75views 1shareApostle. He is one of the three favorite disciples of Christ, who with Saint Peter and Saint John attended the glorious transfiguration of Jesus in Tabor, the resurrection of the daughter…
Category: Catholic Saints
Saint Christina, July 24
108views 1shareVirgin and Martyr. Saint Christina is one of those cases of heroism for the love of Christ despite strong opposition from relatives. Once converted to Catholicism, she began to give her…
Saint Liborius of Le Mans, July 23
82views 1shareBishop and Confessor. He governed the diocese of Mans with apostolic zeal in the 4th century. He followed Christ with ardent determination and reached the crown of victory. His heroic charity…
Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna, July 23
221views 1shareBishop and Martyr. He accompanied Saint Peter, who consecrated him Bishop, gave him a kiss of peace and sent him to evangelize the city of Ravenna, which emulate Rome. He converted…
Saint Mary Magdalene, July 22
114views 1sharePenitent. The sacred liturgy identifies the sinner converted at the feast of the Pharisee with Mary, sister of Lazarus, and with Mary Magdalene, who followed Jesus during his preaching, found herself…
Commemoration of Saint Práxedes, July 21
56views 1shareVirgin. (2nd century). Her noble house in Rome had the honor of hosting Saint Peter and his successors. Saint Práxedes survived her sister Santa Pudenciana and devoted herself to consoling, helping…
Saint Margaret of Antioch, July 20
63views 1shareVirgin and Martyr. The Greeks call her the great Martyr. Daughter of a pagan priest, but raised by her nurse in the Christian faith, she was, at the request of her…
Saint Jerome Emiliani, July 20
99views 1shareConfessor. (1481-1537). Father of the orphans, he founded a congregation of clergymen in Somasca (Italy) to educate orphans and the poor. Assisting the plagued, he contracted the contagion and died a…
Saint Vicent of Paul, July 19
83views 1shareConfessor. (1581-1660). France was torn by forty years of religious wars, the people were depleted, without religious instruction and without bread, so our merciful God raised up the evangelist of the…
Saint Symphorosa And Her Seven Children July 18
260views 1shareMartyrs. Symphorosa was the wife of the Martyr Saint Getulio. She is one of the great heroines of the time of the Martyrs. She offered to God the sacrifice of her…
Saint Camillus of Lellis July 18
45views 1shareConfessor. (1550-1614). The angel of charity, Saint Camillus of Lelis, Neapolitan, founded the heroic Order of Regular Clerics, Ministers of the sick (also called Ministers of the Good Death), who are…
St. Alexius of Rome July 17
445views 1shareConfessor. He was a young Roman of a noble family. The day of his wedding, leaving his wife intact, he went on a pilgrimage through the East, where he had a…
Saint Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor July 15
298views 1shareConfessor. At the end of the dark tenth century, the glowing star rises in Germania, pouring out splendours of sanctity from the heights of the imperial throne. With a rare example…
Saint Bonaventure July 14
150views 3sharesBishop, Confessor and Doctor of the Church. The Seraphic Doctor, glory of the Franciscan family, was a Master of Theology at the University of Paris, a most prolific writer, General of…
Pope Saint Anacletus July 13
92views 3sharesPope and Martyr. Source: Catholic Encyclopedia The second successor of St. Peter. Whether he was the same as Cletus, who is also called Anencletus as well as Anacletus, has been the…
Saints Nabor and Felix July 12
146views 2sharesSoldiers and Martyrs. These two legionaries died for Christ in Milan under the tyranny of Diocletian (303). V: Saints Nabor and Felix.A: Pray for us. 146views 3shares
Saint John Gualbert July 12
231views 1shareAbbot. As a young man he followed the militia. One Good Friday, while surrounded by soldiers, he stumbled upon his brother’s murderer, who, outstretched his arms, asked for forgiveness out of…
Pope Saint Pius I July 11
34views 2sharesPope and Martyr. This Pontiff ruled the Church from 152 to 155. He established the Easter feast on Sunday, the center of the entire liturgical year, and as he resided as…
Saints Rufina and Secunda July 10
173views 1shareVirgins and Martyrs. In the third century, two sisters, Rufina and Secunda, virgins consecrated to Christ, were tormented and slaughtered for refusing to marry (257). It is, therefore, today the feast…
The Seven Holy Brothers July 10
72views 1shareMartyrs. In the second century, year 162, the seven sons of Saint Felicity, a noble Roman lady. The sons, who were supported in combat by the incomparable mother, suffered glorious martyrdom…