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Feast of Saint Scholastica -- 10 February 2023

	Scholastica (c. 480 – 10 February 543) is a saint of the Catholic Church, the Eastern Orthodox Churches and the Anglican Communion. She was born in Italy. According to a ninth century tradition, she w... READ MORE



Saint Apollonia -- 09 February 2023

	Saint Apollonia was one of a group of virgin martyrs who suffered in Alexandria during a local uprising against the Christians prior to the persecution of Decius. According to church tradition, her to... READ MORE



St. Josephine Bakhita -- 08 February 2023

	Josephine Margaret Bakhita, F.D.C.C. (ca. 1869 – 8 February 1947), was a Sudanese-Italian Canossian religious sister who lived in Italy for 45 years, after having been a slave in Sudan. In 2000, she w... READ MORE



Pope Pius IX -- 07 February 2023

	Pope Pius IX (Italian: Pio IX, Pio Nono; born Giovanni Maria Mastai Ferretti;[a] 13 May 1792 – 7 February 1878) was head of the Catholic Church from 1846 to 1878, the longest verified papal reign. He ... READ MORE



ST. PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS -- 06 February 2023

	Paul Miki was born into a wealthy Japanese family. He was educated by the Jesuits in Azuchi and Takatsuki. He joined the Society of Jesus and became a well known and successful preacher – gaining nume... READ MORE


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St. Lydia Purpuraria -- 03 August 2021

Lydia Purpuraria (1st century) was born at Thyatira (Ak-Hissar), a town in Asia Minor, famous for its dye works, (hence, her name which means purple seller). She became Paul's first convert at Philipp... READ MORE



St. John Vianney -- 04 August 2021

Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, known as John in English, was born May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, France and was baptized the same day. He was the fourth of six children born to Matthieu and Marie Vianney. ... READ MORE



St. Addal -- 05 August 2021

Death: 180 A disciple of Christ sent by St. Thomas to the court of King Abgar the Black, the second century Osroene ruler. Legendary accounts claim Abgar wrote to Christ asking Jesus to cure him of... READ MORE



St. Cajetan -- 07 August 2021

Patron: of workers; gamblers; job seekers; unemployed people; Albania; Italy; Malta; Argentina; Brazil; El Salvador; Guatemala Birth: 1480 Death: 1547 In 1523, the Church was in sad shape. People... READ MORE



St. Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr -- 10 August 2021

Patron: of Rome, students, miners, tanners, chefs, poor, firefighters Birth: December 31, 225 Death: August 10, 258 Canonized: Pre-Congregation The year was 258 A.D. It was a difficult beginning... READ MORE


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