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St. Matthew -- 21 September 2021
 
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
Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions -- 20 September 2021
 
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
St. Januarius -- 19 September 2021
 
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
St. Joseph of Cupertino -- 18 September 2021
 
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
St. Robert Bellarmine -- 17 September 2021
 
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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Saints Perpetua and Felicitas -- 07 March 2023
 
Perpetua and Felicity (Latin: Perpetua et Felicitas) were Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Vibia Perpetua was a recently married, well-educated noblewoman, said to have been 22 years old at the t... READ MORE
St. Thorfinn -- 08 January 2022
 
In the year 1285, there died in the Cistercian monastery at TerDoest, near Bruges, a Norwegian bishop named Thorfinn. He had never attracted particular attention and was soon forgotten. But over fifty... READ MORE
St. Josaphat of Polotsk -- 12 November 2021
 
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
Saint Augusta of Treviso -- 27 March 2023
 
Saint Augusta of Treviso, also known as Augusta of Ceneda, Augusta of Tarvisium, or Augusta of Serravalle, is venerated as a virgin martyr. Background Her Acts were written in the 16th century by ... READ MORE
St. Valentine Berrio-Ochoa -- 01 November 2020
 
Death: 1861 Canonized: Pope John Paul II Bishop and martyr of Vietnam. A native of Ellorio, Spain, he entered the Dominican Order and was sent to the Philippines. From there he went to Vietnam in ... READ MORE
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