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Ferial–G (IV) – St. Evaristus, Pope, Martyr–R (Comm.)
Little is known about St. Evaristus. According to the Liber Pontificalis, he came from a family of Hellenistic Jewish origin living in […]
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Ferial–G (IV)
ST. FRUMENTIUS, Bishop. ST. FRUMENTIUS was yet a child when his uncle, Meropins of Tyre, took him and his brother Edesius on […]
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Sts. Simon & Jude, Apostles–R (II)
The holy Apostles Simon, a Cananean, called Zelotes (the Zealot) and Jude Thaddeus, a brother of St. James the Less, a cousin […]
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Ferial–G (IV)
ST. NARCISSUS was consecrated Bishop of Jerusalem about the year 180. He was already an old man, and God attested his merits […]
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Ferial–G (IV)
ST. MARCELLUS, THE CENTURION, Martyr. THE birthday of the Emperor Maximian Herculeus, in the year 298, was celebrated with extraordinary feasting and […]
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Our Lady on Saturdays–W (IV)
ST. QUINTIN was a Roman, descended from a senatorial family. Full of zeal for the kingdom of Jesus Christ, he left his […]
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Holy Day of Obligation: THE FEAST OF ALL SAINTS-W (I) – Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost
The feast of All Saints achieved great prominence in the 9th century, in the reign of the Byzantine Emperor, Leo VI “the […]
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ALL SOULS DAY–B (I)
The setting aside of a particular day for praying not for certain named individuals but for whole classes of the departed or […]
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Ferial–G (IV)
ST. MARTIN DE PORRES is the patron of Peru, racial harmony, hairdressers, barbers, and state schools. He is known for his spectacular […]
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St. Charles Borromeo, Bishop, Confessor–W (III) – Sts. Vitalis & Agricola, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Among the great reformers of the troubled sixteenth century, Borromeo, with St. Ignatius of Loyola, St. Philip Neri, and others, led the […]
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Ferial–G (IV)
ST. BERTILLE, Abbess. ST. BERTILLE was born of one of the most illustrious families in the territory of Soissons, in the reign […]
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First Friday – Ferial–G (IV)
LEONARD, one of the chief personages of the court of Clovis, and for whom this monarch had stood as sponsor in baptism, […]
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First Saturday – Our Lady on Saturdays–W (IV)
WILLIBRORD was born in Northumberland in 657, and when twenty years old went to Ireland, to study under St. Egbert; twelve years […]
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Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost–G (II)
The designation Four Crowned Martyrs or Four Holy Crowned Ones (Latin, Sancti Quatuor Coronati) actually refers to nine individuals venerated as martyrs […]
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Dedication of the Archbasilica of the Holy Savior–W (II) – St. Theodore, Martyr–R (Comm.)
It is the oldest and ranks first among the five Papal Basilicas of the world and the four Major Basilicas of Rome […]
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St. Andrew Avellino, Confessor–W (III) – Sts.Tryphon, Respicius, – Nympha, Virgin, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
St. Andrew Avellino, Confessor–W (III) – Sts.Tryphon, Respicius, – Nympha, Virgin, Martyrs–R (Comm.)
Through indefatigable in preaching, hearing confessions, and visiting the sick, Avellino still had time to write some ascetical works. His letters were […]
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St. Martin of Tours, Bishop, Confessor–W (III) – St. Mennas, Martyr–R (Comm.)
St. Martin of Tours was Bishop of Tours, whose shrine in France became a famous stopping-point for pilgrims on the road to […]
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St. Martin I, Pope, Martyr–R (III)
Pope Martin I (Latin: Martinus I; died 16 September 655) reigned from 21 July 649 to his death in 655. He was […]
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In USA: St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin–W (III) – St. Didacus, Confessor–W (III)
Frances Xavier Cabrini, also called Mother Cabrini, was an Italian-American religious sister, who founded the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart, a […]
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St. Josaphat, Bishop, Martyr–R (III)
Josaphat was a monk and archeparch (archbishop) of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, who was killed at Vitebsk, Vitebsk Voivodeship, in the […]
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Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) – St. Albert the Great, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor
He was a German Dominican friar and a Catholic bishop. He was known during his lifetime as doctor universalis and doctor expertus […]
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St. Gertrude, Virgin–W (III)
Gertrude produced numerous writings, though only some survive today. The longest survival is the Legatus Memorialis Abundantiae Divinae Pietatis (known in English […]
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St. Gregory the Wonderworker, Bishop, Confessor–W (III)
ST. GREGORY was born in Pontus, of heathen parents. In Palestine, about the year 231, he studied philosophy under the great Origen, […]
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Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter & Paul–W (III)
This feast combines the standard celebration of the dedication of a church for St. Peter's Basilica and the Basilica of Saint Paul […]
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St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Widow–W (III) – St. Pontianus, Pope, Martyr–R (Comm.)
Elizabeth was married at the age of 14, and widowed at 20. After her husband's death she sent her children away and […]
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St. Felix of Valois, Confessor–W (III)
ST. FELIX was son of the Count of Valois. His mother throughout his youth did all she could to cultivate in him […]
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Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary–W (III)
An ancient tradition holds that Our Lady was conducted by her parents to the Temple at Jerusalem to be consecrated entirely to […]
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Last Sunday after Pentecost–G (II) – St. Cecilia, Virgin, Martyr
The church of Santa Cecilia in Trastevere is reputedly built on the site of the house in which she lived. The original […]
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St. Clement I, Pope, Martyr–R (III) – St. Felicity, Martyr–R (Comm.)
Clement also known as Saint Clement of Rome, is listed by Irenaeus and Tertullian as Bishop of Rome, holding office from 92 […]
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St. John of the Cross, Confessor, Doctor–W (III) – St. Chrysogonus, Martyr–R (Comm.)
John of the Cross was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is considered, along with Saint Teresa of Ávila, as a […]
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St. Catherine of Alexandria, Virgin, Martyr–R (III)
Catherine is, according to tradition, a Christian saint and virgin, who was martyred in the early 4th century at the hands of […]
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St. Sylvester, Abbot–W (III) – St. Peter of Alexandria, Bishop, Martyr–R (Comm.)
Pope Sylvester I (died 31 December 335), whose name is also spelled Silvester, was pope from 31 January, 314 to his death […]
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Ferial–G (IV)
ST. MAXIMUS, abbot of Lerins, in succession to St. Honoratus, was remarkable not only for the spirit of recollection, fervor, and piety […]
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Our Lady on Saturdays–W (IV)
ST. JAMES OF LA MARCA OF ANCONA. THE small town of Montbrandon, in the Marca of Ancona, gave birth to this Saint. […]
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First Sunday of Advent–V (I)
Perpetua was a married noblewoman, said to have been 22 years old at the time of her death, and mother of an […]
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St. Andrew, Apostle–R (II) – Ferial–V (Comm.)
The New Testament states that Andrew was the brother of Simon Peter, by which it is inferred that he was likewise a […]