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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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St. Lawrence of Brindisi -- 21 July 2021
 
Patron: of Brindisi Birth: 1559 Death: 1619 Caesare de Rossi was born at Brandisi, kingdom of Naples, on July 22nd. He was educated by the conventual Franciscans there and by his uncle at St. Mar... READ MORE
St. Josaphat of Polotsk -- 12 November 2020
 
Birth: 1580 Death: 1623 Josaphat, an Eastern Rite bishop, is held up as a martyr to church unity because he died trying to bring part of the Orthodox Church into union with Rome. In 1054, a for... READ MORE
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. Anthony of Padua -- 13 June 2020
 
Patron: of Lost Things Birth: 1195 Death: 1231 Canonized: Pope Gregory IX in 1232 Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins in Lisbon, Portugal. He was born into a wealthy family and by the age of... READ MORE
St. Toribio Alfonso de Mogrovejo -- 23 March 2022
 
Patron: of Native rights; Latin American bishops; Peru Birth: 1538 Death: 1606 Bishop and defender of the rights of the native Indians in Peru, Born in Mayorga, Spain, he studied law and became a... READ MORE
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