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THE HOLY APOSTLES PETER & PAUL–R (I)
PETER was of Bethsaida in Galilee, and as he was fishing on the lake was called by Our Lord to be one […]
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Commemoration of St. Paul, Apostle–R (III) (Comm. St. Peter, Apostle)
Saul, the youthful Pharisee of Jerusalem who stood by as a witness at the death of the first martyr, Stephen, grew into […]
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FEAST OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS–R (I)
This feast was instituted only in 1849, but the devotion is as old as Christianity. The early Fathers say that the Church […]
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Visitation of the Blessed Virgin–W (II) – Sts. Processus and Martinianus, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Mary visits her relative Elizabeth; they are both pregnant. Mary is pregnant with Jesus and Elizabeth is pregnant with John the Baptist. […]
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First Friday – St. Irenaeus, Bishop, Martyr–R (III)
ST. IRENÆUS was born about the year 120. He was a Grecian, probably a native of Lesser Asia. His parents, who were […]
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First Saturday – Our Lady on Saturdays–W (IV)
ST. BERTHA, Widow, Abbess. BERTHA was the daughter of Count Rigobert and Umana, related to one of the kings of Kent in […]
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Fifth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) – St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Confessor
After his death, a number of cures were attributed to the intercession of Anthony Mary Zaccaria. 27 years after his death, his […]
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Ferial–G (IV)
THE name of Palladius shows this Saint to have been a Roman, and most authors agree that he was deacon of the […]
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Sts. Cyril & Methodius, Bishops, Confessors–W (III)
They were 9th century Byzantine Greek brothers born in Thessalonica, Macedonia, who became Christian missionaries among the Slavic peoples of the Great […]
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St. Elizabeth, Queen of Portugal, Widow–W (III)
Elizabeth showed an early enthusiasm for her Faith. She said the full Divine Office daily, fasted and did other penance, as well […]
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Ferial–G (IV)
ST. EPHREM is the light and glory of the Syriac Church. A mere youth, he entered on the religious life at Nisibis, […]
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The Seven Holy Brothers, Martyrs, and Sts. Rufina & Secunda, Virgins, Martyrs–R (III)
The Roman widow Felicitas and her seven sons were martyred in about the year 162. Pope Gregory the Great said of her, […]
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Our Lady on Saturdays–W (IV) – St. Pius I, Pope, Martyr–R (Comm.)
St Pius I governed the Church in the middle of the 2nd century during the reigns of the Emperors Antoninus Pius and […]
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Sixth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) – St. John Gualbert, Abbot
John Gualbert became a Benedictine monk at San Miniato. He fought actively against simony, of which both his abbot, Oberto, and the […]
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Ferial–G (IV)
ST. EUGENIUS, Bishop. THE episcopal see of Carthage had remained vacant twenty-four years, when, in 481, Huneric permitted the Catholics on certain […]
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St. Bonaventure, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor–W (III)
Bonaventure was born in the Papal States in 1221, and became a Franciscan at the age of 20. He is called by […]
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St. Henry, Emperor, Confessor–W (III)
Henry, the son of Henry, Duke of Bavaria, was chosen Emperor in 1002, upon the death of his cousin, Otto III. He […]
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Ferial–G (IV) – Our Lady of Mount Carmel–W (Comm.)
Simon Stock, a holy youth of the County of Kent in England, was told by Our Lady that he would join a […]
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Ferial–G (IV) – St. Alexius, Confessor–W (Comm.)
St. Alexius, the son of the Senator Euphemian, renounced all earthly things and departed as a pilgrim to Palestine. He returned after […]
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St. Camillus de Lellis, Confessor–W (III) – St. Symphorosa & her Seven Sons, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Popularly, Camillus is the patron saint of the sick, hospitals, nurses and physicians. His assistance is also invoked against gambling. His mortal […]
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Seventh Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) – St. Vincent de Paul, Confessor
ST. VINCENT was born in 1576. In after-years, when adviser of the queen and oracle of the Church in France, he loved […]
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St. Jerome Emilian, Confessor–W (III) – St. Margaret, Virgin, Martyr–R (Comm.)
Gerolamo Emiliani (Italian: Gerolamo Emiliani also Jerome Aemilian, Hiëronymus Emiliani) (1481 - 8 February 1537), was an Italian humanitarian, founder of the […]
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St. Lawrence of Brindisi, Confessor, Doctor–W (III) – St. Praxedes, Virgin–W (Comm.)
In 1602, he was elected vicar general of the Capuchin friars, at that time the highest office in the Order. He was […]
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St. Mary Magdalen, Penitent–W (III)
Of the earlier life of Mary Magdalen we know only that she was “a woman who was a sinner.” From the depth […]
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St. Apollinaris, Bishop, Martyr–R (III) – St. Liborius, Bishop, Confessor–W (Comm.)
As first bishop and only known martyr of Ravenna, Italy, Apollinaris evangelized that region and laid down his life for his flock […]
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Ferial–G (IV) – St. Christina, Virgin, Martyr–R (Comm.)
Christina, born in Tuscany, Italy, destroyed the pagan idols in her father's home and distributed their gold among the poor. Her father […]
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St. James, Apostle–R (II) – St. Christopher, Martyr–R (Comm.)
AMONG the twelve, three were chosen as the familiar companions of our blessed Lord, and of these JAMES was one. He alone, […]
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Eighth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) – St. Anne, Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary–W (Comm.)
The story bears a similarity to that of the birth of Samuel, whose mother Hannah had also been childless. Although Anne receives […]
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Ferial–G (IV) – St. Pantaleon, Martyr–R (Comm.)
St. Pantaleon counted in the West among the late-medieval Fourteen Holy Helpers and in the East as one of the Holy Unmercenary […]
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Sts. Nazarius & Celsus, Martyrs, – St. Victor I, Pope & Martyr, – St. Innocent I,, Pope, Confessor–R (III)
ST. NAZARIUS's father was a heathen, and held a considerable post in the Roman army. His mother, Perpetua, was a zealous Christian, […]
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St. Martha, Virgin–W (III) – Sts. Felix, Simplicius, Faustinus & Beatrice, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Martha was the active and anxious sister of Lazarus, whom Jesus raised from the dead, and Mary, the contemplative, whom the Lord […]
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Ferial–G (IV) – Sts. Abdon & Sennen, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
These Persian nobles were taken to Rome as captives by Emperor Decius, after his campaign in their country. During those years of […]
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St. Ignatius of Loyola, Confessor–W (III)
St. Ignatius was a Spanish knight from a local Basque noble family, hermit, priest since 1537, and theologian, who founded the Society […]