SO MANY SAINTS THIS WEEK
*Today is St. Callistus, pope who died in 223. Very little is known for certain, but one of the cemeteries in Rome still bears his name.
*St. Teresa of Jesus, 16th century Spanish Carmelite, founded the Discalced branch along with St. John of the Cross. She was known for her forthrightness, her zest for life, and her zeal for founding new houses. She wrote Interior Castle, a famous mystical work.
*St. Margaret Mary Alacoque or St. Hedwig is for Wednesday; this year I'm celebrating St. Hedwig since I teach with St. Hedwig at our high school. This 13th century Bavarian was wife, mother, and later nun at a convent where her daughter was the abbess. She was canonized only 30 years after her death.
*St. Ignatius of Antioch was a first century priest and martyr, Apostolic Father, and provides evidence of the activity of the early Church. He is mentioned in the first Eucharistic Prayer.
*St. Luke the Evangelist is the feast for this week (Gloria at Mass). He wrote both the Gospel of his name and the Acts of the Apostles; he might have been a physician; he might have died of natural causes. He pays particular attention to the poor and women in his gospels and others at the fringes.
* North American Martyrs rounds out our week on Saturday. These Jesuits were missionaries, killed by indigenous people reluctant to be converted. They died around 1648 in what is now Quebec.
(St. Callistus I: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/358599189058448971/)
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