Saint Faustina Kowalska: the great saint of “Jesus, I trust in You”
The life of Saint Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun who revealed Divine Mercy, and why she seems to us such a great saint.
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The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit (and our next medal)
What are the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit, what does each one mean and some news: our next medal will be that of the Holy Spirit.
Saint Roch’s dog: the story of loyalty behind the saying
Who was Saint Roch, the legend of the dog that brought him bread every day, why is he the patron saint of dogs and what does the Betanzos Globe have to do with it.
By Saint Blaise, the stork you shall see: what the proverb means and why it no longer holds true
What does “By Saint Blaise, you’ll see the stork; and if you don’t, it’ll be a year of snow” mean, who was Saint Blaise, and why do many storks no longer fly to Africa today?
Original Our Lady of Mount Carmel Medal vs. Cheap Imitation: How to Tell Them Apart
How to distinguish a designer Our Lady of Mount Carmel medal, handmade in Spain with pearls and natural stones, from a factory-made imitation resold as an "original design".
Medal of the Virgin of Pilar: 5 traditions from Zaragoza to wear it with meaning
The jaculatory prayer of the Plaza, the kiss to the column, the days without a mantle, dressing the children in the mantle, the Medida and the Ofrenda: five traditions of the Pillar to live out your medal of the Virgin of El Pilar.