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Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor
c. 1542–1591; Patron Saint of contemplatives, mystical theology, and Spanish poets; Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII on December 27, 1726; Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XI in 1926; Commonly referred to as the “Mystical Doctor” Juan…
Saints of the Week
Saint John of the Cross,
- Sani Militante
- 14 December 2024
c. 1542–1591; Patron Saint of contemplatives, mystical theology, and Spanish poets; Canonized by Pope Benedict XIII on December 27, 1726;
Saint Lucy of Syracuse, Virgin
- Sani Militante
- 13 December 2024
c. 283–c. 304; Patron Saint of blind people, martyrs, peasants, penitent prostitutes, poor people, sick children, authors, cutlers, farmers, glassmakers,
Our Lady of Guadalupe
- Sani Militante
- 12 December 2024
Patroness of the Americas Between 1428 and 1521, the Aztec Empire thrived in present-day central Mexico. This empire began with
Saint Damasus I, Pope
- Sani Militante
- 11 December 2024
c. 305–384; Patron Saint of archeologists; Pre-Congregation canonization Pope Saint Damasus I, whom we honor today, was born at a
Our Lady of Loreto
- Sani Militante
- 10 December 2024
Patron Saint of aviators and builders Today’s memorial celebrates one of the most revered relics within the Christian world—The Holy
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed
- Sani Militante
- 09 December 2024
c. 15 BC; Patron Saint of the United States, clothmakers, clothworkers, coopers, upholsterers, the Amazon rainforest, and numerous dioceses, cities,
Saint Juan Diego, Hermit
- Sani Militante
- 08 December 2024
1474–1548; Patron Saint of Indigenous peoples; Canonized by Pope John Paul II on July 31, 2002 From 1428 until 1521,
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Blessed William Carter
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Saint Hilary of Poitiers
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Saint Anthony of Egypt
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Saint Margaret of Hungary
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Saint Germanicus of Smyrna
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Saint Blaesilla
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Saint Marianne Cope
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Saint Francis de Sales
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Saint Dwynwen
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Blessed Michal Kozal
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Saint Angela Merici
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Saint Dallan Forgaill
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Saint Aldegund
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Saint John Bosco
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Saint Brigid of Ireland
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Feast of the Presentation of the Lord
Also known as, Candlemas or Presentation of Christ in the Temple, the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is a Christian celebration. It commemorates
Saint Lawrence of Canterbury
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Saint John de Britto
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Saint Agatha of Sicily
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Saint Paul Miki
Nagasaki, Japan, is familiar to Americans as the city on which the second atomic bomb was dropped, immediately killing over 37,000 people. Three and a
Pope Pius IX
Born as Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti, Pope Pius IX was the ninth child born into the noble family of Girolamo dai Conti Ferretti (1750–1833) and
Saint Peter Igneus
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Saint Apollonia
The persecution of Christians began in Alexandria during the reign of the Emperor Philip. The first victim of the pagan mob was an old man
Saint Scholastica
Twins often share the same interests and ideas with an equal intensity. Therefore, it is no surprise that Scholastica and her twin brother, Benedict, established
Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes
On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus. A little more than three
Saint Eulalia of Barcelona
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Saint Catherine de Ricci
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Saint Claude de la Colombiere
This is a special day for the Jesuits, who claim today’s saint as one of their own. It’s also a special day for people who
Saint Juliana of Nicomedia
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Feast Day of the Seven Founders
of the Servite Order
Can you imagine seven prominent men of Boston or Denver banding together, leaving their homes and professions, and going into solitude for a life directly
Saint Barbatus of Benevento
Saint Barbatus of Benevento was born in the village of Vandano, near Cerreto Sannita, then part of the Duchy of Benevento, toward the end of
Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto
Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese shepherd children from Aljustrel, received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria, near Fátima, a
Saint Peter Damian
Maybe because he was orphaned and had been treated shabbily by one of his brothers, Peter Damian was very good to the poor. It was
Saint Margaret of Cortona
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Saint Polycarp
Saint Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna, disciple of Saint John the Apostle and friend of Saint Ignatius of Antioch, was a revered Christian leader during the
Bl. Tommaso Maria Fusco
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Blessed Domenico Lentini
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Saint Porphyrius
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Saint Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
Born in Italy into a large family and baptized Francis, Saint Gabriel lost his mother when he was only four years old. He was educated
Pope Hilarius
Pope Hilarius was born in Sardinia. In 449, Hilarius served as a legate for Pope Leo I at the Second Council of Ephesus. His opposition
Saint David
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Saint Agnes of Bohemia
Saint Agnes had no children of her own but was certainly life-giving for all who knew her. Agnes was the daughter of Queen Constance and
1 John 5:21
Verse: “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.” – 1 John 5:21 Prayer for the Sick Omnipotent and eternal God, the everlasting Salvation of those who
Saint Katharine Drexel
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Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina
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Saint John Joseph of the Cross
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Saint Colette
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Saints Perpetua and Felicity
“When my father in his affection for me was trying to turn me from my purpose by arguments and thus weaken my faith, I said
Saint John of God
Having given up active Christian belief while a soldier, John was 40 before the depth of his sinfulness began to dawn on him. He decided
Saint Frances of Rome
Frances’ life combines aspects of secular and religious life. A devoted and loving wife, she longed for a lifestyle of prayer and service, so she
Saint Anastasia the Patrician
Saint Anastasia the Patrician, also referred to as Anastasia Patricia, was a lady-in-waiting to the Byzantine empress. She later on left for Alexandria in Egypt.
Saint Vindicianus
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Blessed Angela Salawa
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Saint David
Saint David was born in Caerfai, south west Wales into an aristocratic family. He founded a Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosyn (The Vale of
Saint Agnes of Bohemia
Saint Agnes had no children of her own but was certainly life-giving for all who knew her. Agnes was the daughter of Queen Constance and
1 John 5:21
Verse: “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.” – 1 John 5:21 Prayer for the Sick Omnipotent and eternal God, the everlasting Salvation of those who
Saint Katharine Drexel
Saint Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia in 1858, she had an excellent education and traveled widely. As a rich girl, Katharine also had a
Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina
Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina was born in Gambellara in the Venetian Province. At the age of 21, Farina began teaching at the seminary, where he
Saint John Joseph of the Cross
Self-denial is never an end in itself but is only a help toward greater charity—as the life of Saint John Joseph shows. John Joseph was
Saint Colette
Saint Colette was born Nicole Boellet (or Boylet) in the village of Corbie, in the Picardy region of France. She was affectionately called Nicolette by
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
“When my father in his affection for me was trying to turn me from my purpose by arguments and thus weaken my faith, I said
Saint John of God
Having given up active Christian belief while a soldier, John was 40 before the depth of his sinfulness began to dawn on him. He decided
Saint Frances of Rome
Frances’ life combines aspects of secular and religious life. A devoted and loving wife, she longed for a lifestyle of prayer and service, so she
Saint Anastasia the Patrician
Saint Anastasia the Patrician, also referred to as Anastasia Patricia, was a lady-in-waiting to the Byzantine empress. She later on left for Alexandria in Egypt.
Saint Vindicianus
Saint Vindicianus was a bishop of Cambrai-Arras. He succeeded Bishop Aubert around 668. The events of his life after this date (686) are unknown. According
Blessed Angela Salawa
Blessed Angela Salawa served Christ and Christ’s little ones with all her strength. Born in Siepraw, near Kraków, Poland, she was the 11th child of
Saint David
Saint David was born in Caerfai, south west Wales into an aristocratic family. He founded a Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosyn (The Vale of
Saint Agnes of Bohemia
Saint Agnes had no children of her own but was certainly life-giving for all who knew her. Agnes was the daughter of Queen Constance and
1 John 5:21
Verse: “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.” – 1 John 5:21 Prayer for the Sick Omnipotent and eternal God, the everlasting Salvation of those who
Saint Katharine Drexel
Saint Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia in 1858, she had an excellent education and traveled widely. As a rich girl, Katharine also had a
Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina
Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina was born in Gambellara in the Venetian Province. At the age of 21, Farina began teaching at the seminary, where he
Saint John Joseph of the Cross
Self-denial is never an end in itself but is only a help toward greater charity—as the life of Saint John Joseph shows. John Joseph was
Saint Colette
Saint Colette was born Nicole Boellet (or Boylet) in the village of Corbie, in the Picardy region of France. She was affectionately called Nicolette by
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
“When my father in his affection for me was trying to turn me from my purpose by arguments and thus weaken my faith, I said
Saint John of God
Having given up active Christian belief while a soldier, John was 40 before the depth of his sinfulness began to dawn on him. He decided
Saint Frances of Rome
Frances’ life combines aspects of secular and religious life. A devoted and loving wife, she longed for a lifestyle of prayer and service, so she
Saint Anastasia the Patrician
Saint Anastasia the Patrician, also referred to as Anastasia Patricia, was a lady-in-waiting to the Byzantine empress. She later on left for Alexandria in Egypt.
Saint Vindicianus
Saint Vindicianus was a bishop of Cambrai-Arras. He succeeded Bishop Aubert around 668. The events of his life after this date (686) are unknown. According
Blessed Angela Salawa
Blessed Angela Salawa served Christ and Christ’s little ones with all her strength. Born in Siepraw, near Kraków, Poland, she was the 11th child of
Saint David
Saint David was born in Caerfai, south west Wales into an aristocratic family. He founded a Celtic monastic community at Glyn Rhosyn (The Vale of
Saint Agnes of Bohemia
Saint Agnes had no children of her own but was certainly life-giving for all who knew her. Agnes was the daughter of Queen Constance and
1 John 5:21
Verse: “Dear children, keep yourselves from idols.” – 1 John 5:21 Prayer for the Sick Omnipotent and eternal God, the everlasting Salvation of those who
Saint Katharine Drexel
Saint Katharine Drexel was born in Philadelphia in 1858, she had an excellent education and traveled widely. As a rich girl, Katharine also had a
Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina
Saint Giovanni Antonio Farina was born in Gambellara in the Venetian Province. At the age of 21, Farina began teaching at the seminary, where he
Saint John Joseph of the Cross
Self-denial is never an end in itself but is only a help toward greater charity—as the life of Saint John Joseph shows. John Joseph was
Saint Colette
Saint Colette was born Nicole Boellet (or Boylet) in the village of Corbie, in the Picardy region of France. She was affectionately called Nicolette by
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
“When my father in his affection for me was trying to turn me from my purpose by arguments and thus weaken my faith, I said
Saint John of God
Having given up active Christian belief while a soldier, John was 40 before the depth of his sinfulness began to dawn on him. He decided
Saint Frances of Rome
Frances’ life combines aspects of secular and religious life. A devoted and loving wife, she longed for a lifestyle of prayer and service, so she
Saint Anastasia the Patrician
Saint Anastasia the Patrician, also referred to as Anastasia Patricia, was a lady-in-waiting to the Byzantine empress. She later on left for Alexandria in Egypt.
Saint Vindicianus
Saint Vindicianus was a bishop of Cambrai-Arras. He succeeded Bishop Aubert around 668. The events of his life after this date (686) are unknown. According
Blessed Angela Salawa
Blessed Angela Salawa served Christ and Christ’s little ones with all her strength. Born in Siepraw, near Kraków, Poland, she was the 11th child of
Saint Junipero Serra
Born on Spain Island of Malloroca, Serra entered the Franciscan Order taking the name of Saint Francis, childlike companions as Brother Juniper. Until he was
Saint Oliver Plunkett
Born in Country Meath in 1629, Oliver studied for the priesthood in Rome and was ordained there in 1654. After some years of teaching and
Saint Thomas
Poor Thomas, little is known about him, yet he made one remark and has been branded as the “Doubting Thomas” ever since. But if he
Saint Elizabeth
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Saint Anthony Zaccaria
During the same time when Martin Luther was attacking abuses in the Church, a reformation within the Church was already being attempted. Among the early
Saint Maria Goretti
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Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions
Not much is known of the early life of Emmanuel Ruiz, but details of his heroic death in defense of the faith have come down
Saint Gregory Grassi and companions
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Saint Augustine Zhao and companions
Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria in the 600s. Depending on China’s relations with the outside world, Christianity over the centuries was free
Saint Veronica Giuliani
Veronica’s desire to be like Christ crucified was answered with the stigmata. Veronica was born in Mercatelli, Italy. It is said that when her mother
Saint Benedict, Abbot
It is unfortunate that no contemporary biography was written of a man who has exercised the greatest influence on monasticism in the West. Benedict is
St. John Jones & St. John Wall
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Saint Henry
As German king and Holy Roman Emperor, Henry was a practical man of affairs. He was energetic in consolidating his rule. He crushed rebellions and
Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
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Saint Bonaventure
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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Saint Alexius of Rome
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St. Bruno of Segni
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St. Justa and St. Rufina
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Saint Apollinaris
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Saint Lawrence of Brindisi
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Saint Mary Magdalene
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Saint Bridget of Sweden
Throughout the life of Brigitta or Bridget she saw visions concerning the reform of the Church, messages to kings and popes and many other persons
Saint Sharbel Makhlouf
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Saint James the Great, Apostle
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Saint Joachim and Saint Anne
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Saint Pantaleon
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Saint Innocent I
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Saint Martha , Mary and Lazarus
“Jesus loved Martha and Mary and Lazarus.” This unique statement in John’s gospel tells us of the special relationship Jesus had with the three siblings.
St. Peter Chrysologus
St. Peter was baptized, educated, and ordained a deacon by Cornelius, Bishop of Imola. St. Peter merited being called “Chrysologus” (golden-worded) from his exceptional oratorical
Saint Ignatius of Loyola
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St. Alphonsus Ligouri
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Saint Eusebius Of Vercelli
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Saint Peter Julian Eymard
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Saint John Vianney
“A man with vision will overcome every obstacles and shall perform deeds that seem to be impossible.” John Marie Vianney was a man of vision.
Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major
The Council of Ephesus in 431 formally proclaimed the mother of Jesus as the Mother of God, and the church (basilica) of St Mary Major
Transfiguration of the Lord
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Saint Cajetan
Today’s saint was seemed headed for an ordinary life – he was a lawyer, then became a priest who is engaged in the work of
Saint Dominic
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Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Edith Stein was born from a prominent Jewish family in Breslau, Germany – now Wroclaw, Polad. As a student, she became fascinated in Philosophy, specifically
Saint Laurence
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Saint Clare of Assisi
She was born at Assisi and came under the influence of Saint Francis. She left home at the age of 18 and, under Francis’s guidance,
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
Jane Frances was wife, mother, nun, and a foundress of a religious community. Her mother died when she was 18 months old, and her father,
Sts. Pontian and Hippolytus
Hippolytus was a priest and a learned man, the most important writer of the Church at Rome in the early third century. He strongly attacked
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Our saint today Raymund Kolbe was born on January 8, 1894, in the Kingdom of Poland, part of the Russian Empire. He entered the seminary
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Catholic Church teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary “having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly
Saint Roch
Saint Roch is the patron saint of the sick and invalids. He was born in 1295 to a rich family in Montpellier, France. Tradition says
Saint Joan of the Cross
Born in 1666, in Anjou, France, Joan worked in the family business—a small shop near a religious shrine—from an early age. She has become known
Saint Helena
Tradition says Helena brought a woman near death to the discovery of three crosses which was discovered during their search. There she had the woman
Saint John Eudes
John was born in Normandy. He was ordained priest and spent many years preaching parish missions. He organized a congregation of nuns that grew into
Saint Ezekiel Moreno
Today’s saint, Ezekiel, was born in Alfaro in Spain on April 9, 1848. He joined the Recollect Congregation of the Augustinian Order in Monteagudo (Navarra)
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Bernard was born near Dijon, in France, in 1090, of a noble family. In 1112 he joined the new monastery at Cîteaux. This had been
Queenship of Blessed Virgin Mary
Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive
Saint Rose of Lima
The first canonized saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints—the suffering of opposition—and another characteristic which is more for admiration than
Saint Bartholomew
He was born at Cana and brought by the Apostle Philip to meet Jesus. Nothing further is known for certain. Eusebius speaks of him in
Saint Joseph Calasanz
From Aragon where he was born in 1556, to Rome where he died 92 years later, fortune alternately smiled and frowned on the work of
Saint Bregwin
Bregwin, Bregowine, or Breguivine was a medieval Archbishop of Canterbury. Little is known of his origins or his activities as an archbishop, although a number
Saint Monica
St. Monica was born in Thagaste, Africa of a Christian Family. Although she was a Christian, her parents gave her in marriage to a pagan,
Saint Augustine of Hippo
St. Augustine was born in Thagaste in Africa of a Berber family. He was brought up a Christian but left Church early and spent a
Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist has two feasts in the Liturgical Calendar of the Church. One, in August, celebrates his death, and one in June, celebrates
Saint Joseph of Arimathea & Nicodemus
The actions of these two influential Jewish leaders give insight into the charismatic power of Jesus and his teachings and the risks that could be
Saint Giles
Despite the fact that much about Saint Giles is shrouded in mystery, we can say that he was one of the most popular saints in
Blessed John Francis Burte and companions
These priests were victims of the French Revolution. Though their martyrdom spans a period of several years, they stand together in the Church’s memory because
Saint Gregory the Great
Gregory was born in Rome and followed the career of public service that was unusual for the son of an aristocratic family, finally becoming the
Saint Rose of Viterbo
Even as a child, Rose had a great desire to pray and to aid the poor. While still very young, she began a life of
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, the tiny woman recognized throughout the world for her work among the poorest of the poor, was beatified October 19, 2003.
Saint Eleutherius
St. Eleutherius (d. 585 A.D.) was a monk living in Spoleto, Italy. Little is known of his early life. He became the Abbot of St.
Saint Cloud
Born in 522, Clodoald was the grandson of the Frankish King Clovis I, whose conversion to orthodox Christianity rather than the Arian heresy made him
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Church has celebrated Mary’s birth since at least the sixth century. A September birth was chosen because the Eastern Church begins its Church year
Saint Peter Claver
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Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
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Saint Paphnutius
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Saint Cornelius & Cyprian
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Saint Robert Bellarmine
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Saint Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions
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Saint Matthew
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Saint Thomas of Villanova
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Saint Albert of Jerusalem
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Saint Vincent de Paul
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Saint Lorenzo Ruiz
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Saint Jerome
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Saint Therese of the Child Jesus
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Blessed Antoine Chevrier T.O.S.F.
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Saint Theodore Guerin
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Saint Bruno
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Our Lady of the Rosary
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Saint Pelagia
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Saint Denis
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St. Francis Borgia
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Saint Maria Soledad Torres Acosta
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Blessed Carlo Acutis
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Saint Edward the Confessor
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St. Callistus I
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Saint Teresa of Avila
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Saint Hedwig
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Saint Ignatius of Antioch
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Saint Luke
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Saint Peter Alcantara
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Saint Paul of the Cross
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Saint Ursula and Companions
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St. Pope John Paul II
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St. John of Capistrano
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Saint Anthony Mary Claret
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Saints Crispin and Crispianus
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Saint Evaristus
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Saint Frumentius
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Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem
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St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
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Solemnity of All Saints (All Saints’ Day)
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All Souls’ Day – Commemoration
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Saint Martin de Porres
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Saint Charles Borromeo
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Saint Zachariah & St. Elizabeth
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Blessed Jose Maria of Manila
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Saint Achillas
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Saint Castorius
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Saint Benignus
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Saint Leo the Great
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Saint Martin of Tours
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Saint Benedict and Companions
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Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
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Saint Lawrence O’ Toole
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Saint Albert the Great
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Saint Albert the Great
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Saint Gertrude the Great
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Saint Dionysius of Alexandria
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Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
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Saint Raphael Kalinowski
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Saint Edmund the Martyr
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Saint Albert of Louvain
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Saint Cecilia
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Saint Alexander Nevsky
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Saint Vicente Liem de la Paz
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria
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Saint John Berchmans
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Saint James Intercisus
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Saint Catherine Labouré
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Saint Brendan of Birr
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Saint Andrew the Apostle
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Saint Henry
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Saint Kateri Tekakwitha
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Saint Bonaventure
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel
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Saint Alexius of Rome
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St. Bruno of Segni
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St. Justa and St. Rufina
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Saint Apollinaris
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Saint Lawrence of Brindisi
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Saint Mary Magdalene
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Saint Bridget of Sweden
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Saint Sharbel Makhlouf
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Saint James the Great, Apostle
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Saint Joachim and Saint Anne
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Saint Pantaleon
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Saint Innocent I
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Saint Martha , Mary and Lazarus
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St. Peter Chrysologus
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola
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Saint Edmund Campion
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Blessed Maria Angela Astorch
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Saint Francis Xavier
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Saint Clement of Alexandria
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Saint Crispina
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Saint Nicholas
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Saint Ambrose
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Feast of the Immaculate Conception
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Saint Juan Diego
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Pope Saint Gregory III
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Blessed Melchior of Saint Augustine
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
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Saint Lucy
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Saint John of the Cross
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Saint Mary Di Rosa
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Saint Adelaide
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Saint Olympias
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Saint Flannan
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Saint Nemesius of Alexandria
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Saint Dominic of Silos
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Saint Peter Canisius
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Saint Hunger
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Saint John Cantius
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Saint Tarsilla
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Saint Eugenia
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Saint Noel Chabanel
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Saint John the Evangelist
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Saint Anthony the Hermit
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Saint Aileran
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Saint Egwin
Born in the seventh century of royal blood, Egwin entered a monastery, and was enthusiastically received by royalty, clergy, and the people as the bishop