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ST. AGNES OF ROME -- 21 January 2023
 
Agnes of Rome (c.? 291 – c.? 304) is a virgin martyr, venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, Oriental Orthodox Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, as well as the Anglican Communion and Luthe... READ MORE
St. Sebastian -- 20 January 2023
 
Today (20 January) is the feast day of St. Sebastian. A favorite for those seeking protection from the plague, St Sebastian is typically shown shot through with arrows in reference to his attempted ma... READ MORE
ST. MACARIUS of Egypt (c. 300 – 391) was a Christian monk and hermit. He is also known as Macarius the Elder or Macarius the Great. -- 19 January 2023
 
Macarius was born in Lower Egypt. A late tradition places his birthplace in the village of Shabsheer (Shanshour), Roman Egypt around 300 AD. At some point before his pursuit of asceticism, Macarius ma... READ MORE
ST. PRISCA -- 18 January 2023
 
Prisca was a young Roman woman allegedly tortured and executed for her Christian faith. The dates of her birth and death are unknown. She is revered as a saint and martyr in Eastern Orthodoxy, by the ... READ MORE
ST. ANTHONY Abbot -- 17 January 2023
 
Anthony the Great, was a Christian monk from Egypt, revered since his death as a saint. He is distinguished from other saints named Anthony, such as Anthony of Padua, by various epithets: Anthony of E... READ MORE
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St. Teresa of Avila -- 15 October 2021
 
Patron: of Headache sufferers, Spanish Catholic Writers Birth: March 28, 1515 Death: October 4, 1582 Beatified: April 24th 1614, Rome by Pope Paul V Canonized: March 12th 1622, Rome by Pope Gregor... READ MORE
St. Jude Thaddaeus -- 28 October 2021
 
Patron: of Desperate causes, desperate situations, lost causes St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of Our Saviour. He was one of the 12 Apostles of Jes... READ MORE
St. Wolfgang -- 31 October 2021
 
Death: 994 Wolfgang (d. 994) + Bishop and reformer. Born in Swabia, Germany, he studied at Reichenau under the Benedictines and at Wurzburg before serving as a teacher in the cathedral school of Tr... READ MORE
St. Charles Borromeo -- 04 November 2021
 
Patron: of bishops, catechists, cardinals, seminarians, spiritual leaders Birth: October 2, 1538 Death: November 3, 1584 Beatified: May 12, 1602 by Pope Paul V Canonized: November 1, 1610 by Pope ... READ MORE
St. Luke -- 18 October 2020
 
Patron: Physicians and Surgeon 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 fa... READ MORE
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