In 1240, the army of Emperor Frederick II attacked the town of Assisi. The soldiers reached the convent of San Damiano, where St. Clare of Assisi and her sisters lived in prayer. As the invaders prepared to break in, Clare, who was sick and weak at the time, asked to be carried to the chapel….
In the small church of St. Peter in Limpias, Spain, there is a crucifix known as the “Holy Christ of the Agony”. In 1919, during a Good Friday service, many worshippers suddenly reported that the figure of Christ on the cross appeared to come alive. His eyes opened and moved, His lips trembled as if…
Since the 4th century, in Naples, the relics of St. Januarius (San Gennaro) — bishop and martyr — have been venerated. In a sealed glass vial is preserved his dried blood. Three times a year, during solemn ceremonies in Naples Cathedral, the blood miraculously liquefies, bubbling and turning from solid to liquid before the eyes…
St. Joseph of Cupertino, an Italian Franciscan friar (1603–1663), is known as the “flying saint”. He was a simple and humble man, mocked in his youth for being slow to learn. However, he had an extraordinary mystical gift: during prayer and Mass, he would often levitate into the air, overcome by ecstasy in the presence…
The Miracle of Our Lady of Guadalupe (1531) In December 1531, on Tepeyac Hill near present-day Mexico City, the Virgin Mary is said to have appeared to a humble indigenous man named Juan Diego. She asked him to tell the local bishop to build a church in her honor. At first, the bishop did not…