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FIRST MARTYRS OF THE HOLY ROMAN CHURCH

MEMORIAL - JUNE 30 The first disciples of the apostles faced extreme persecution in Rome, especially after the year 64 AD with the persecution of...

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HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH

FEAST: DECEMBER 31 In a culture that has the family under attack, Christians look to the Holy Family as the model for our pilgrimage here...

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NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST

SOLEMNITY: JUNE 24 John was Jesus’ cousin and his birth was foretold by the angel Gabriel six months prior to Mary’s Annunciation. Thus we celebrate...

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OUR LADY OF FATIMA

MEMORIAL: MAY 13 On May 13, 1917, a Lady dressed in white more brilliant than the sun appeared to three children (Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta)...

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OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE

FEAST: DECEMBER 12 This day, we celebrate the apparition of the Blessed Mother to Jaun Diego, a poor Christian Aztec which revolutionized Christianity in the...

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OUR LADY OF MOUNT CARMEL

MEMORIAL: JULY 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel is a feast that entered the Church’s calendar in the 18th century. However, Mt. Carmel has ties...

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OUR LADY OF SORROWS

MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 15 Mary is the disciple par excellence. She accompanied Jesus from His conception to His burial. At his presentation in the temple, it...

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OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 7 This feast was established in 1573 by Pope Pius the Fifth in gratitude for the naval victory of the Christians over the Turks...

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POPE ST. CALLISTUS I

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 14 Callistus was born at the end of the second century in and was a slave of Christian in Rome. He was put...

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POPE ST. GREGORY THE GREAT

MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 3 St. Gregory the Great was born to a noble Roman family around 540 AD. Despite this turbulent time for Rome (famine and...

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POPE ST. JOHN I

MEMORIAL: MAY 18 Pope St. John I was born in the 6th century in Tuscany, Italy. At that time the western region was under the...

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POPE ST. JOHN PAUL II

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 22 Pope St. John Paul II was born in Poland in 1920 as Karol Wojtyla. Being a student during WWII, Wojtyla did most...

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POPE ST. JOHN XXIII

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 11 Born to a poor Italian family in 1881, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was the fourth of fourteen children. He was ordained a priest...

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POPE ST. LEO THE GREAT

MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 10 Pope St. Leo the Great was born into a wealthy Roman family in the beginning of the 5th century. As a young...

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POPE ST. PAUL VI

MEMORIAL: MAY 29 Pope Paul VI was born Giovanni Battista Montini in Northern Italy in 1897. Ordained a priest at the age of 23, Montini...

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POPE ST. PIUS V

MEMORIAL: APRIL 30 St. Pius V was born during the height of the Protestant reformation. He first became a brother and eventually became Bishop and...

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ST. AGATHA

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 5 St. Agatha lived in the 3rd century and became a consecrated Virgin at a young age. A high-ranking Roman official attempted to...

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ST. AGNES

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 21 St. Agnes was born in the late 3rd century and promised her virginity to God at a young age. There are many...

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ST. ALBERT THE GREAT

MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 15 St. Albert the Great was born in the late 12th century to a wealthy family in modern day Germany. As a young...

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ST. ALOYSIUS GONZAGA

MEMORIAL - JUNE 21 St. Aloysius was born to a wealthy family in Italy in the 16th century. Even though his father desired him to...

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ST. AMBROSE

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 7 St. Ambrose was born in the 4th century. He was originally a young politician and governor before he became Bishop of Milan....

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ST. ANDRE BESSETTE

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 6 St. Andre was born in the mid 19th century in Canada. Due to his poor health and lack of education, then Alfred...

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ST. ANDREW

FEAST: NOVEMBER 30 St. Andrew was the older brother of Simon Peter who was the first pope. Like his brother, Andrew was a fisherman and...

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ST. ANSELM OF CANTERBURY

MEMORIAL: APRIL 21 St. Anselm of Canterbury was born in the 12th century to noble parents. He attempted to enter the monastery at the age...

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ST. ANTHONY

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 17 St. Anthony of Egypt was born in the mid 3rd century into a wealthy family. At the age of 20, he decided...

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ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA

MEMORIAL: JUNE 13 St. Anthony was originally a wealthy young man from Portugal. His desire to become a religious brought him to Morocco and then...

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ST. APOLLINARIS

MEMORIAL: JULY 20 A disciple of St. Peter, St. Apollinaris was born in the first century AD in Antioch. He became the first Bishop of...

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ST. ATHANASIUS

MEMORIAL: MAY 2 St Athanasius lived in the 4th century AD and eventually became a Bishop in the Catholic Church. He was influential in the...

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ST. AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY

MEMORIAL: MAY 27 St. Augustine of Canterbury was born in the 6th century. Little is known about his early life, but he was the prior...

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ST. BARNABAS

MEMORIAL: JUNE 11 St. Barnabas is one of the few non-Apostles mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles by name. He was a Jewish convert...

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ST. BASIL THE GREAT & ST. GREGORY NAZIANZEN

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 2 Both St. Basil and St. Gregory were born in Asia minor in the 4th century AD. Coming from saintly families, they were...

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ST. BEDE THE VENERABLE

MEMORIAL: MAY 25 St. Bede the Venerable lived in the 7th century and was a Benedictine monk. He was ordained a deacon at the age...

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ST. BENEDICT

MEMORIAL: JULY 11 St. Benedict was born at the end of the 5th century in Italy to a wealthy family. After spending time in Rome...

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ST. BLAISE

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 3 St. Blaise was a bishop and doctor in Armenia in the 4th century. Many people came to St. Blaise for healing miracles....

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ST. BONAVENTURE

MEMORIAL: JULY 15 St. Bonaventure was born in the early 13th century just five years after St. Francis of Assisi’s death. He was drawn to...

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ST. BONIFACE

MEMORIAL: JUNE 5 St. Boniface, originally named Winfrid, was born in the 7th century to a wealthy family in modern day Great Britain. At an...

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ST. BRIDGET OF SWEDEN

MEMORIAL: JULY 23 St. Bridget of Sweden was born in the 14th century. She started having spiritual visions at a very young age and continued...

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ST. CAMILLUS DE LELLIS

MEMORIAL: JULY 18 St. Camilus was born in Italy in the 16th century. As a young man, he developed a leg disease that left him...

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ST. CASIMIR

MEMORIAL: MARCH 4 St. Casimir was born in the 15th century as the son of the King of Poland. As a young boy, he was...

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ST. CATHERINE OF SIENA

MEMORIAL: APRIL 29 St. Catherine of Siena was born in the fourteenth century as the 25th child of her parents. While many of her siblings...

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ST. CECILIA

MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 22 Tradition has it that St. Cecilia lived in the 2nd century and had promised her virginity to God as a young girl....

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ST. CHARLES BORROMEO

MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 4 St. Charles Borromeo was born during the height of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century in Italy to the famous Medici...

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ST. CHARLES LWANGA & COMPANIONS

MEMORIAL: JUNE 3 St. Charles Lwanga and the Ugandan martyrs lived in the late 19th century. They were pages in the court of the King....

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ST. COSMAS & ST. DAMIAN

MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 26 Sts. Cosmas and Damian were twin brother doctors who lived in the third century. They were known for giving medical attention to...

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ST. CYRIL AND ST. METHODIUS

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 14 St. Cyril and St. Methodius were Greek brothers who lived in the 9th century. Methodius was the elder brother and was originally...

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ST. CYRIL OF ALEXANDRIA

MEMORIAL - JUNE 27 Cyril was born in Egypt at the end of the 4th century. He was ordained a priest by his uncle who...

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ST. CYRIL OF JERUSALEM

MEMORIAL: MARCH 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem was born in the 4th century AD and little is known about his early life. He was ordained...

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ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 4 St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was born into a wealthy family in New York City, in 1774. She grew up an educated young...

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ST. ELIZABETH OF HUNGARY

MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 17 Elizabeth was born to the King and Queen of Hungary in the 13th century. At a young age, she was betrothed to...

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ST. EPHREM

MEMORIAL - JUNE 9 St. Ephrem was born at the beginning of the 4th century in Syria. After his Baptism, he was granted permission to...

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ST. FABIAN & ST. SEBASTIAN

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 20 Today we celebrate two Roman saints from the 3rd century who were martyred by the Roman persecutions. Legend has it that St....

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ST. FAUSTINA

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 5 St. Faustina was born to a poor family in Poland in 1905. As a young girl, she had a desire to enter...

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ST. FIDELIS OF SIGMARINGEN

MEMORIAL: APRIL 24 St. Fidelis was born at the end of the 16th century in Germany when the Protestant Reformation was at its height. He...

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ST. FRANCES OF ROME

MEMORIAL: MARCH 9 St. Frances was born in the 14th century in Rome, Italy. The daughter of a wealthy man, Frances desired to become a...

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ST. FRANCES XAVIER CABRINI

MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 13 St. Frances Cabrini was born in Lombardy, Italy in 1850. At the age of 18, she desired to become a religious sister,...

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ST. FRANCIS DE SALES

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 24 St. Francis de Sales was born into a wealthy family in the 16th century in Switzerland. At a young age, he knew...

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ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 4 St Francis of Assisi was born to a wealthy Italian merchant at the end of the 12th century. At a young age,...

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ST. FRANCIS XAVIER

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 3 St. Francis Xavier was born in the 16th century in modern day Spain. He was a wealthy young man who pursued academic...

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ST. GEORGE

MEMORIAL: APRIL 23 St. George was born in the 3rd century. His parents were of Roman nobility and George entered the Roman military where he...

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ST. HILARY

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 13 St. Hilary was born in what is now France at the beginning of the fourth century. He was a married and educated...

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ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 17 St. Ignatius was consecrated the Bishop of Antioch in Syria by St. Peter. Ignatious was a disciple of St. John, and he...

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ST. IRENAEUS

MEMORIAL - JUNE 28 While Irenaeus is known for his powerful writings, there is little known about his life. He was born in the second...

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ST. ISIDORE

MEMORIAL: MAY 15 St. Isidore was born in Madrid, Spain in the 11th century. He was a poor farmer who worked the land of a...

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ST. JAMES THE GREATER

FEAST: JULY 25 St. James the Greater was the brother of St. John who were both fishermen and sons of Zebedee. James, along with Peter,...

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ST. JANUARIUS

MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 19 Little is known about St. Januarius other than that he is an Italian saint who died under the persecution of Diocletian. When...

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ST. JEROME

MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 30 St. Jerome was born in the 4th century in present day Croatia or Slovenia. He was a brilliant young man in linguistics...

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ST. JOACHIM & ST. ANNE

MEMORIAL: JULY 26 St. Joachim and St. Anne are the traditional names for the father and mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary. We have no...

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ST. JOHN

FEAST: DECEMBER 27 St. John, also known as the Beloved Disciple, was an apostle and the brother of St. James the Greater. Originally a fisherman...

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ST. JOHN BOSCO

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 31 St. John Bosco was born in the 19th century to a poor family in Italy. His dad passed away at an early...

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ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM

MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 13 St. John Chrysostom (which means Golden-Mouth) was born in the 4th century. He was baptized after his theological studies and subsequently became...

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ST. JOHN DE BREBEUF & ST. ISAAC JOGUES

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 19 St. John de Brebeuf and St. Isaac Jogues were Jesuit missionaries of the 17th century, and with their companions are known as...

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ST. JOHN FISHER & ST. THOMAS MORE

MEMORIAL - JUNE 22 St. John Fisher and St. Thomas More were both martyred by King Henry VIII in England over the indissolubility of marriage....

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ST. JOHN NEUMANN

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 5 St. John Neumann was born in Bohemia in the beginning of the 19th century. He desired to become a priest, but his...

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ST. JOHN OF AVILA

MEMORIAL: MAY 10 St. John of Avila was born in Spain in the 1500s. It was a time of great turmoil in the Church, but...

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ST. JOHN OF GOD

MEMORIAL: MARCH 8 St. John of God was an impulsive man who lived in the 16th century in Spain. At the beginning of his life,...

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ST. JOHN OF THE CROSS

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 14 St. John of the Cross was born in the 16th century to a poor family. He was educated at a school for...

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ST. JOSEPH

SOLEMNITY: MARCH 19 St. Joseph is the earthly father of Jesus. He is the true father to Jesus in everything other than biological paternity. As...

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ST. JOSEPH THE WORKER

MEMORIAL: MAY 1 St. Joseph the Worker is one of two major St. Joseph celebrations throughout the year (the other being March 19th). The Feast...

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ST. JOSEPHINE BAKHITA

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 8 St. Josephine Bakhita was born in 1869 in the Darfur (present day Sudan). At the age of 7, she was abducted by...

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ST. JUNIPERO SERRA

MEMORIAL: JULY 1 St. Junipero Serra was born in Spain in the 18th century. As a teenager, Serra attended school with the Franciscans which eventually...

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ST. JUSTIN MARTYR

MEMORIAL: JUNE 1 Justin Martyr was born at the beginning of the second century. He grew up as an educated young man, but was pagan....

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ST. KATERI TEKAKWITHA

MEMORIAL: JULY 14 St. Kateri Tekakwitha was born into the Mohawk tribe who hated Christians in 1656. However, Jesuit missionaries continued to come and Kateri...

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ST. KATHARINE DREXEL

MEMORIAL: MARCH 3 St. Katharine Drexel was the second American-born Catholic saint. She was born in Philadelphia in 1858 into a wealthy family. Her home...

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ST. LAWRENCE OF BRINDISI

MEMORIAL: JULY 21 St. Lawrence was born in Naples in the late 16th century. At the age of 16, Lawrence became a Capuchin and was...

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ST. LUCY

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 13 Little is known for certain about St. Lucy other than she lived in the fourth century and died in the Christian persecutions....

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ST. LUKE

FEAST: OCTOBER 18 St. Luke is one of the four gospel writers, and he also wrote the Acts of the Apostles. He was a gentile...

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ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 16 St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was born at the end of the 17th century in France. As an only child, she had a...

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ST. MARGARET OF SCOTLAND

MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 16 St. Margaret was born in the 11th century as an English princess who experienced a childhood of turmoil and exile. During her...

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ST. MARIA GORETTI

MEMORIAL: JULY 6 St. Maria Goretti lived at the end of the 19th century in Italy. She lived in a poor family who were devoted...

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ST. MARK

FEAST: APRIL 25 Not a lot is known about the Evangelist Mark, but we do believe that He is mentioned multiple times in the New...

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ST. MARTIN DE PORRES

MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 3 St. Martin was born in the 16th century in Lima, Peru. He was the illegitimate son of a Spanish man and a...

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ST. MARTIN I

MEMORIAL: APRIL 13 St. Martin was born in Tuscany, Italy at the end of the sixth/beginning of the seventh century. He became a deacon and...

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ST. MARTIN OF TOURS

MEMORIAL: NOVEMBER 11 St. Martin of Tours was a Roman soldier in the 4th century. He became a conscientious objector upon his conversion prior to...

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ST. MARY MAGDALENE

FEAST: JULY 22 Mary Magdalene is one of the most inspiring followers of Christ. While she is never identified specifically, tradition holds that she is...

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ST. MATTHEW

FEAST: SEPTEMBER 21 St. Matthew was one of the twelve apostles and is widely considered to be the author of the first Gospel of the...

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ST. MATTHIAS

FEAST: MAY 14 Little is known of St. Matthias other than what is mentioned in the first chapter of Acts of the Apostles. One of...

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ST. MICHAEL, ST. GABRIEL & ST. RAPHAEL, ARCHANGELS

FEAST: SEPTEMBER 29 Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael play a major role in salvation history. Their mission from God has been to help humans love...

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ST. NICHOLAS

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 6 St. Nicholas was born in modern day Turkey during the 3rd century. He was from a wealthy family, but gave all of...

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ST. NORBERT

MEMORIAL - JUNE 6 St. Norbert was born in the Rhineland in the late 11th century. He was born of noble birth and enjoyed the...

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ST. PADRE PIO

MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 23 Padre Pio was born Francesco Forgione at the end of the 19th century in Italy. He was born to poor farmers and...

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ST. PATRICK

MEMORIAL: MARCH 17 It is believed St. Patrick was born in the 4th century AD in England, not Ireland. As a teenager, he was captured...

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ST. PAUL MIKI & COMPANIONS

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 6 St. Paul Miki was born in the 16th century and was the son of a wealthy military leader. The Jesuits under St....

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ST. PAUL OF THE CROSS

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 20 St. Paul of the Cross lived in the beginning of the 18th century. After leaving the army, St. Paul lived a life...

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ST. PERPETUA & ST. FELICITY

MEMORIAL: MARCH 7 St. Perpetua and St. Felicity are female martyrs from the year 203 AD. Little is known about their early lives, but we...

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ST. PETER & ST. PAUL

SOLEMNITY: JUNE 29 The Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul celebrates the two Apostles on which the Catholic Church relied upon in its earliest stage....

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ST. PETER CANISIUS

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 21 St. Peter Canisius was born in the 16th century in Holland. He would spend much time in Germany, where the Protestant Reformation...

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ST. PETER CHANEL

MEMORIAL: APRIL 28 St. Peter Chanel was born in the 19th century in France. After becoming a priest, St. Peter joined the Society of Mary...

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ST. PETER CLAVER

MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 9 Peter Calver was born in Spain and became a Jesuit which was a new missionary order at the time. As a young...

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ST. PETER DAMIAN

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 21 St. Peter Damian was born in Italy in the 11th century. He was orphaned at a young age and had a rough...

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ST. PHILIP & ST. JAMES

FEAST: MAY 3 St. Philip and James are two of the lesser-known Apostles. However, when we take a closer look, they are all over the...

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ST. PHILIP NERI

MEMORIAL: MAY 26 St. Philip Neri was born at the beginning of the 16th century in Florence, Italy. While learning the family business at the...

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ST. POLYCARP

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 23 St. Polycarp was a second generation Christian. This means that He learned about Jesus from the Apostles. St. Polycarp was a disciple...

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ST. SCHOLASTICA

MEMORIAL: FEBRUARY 10 St. Scholastica was born in the 6th century, and was brother to St. Benedict. As St. Benedict established his famous monastery in...

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ST. SIMON & ST. JUDE

FEAST: OCTOBER 28 Sts. Simon and Jude are some of the lesser known apostles in the Gospels. Neither have any dialogue in the Gospels. Their...

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ST. STANISLAUS

MEMORIAL: APRIL 11 St. Stanislaus was born in the 11th century in Poland to a noble family. He became a priest after being influenced by...

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ST. STEPHEN

FEAST: DECEMBER 26 St. Stephen was one for the first seven deacons of the Church and the first Christian martyr. We find his story in...

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ST. TERESA OF JESUS (AVILA)

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 15 St. Teresa lived in the 16th century during the protestant reformation. She grew up with a strict father who sent her to...

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ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX

MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 1 St. Therese was born in France in 1873 as the youngest of nine children to Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin. As a...

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ST. THOMAS

FEAST: JULY 3 St. Thomas is one of the most famous of the Apostles not named Peter or John. He has multiple phrases recorded in...

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ST. THOMAS AQUINAS

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 28 St. Thomas Aquianas was born in the 13th century to a wealthy family in Italy. When he decided to join the Dominican...

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ST. THOMAS BECKET

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 29 St. Thomas Becket was born in the 12th century to a privileged family in London. He was a highly educated young man,...

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ST. TIMOTHY AND ST. TITUS

MEMORIAL: JANUARY 26 St. Timothy and Titus were students and companions of St. Paul. There are letters that Paul wrote to each of them found...

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ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 27 St. Vincent de Paul was born at the end of the 16th century in France. After tutoring a local wealthy family, Vincent...

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THE HOLY INNOCENTS

FEAST: DECEMBER 28 When King Herod found out that a Messiah had been born near Bethlehem, but the Wise Men did not return, Herod decided...

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