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St. Sabas -- 05 December 2021
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| Birth: 439
Death: 532
Sabas was born at Mutalaska, Cappadocia, near Caesarea. He was the son of an army officer there who when assigned to Alexandria, left him in the care of an uncle. Mistreated ... READ MORE |
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St. John of Damascus 
-- 04 December 2021
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| Birth: 645
Death: 749
Saint John Damascene has the double honor of being the last but one of the fathers of the Eastern Church, and the greatest of her poets. It is surprising, however, how little... READ MORE |
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St. Francis Xavier
-- 03 December 2021
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| Patron: of Catholic missions; African missions; Goa, India; China; missionaries
Birth: 1506
Death: 1552
Beatified: Oct. 25, 1619 by Pope Paul V
Canonized: March 12, 1622 by Pope Gregory XV
St. ... READ MORE |
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St. Bibiana
-- 02 December 2021
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| St. Bibiana, Virgin and Martyr (Feast day - December 2nd) Other than the name, nothing is known for certain about this saint. However, we have the following account from a later tradition.
In the y... READ MORE |
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St. Eligius -- 01 December 2021
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| Patron: of metalworkers
Birth: 590
Eligius (also known as Eloi) was born around 590 near Limoges in France. He became an extremely skillful metalsmith and was appointed master of the mint under Ki... READ MORE |
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Our Lady of Guadalupe
-- 12 December 2021
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| Patron: of the Americas
n elder Mexican man makes his way to Mass in the early morning twilight of December 9, 1531. He is a peasant, a simple farmer and laborer, and he has no education. Born unde... READ MORE |
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St. Lucy
-- 13 December 2021
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| Patron: of Blindness
Lucy's history has been lost and all we really know for certain is that this brave woman who lived in Syracuse lost her life during the persecution of Christians in the early f... READ MORE |
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St. Anthony the Abbot -- 17 January 2021
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| Two Greek philosophers ventured out into the Egyptian desert to the mountain where Anthony lived. When they got there, Anthony asked them why they had come to talk to such a foolish man? He had reason... READ MORE |
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St. Peter Canisius -- 21 December 2021
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| Birth: 1521
Death: 1597
In 1565, the Vatican was looking for a secret agent. It was shortly after the Council of Trent and the pope wanted to get the decrees of the Council to all the European bis... READ MORE |
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St. Pelagia -- 08 October 2020
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| Pelagia, more often called Margaret, on account of the magnificence of the pearls for which she had so often sold herself, was an actress of Antioch, equally celebrated for her beauty, her wealth and ... READ MORE |
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