RELIGIOUS Stories & Legends Emperor Maurice Asks to Atone for His Sin on Earth God hears his prayer & sends him a great punishment St. Vincent Ferrer Resurrects a Jew of Andalusia Abraham is baptised Elias after he returns from the dead Drythelm Returns from Death God resurrects the Englishman so he might recount what he was shown The Mission of the Apostle St. Jude to King Abgar The King of Edessa sends a letter to Christ asking for a cure An Unexpected Confession Due to Our Lady  One small devotion to Mater Dolorosa saves a hardened sinner The Fate of Herod Antipas & Salome  How God punished them for beheading St. John the Baptist How the Animals Mourned the Coming Death of Our Lady  Even the light of the sun & stars was dimmed The Great Miracle of the 813 Martyrs of Otranto   Blessed Primaldo's body remained standing until all were beheaded The Grave Consequences of One Bad Painting   The artist must suffer Purgatory until his immoral work is destroyed The Holy Emulation between Two Great Saints  Thomas Aquinas & Bonaventure compose a Corpus Christi Mass & Office  Our Lady of Sorrows Quells an Indian Uprising At the founding of MIssion San Gabriel in Los Angeles A Shining Cross Prepares the Indians to Accept the Gospel A miracle prepares the way for the Franciscan Friars in California The Noble Origin of the Austrian Flag Inspired by the battle deeds of Duke Leopold V The Holy Face Miracle of the Year 1849 Veronica's Veil become distinct & take on life St. Brigid Restores the Sight of Sister Dara She wanted to share the great beauty of nature & God's creation The Mantle of St. Brigid It stretches miraculously to win the land the Abbess requested St. Leocadia Rises from Death to Praise St. Ildephonsus He had masterfully defended the perpetual virginity of Our Lady St. Salvius Returns to Earth from Paradise God orders him to go back to be the Bishop of Albi ‘An Emperor Is in the Church, Not Over Her.’ St. Ambrose & his dispute with Emperor Theodosius A Mother’s Undue Grief Her son beseeches from Purgatory: ‘Cease your fruitless tears’ The Purgatory of High King Malachy of Ireland He appears to Bishop St. Corpreus & tells his sufferings How the Fleur-de-lis Became the Symbol of France Three lilies replace the three frogs on Clovis' shield St. Michael Slays a Dragon with a Small Shield & Sword Then orders these relics to be taken to Mont Saint Michael The Ungrateful Bishop Udo Is Punished Our Lady withdraws as the stern judgment is delivered The Great Miracle of Our Lady of Czestochowa The confidence of a poor agonizing butcher saves his family St. Dominic Resurrects the Cardinal’s Nephew 'Napoleon, in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ, I say to thee, arise' St. Cyr Appears to Charlemagne He saves him from death by a boar & asks a favor St. Mary Magdalene & the Red Easter Egg To reward her courage God works a miracle St. George Slays the Dragon The Saint saves the Princess & converts the Kingdom St. Dorothy & the Basket of Roses The martyrdom of the Holy Virgin & the conversion of Theophilus St. Raymond of Peñafort Rebukes the King A great miracle allows him to leave the Island of Mallorca 'Gregory to Satan: Return' God allows the Wonderworker to command the devils & nature St. Martin Escapes from a Falling Pine-tree How the pagans of Tours converted St. Dominic Savio’s Prophecy on England 'A people wandering in a thick mist & a torch alive with flames' The Seven Stars of the Carthusians How St. Bruno founded his Order God Punishes Those Who Oppose the Rosary A persecutor becomes a defender of the Holy Rosary 'I Go Up to Heaven to Learn' St. Bernard appears to an Abbot in Lebanon The Death of Simon Magus At St. Peter's command the flying magician falls from the sky The Tartars Besiege the Church of Kiev St. Hyacinth miraculously saves the monstrance & Our Lady's statue St. George Converts the Provost's Wife Who dies a Christian baptized in her blood The Blood of Martyrs Proclaims the Truth of the Catholic Church A great but little known miracle of Pope St. Pius V St. Stanislaus Intercedes at the Battle of Chocim The Saint intercedes to win from Heaven an unexpected victory St. Patrick Raises the King's Son & Daughter from the Dead Conversion of the King & his people St. James Appears to Charlemagne And explains the significance of the Milky Way St. John, the Inflexible Enemy of Heresy He battled Cerinthus to maintain the purity of the Faith When England Was Catholic It was the first to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception The Indignation of Saints Comes from God St. Francis curses a disobedient superior A Few Moments in Purgatory That seemed liked years to a suffering man A Ring Returned with a Message King Edward the Confessor receives good news from St. John How a Ploughman Won Knighthood How the Hay Clan won their coat of arms & land How Emperor St. Henry II Became Lame 'Accept this sign of God’s love for your chastity & your justice' Our Lady of Cárquere Cures the Future King of Portugal Because her Son desires Afonso 'to destroy many enemies of the Faith' King Stephan of Hungary’s Admonitions to His Son 'Without virtue no one is fit to rule on earth or attain the heavenly kingdom' St. James Comes to the Aid of a Bishop The Saint commands the wave to return him to his boat The Lighted Taper Our Lady rewards Count William of Salisbury by saving his ship The Vision of St. Wilfrid Our Lady intercedes & grants him more years of life St. Columba & the Loch Ness Monster A miracle followed by conversions of the pagan Picts The Rosary Reforms a King’s Disorderly Life And leads to a great victory over the Moors Queen Blanche’s Devotion to the Rosary She follows the advice of St. Dominic The Unexpected Pilot St. Joseph saves two shipwrecked Franciscans The Poor Widow's Gold Coin Works a miracle & ransoms the body of St. Adalbert The Miracle of the Hand Our Lady come to the assistance of Pope Leo the Great The Drowned Sacristan Our Lady stops the devils from dragging him to Hell Miracles of King Ladislaus, the Warrior Saint How God came to the aid of the King who fought for Him St. Dunstan Tweaks the Devil's Nose Candlemas miracle predicts this great Saint of England The Haunted Hill of Rome Pope Paschal II expels the demons around Nero's gravesite The Miracle at Sea Abbot Aelfsige is told to celebrate the Immaculate Conception How Nicholas Became Famous for His Miracles A miracle at sea & wheat during the famine A Polish Prince Changes His Mind After a visit from a man released from Purgatory ‘The Black Lady’ & the Queen The Royal Family ghost appears to warn of an approaching death A Deceased Nun Repairs for Her Frivolous Words In the same place where she broke the silence St. Malachy's Wish Was Fulfilled He desired to die on All Souls' Day The Cleric Who Honored the Joys of Our Lady She comes from Heaven to deliver him from his sickness The Drunk Monk Our Lady rescues a good monk from the Devil's snares St. Augustine Shames the Heretic Fortunatus The Manichaean is unable to defend his false sect The Canon’s Wedding & the Virgin Our Lady scolds an apostate canon on his wedding day A Miracle of St. James A soldier ordered to beheaded appeals to St. James Queen Margaret of Scotland Gives Assistance from Heaven A promise of victory at the decisive Battle of Largs Marseilles Hit by the Plague The Bishop publicly consecrates the city to the Sacred Heart Emperor Julian Killed by St. Mercurius God intervenes from Heaven to end the persecution The Horse Lent to Pope John I On a mission to Constantinople to convert the Arians St. Francis of Paola Walking on the Waters A famous miracle that made him patron of sailors St. Theobald & the Poor Soul A soul imprisoned in ice asks for 30 Masses The One the Devils Fear the Most St. Dominic forces the devils to admit their greatest enemy  Our Lady Protects Her Warriors Fighting the Albigensian Heresy Against impossible odds, they won victories for the Catholic Cause St. Dominic Raises a Young Man from the Dead Pope Honorius II orders the miracle be announced in Rome's churches Our Lady Saves a Pregnant Woman Waves overtake her on her way back from Mass on Mont St. Michel The Shipwrecked Pilgrim Saved by the Virgin A ship capsizes on route to the Holy Land Jeronimo, the New Bishop of Pavia How Our Lady chooses a Bishop to her liking Two Women Who Entered Crusading History One for a 16-year wait; the other for an indignant scolding St. Sabinus Fights alongside the Lombard King Miraculous intervention brings the Lombards to the Catholic Faith St. Peter of Verona & the Manicheans The Saint exposes a false vision The Image Miraculously Spared by the Flames From the manuscripts of the Mont Saint Michel Abbey The Greedy Farmer His custom to address Holy Mary releases him from the Devil's chains The Prior & Uberto the Sexton A foulmouthed Prior saved for praying well his Office to Our Lady The Pilgrim Deceived by the Devil St. James appeals to Our Lady to return a dead pilgrim to life The Devout Thief Our Lady has mercy on her servant hanged for his crimes The Charitable Pauper Our Lady tells him: 'The time has come to collect your wages' The Chasuble of St. Ildephonsus How Our Lady rewards those who serve her well Why St. Anthony Is Invoked for Lost & Mislaid Things A stolen manuscript is returned immediately Miracles of the Crusades - I The discovery of the Holy Lance in the Battle of Antioch Miracles of the Crusades - II An army from Heavens assists the Crusaders at Antioch Miracles of the Crusades - III The Maccabees: a precedent that led the Crusaders to victory Miracles of the Crusades - IV Maccabees warriors Eleazar and Judas inspire the Crusaders A Sermon on the Rosary Works a Conversion Assisted by Our Lady, a sinner perseveres in virtue to the end Through Our Lady, a Heretic Converts A Scotsman abjures his error & enters the Company of Jesus Sins Cancelled, Book Becomes White Through the intercession of Our Lady A Resurrected Man Chooses to Return to Purgatory A famous miracle worked by St. Stanislaus of Krakow Blessed Alan de la Roche & the Revival of the Rosary In a time of crisis Our Lady orders the revival of the Rosary Our Lady Instructs St. Dominic to Preach the Rosary The best means to convert sinners and fight heresy The Conversion of a Saracen Prince He assists at the Holy Sacrifice & sees the Christ Child Our Lady Saves a Youth Gone Astray Because he will not deny Our Lady, she intercedes for him The Hermit Macarius Saves an Innocent Man An accused man finds refuge in the cave of the Desert Father The Marvelous Origins of the Caravaca Cross Why the angels brought this famous two-armed Cross How St. Bernard Dealt with Arnold of Brescia He preached against the miserablist monk The Doves of Bombarral The marvelous episode of three faithful sentinels of Our Lady of Fatima How Cyprian the Magician Became a Saint St. Justina conquers with the Sign of the Cross A Promise Fulfilled A Franciscan appears to his Dominican friend from Purgatory The Legend of St. Thomas or ‘Pai Sumé’ Evidence that St. Thomas the Apostle evangelized in South America The Statue Thanks a Merciful Knight A charming legend from the Cantigas de Santa Maria The Victory of Pascal Vives A reward for fervently hearing Masses 'Blessed Are They Who Do Not See and Believe' The vision of Hugh of Saint Victor & the faith of St. Louis An Indian Boy Learns His Prayers A favor from Heaven at Fr. DeSmet's St. Mary Mission in Montana Considered Beyond Hope, An Old Woman Is Saved Through a smidgen of true devotion to Our Lady A Vile Lord Repents Thanks to his devotion to the dolors of Mary The Knight of the Costrel Our Lady helps a proud knight fulfil his quest Cluny & the Birth of All Souls’ Day Abbot St. Odilo hears a plea for prayers for the deceased The Sword of St. Galgano How a wayward Italian knight found the path to God & sanctity How a Spanish Peasant Earned a Coat of Arms Alfonso VIII rewards him for his help in the Battle of Navas de Tolosa St. Patrick & the Robber Chief The impressive contrition of two converts of the Saint of Ireland The First Creche Made by St. Francis St. Bonaventure reports how his Master started this tradition Marseilles’ Unique Tribute to Notre Dame de la Garde Model ships & marine paintings fill the exquisite Basilica St. Bernard Converts the Duke of Aquitaine The power of the Holy Eucharist subdues the impious William The Angels & the Apostles Peter & Paul Angelic assistance in times of dire need The Holy Miracle of Santarem A 13th century miracle attests to the Real Presence in the Eucharist The Cock and the Wolf A cock who repents of his pride and is saved The Providential Three Windows The discovery of a picture of St. Barbara Bolivia’s Virgen del Socavón or Virgin of Candlemas A massive new statue for Oruro, Bolivia The Fox & the Young Turkeys How the fox outsmarts the over-wary birds Heretics Worked Miracles by the Aid of the Devil How the Bishop exposed the false preachers The History of the S.A.G. Abbreviation A pious custom to ensure safe mail delivery Our Lady, Consoler of Suffering Souls How the devotion to the Seven Sorrows of Our Lady saved a soul from Hell The Conversion of the Duke of Gandia Francis de Borja The sight of Empress Isabella's corpse changed his life The Fox and the Crow The crafty fox uses flattery to trick the vain crow St. Francis Xavier Raises a Man to Life He works great miracles to convert the people of India Chant Royal on Lent A French lyrical poem calling for penance & contemplation St. Patrick Wins the Right to Judge Ireland He fasts & prays for 40 days on Ireland's 'holy mountain' St. Patrick Converts the King’s Daughters Ss. Eithna the Red and Fidelm the Fair If Your Eye Causes You to Sin... St. Francis discusses with Sultan Al-Kamil during the Fifth Crusade When a Pilgrim’s Request Is Refused A woman refuses bread to a pilgrim on route to Santiago de Compostela The Flowers of St. Patrick A mysterious blossoming each year in France at Christmas time A Forgotten Promise A deceased friend appears to Blessed Suso to ask for Masses Five Hundred Francs in a Closet A woman in Pugatory returns to ask for Masses St. Patrick Converts the King of Tara The challenge where the chief Druid priest was burned by fire St. Patrick Challenges the Druid Priests The Saint's victories on the Hill of Slane The Newlyweds, the Witch & the Mule The eucharistic miracle of Offida The First Victory of Bertrand du Guesclin How he borrowed a horse and won the prize of valor The King & the Rosary The good example of King Alphonsus wins Our Lady's intercession A Mother’s Counsel Dhuoda exhorts her son William to faithfully serve his Lord The Moors Could Not Destroy Our Lady’s Image A sign for King Alfonso X of the Virgin's protection The Alb of St. Bon, Bishop of Clermont Our Lady rewards her servant with a heavenly vestment Order in the Medieval Battle Obedience and discipline were essential in a cavalry charge The Lourdes’ Miracle of Gabriel Gargam Our Lady cures a paralyzed man both spiritually & physically How Ambrose Was Chosen Bishop of Milan The voice of a babe called out 'Ambrose bishop' Tuotilo, the Monk of St. Gall A heavenly assistant directs his sculpting of a statue in Metz The Devil and the Painter Monk Our Lady helps a monk who paints the ugliest Devil possible Nuestra Señora de las Nieves, Patroness of Tobacco Growers A devotion springs up organically from the people of Cuba The Wakefield Shepherd's Play A light comedy introduces devotion to Our Lady Our Lady of Mantua in Prague A bullet fired at Our Lady returns to hit the shooter Dom Nuno, the Mirror of Portuguese Chivalry The great piety & justice of the founder of the House of Bragança Our Lady Rewards those Devoted to Her Sorrows Some examples of her unlimited gratitude The Nine Worthies The model ideals of chivalry - Old Testament, Antiquity & Middle Ages The Road to Hell - I St. John Bosco explains how human respect leads to all vices The Road to Hell - II How to avoid Hell: Obedience & frequenting the Sacraments The Road to Hell - III Entering the dwelling of the reprobrates The Road to Hell - IV How immodesty & theft lead to Hell The Road to Hell - V Touching the outer wall of Hell On the Eve of Corpus Christi, the Miracle at Metz A young woman is cured at the 40 Hours devotion In Milwaukee a Protestant Converted by the Eucharist After he promises to say a Hail Mary every Sunday The Resurrections Worked by St. Francis of Paola The great wonder worker raises up his nephew from the dead The Power of Our Lady's Picture St. Alphonsus de Liguori writes about two surprising changes of heart Apparition of the Holy Cross over Jerusalem on Pentecost St. Cyril reports the prodigy to the Emperor Constantius The Superb Memory of St. Thomas Aquinas A trained memory was his indispensable tool A Last Vision of St. Patrick The Apostle of Ireland sees the Church in ruins The Brave Boast of Pedro de Menezes "With this stick, I will defend Ceuta against all the Moors" The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus God works a miracle to confirm the doctrine of the resurrection of the body Br. Ruffino & the False Apparitions St. Francis exposes a ruse of the Devil Rain and Earth Make Mud Bl. Jordan of Saxony on the monk's relations with ladies God Accepted Their Via Crucis How the soul of Prince Charles Lowenstein left Purgatory The Alms of the Neapolitan Woman The Mass she asked for liberated a soul from Purgatory Charlemagne’s Envoy among the Greeks The Frank outsmarts the Greeks in their own land and comes home safe The Worldly Bishop & Charlemagne The Emperor orders a merchant to trick the mundane Prelate Charlemagne’s Love for Wisdom How he encouraged the learning on his empire Charlemagne’s Care for Singing How he made Church chant uniform throughout his empire Extraordinary Facts about the Carmelite Scapular Evidence of the great benefits of the brown scapular The Arms of Lorraine & Visconti Family pride in the Crusader origins of their ensigns The Blind Monk The monk who asked to see Our Lady Hard Labor for God How the medieval people built their cathedrals The Legend of the Ermine of Our Lady How King Arthur entered single combat with a pagan and won Brittany The Star of the Sea St. Bernard teaches: 'Look to the star, call upon Mary' The Water of Count Gerald of Aurillac How God honored this Saint with the gift of miracles ‘There is a Hell, and I Am in It’ Two Russian generals make a serious agreement Charles VII, King of France by Divine Delegation St. Joan of Arc asks the King for a gift Augustine and the Seashell The lesson he received from a boy playing on the beach The Power of One Hail Mary How two hardened sinners changed their lives Simon de Montfort’s Good Habit A difficult battle is won through recourse to Our Lord during Mass The Miracle of the Jewish Boy Our Lady protects a child from his father's wrath The Humility of King Canute To teach us a lesson, he commands the ocean waves to stop St. Clare and the Saracens The invaders flee before St. Clare and the Blessed Sacrament The Bread of the Strong The Blessed Sacrament gives us victory over ourselves and our enemies Serving the King of Kings First Two episodes on the Mass in England The Witness of St. Stanislaus The Saint raises a man from death to testify before the King The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste & the Baptism of Blood As one of them apostatizes, a Roman sentinel receives the missing crown The Three Bottles of Wine God punishes an innkeeper for profaning the Sacrament of Confession How to Correct One’s Peers with Charity An Abbot receives a fraternal correction for his worldly way of sitting The Old Woman, the Butcher & the Captain The weight of one Mass converts two skeptics The Rainbow Crossing Miracle Our Lady of Pompt Succor works a miracle for Archbishop Janssens The Scapular that Saved Two Lives Our Lady protects a German soldier in a time of danger The Baker’s Dog of Lisbon God gives us a lesson on our duty to the Blessed Sacrament The Conversion of the Moor of Pamplona A documented bi-location of Ven. Mary of Agreda in Spain How a Mule ‘Adored’ the Blessed Sacrament St. Anthony of Padua accepts a challenge of heretic Bovillus The Immaculate Conception in the Age of Discovery Spain's glory: The devotion of the Catholic Monarchs and Columbus The Omelet of Mère Poulard A marvelous dish we still find today at Mont Saint Michel The King and the Blessed Sacrament Charles II of Spain shows his great respect for the Sacred Host How to Dress in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament An impious act of affront to Our Lord is duly punished How St. Gregory the Great Was Elected Pope He fled the honor but the people returned him to Rome Thus Were the Bishops of Better Times... How St. Dunstan treated an erring King and adulterous Count The Final Words of the Salve Regina An invitation for us to come to Our Lady with all our needs The Siege of the Alcazar of Toledo Colonel Moscardó refuses to surrender - even at the cost of his son's life Fruits of Medieval Devotion to Our Lady Tenderness to the Virgin refined the early medieval man Courage and Obedience Even the enemies of the Crusaders admired their dedication From Paradise St. Dominic Savio Teaches Us He appears to Don Bosco in a dream to promote devotion to Our Lady The Eucharistic Miracle of Avignon The Blessed Sacrament is miraculously preserved in the flood of 1433 Queen Blanche of Castile and the Rosary Through a miracle she gave birth to St. Louis IX The Legend of the Dogwood The dogwoods blossom reminding man of Our Lord's crucifixion The Medievals Were Barbarians … In fact, modern man marvels at their gothic architecture The Divided Horsecloth The improvident merchant who gave all his property to his son The Knights of St. James of the Sword The four vows of the Order of Santiago The Paternity of St. Gregory VII His letter to a humble Milan priest maimed by simoniacs The Curé d'Ars and the Protestant An example of the Saint's charitable intolerance Sultan Saladin Describes the Crusaders In a letter to Arabian princes, Saladin praises the zeal of Catholics The Prayers of a Knight How the medieval knight took his religious obligations seriously St. Francis on Custody of the Eyes The story of the King and his two messengers St. Louis, Warrior and Saint Militancy harmonized with goodness in the greatest King of France The Harmonious Relations between Nobles and Monks The solicitude of the Duke of Aquitaine for the monks When Even Wolves Kept Their Word… St. Francis and the wolf of Gubbio The Moral Education of the Future Knight The good counsel of noble parents to their son A Renewed Interest in the Mary Gardens Flowers that remind us of Our Lady's qualities and virtues Ranulf of Chester A charming case of Heaven's intervention in medieval life Naivety or a Higher Understanding of Things? The symbolism medievals found in all of nature, especially flowers The Rooster of Barcelos The story and miracle behind this regional symbol of Portugal The Investiture of the Knight A night of prayer, a day of festivities and proof of prowess Chantecler and the Fox The cock outwits the fox in his proclamation of universal brotherhood Honor, a Counter-Revolutionary Virtue How honor was admired and understood in Medieval France Hernan Perez del Pulgar, 'The One of the Valiant Deeds' The panache of the Catholic knight during the seige of Granada against the Moors The Story of Two Students The clemency and compassion of Our Lady for those who have devotion to her The Tumbler of Our Lady She accepts any sincere homage even the most simple The Story of Lady Anne Grimston How a great tree came to grow from the grave of this unbelieving lady One Un-Confessed Mortal Sin A story form The Catechist The Moral Profile of an Inquisitor From the Manual of Dominican Bernard Gui Theophilus: The Man Who Sold His Soul to the Devil How Our Lady rescued him from his pact The Medieval Fish St. Anthony preaches on the banks at Rimini 'Thief! Thief!' The Bourgeois of Amiens returns a purse The Roses and the Rosary Hail-Mary's seen as roses The Twelve Days of Christmas Carol Catholic wisdom sprinkled in a song Exempla: Stories that Teach Catechism The runaway nun is stopped - A mother's useless tears The Monkey Under the Bed The Three Hail-Marys save a man Visit our Archives Religious  |  Home  |  Books  |  CDs  |  Search  |  Contact Us  |  Donate © 2002-   Tradition in Action, Inc.    All Rights Reserved