Let’s Pray – Praying with Saint Catherine of Siena: A journey of faith and devotion [Video]

Hello. My name is Fr Anthony Walsh. I’m a Dominican friar. I live here at Our Lady of Graces Church, Carina. And today, I want to pray with you using the words of Saint Catherine of Siena. Saint Catherine of Siena was the 24th child in her family. She was very much a child full of passion for God. And indeed, throughout her life, she lived this.

We see her portrayed often with a habit. But Saint Catherine belonged to what we call the Dominican laity or the third order of Saint Dominic. And in this way, she manifests to us the importance of the lay of vocation, in particular in her work for peace, among families, among city states in fourteenth century Italy, and even among different nations. And perhaps most famously of all, for bringing the Pope back to Rome from his captivity in Avignon.

Today, the two …