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St. Matthew 
-- 21 September 2021
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| Patron: Bankers
Little is known about St. Matthew, except that he was the son of Alpheus, and he was likely born in Galilee. He worked as a tax collector, which was a hated profession during the ti... READ MORE |
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Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions -- 20 September 2021
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| Feastday: September 20
The evangelization of Korea began during the 17th century through a group of lay persons. A strong vital Christian community flourished there under lay leadership until missi... READ MORE |
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St. Januarius
-- 19 September 2021
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| Patron: of blood banks; Naples; volcanic eruptions
St. Januarius was born in Italy and was bishop of Benevento during the Emperor Diocletion persecution. Bishop Januarius went to visit two deacons ... READ MORE |
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St. Joseph of Cupertino
-- 18 September 2021
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| Patron: of Aviators, Flying, Studying, and those suffering mental handicaps
Birth: 1603
Death: 1663
Beatified: by Pope Benedict XIV in 1753
Canonized: by Pope Clement XIII in 1767
St. Joseph wa... READ MORE |
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St. Robert Bellarmine -- 17 September 2021
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| Birth: 1542
Death: 1621
Born at Montepulciano, Italy, October 4, 1542, St. Robert Bellarmine was the third of ten children. His mother, Cinzia Cervini, a niece of Pope Marcellus II, was dedicated ... READ MORE |
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St. Frances of Rome -- 09 March 2022
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| Birth: 1384
Death: 1440
Frances was born in the city of Rome in 1384 to a wealthy, noble family. From her mother she inherited a quiet manner and a pious devotion to God. From her father, however,... READ MORE |
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St. Apollonia -- 09 February 2022
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| Death: 249
St. Apollonia, who died in the year 249, was martyred for not renouncing her faith during the reign of Emperor Philip. The account of the life of St. Apollonia was written by St. Dionysi... READ MORE |
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St. John Joseph of the Cross -- 05 March 2021
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| Patron: of Ischia
Birth: 1654
Death: 1739
St. John Joseph of the Cross was born about the middle of the seventeenth century in the beautiful island of Ischia, near Naples. From his childhood he w... READ MORE |
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St. Vincent Kaun -- 20 June 2020
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| Death: 1626
Martyr of Japan. A native of Korea, he was brought to Japan in 1591 as a prisoner of war and was subsequently converted to Christianity. Entering the Jesuits, he studied at the Jesuit s... READ MORE |
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St. Irenaeus -- 28 June 2020
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| Death: 202
The writings of St. Irenaeus entitle him to a high place among the fathers of the Church, for they not only laid the foundations of Christian theology but, by exposing and refuting the e... READ MORE |
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