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“I prayed very hard to Our Lady to tell me what would happen to me. She appeared, holding in her hands two crowns, one white, one red. She asked if I would like to have them—one was for purity, the other for martyrdom. I said, ‘I choose both.’ She smiled and disappeared.”

Saint Thomas the Apostle

1st century

Feast Day: July 3

Patronage: architects, builders, construction workers, stone masons, against doubt, against blindness, East Indies, India

One of the original 12 apostles, Thomas was ready to die with Jesus in Jerusalem but is best remembered for doubting the Resurrection until allowed to touch Christ's wounds. He preached in Parthia, Persia, and India. He formed many parishes and built many churches over a wide area and was eventually martyred for his faith.

Planet Line over New York Bridge

The Vocation of Saint Peter, 1607

Cigoli (Ludovico Cardi), 1559-1613

"Saints Peter and Paul, Pray for Us!" #SaintsoftheDay

"...Surely she must be the Mother of God if our Lord Jesus Christ is God, and she gave birth to him!" - #SaintCyrilofAlexandria

The Nativity of St. John the Baptist.

Happy Birthday, Saint John!

He lept for joy at the greeting from the Blessed Virgin Mary.

"Through his birth, preaching and baptising, he bore witness to the coming birth, preaching and baptism of Christ, and by his own suffering he showed that Christ also would suffer." - #SaintBedetheVenerable #SaintJohntheBaptist

"Saints John Fisher and Thomas More, Pray for Us!"

God the Father, 1750 - oil on canvas

NGC 281: Starless with Stars