We wish you a Blessed Advent!
from all of us at Midwest Theological Forum
The Blessed Virgin Mary was presented by her parents to the Lord in the Temple.
This celebration reveals her total dedication to God’s service and obedience to God’s will ~ from the Proper of Saints, Daily Roman Missal
St. Elizabeth (1207-1231) was the daughter of the King of Hungary and became the mother of four.
After her husband’s death, she became a Franciscan tertiary, devoting herself to caring for the poor, sick, and aged. She died in exceptional poverty ~ from the Proper of Saints, Daily Roman Missal
Born in Poland to Orthodox parents, he became a Catholic of the Byzantine Rite and a monk.
As bishop he worked faithfully for the unity of the Church until he was martyred (1623) at the hands of an angry mob ~ from the Proper of Saints, Daily Roman Missal