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
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
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
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
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
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
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,
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,
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
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