Saint of the Day – 23 August – St Rose of Lima T.O.S.D. (1586-1617) Virgin and Penitent, Mystic, Visionary, Stigmatist (invisible), Apostle of the Poor – born on 20 April 1586 at …

Saint Rose of Lima Santa Rosa de Lima

Description St. Teresa of Ávila icon © Cecilia Lawrence September 2nd 2013 4.5 x 6 inches Ink, watercolor, gold leaf “Let nothing disturb you, Let nothing frighten you, All things are passing away: God never changes. Patience obtains all things. Whoever has God lacks nothing; God alone suffices.” - St. Teresa of Jesus Happy Feast of St. Teresa of Ávila! I finished this one way back in early September, but I decided to wait a little while before posting it since her feast day is today. “I…

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August 23 Memorial of St. Rose of Lima, Virgin. 2nd Patroness of the Philippines. #SaintOfTheDay St. Rose of Lima, pray for us, for all Filipinos & for the Philippines. Received invisible stigmata. Suffered from assorted physical and mental ailments. First saint born in the Americas. Founder of social work in Peru. Great devotion to Saint Catherine of Siena.

Santa Rosa de Lima

Juan Rodríguez Juárez (Mexican, c. 1675–1728)

Santa Rosa de Lima by Claudio Coello, 1683.