The Vigil of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
Category: Saint of the Day
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (Thirteenth Century)
In the thirteenth century, a beautiful picture of Our Lady holding the Child Jesus, with the Angels Michael and Gabriel on either side of her, was painted in the East. In the fifteenth century, this picture was brought from the … Continue reading
Saint John and Saint Paul (362)
Saints John and Paul are two notable Roman martyrs. Both were soldiers and were killed under the cruel Julian the Apostate for the courage with which they refused to support him in his defection from the dogmatic truths of the … Continue reading
Saint William the Abbot (1142)
Of the many saints and blesseds named William, none is better remembered than Saint William of Monte Vergine, in Italy. After a pilgrimage to the tomb of Saint James at Compostella in Spain, he retired to a mountain named Monte … Continue reading
The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist (1 B.C.)
Saint John the Baptist was the miraculous son of Saint Zachary and Saint Elizabeth, given to them when Saint Elizabeth was well beyond the years of childbearing. He was sanctified in his mother’s womb three months before his birth. This … Continue reading
Last Possible Date for Corpus Christi
This is the latest day on which Corpus Christi can occur.
The First Martyrs of Rome (64)
On this day the Church lovingly remembers the first fruits of the martyrs of the Church at Rome, the disciples of the Apostles, who perished under the Emperor Nero. They were falsely accused of having set fire to the city … Continue reading
Saint Audrey (Etheldreda) (679)
Saint Audrey was an East Anglian princess, and later a queen. Driven to do so by her parents, she first married a prince named Tonbert. Three years after their marriage, he died. He had permitted her to keep perfectly preserved … Continue reading
Saint Paulinus of Nola (431)
Saint Paulinus was born at Bordeaux, in France, of one of its noblest and wealthiest families. He was appointed, by the Roman Emperor, Prefect of all France. He was an orator and a poet. In rank, he finally became a … Continue reading
Saint Terence (First Century)
He was the first Bishop of Iconium, in Lycaonia, in Asia Minor. He was one of the seventy-two disciples of Our Lord. At Saint Paul’s dictation, it was he who wrote down the Epistle to the Romans. His name is … Continue reading
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga (1591)
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga was born on March 9, 1568. He is the model of the virtue of holy purity to all young Catholic boys. The first words Saint Aloysius spoke as a little child were the Holy Names of Jesus … Continue reading
Saint Florence (Florentina) (636)
Saint Florentina lived in Spain and was the sister of three brothers who are saints — Saint Leander, Saint Fulgentius and Saint Isidore, Doctor of the Church. She became a nun and an abbess and died in the same year … Continue reading
Saint Silverius (538)
He was the sixtieth Pope of the Catholic Church. He suffered great persecution for defending the dogmatic truths of the one true Church founded by Jesus Christ. He was exiled by the Empress Theodora to an island off Naples after … Continue reading
Last Possible Date for Trinity Sunday
This is the latest day on which Trinity Sunday can occur.
Saint Gervase and Saint Protase (165)
These are two heroic brothers who shed their blood for the Catholic Faith in the city of Milan, in Italy, in the second century. They are called the protomartyrs of Milan. The relics of Saint Gervase and Saint Protase were … Continue reading
