St. Raymond of Peñafort, Confessor–W (III) – St. Emerentiana, Virgin, Martyr–R (Comm.)
Born A.D. 1175, of a noble Spanish family, RAYMOND, at the age of 20, taught philosophy at Barcelona with marvelous success. Ten
St. Timothy, Bishop, Martyr–R (III)
TIMOTHY was a convert of St. Paul. He was born at Lystra in Asia Minor. His mother was a Jewess, but his
Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle–W (III) – (Comm. of St. Peter, Apostle)
THE great apostle PAUL, named Saul at his circumcision, was born at Tarsus, the capital of Silicia, and was by privilege a
Third Sunday after Epiphany–G (II) – St. Polycarp, Bishop, Martyr
ST. POLYCARP, Bishop of Smyrna, was a disciple of St. John. He wrote to the Philippians, exhorting them to mutual love and
St. John Chrysostom, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor–W (III)
ST. JOHN was born at Antioch in 344. In order to break with a world which admired and courted him, he in
St. Peter Nolasco, Confessor–W (III) – St. Agnes, Virgin, Martyr–R (Comm.)
ST. PETER NOLASCO'S feast is celebrated near St. Raymond of Penafort, founder of the Order of Mercedarians, the religious community which sent
St. Francis de Sales, Bishop, Confessor, Doctor–W (III)
FRANCIS was born of noble and pious parents, near Annecy, 1566, and studied with brilliant success at Paris and Padua. On his
St. Martina, Virgin, Martyr–R (III)
MARTINA of Rome was a Roman martyr under Emperor Alexander Severus. She is a patron saint of Rome. She was martyred in
St. John Bosco, Confessor–W (III)
ST. JOHN BOSCO, popularly known as Don Bosco, was an Italian Roman Catholic priest of the Latin Church, educator and writer of
First Saturday – St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop, Martyr–R (III)
ST. IGNATIUS, Bishop of Antioch, was the disciple of St. John. When Domitian persecuted the Church, St. Ignatius obtained peace for his