Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Saint Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin and
Martyr whose feast day is November 25th.
She is one of the 14 Holy Helpers and the
patroness of philosophers, preachers, nurses, mechanics, craftsmen who work
with a wheel (potters, spinners, etc.), archivists, dying people, educators,
girls, jurists, lawyers, librarians, libraries, maidens, millers, hat-makers,
nurses, philosophers, preachers, scholars, schoolchildren, scribes,
secretaries, and unmarried girls.
St. Catherine is believed to have been born
in Alexandria
Fifty of her converts were then burned to
death by Maxentius.
Maxentius offered Catherine a royal
marriage if she would deny the Faith.
Her refusal landed her in prison.
While in prison, and while Maxentius was away,
Catherine converted Maxentius’ wife and two hundred of his soldiers.
He had them all put to death.
Catherine was likewise condemned to death.
She was put on a spiked wheel, and when the
wheel broke, she was beheaded.
She is venerated as the patroness of
philosophers and preachers.
St. Catherine’s was one of the voices heard
by St. Joan of Arc.
Maxentius’ blind fury against St. Catherine is
symbolic of the anger of the world in the face of truth and justice.
When we live a life of truth and justice,
we can expect the forces of evil to oppose us. Our
perseverance in good, however, will be everlasting.
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