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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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Bl. Agnello of Pisa -- 13 March 2020
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| The founder of the English Franciscan province, Blessed Agnello, was admitted into the Order by St. Francis himself on the occasion of his sojourn in Pisa. He was sent to the Friary in Paris, of which... READ MORE |
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St. Apollonius the Apologist -- 18 April 2020
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| Death: 185
Martyr whose Apologia, or defense of the faith, is considered one of the most priceless documents of the early Church. Apollonius was a Roman senator who was denounced as a Christian by ... READ MORE |
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St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen -- 24 April 2020
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| Birth: 1577
Death: 1622
Franciscan Capuchin martyr. He was born Mark Rey is Sigmaringen, Germany, in 1577. A practicing lawyer, he traveled across Europe as a tutor to aristocrats but then started... READ MORE |
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St. Abban -- 16 March 2021
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| Death: 620
Abbot and Irish missionary. An Irish prince, Abban was the son of King Cormac of Leinster. He is listed as the nephew of St. Ibar. Abban founded many churches in the old district of Ui C... READ MORE |
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St. Abdiesus -- 22 April 2022
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| Death: 342
Also called Hebed Jesus, a deacon in the Christian community of Persia who was caught up in the persecutions conducted by King Shapur II. Records indicate that Abdiesus was accompanied i... READ MORE |
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