Saint Wenceslaus was the King of Bohemia who obtained his title from the Emperor Otto I. He was a noble and royal ruler, educated in the Catholic Faith by his grandmother, Saint Ludmilla. His great devotion was to the Blessed … Continue reading
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Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian (303)
Saint Cosmas and Saint Damian were twins. Both were physicians by profession. So much did they love those who had been baptized and received Holy Communion that they gave all their medical services to them without any charge. Saint Cosmas … Continue reading
Saint Therese Couderc (1885)
She was a valiant French nun, one of the many who fought to save the Catholic Faith in France in the wake of the French Revolution. She founded the Religious of Our Lady of the Retreat in the Cenacle for … Continue reading
The North American Martyrs (1642, 1646, 1648, 1649)
The eight North American martyrs were six priests and two lay brothers. They were heroic members of the Society of Jesus who were martyred in North America to bring the Faith that is necessary for salvation to the Huron, the … Continue reading
Saint Barry (Barr, Finbar) (Sixth Century)
He was an Irish monk. He was the first Bishop of Cork, and died after having been bishop for seventeen years.
Blessed Herman the Cripple (1054)
He was a Benedictine monk called “the Cripple” because of a deformity of his body. He entered the Benedictines when he was a child of seven. He became one of the great religious poets of the Church. It was Blessed … Continue reading
Saint Cleophas (First Century)
Saint Cleophas was one of the greatest brothers and husbands and fathers and grandfathers who has ever been in the history of the world. His brother was Saint Joseph, the virginal spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary. His wife was … Continue reading
Our Lady of Ransom (1218)
This feast commemorates the founding of a wonderful Order dedicated to the Immaculate Mother of God in the year 1218, and fully established in the year 1223. Its name is the Order of Our Lady of Ransom for the Redemption … Continue reading
Saint Thecla (117)
She was a young girl of eighteen who lived in Iconium, in Lycaonia and who was converted by Saint Paul. She then became one of his disciples and followed him on several of his missionary journeys. She was submitted to … Continue reading
Saint Linus (79)
Saint Linus was the second Pope of the Catholic Church. He ruled from the year 67 to the year 79, a period of twelve years. He was a Gentile. He shed his blood for the Faith which Saint Peter preached. … Continue reading
Saint Maurice and the Theban Legion (286)
Saint Maurice was the commander of a legion in the Roman Army, called the Theban Legion because it had been recruited in the Thebaid in upper Egypt. This Legion was composed of 6,666 men, every one of whom was a … Continue reading
Saint Thomas of Villanova (1555)
He was an Augustinian friar who was Archbishop of Valencia in Spain. His great apostolate was among the poor. He was a consolation to the Catholic Church in the century of the Protestant Reformation. He was a great guardian of … Continue reading
Saint Matthew (65)
Saint Matthew’s name was originally Levi. He gathered taxes for the Romans in the town of Capharnaum. His vocation to be an Apostle of Jesus Christ is one of the most remarkable ever told. Jesus met Matthew, and had only … Continue reading
Saint Eustace (118)
He was a Roman general under the Emperor Trajan. He shed his blood for the Catholic Faith along with his beloved wife, Theopistes, and his two sons, Agapitus and Theopistus. One day, when he was hunting, a stag with a … Continue reading
Saint Emily (1852)
Saint Emily de Rodat was born in southern France. She started a religious community dedicated to teaching children which became the Congregation of the Holy Family. She was canonized by Pope Pius XII in 1950.
