Saints

Martyr. Born near Sedburgh in Yorkshire, John Duckett studied at the English College of Douay and was ordained priest in 1639. He studied for three years in Paris before returning to England. He carried out his ministry for about a year before being arrested around the same time as another priest, Jesuit Ralph Corby. Father Ralph, who was born in Dublin and was educated in St Omer, Seville and Va... Read More

Dominican priest. Born near Nimes in France, in the 12th century, Bertrand first became a secular priest. Around 1208, he met St Dominic who was beginning his campaign to evangelise the Albigensians. In 1215 he joined St Dominic's' newly-formed religious congregation, the Order of Preachers, who travelled about the country preaching on the Gospels. He helped found the friary at Paris and was a ... Read More

We do not usually celebrate the birthdays of saints. Instead we celebrate the day they died, because that is the day they were born into the joys of heaven. But the birthday of Mary, is an exception. We celebrate her birthday because she came into this world full of grace and because she was to be the Mother of Jesus. In both the East and West, Mary is the most important of saints. St Matthew de... Read More