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St. John the Silent -- 13 May 2020
 
Birth: 452 Death: 558 Bishop of Colonia in Palestine and a hermit. Born in Nicopolis, Armenia, he established a monastery at the age of eighteen. Appointed a bishop at the age of twenty-eight, he ... READ MORE
Sts. Nereus & Achilleus -- 12 May 2020
 
So often we hear people or even ourselves excuse an action by saying "I was only following orders." But for Nereus and Achilleus this excuse could not stand in the face of the cross. Everything we ... READ MORE
St. Ignatius of Laconi -- 11 May 2020
 
Birth: 1701 Death: 1781 Ignatius was the son of a poor farmer in Laconi, Italy. He was born on December 17, 1701. When he was about seventeen, he became very ill. He promised to be a Franciscan if... READ MORE
St. Damien of Molokai -- 10 May 2020
 
Patron: of people with leprosy Birth: 1840 Death: 1889 Beatified: June 4th, 1995, Basilica of the Sacred Heart (Koekelberg), Brussels, by Pope John Paul II Canonized: October 11th, 2009, Vatican C... READ MORE
St. Pachomius -- 09 May 2020
 
Birth: 292 Death: 348 St. Pachomius was born about 292 in the Upeer Thebaid in Egypt and was inducted into the Emperor's army as a twenty-year-old. The great kindness of Christians at Thebes towar... READ MORE
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Sts. Denis, Rusticus, and Eleutherius -- 09 October 2021
 
Patron: of France; Paris; against frenzy, strife, headaches, hydrophobia, possessed people, rabies The first mention we have of these three martyrs who died around 258 A.D. comes in the sixth centu... READ MORE
St. Luke -- 18 October 2021
 
Patron: Physicians and Surgeons Luke, the writer of the Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles, has been identified with St. Paul's "Luke, the beloved physician" (Colossians 4:14). We know few other f... READ MORE
St. Nemesius -- 19 December 2021
 
Martyr of Egypt. He was burned alive in Alexandria, Egypt, during the persecutions under Emperor Trajanus Decius. Nemesius was arrested and scourged and then burned to death. Like Christ, he was execu... READ MORE
St. Martha -- 29 July 2021
 
Patron: of cooks "Jesus loved Martha and Mary and Lazarus." This unique statement in John's gospel tells us of the special relationship Jesus had with Martha, her sister, and her brother. Appare... READ MORE
St. Thomas of Villanueva -- 22 September 2020
 
Birth: 1488 Death: 1555 Augustinian bishop. Born at Fuentellana, Castile, Spain, he was the son of a miller. He studied at the University of Alcala, earned a licentiate in theology, and became a p... READ MORE
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