Feasts, Obligatory and Optional Memorials of Saints
- Elizabeth and Zachary (or Zechariah)
- Galation and Espisteme
- Bertilla, virgin
Sts. Elizabeth and Zachary (1st Century A.D.) were the parents of John the Baptist. Zachary was a priest in the temple of Jerusalem and his wife Elizabeth was the cousin of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Elizabeth was way beyond childbearing age.
Both St. Zachary and St. Elizabeth are mentioned in the gospel of Luke:
"Both were just in the eyes of God, blamelessly following all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord. They were childless, for Elizabeth was sterile; moreover, both were advanced in years. Once, when it was the turn of Zechariah's class and he was fulfilling his functions as a priest before God, it fell to him by lot according to priestly usage to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and offer incense. While the full assembly of people was praying outside at the incense hour, an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right of the altar of incense.(Luke 1:6-11), New American Bible Translation
The angel told St. Zachary that he and his wife would have a son and should name him John. When Zachary doubted this, he was struck dumb.
When Elizabeth was in her sixth month, Mary went to visit her. And Mary spoke the hymn of praise now known as the Magnificat. (This hymn of praise from the Mary is also written in the gospel of Luke 1:39-56, and is known in Tradition as The Visitation, which is also the 2nd Joyful Mystery in the prayer of the Holy Rosary).
After John the Baptist's birth, Zachary's speech was restored. And Zachary uttered a prophecy known as Zechariah's Canticle, Luke 1:67-79. [The Canticle of Zechariah is part of the Morning Prayer of the Breviary (after the Responsory and before the Intercessions)].
Today, November 5, the Society of Jesus traditionally honors all its members who are beatified and canonically elevated in the altar of Rome as Saints. This blog only mentions a few of these Jesuit saints and some books which refer to their religious order.
- St. Ignatius of Loyola, priest and founder of the Society of Jesus, Learn more
- "Heroic Leadership", by Chris Lowney, Learn more
- "Eight Days of the Spiritual Exercises", by Segura and Lumabao, Learn more
- St. Aloysius Gonzaga, Jesuit Scholastic, Learn more
- "Hearts on Fire", the prayers of Jesuits, Learn more
- St. Peter Canisius, priest, Jesuit, doctor of the Church, Learn more
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