Greater Litanies–V (Procession only) – St. Mark, The Evangelist–R (II)
ST. MARK was converted to the Faith by the Prince of the Apostles, whom he afterwards accompanied to Rome, acting there as
Second Sunday after Easter–W (II) – Sts. Cletus and Marcellinus, Popes, Martyrs
ST. CLETUS was the third Bishop of Rome, and succeeded St. Linus, which circumstance alone shows his eminent virtue among the first
St. Peter Canisius, Confessor, Doctor–W (III)
Peter Canisius (1521-97) was drawn to the Society of Jesus by the preaching of Bl. Peter Faber, the first disciple of St.
St. Paul of the Cross, Confessor–W (III)
THE eighty-one years of this Saint's life were modelled on the Passion of Jesus Christ. In his childhood, when praying in church,
St. Peter of Verona, Martyr–R (III)
Also known as Saint Peter Martyr, was a 13th-century Italian Catholic priest. He was a Dominican friar and a celebrated preacher. He
St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin–W (III)
The seraphic St. Catherine willingly sacrificed the delights of contemplation to labor for the Church and the Apostolic See. How deeply do
First Friday – ST. JOSEPH the Worker, Confessor–W (I)
Apparently in response to the “May Day” celebrations for workers sponsored by Communists, Pius XII instituted the feast of St. Joseph the
First Saturday – St. Athanasius, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor–W (III)
While he was still a deacon, Athanasius of Alexandria (c. 298-373) was present at the Council of Nicaea, during which the true
Third Sunday after Easter–W (II) – St. Alexander I, Eventius & Theodulus, Martyrs, and Juvenal, Confessor, Bishop
POPE ALEXANDER I. His pontificate is variously dated by critics, e.g. 106-115 (Duchesne) or 109-116 (Lightfoot). In Christian antiquity he was credited
St. Monica, Widow–W (III)
MONICA, the mother of St. Augustine, was born in 332. A, a girlhood of singular innocence and piety, she was given in