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St. Cajetan -- 07 August 2021
 
Patron: of workers; gamblers; job seekers; unemployed people; Albania; Italy; Malta; Argentina; Brazil; El Salvador; Guatemala Birth: 1480 Death: 1547 In 1523, the Church was in sad shape. People... READ MORE
St. Hormisdas Pope -- 06 August 2021
 
Birth: 450 Death: 523 Pope from 514-523, successor to St. Symmachus, and father of Pope St. Silverius Born in Frosinone, Campagna di Roma, Italy, he was an Italian, although he had a Persian name... READ MORE
St. Addal -- 05 August 2021
 
Death: 180 A disciple of Christ sent by St. Thomas to the court of King Abgar the Black, the second century Osroene ruler. Legendary accounts claim Abgar wrote to Christ asking Jesus to cure him of... READ MORE
St. John Vianney -- 04 August 2021
 
Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney, known as John in English, was born May 8, 1786 in Dardilly, France and was baptized the same day. He was the fourth of six children born to Matthieu and Marie Vianney. ... READ MORE
St. Lydia Purpuraria -- 03 August 2021
 
Lydia Purpuraria (1st century) was born at Thyatira (Ak-Hissar), a town in Asia Minor, famous for its dye works, (hence, her name which means purple seller). She became Paul's first convert at Philipp... READ MORE
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St. Nerses the Great -- 19 November 2021
 
Death: 373 Bishop and martyr, the father of St. Isaac the Great. A native of Armenia, he studied in Cappadocia and wed a princess who gave birth to Isaac. After she died, he served as a chamber lai... READ MORE
St. Cecilia -- 22 November 2021
 
Patron: of musicians Birth: 2nd century Death: 3rd century In the fourth century a Greek religious romance on the Loves of Cecilia and Valerian was written in glorification of virginal life with ... READ MORE
St. Andrew Dung Lac -- 24 November 2021
 
Through the missionary efforts of various religious families beginning in the sixteenth century and continuing until 1866, the Vietnamese people heard the message of the gospel, and many accepted it d... READ MORE
St. Catherine of Alexandria -- 25 November 2021
 
Patron: of students, unmarried girls, apologists Birth: 287 Death: 305 Saint Catherine of Alexandria is a canonized saint in the Catholic Church who, per Christian tradition, was martyred around ... READ MORE
St. John Berchmans -- 26 November 2021
 
Patron: of Altar Servers Birth: 1599 Death: 1621 Eldest son of a shoemaker, John was born at Diest, Brabant. He early wanted to be a priest, and when thirteen became a servant in the household of... READ MORE
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