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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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