There are many saints in the Church’s history – there are, by one estimate, about 6000 at least quasi-officially canonized – too many ever to be celebrated liturgically in the 365 days of the year. There were the saints of the ‘old’ calendar, the usus antiquior, which was in turn revised – reformed, if you will – with the liturgical changes under Paul VI in 1969 in the wake of Vatican II. Many of the more prominent saints remained the same, but …
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Life, ecstasy and mysteries of Saint Mary Magdalene of Pazzi, the great Florentine mystic celebrated today in the Catholic Church for her profound spiritual dedication. Read more