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24views 1shareApostle Andrew, Simon’s brother, was a disciple of Saint John the Baptist. Andrew spoke to his brother and introduced him to Jesus. Both brothers were called to the apostolate. Andrew preached…

42views 1shareMartyr He was a Christian slave, and suffered martyrdom, slaughtered in Rome at the beginning of the 4th century, in the persecution of Diocletian. V/. Saint Saturninus.R/. Pray for us. 42views…

45views 1shareCatholic Feast To immediately prepare the dogmatic definition of the Immaculate Conception, the heavenly Mother of God deigned to appear to Saint Catherine Labouré, Daughter of Charity, in 1830, and ordered…

29views 1shareBishop and Martyr Bishop of Alexandria, he had the glory of being the first to excommunicate Arius. By his science and his virtue, he was the light of the whole Church….

23views 1shareAbbot Young Canon in Osimo, his homeland (Italy), contemplating in the coffin the corpse of a friend of his, he withdrew to the desert and founded the Congregation called Silvestrine Monks….

23views 1shareVirgin and Martyr Born in Alexandria (Egypt), at the age of eighteen she stood out for her philosophical knowledge and for her in-depth studies on the Christian religion. She appeared before…

34views 1shareMartyr He catechized Saint Anastasia, Virgin and Martyr. He suffered terrible torments and died beheaded by order of Diocletian. His name is read in the first Canon list. V/. Saint Chrysogonus.R/….

29views 1shareConfessor and Doctor He was born in Fontiveros (Ávila) and professed in the Carmelite Order, whose reform he promoted, together with Saint Teresa of Jesús; and in this great work she…

39views 1shareMartyr Seven children offered God this heroine, encouraging them to the martyrdom, and finally she also offered her neck to the executioner’s ax. Some believe that this Saint of Rome, and…

27views 1sharePope and Martyr Many believe that it is the same Clement who collaborated with Saint Paul. His glorious pontificate eclipsed those of Saint Linus and Saint Cleto, his predecessors. He pacified…

28views 1shareVirgin and Martyr From a noble Roman family, she consecrated her virginity to God. Forced to marry Valerian, a young pagan, she persuaded him to respect her and become a Christian….

33views 1shareCatholic Feast According to ancient tradition, the Virgin as a child was presented to the Lord in the temple of Jerusalem, and she stayed to live in the company of other…

54views 1shareConfessor A native of the Royal House of France, he fled the throne to dedicate himself to prayer in the desert. From there St. John of Mata got him, and both…

20views 1shareWidow Daughter of the King of Hungary, she married the landgrave of Thuringia and lived a holy marriage. God blessed her with abundant fruits of holiness. Her daughter was Saint Gertrude…

24views 1shareBishop and Martyr Polish nobleman, professed in the Order of Saint Basil, of the eastern rite. Appointed Archbishop of Polock, he fought tirelessly for Catholic unity between Orientals and Latins. He…

39views 1shareConfessor Born in St. Nicholas of the Port (Seville), he professed as a layman in the Order of Minors. He worked apostolically in the Canary Islands. In the jubilee year of…

23views 1sharePope and Martyr In the Lateran he called a Council of 105 Bishops, who condemned Paul, Patriarch of Constantinople, who denied the human will to Christ. (Monotelites.) Relegated with bad arts…

21views 1shareMartyr Born in Egypt, he was a legionary of the Roman Empire and gave his life for Christ. He was protector of the great city of Alexandria. V/. Saint Menas.R/. Pray…

24views 1shareBishop and Confessor Born in Hungary, as a soldier he split his cloak with a beggar, and the next night Christ appeared to him, dressed in the half cloak, saying: “Martin,…

28views 1shareMartyrs When Tryphon was martyred at Nicaea, the tribune Respicius, admiring his perseverance, embraced the Christian faith and was his partner in triumph after being baptized. Nympha, a vestal virgin who…