and the Lex Orandi of Papal Maximalism

The alterations to the quasi-octave of 22 July-29 July are twofold: Magdalene is now a feast, and Martha’s day is now Mary, Martha, and Lazarus. The latter change follows what had become the practice of the monastic rite. It makes an implicit declaration that Magdalene and Mary of Bethany are not the same woman; this had been asserted in the unofficial commentary that accompanied the 1969 calendar. The traditional liturgy for 22 July is a composite liturgy: there are allusions to Magdalene; to Mary of Bethany; and to the anonymous peccatrix of Luke’s gospel. No woman is omitted; no rigorous delineation of identities is imposed on the lex orandi.

As far as I'm concerned, for the Roman rite to be aligned with the East in recognizing that the three women were distinct individuals and not one in the same, is correct.

St. Theodore of... Canterbury

Theodore, born in 602, was a Greek-speaking monk from a province of the Byzantine Empire.

'The first archbishop the whole English church consented to obey', Theodore left Rome for Canterbury #OnThisDay in 668.https://t.co/VXua6Yp8YY

— History Today (@HistoryToday) May 27, 2021

Blessed Margaret Pole

One of the great English Martyrs, Blessed Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, Godmother of Queen Mary I & mother of Cardinal Reginald Pole, beheaded on the orders of Henry VIII who had once called her “the saintliest woman in England.” pic.twitter.com/hj6fJoB18d

— Benedict Kiely (@benedict_kiely) May 4, 2021

St. Alphege, Pray for Us!

Feast of St. Alphege, Anglo-Saxon Archbishop of Canterbury martyred by the Danes in 1012. Later Lanfranc questioned whether he had truly died for the Faith to which St. Anselm replied “death for the sake of justice is death for Christ.” pic.twitter.com/UNC7Kwqcdg

— Benedict Kiely (@benedict_kiely) April 19, 2021

Andrew Rublev

An expansive drama, the movie we recommend to you this week focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev.

Here is the movie with English subtitles - https://t.co/hkp8SXCWEx

— Basilica.ro (EN) (@BasilicaNews) April 10, 2021

Holy Ephraim of Katounakia

Brand New Video!
Our latest episode of Chronicles of the Desert is about one of our more recent saints, Ephraim of Katounakia and his experience with St. Joseph the Hesychast.https://t.co/sREuhi4UPT

— Trisagionfilms (@TrisagionFilms) April 9, 2021