As we begin the second month of
2019, let us look to some interesting facts about a few Saints we celebrate in
February.
St. Brigid of Ireland – Feb 1
Saint Brigid of Ireland is one of
the county’s Patron Saints. Born in 451, St. Brigid lived to be 72 years old
and is credited with being an early Irish Christian Nun who founded several
Monasteries and many Churches, most famously in Kildare. A friend of fellow
Irish Patron Saint, Saint Patrick, St. Brigid organized a community of women in
Religious life in Ireland, as well as founded an Art School responsible for
creating the Book of Kildare.
Saint Valentine - February 14
Saint Valentine of Rome is commemorated each year on
February 14th, secularly known as Valentine’s Day, and is associated
with the courtship and love. Very little is known about the life of this 3rd
century Saint, and in 1969 the Catholic Church removed his name from the
General Roman Calendar - yet it remains on the Roman Catholic Church’s Official
list of Saints. Saint Valentine’s Church in Rome was built in 1960 for use in
the Olympic village, and is still a popular parish today.
Our Lady of Lourdes
– Feb 11
On this Feast day, we honor the Marian apparitions that
occurred in 1858 in Lourdes, France. The first apparition appeared to St.
Bernadette when she was just 14 years old, on February 11th. The
Blessed Virgin Mary spoke to her in the cave of Massabielle and reappeared to
her seventeen (17) more times before the revelation of Our Lady of the
Immaculate Conception occurred.
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