Saint Angela Merici

Saint Angela Merici
The Fifteenth Century is here; the Church needs a Saint!

          We are in the north of Italy, in a little village called Desenzano, east of  "Brescia".  The quiet little town lies peacefully on picturesque Lake Garda, on the outskirts of the  "Lombardy" region.  If your eye travels northward on the map, you will see the village of Trent where the Council of  "Council of Trent" was held in the Sixteenth Century, in 1545, five years after our Saint died. 

 We never know what our actions are going to bring about; but one thing we can be sure, they will either be life-giving or life-ending.  This is the story of a woman who will contribute to the life of her Church, the Church which Jesus founded, our beloved Roman Catholic Church.

"I want to become a Saint because I love Jesus!" 

          One chilly damp Spring morning, March 21, 1474, to be exact, a child was born, a girl to a farmer named Giovanni, and his wife Signora Merici, who was of the noble family - the Biancosi of Salo. 

From the very beginning, the child Saint Angela Merici was wrapped in a robe of piety and holiness, her parents having one focus, to bring her up to love and serve Jesus.  And they did, first by who they were, then by word and deed.  Angela asked her father to read to her, so that she could learn about the Saints and Virgin Martyrs of the past. 

Together they delved into the Bible, and other spiritual books pouring over stories of those who shaped the Church.  Each evening after chores were over, they would sit by the fire and travel with those who lived and died for Mother Church.  Soon this child, all of five years old, began living a contemplative life, fasting and performing acts of mortification.  She was not, however a sad, somber girl; everyone in the village loved her and looked forward to this little bundle of energy and joy stopping to say hello to them. 

They would always send a little something home with her which she would share with her family.  When the bells would toll from the parish church nearby, summoning them to pray the Angelus, and her family was in the middle of feeding the chickens, her parents would instruct their children to kneel down and tell the Lord they were heartily sorry they could not come to His altar at that time, but that they were offering all their work, feeding His little creatures, to Him; then they should end by pleading with the Lord to accept this labor as their prayer. 

Her parents were honest, pious people who, although poor in the eyes of the world, were rich with super abundant graces from Heaven. More on Saint Angela Merici
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Saint Angela Merici DVD

Foundress of  the Ursulines
Incorrupt Body - Visionary
Peacemaker - Consoler

"I want to become a Saint, because I love Jesus!"

Video taped in Italy

We trace the life of this Saint from:
Desenzano which has a shrine dedicated to her
Brescia, where she founded a school
Milan,
Mantua,
and Rome.

She had visions of Angels ascending and descending from Heaven.
She fought Lutheranism by teaching the young about the Faith.

For Spanish DVD click below

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Bl. Junipero Serra His last ounce of blood shed for the Church, he loved and brought to the Native Americans, he died as he lived, praying for those he was leaving behind.
St. Frances (Mother) Cabrini Pope Leo XIII told her. "Your mission will be in America to help the Italians and make your country loved." Mother Cabrini said, "Yes!"
St. Paschal Baylon Proclaimed by Pope Leo XIII Patron of Eucharistic Congresses, he was never ordained a Priest.
St. Leopold Mandic Although he would be considered imperfect today (barely 4' 6") this Saint of Reconciliation brought about consolation and hope to thousands.
St. Dominic Watchdog of God - He fought the Albigensianist heresy - Our Lady gave him the Rosary with the mandate to spread it to all her children.
St. Angela Merici I want to become a Saint, because I love Jesus. She had visions of Heaven, of Jesus, as well as the devil. She battled the Protestant Revolt with education.
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton A faithful daughter - a loving wife and mother - an obedient Nun - a lover of the Eucharist and Mother Mary - a role model for today
Bl. Frederic Thanks to him, Our Lady of the Cap Shrine became the meeting ground for every kind of physical and moral distress. The sick found healing; sinners were filled with remorse.  Code BJS, 224 pages, Many Photos
ISBN 1-58002-132-8 $11.95

V155 - Saint Frances Cabrini
Saint of the Immigrants
First Canonized American Saint

"We were sent here by the Holy Father... we cannot go back!"

This video has been two years in the making. 

Scenes follow her life from Sant’ Angelo Lodigiano in northern Italy to her first community in Codogno,
to the first motherhouse in Rome;
then go to the United States where she labored among the Italian immigrants of the 19th Century.

We visit her Shrines in: Manhattan, NY;
Fort Tryon Park, NY;
Westpark, NY;
Cabrini College, Radnor, PA;
Cabrini Shrine, New Orleans, LA

One hour special
ISBN 1-58002-075-5    $19.95

V150 - Saint Angela Merici
Foundress of Ursulines
Incorrupt Body - Visionary
Peacemaker - Consoler

"I want to become a Saint, because I love Jesus!"

Scenes from Northern Italy, trace the life of this Saint from:
Desenzano which has a shrine dedicated to her
Brescia, where she founded a school and which has her incorrupt body
Milan,
Mantua
and Rome.

She had visions of Angels ascending and descending from Heaven.
She fought Lutheranism by teaching the young about the Faith.

For Spanish DVD click below

V151 - Saint Leopold Mandic
Saint of Reconciliation
Apostle of the Confessional

Scenes from  where he began in Herzegovina, to Venice and the Cathedral where he was ordained, to Padua.  

Visit his confessional, where he spent most of his life.  
It survived a bombing during World War II.

His dream was the unification of the Greek Orthodox, Russian Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches

Visit the museum, his tomb and more.

ISBN 1-58002-071-2 $19.95

For Spanish DVD click below

Viewer Comments: Dear Bob and Penny:
I love your show!  You are so informed on all of the wonderful people, who have served Our Lord through the ages.  They all defended the Faith, and served with their lives for the love of Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary.  They  are truly God’s superheroes.
The pilgrimages that you have taken and have shown on your programs have inspired me to want to go on pilgrimages.  Someday, I would love to go to Mexico to visit Our Lady of Guadalupe.  I have seen copy of the tilma of Juan Diego, at a local church here in California.  It was truly beautiful.
Living in California, I have visited some of the California Missions.  I consider that a sort of pilgrimage as well.  I do hope they make Bl. Junipera Serra a Saint soon.  And thank you for clearing up the story that the Franciscan Friars did not force the Chumash Indians into Christianity. That was something I had heard about for so long.  I just did not want to believe that falsehood.
Anyway, thank you again for your wonderful programs, and keep up the great work.
God Bless you both,
C. K.  CA

V127 - Blessed Junipero Serra

Apostle of California
Founder of the California Missions

Visit the California Missions, the legacy of Blessed Junipero Serra, apostle of California.

Walk through his early priesthood in Mallorca, Spain, to the missions of Mexico, and then to California.

See Mission Santa Barbara,
San Juan Capistrano
and Shrine at Carmel Mission, his cell and tomb.

For Spanish DVD click below

V135 - Blessed Frédéric

Apostle of Mary

Go to Trois Rivieres in Quebec, Canada, where Bl. Frédéric lived and is buried.

 See Cap du Madeleine, where a huge Miracle took place.
Find out about this Miracle. 
Learn about the history and traditions of this famous Canadian Marian Shrine.

Venerate Our Lady at this miraculous Shrine.

See the original church,
the new Basilica,
the Rosary bridge
and the outdoor Way of the Cross.

For Spanish DVD click below

V183 - Saint Dominic
Founder of the Order of Preachers - The Dominicans
Watchdog for God

"I give you arms, with which throughout your life,
you may fight against the devil."

V158 Saint Pascal Baylon
Patron Saint of Eucharistic Congresses and 
Confraternities of the Blessed Sacrament

He was born in Spain, trace his life,
beginning as a shepherd,
to joining the community of St. Peter of Alcantara as a doorkeeper.

He waged a battle against the French Huguenots.

He died in Vallareal, Spain.