St. Catherine of Siena, our parish patron, is one of three women elevated to the title of Doctor of the Church. She was a 14th Century mystic who had visions of Christ and Mary beginning at an early age. Later in life, she joined Dominicans as a tertiary or Third Order lay member.
She is best known were work the Dialogue and for being instrumental in convincing the pope to return to Rome. She suffered from the stigmata, although invisible to all until her death when the wounds were revealed. She is also one of the incorruptibles. We celebrate her feast day on April 29th.
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