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From an early age, St. Charles Borromeo exhibited a deep interior life, which served him well when he was appointed to high-ranking ecclesial positions during the pontificate of his uncle, Pope Pius IV. And the Church benefitted from Charles’ great intellect and virtue by the many structural reforms he prioritized during his service to the Church. St. Charles Borromeo, pray for us!

St. Charles Borromeo ‘Be sure that you first preach by the way you live.’ From an early age, St. Charles Borromeo exhibited a deep interior life, which served him well when he was appointed to high-ranking ecclesial positions

Any prayer or pious act applied to the souls in purgatory is a way of loving them.

How To Pray For Those In Purgatory? Any prayer or pious act applied to the souls in purgatory can be a way to pray for them. The most effective manner of praying is to have Masses offered for them or to apply

“At my funeral, I don’t want people crying but singing with all their hearts,” Blessed Chiara Badano said before her death at age 18.

Blessed Chiara Badano: A patroness for athletes Blessed Chiara Badano has been identified as the first person beatified from “Generation X.” Born in 1971, her parents considered Chiara a priceless gift since they had waited 11 years to have a child. They