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Irish Saints and Scholars for June 16th 2009
St. Colman Mc Rhoi:Exactly a week after we celebrated the feast of St. Columba (Colmcille), we celebrate the feast of one of his disciples, St. Colman Mc Rhoi.Fore more information on this Irish Saint...
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Irish Saints and Scholars for June 20th 2009
The Irish Martyrs:Today we celebrate the memorial of the Irish men and women who died for their faith between the years 1537 and 1714.17 of these martyrs were beatified on September the 27 th 1992 by...
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Irish Saints and Scholars for week dated 05th July 2009 - 11th July 2009:
Unfortunately I cannot find the time to post information on the Irish Saints on a daily basis so I have decided to do it on a weekly basis where I will post information on the Irish Saints being...
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Rome Reports: Miracle of Cardinal Newmans beatification approved
Pope Benedict XVI has approved Cardinal John Henry Newman for Beatification.You can also view this blog post on the Emerald Isle Catholic News Blog.Click here to play
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Irish Saints and Scholars for week dated 19th July 2009 - 25th July 2009
Friday July 24th: Optional Memorial of St. DeclanDeclan was an Irish Bishop and Abbot, believed to have preceded St. Patrick in the early 5th Century, who founded the monastic settlement of Ardmore....
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EWTNews: Vatican Health Director on H1N1: Stay Calm
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EWTNews: Slain Priest's Last Words: "I Forgive You"
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Irish Saints and Scholars for week dated 26th July 2009 - 1st August 2009
Wednesday 29th July: St. Kilian7th Century Irish Abbot who wrote the biography of St. Brigid.More information on St. Kilian can be found on Catholic Online and on Saints.SQPN.com.Saturday August 1st:...
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EWTNews: Pope Calling World's Priests to Rome
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Irish Saints and Scholars for week dated 02nd August 2009 - 08th August 2009
Sunday August 2nd: St. LonanMachaisreThe Parish of Lonan in the Isle of Man is believed to have been dedicated to this Donegal saint.More information on St. Lonan can be found on this profile page of...
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Vatican Radio: Ireland Commemorates Death of Tròcaire Founding Director
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Irish Saints and Scholars for week dated 09th August 2009 - 15th August 2009
Wednesday 12th August: Optional Memorials of Sts Attracta*,Lelia*and MuredachSt. Attracta:Attracta was a daughter of a noble Irish family. Against her fathers wishes, she made her vows to St. Patrick...
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Irish Saints and Scholars for week dated August 16th 2009 - August 22nd 2009
Friday 21st August 2009: Our Lady of KnockOn 21st August 1879 Our Lady appeared at the Knock parish church in County Mayo along with St. John the Evangelist and St. Joseph.Fifteen people witnessed the...
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EWTNews: Family Is Fundamental to Society, World Congress of Families Delcares
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Catholic Culture: Irish diocese asks flu victims to stay home
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Saints and Scholars Worldwide: 18th August 2009: St. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga
I have decided that it would be nice to post information on saints not just from Ireland but from all over the world which is why I have changed the name and URL of the Irish Saints and Scholars Blog...
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Saints and Scholars Worldwide: August 19th 2009: St. John Eudes
John Eudes was a French Priest who founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary. This congregation consisted of secular priests dedicated to preaching missions and establishing seminaries. He died in...
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Irish Saints and Scholars for week dated August 23rd 2009 - August 29th 2009
Sunday August 29th 2009: St. EugeneEugene was an Irish missionary who became the first bishop of Ardstraw, Tyrone now Derry. When he was a child he was kidnapped and spent years as a slave. For fifteen...
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Saints and Scholars Worldwide: August 23rd 2009: St. Rose of Lima
St. Rose was a Dominican Teritary who came from Lima, Peru. She founded social work in Peru and suffered from invisable stigmata. Rose lived and meditated in a garden and this is why she became the...
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Irish Saints and Scholars for week dated 30th August 2009 - 5th September 2009
Monday August 31st 2009: Optional Memorial of St. Aidan of Lindisfarne:Aidan was possibly born in Connacht (one of the four provinces of Ireland. He was a missionary who became the founder and first...
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