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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 […]
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First Saturday – Our Lady on Saturdays–W (IV) – The Holy Maccabees, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
The woman with seven sons was a Jewish martyr described in 2 Maccabees 7 and other sources. Although unnamed in 2 Maccabees, […]
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Ninth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) – St. Alphonsus Liguori, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor
After a brief but successful career as a lawyer, Alphonsus de Liguori (1696-1787), a member of a noble Neapolitan family, laid his […]
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Ferial–G (IV)
THE FINDING OF ST. STEPHEN'S RELICS. THE second festival in honor of the holy protomartyr St. Stephen was instituted by the Church […]
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St. Dominic, Confessor–W (III)
ST. DOMINIC was born in Spain, in 1170. As a student, he sold his books to feed the poor in a famine, […]
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Dedication of the Church of Our Lady of the Snows–W (III)
Truly that was a day of joy, when Mary, in the Name of Jesus, claimed Her right as Sovereign and Heiress of […]
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The Transfiguration of Our Lord–W (II) – Sts. Sixtus II, Pope, Felicissimus & Agapitus, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
The origins of the feast are less than certain and may have derived from the dedication of three basilicas on Mount Tabor. […]
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First Friday – St. Cajetan, Confessor–W (III) – St. Donatus, Bishop, Martyr–R (Comm.)
St. Thomas Cajetan was an Italian philosopher, theologian, cardinal (from 1517 until his death) and the Master of the Order of Preachers […]
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St. John Mary Vianney, Confessor–W (III) – Sts. Cyriacus, Largus & Smaragdus, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
St John Vianney, was a French parish priest who is venerated in the Catholic Church as a saint and as the patron […]
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Tenth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II)
St. Romanus was a bishop of Rouen. He would have lived under Dagobert I (629-39), though his date of birth is unknown. […]
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St. Lawrence, Martyr–R (II)
ST. LAWRENCE was the chief among the seven deacons of the Roman Church. In the year 258 Pope Sixtus was led out […]
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Ferial–G (IV) – Sts. Tiburtius and Susanna, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Saints Tiburtius and Susanna, according to Christian legend, were two ancient Rome Catholic martyrs, the feast day of each of whom is […]
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St. Clare, Virgin–W (III)
St. Clare, born Chiara Offreduccio, is an Italian saint and one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded […]
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Ferial–G (IV) – Sts. Hippolitus & Cassian, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Hippolytus was a prominent priest of the church of Rome at the beginning of the third century and guardian of St. Laurence. […]
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(f/pa) Vigil of the Assumption–V (II) – St. Eusebius, Confessor–W (Comm.)
Our Lady was acclaimed as Mother of God at the Council of Ephesus in 431. Shortly before Bernadette's vision at Lourdes, the […]
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Holy Day of Obligation: THE ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY–W (I)
The Catholic Church teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary “having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and […]
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Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) – St. Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Confessor–W (Comm.)
“Most blessed couple, the whole of creation is in your debt,” says St. John Damascene about Joachim and Anne, the parents of […]
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St. Hyacinth, Confessor–W (III)
HYACINTH, the glorious apostle of Poland and Russia, was born of noble parents in Poland, about the year 1185. In 1218, being […]
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Ferial–G (IV) – St. Agapitus, Martyr–R (Comm.)
May the intercession of Your holy martyrs Sixtus, Felicissimus, and Agapitus help us to cherish with pure hearts the Sacrament we have […]
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St. John Eudes, Confessor–W (III)
St. John Eudes was a French missionary and priest, who founded the Congregation of Jesus and Mary and the Order of Our […]
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St. Bernard, Abbot, Confessor, Doctor–W (III)
BERNARD was born at the castle of Fontaines, in Burgundy. The grace of his person and the vigor of his intellect filled […]
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St. Jane Frances Fremiot de Chantal, Widow–W (III)
AT the age of sixteen, Jane Frances de Frémyot, already a motherless child, was placed under the care of a worldly-minded governess. […]
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The Immaculate Heart of Mary–W (II) – Sts. Timotheus, Hippolytus & Symphorianus, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
In devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Roman Catholic venerates in a sense of love responding to love. In devotion […]
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Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) – St. Philip Benizi, Confessor
St. Philip was born in Florence of the noble family of Benizi on the Feast of the Assumption, 1233. Our Lady herself […]
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St. Bartholomew, Apostle–R (II)
Bartholomew, a doctor in the Jewish law, was a dear friend of St. Philip the Apostle. Because Bartholomew was a man “in […]
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St. Louis IX, King, Confessor–W (III)
Commonly known as Saint Louis, was a Capetian King of France who reigned from 1226 until his death. Louis was crowned in […]
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Ferial–G (IV) – St. Zephyrinus, Pope, Martyr–R (Comm.)
During the 17-year pontificate of Zephyrinus, the young Church endured severe persecution under the Emperor Severus until his death in the year […]
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St. Joseph Calasanctius, Confessor–W (III)
Joseph Calasanctius (1556-1648) was born in Aragon, Spain. He went to Rome after his ordination to the priesthood, and in the Eternal […]
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St. Augustine of Hippo, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor–W (III) – St. Hermes, Martyr–R (Comm.)
Saint Augustine or Saint Austin, and also sometimes as Blessed Augustine in the Eastern Orthodox Church, was an early Christian theologian and […]
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Beheading of St. John the Baptist–R (III) – St. Sabina, Martyr–R (Comm.)
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist (also known as: Decollation of Saint John the Baptist or Beheading of the Forerunner) is […]
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Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) – St. Rose of Lima, Virgin
Saint Rose of Lima, T.O.S.D. (April 20, 1586 - August 24, 1617), was a Spanish colonist in Lima, Peru, who became known […]
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St. Raymond Nonnatus, Confessor–W (III)
Due to the story of his own birth, Raymond quickly became widely invoked by women facing childbirth. This can be seen in […]