St. Catherine of Siena was born in Siena, Italy, on March 25, 1347, as the 25th child in her family. From a young age, she experienced celestial visions and practiced severe austerities. At 16, she became a Dominican tertiary and lived as an anchoress at home for three years, caring for advanced cases of leprosy. Despite facing criticism and mistreatment, she converted many of the afflicted through her compassion.
Catherine subsisted for long periods on the Eucharist, praying incessantly and suffering for sinners who did not pray for themselves. People flocked to her for guidance on spiritual and temporal matters, drawn by her profound insight and practical wisdom. Even while enduring painful suffering, she radiated happiness and joy, surrendering entirely to Christ. At 28, she received the sacred stigmata, which remained invisible during her lifetime due to her pleas to God.
She had a strong desire for peace amid political unrest, which led her to correspond with influential figures, including Popes and Princes. Her most renowned work, the Dialogue, features a conversation with God the Father about the spiritual life. At the request of Pope Urban VI, she spent her last six years in Rome, dying at the young age of 33 on April 29, 1380. Canonized by Pope Pius II in 1461, she was proclaimed Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI in 1970. She is the Patron Saint of Italy, and is invoked against fire, pestilence, and headaches. Perhaps her most famous quote is: “Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”
Holy Spirit, come into my heart; draw it to Thee by Thy power, O my God, and grant me charity with filial fear. Preserve me, O beautiful love, from every evil thought; warm me, inflame me with Thy dear love, and every pain will seem light to me. My Father, my sweet Lord, help me in all my actions. Jesus, love, Jesus, love. Amen.
Jonathan Fabian Ginunggil,
Pelayan Atasan Tertinggi / Most High Servant,
Yesus, Maria, Yusuf Pelayanan Kasih / Jesus, Mary, Joseph Ministry of Love
(Blessed and Saints and the Nine Choirs of Angels)
My vocation is Blessed and Saints.
"I am the most humble of all the Saints in Heaven" Mary, Mother of God."
"I am the handmaid of the Lord, said Mary ‘let what you have said be done to me."
Mother Mary is the most humble Saint in Heaven and she is also the Mother of God for us all
(Luke 1:38)
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