It was just this past June when the Holy Father received the documents from the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints that approved a miracle through the intercession of Venerable Father Jean-Joseph Lataste, opening the way for Fr. Lataste's beatification. At the same time, the heroic virtues of Servant of God Luigia Tincani, now called Venerable, were confirmed. These two Dominicans--one a priest known for his work with prisoners, for founding a congregation of sisters, and for dedicating his life to the cause of having St. Joseph declared the patron of the Universal Church, and the other a Dominican lay woman and foundress of the Union of St. Catherine of Sienna of the Missionaries of the School--were two among many holy people moving up the ladder of the canonization process that day. As promoter of causes for the Province of St. Albert the Great, part of my job is to pass on information about the Dominicans in the process of canonization, or who are being considered for that process (like Father Ambrose Windbacher pictured to the left above, a missionary to Nigeria from my province). In order to do that job on a wider scale, and more efficiently, I have created a new blog dedicated to Dominican saints and saints-to-be. Already, I list 15 people named Venerable, 35 Servants of God, and 36 people who are being considered for canonization. They are Dominican lay men and women, Dominican sisters, nuns, or friars, or other associates of the Order of Preachers. Many are from the past two centuries, and several are from the United States (including Puerto Rico), Canada, and Mexico.
Please visit the website today to learn more about these Causes for Joy: Dominican Saints and Saints-to-be. And please pass on the word.
Thank you,
Br. Paul, OP
