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POPE ST. PIUS X

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 21 Pope Pius X was born in 1835 as Guiseppe Melchiorre Sarto in present day Italy. He was ordained in 1859 and became...
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ST. BERNARD OF CLAIRVAUX

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 20 St. Bernard of Clairvaux was born in France at the end of the 11th century. He left his privileged life to enter...
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THE MATTER, FORM, AND MINISTER OF THE SACRAMENT OF...

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Men and women were created by God in His image and likeness. They were created in equality, but with gifts and talents informed by...
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ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 14 St. Maximilian Kolbe was born Raymund Kolbe in 1894. Born in Poland, Kolbe had an apparition from the Virgin Mary at the...
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ST. JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 12 St. Jane Frances de Chantal was born in the 16th century in Dijon, France. Because her mother died when she was very...
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ST. CLARE OF ASSISI

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 11 St. Clare of Assisi was a contemporary of St. Francis, and was inspired by his preaching to join the Benedictines at the...
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ST. LAWRENCE

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FEAST: AUGUST 10 Little is known about St. Lawrence, but there is legend of his martyrdom under the Emperor Valerian. Lawrence was a deacon for...
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ST. TERESA BENEDICTA OF THE CROSS

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 9 St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross was born Edith Stein in 1891. A Jew born in Poland, Edith was the youngest of...
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ST. DOMINIC

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 8 St. Dominic was born at the end of the 12th century into a wealthy family. His mother was Blessed Joan of Aza....
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ST. JOHN VIANNEY

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 4 St. John Vianney, or the Cure de Ars, was born during the French Revolution which rendered Catholicism illegal. He received all of...
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ST. ALPHONSUS LIGUORI

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MEMORIAL: AUGUST 1 St. Alphonsus Liguori was born at the end of the 17th century and was a brilliant young man. He achieved his doctorate...
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ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA

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MEMORIAL: JULY 31 St. Ignatius was born in Northern Spain in the late 15th century as the youngest of 13 children. He eventually became a...
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ST. PETER CHRYSOLOGUS

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MEMORIAL: JULY 30 St. Peter Chrysologus was born in Imola, Italy, in the late 4th century. He was an educated man who eventually became a...
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ST. MARTHA, MARY & LAZARUS

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MEMORIAL: JULY 29 July 29th was originally the feast of St. Martha, but in 2021 Pope Francis added Martha’s siblings, Mary and Lazarus, to the...
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ST. JOACHIM & ST. ANNE

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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...