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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. Rufus -- 18 December 2020
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Rufus and Zosimus were citizens of Antioch (or perhaps Philippi) who were brought to Rome with St. Ignatius of Antioch during the reign of Emperor Trajan. They were condemned to death for their Christ... READ MORE |
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St. Thomas of Villanueva
-- 22 September 2021
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Birth: 1488
Death: 1555
Augustinian bishop. Born at Fuentellana, Castile, Spain, he was the son of a miller. He studied at the University of Alcala, earned a licentiate in theology, and became a p... READ MORE |
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Martyrs of Chalcedon -- 24 September 2021
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Death: 394
A group of forty-nine Christians slain in Chalcedon during the reign of Emperor Diocletian . Records indicate that the martyrs were members of the choir in the church of Chalcedon.... READ MORE |
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St. Aileran -- 29 December 2020
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Death: 664
Monk, biographer, and scholar-also called Sapiens the Wise. Aileran was one of the most distinguished professors at the school of Clonard in Ireland. St. Finian welcomed Aileran to Clona... READ MORE |
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St. Francis of Assisi -- 04 October 2021
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Patron: of Animals, Merchants & Ecology
Birth: 1181
Death: 1226
Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181.
In 1182, Pietro Bernardone returned from a trip to France to... READ MORE |
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