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Today is a most wonderful feastday, when we remember St Catherine of Siena – Doctor of the Church and Patron saint of Italy and Europe.Her writings seem so appropriate for the world today. My favourites are:

“We’ve had enough exhortations to be silent. Cry out with a thousand tongues – I see the world is rotten because of silence.”

“Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear.”

“Speak the truth in a million voices. It is silence that kills.”

“the soul always fears until she arrives at true love.”

“Turn over the rudder in God’s name, and sail with the wind heaven sends us.”

“You know that every evil is founded in self-love, and that self-love is a cloud that takes away the light of reason, which reason holds in itself the light of faith, and one is not lost without the other.”

“Be strong and kill yourself with the sword of hate and love, then you will not hear the insults and abuse which the enemies of the Church throw at you. Your eyes will not see anything which seems impossible, or the sufferings which may follow, but only the light of faith, and in that light everything is possible; and remember God never lays greater burdens on us than we can bear.”

“Preach the truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world“.

St Catherine’s key achievements include:

Restoring the Papacy to Rome: She is best known for persuading Pope Gregory XI to end the “Avignon Papacy” and return the seat of the Church to Rome in 1377, ending nearly 70 years of exile in France.
Political Diplomacy and Peacekeeping: She acted as an ambassador for Florence, brokering peace with the Papal States during the War of the Eight Saints. She was a renowned diplomat, urging Italian leaders to end conflicts and unite for the Church.
Theological Writing & The Dialogue: She dictated The Dialogue of Divine Providence, a profound theological work written while in ecstasy, along with 380 letters to popes, queens, and leaders, urging spiritual reform.
Doctor of the Church: In 1970, Pope Paul VI named her a Doctor of the Church, making her one of the first women to receive this title for her significant contributions to theology.
Patron Saint of Italy & Europe: She was canonized in 1461, and in 1939, Pope Pius XII named her a co-patron of Italy alongside St. Francis of Assisi.
Charity and Care for the Sick: Despite her public duties, she devoted her life to serving the poor and sick, even during plagues, earning a reputation for deep mystical experiences and healing presence.

She is remembered as a “fiery lover of Christ” who was not afraid to hold church leadership accountable to a high standard, frequently calling for reform within the Church.

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St Catherine of Siena – “…the world is rotten because of silence”

“We’ve had enough exhortations to be silent. Cry out with a thousand tongues – I see the world is rotten because of silence.”

“Preach the truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world“.

St Catherine’s key achievements include:

She is remembered as a “fiery lover of Christ” who was not afraid to hold church leadership accountable to a high standard, frequently calling for reform within the Church.

“We’ve had enough exhortations to be silent. Cry out with a thousand tongues – I see the world is rotten because of silence.”

“Preach the truth as if you had a million voices. It is silence that kills the world“.

St Catherine’s key achievements include:

She is remembered as a “fiery lover of Christ” who was not afraid to hold church leadership accountable to a high standard, frequently calling for reform within the Church.

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