St. Joseph, the foster father of Jesus, is perhaps one of the most known individuals in scripture, but one we know the least about. Not a single quote from him exists in scripture, and not much mention of him exists beyond the messages he received in the form of dreams. He first appears in the Bible ... Read More about Sew-a-Saint: Saint Joseph (the worker, father of Jesus)
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Sew-a-Saint: St. Euphrasia Eluvathingal
St. Euphrasia Eluvathingal was an Indian Carmelite nun of the Syro-Malabar Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in Kerala, India. She suffered illnesses her entire life - that is until she began to have vision of the Holy Family, at which point the illness she had long suffered ceased. She was ... Read More about Sew-a-Saint: St. Euphrasia Eluvathingal
Sew-a-Saint: St. Cecilia
Saint Cecilia a Roman martyr, loved by musicians world-wide as she is the patron of music and musicians. Her story says that, as the musicians played at her wedding, Cecilia "sang in her heart to the Lord". We celebrate her feast day on November 22nd, a day often accompanied by concerts and musical ... Read More about Sew-a-Saint: St. Cecilia
Sew-a-Saint: St. Martin de Porres
As the first black saint in the Americas, he is the patron saint of racial and social inequality as well as well as barbers, hairdressers, and radio. St. Pope John XXIII had a different name for him: “He rightly deserved to be called by the name the people gave him: Martin of Charity”. May we call ... Read More about Sew-a-Saint: St. Martin de Porres
Sew-a-Saint: St. Josephine Bakhita
I love working on customer requests when it comes to designing the Sew-a-Saint series. Back in mid-April, I received the following email: Do you have or plan to make any African or African-American Saints? It is because of the intercession of St. Mother Josephine Bakita that I am a deacon. There ... Read More about Sew-a-Saint: St. Josephine Bakhita