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Saints
Today, March 3, We Celebrate St. Katharine Drexel
On March 3, the universal Church celebrates the feast of St. Katharine Drexel, a Philadelphia heiress who abandoned her family’s fortune to found an order of sisters dedicated to serving the impoverished African American and American Indian populations of the United States.
Today, March 2, We Celebrate St. Agnes of Prague
St. Agnes was born in Prague in the year 1200, and probably died in the year 1281. She was the daughter of Ottocar, King of Bohemia and Constance of Hungary, who was a relative of St. Elizabeth.
Today, March 1, We Celebrate St. David of Wales
Among Welsh Catholics, as well as those in England, March 1 is the liturgical celebration of Saint David of Wales.
What Should a Lenten Homily be like? God Told a Saint
St. Angelo d’Acri (1669–1739) heard a divine voice give him advice on preaching and went on to become known for many spiritual gifts.
Today, February 28, We Celebrate Blessed Villana de'Botti
Villana de’Botti was a wife and a Third Order Dominican. She was born in Florence in 1332.
Today, February 27, we celebrate Blessed Maria Caridad Brader
Mother Maria Caridad Brader was born into a pious family in Kaltburn, Switzerland, in 1860.
Today, February 26, we celebrate St. Alexander
St. Alexander succeeded St. Achillas as bishop of Alexandria in 313.
Today, February 25 we celebrate Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani
Blessed Maria Adeodata Pisani was born into a noble family in Naples, Italy in 1806. Her father was an alcoholic and was exiled after being involved in a revolt.
Today, February 24, we celebrate Blessed Thomas Maria Fusco
Thomas was born to a noble family in 1831 in Pagani, Italy. He was the seventh of eight children.
Today, February 23, we celebrate St. Polycarp of Smyrna
On Feb. 23, the Catholic Church remembers the life and martyrdom of St. Polycarp, a disciple of the apostle and evangelist St. John. Polycarp is celebrated on the same date by Eastern Orthodox Christians, who also honor him as a Saint.
Today, February 22, We Celebrate the Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
The Feast of the Chair of St. Peter celebrates the papacy and St. Peter as the first bishop of Rome. St. Peter's original name was Simon. He was married with children and was living and working in Capernaum as a fisherman when Jesus called him to be one of the Twelve Apostles.
Today, February 21, We Celebrate St. Peter Damian
On Feb. 21, Catholics honor Saint Peter Damian, a Benedictine monk who strove to purify the Church during the early years of its second millennium.
Today, February 20, we celebrate Sts. Francisco and Jacinta Marto
Francisco, 11, and Jacinta, 10, are the youngest non-martyrs to be canonized in the history of the Church. The brother and sister, who tended to their families’ sheep with their cousin Lucia Santo in the fields of Fatima, Portugal, witnessed the apparitions of Mary, now commonly known as Our Lady of Fatima.
Today, February 19, we celebrate St. Conrad of Piacenza
Conrad was born into a noble family in northern Italy. He married the daughter of a nobleman, Euphrosyne.
Today, February 18, we celebrate St. Simon
A relative of Jesus', possibly a first cousin. He is in the Gospel of Matthew, and is one of the brethren of Christ mentioned in Acts who was present at the birth of the Church on the first Pentecost.
Today we celebrate Seven Founders of the Order of Servites
These seven men were born in Florence, Italy and led lives as hermits on Monte Senario. They had a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Today, February 16, we celebrate St. Onesimus
St. Onesimus was a slave to Philemon, an influential man who had been converted by St. Paul. Onesimus offended Philemon and fled in order to escape any sort of retribution. He then met St. Paul while Paul was in a Roman prison. Shortly after, Onesimus was baptized.
Today, February 15, We Celebrate St. Claude de la Colombière
On Feb. 15 the Catholic Church honors Saint Claude la Colombiere, the 17th century French Jesuit who authenticated and wrote about Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque's visions of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Today, February 14, We Celebrate Sts. Cyril and Methodius
On Feb. 14, the universal Church honors two brothers, Sts. Cyril and Methodius, who are called the “Apostles of the Slavs” for their tireless work in spreading the Gospel throughout Eastern Europe in the ninth century.
Today, February 13, we celebrate St. Catherine de Ricci
The Ricci are an ancient family in Tuscany. Catherine was born at Florence in 1522, and called at her baptism Alexandrina, but she took the name of Catherine at her religious profession.
