The Apostle of the Blood of Christ: St. Catherine of Siena

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Friends, on this feast of St. Catherine of Siena, I invite you to watch the “Pivotal Players” episode about her life and vocation. Though this fourteenth-century mystic and Doctor of the Church never studied theology, and in fact never formally learned how to read or write, her life constitutes a powerful challenge to the flattened-out secularism of our time.

St. Catherine of Siena, pray for us!

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All Comments (21)
  • @michalinarus9497
    Could you please pray for me? I struggle with the anxiety which stops me from living my life. I only recently found out that her Feast day falls on my birthday and her words gave me temporary comfort: "Start being brave about everything. Drive out darkness and spread light. Don’ look at your weaknesses. Realize instead that in Christ crucified you can do everything". St. Catherine pray for me 🙏
  • @jacobpoteet8753
    Hey guys, My great-grandma has Alzheimer's and is on her deathbed. She married a war hero, converted to Catholicism, and had tons of kids. I and many others would appreciate prayers for her and for our family. It looks like they're going to pull the plug today. She'll be up there though. She loves Jesus and He loves her. I'll be praying for you all. You're great Bishop Barron. I appreciate you a lot. You've taught me a lot of things about Catholicism. You even wrote me a personal note in one of your Bibles before. You probably don't remember but just know that I'm thankful for it. - Jacob
  • @sachnguyen8018
    Dear Saint Catherine, please help me to be humbled to receive the grace of God to run the upcoming Cursillo Retreat for the Women at the end of August 2024.
  • I was a Novice with the Dominican Order and I will never forget my time spent there. St Catherine reminds me of that time Thank You.
  • @maxadonna6545
    The fact that this type of extraordinary content is available to us for free is a testament within itself. Thank you to Bishop Robert Barron and the entire Word on Fire team for continuously providing us with the best Christian content out there!
  • I am named after this great saint. Thank you St. Catherine for your intercesssion❤️
  • @jeannerivas5569
    Thank you for speaking of the pure love that Catherine of Siena knew due to her intimacy with Christ. BEAUTIFUL!
  • @denisef2107
    As a young Catholic from Africa, I've found this video about Catherine of Siena very instructive, I didn't know about her and I learned interesting things from her life. It was very helpful 👍🏾
  • By now, I should not be amazed by anything bishop Barron does in his teachings, but once again, I am blown away. This one video on the life of a beautiful saint summarizes the meaning of the christian life in such a profound way.
  • @stooch66
    Our trip to Siena was a critical point in my deeper conversion. The holiness of that town with St. Dominic and St Catherine just struck and put me on a path of intellectual discovery which eventually led me to a more spiritual conversion. Everyone needs to encounter the saints whenever they can. When you understand their level of devotion, you can’t help but start to seek it yourself.
  • Saint Catherine of Siena, fruitful mother of spritial children,,Pray for us.
  • My dear Brother's and Sister's in the Lord; please forgive me a sinner. Its not an encouraging word or admonishment that I'm searching for here; but your prayers which are more important than we comprehend. I am sick with lust, very ill with it. Please pray for me, poor Abraham. I love you all very much and am desperate. Please forgive me.
  • St. Catherine of sienna, praying for complete health of body, soul & mind be our intercessor in these times of terror, anxiety , uncertainty amidst all the turmoil of warfare, destruction, etc. Amen amen c
  • @SmileyCat3773
    What a beautiful film, and powerful message! St. Catherine, pray for us!
  • @Heart_on_Fire1
    Amazing story. I heard this past Sunday's homily about St Catherine, about how she was hungry for Jesus in the Eucharist, where half of the host disappeared after the concresation. Sadly, 70% of Catholics do not believe in the real presence of the Eucharist. Having had a profound conversion experience 16 years ago where God intervened through our Blessed Mother to save my marriage, I have grown with increasing love for the Eucharist. I doubled down on my Mass attendance in person during the pandemic. During the first three months of lockdown, I did feel the same hunger for Jesus in the Eucharist. Look forward to hearing this talk with Bishop Barron. God bless!
  • @user-xt4rh3yb4c
    My grandmother Catherine was very religious. She would sing and pray holding me in the rocking chair. I remember her showing me how to make fried chicken and beef kidneys over mashed potatoes and homemade chocolate peanut butter fudge. We always needed to watch the News at 6 o'clock. The three of us. My grandparents and me discussing how this should be done if we could fix the criminals that hurt people or children.
  • @joshhall1468
    I'd love to name my daughter Siena in honor of Saint Catherine. God bless you Bishop Barron