October 30,2002
St.Gerard Majella
Confessor(1726-1755) LIFE:
Gerard ,born on 23rd april 1725 in Muro-Italy, of a tailor who died when the
boy was 12, leaving the family in poverty. Gerard tried to join the Capuchins, but his
health prevented it; accepted as a Redemptorist lay brother
October 31, 2002
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
(c. 1532-1617)
LIFE:
Aiphonsus born on 25th July 1532 at Segovia ,Spain..He was awool merchant,but
when he lost his wife &children through death, he began a remarkable life
of prayer& bodily mortification, and at the age of 39
November 3, 2002
St. Martin de Porres
(1579-1639)
"Father unknown" is the cold legal phrase sometimes used on baptismal records.
"Half-breed" or "war souvenir" is the cruel name inflicted by those of "pure" blood.
Like many others, Martin might have grown to be a bitter man, but he did not. I
November 4, 2002
St. Charles Borromeo
(1538-1584)
The name of St. Charles Borromeo is associated with reform. He lived during the time
of the Protestant Reformation, and had a hand in the reform of the whole Church during
the final years of the Council of Trent.
LIFE:
St.Charles born on 2
CHURCH REMEMBERED ST.ELIZABETH&ST.ZACHARIA, PARENTS OF ST.JOHN THE BAPTIST ON 5TH
OF NOVEMBER..
ELIZABETH:
LIFE:
Descendant of Aaron. Wife of Zachary, temple priest. Cousin of Mary. Mother of
Saint John the Baptist, becoming pregnant very late in life. The Elizabeth that Mary
visited
November 7, 2002
St. Willibrordbishop confessor(658-739)
Also known as
Willibrord of Echternach; Apostle of the Frisians
LIFE:
Son of Saint Hilgis,born in 658 at Northumbria,England. Educated at Ripon and
Ireland under Saint Egbert. Missionary to Friesland and Luxembourg with Saint
November 8, 2002
St.Godfrey of AmeinsBishop Confessor
also known as Geoffrey,GottfriedLIFE: Godfrey was born of prominent
French parents,near Soissons,in c.1066.At the age of 5 Godfrey was placed in the
monastery of St Quentin,under the care of the holy Abbot Godfrey,who
November 9, 2002
Dedication of St. John Lateran (Lateran Basillica)
Most Catholics think of St. Peter's as the pope's main church, but they are wrong. St.
John Lateran is the pope's church, the cathedral of thed Diocese of Rome where the
Bishop of Rome presides.
The first basilica on the sit
November 10, 2002
St. Leo the Great (Pope confessor,Doctor of the church)
(- 461)
With apparent strong conviction of the importance of the Bishop of Rome in the Church,
and of the Church as the ongoing sign of Christ's presence in the world, Leo the Great
displayed endless dedication in hi
November 11, 2002
St. Martin of Tours
Bishop Confessor(316-397)
A conscientious objector who wanted to be a monk; a monk who was maneuvered into being
a bishop; a bishop who fought paganism as well as pleaded for mercy to heretics—such
was Martin of Tours, one of the most popular of saints a
November 12, 2002
St. Josaphat
Bishop martyr(1580-1623)
In 1967, newspaper photos of Pope Paul VI embracing Athenagoras I, the Orthodox
patriarch of Constantinople, marked a significant step toward the healing of a
division in Christendom that has spanned nine centuries.
In 1595, when today
November 13, 2002
St.Stanislaus Kostka
(Confessor,1550-1568)
LIFE:
Born to a family of Polish nobility,in October 1550 at Rostkovo; son of a
senator. Attended the Viennese Jesuit college from age 14 with his brother Paul, who
badly mistreated him. While staying at the home of a Luthe
November 14, 2002
St. Laurence O` Toole
Archbishop of Dublin--(1128-1180) LIFE:
Lorcan Ua Tuattil born around the year 1128 at Castledrmot,county
Kildare,Ireland;son of the chief of Hy Murray. Taken as a hostage by King Dermot
McMurrogh Leinster in 1138 when he was ten years old;
November 15, 2002
St. Albert the Great
Bishop Confessor,Doctor of the church(1206-1280)
`Albertus Magnus` , the eminent theologian,philosopher&scientist, was a
13th-century German Dominican who influenced decisively the stance of the Church
toward Aristotelian philosophy brought to E
November 17, 2002
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
widow(1207-1231)
In her short life Elizabeth manifested such great love for the poor and suffering that
she has become the patroness of Catholic charities and of the Secular Franciscan
Order. The daughter of the King of Hungary, Elizabeth chose a lif
November 18, 2002
Dedication of the Basillicas of St. Peter and Paul
St. PeterÂ’s is probably the most famous church in Christendom. Massive in scale and a
veritable museum of art and architecture, it began on a much humbler scale. Vatican
Hill was a simple cemetery where believers gathered
November 19, 2002
St. Gregory the wonder -workerConfessor,Father of the Church.(c.213-c.270)
LIFE: Born in c.213 at Pontus,Asia Minor,(Turkey) to a wealthy and
distinguished pagan family. Trained in law and rhetoric in his youth. Brother-in-law
to the Roman governor of Palestine.
EDMUND RICH
November 20, 2002
St. Edmund Rich(1180-1242)
LIFE: Born in 1180 at Abingdon, England
Studied at Oxford and Paris. Professor of philosophy at Oxford. Canon of Salisbury.
Archbishop of Canterbury. His support for monastic discipline put him in conflict with
his own order
November 21, 2002
Feast of the Presentation of Mary
A brief discription:
Mary's presentation was celebrated in Jerusalem in the sixth century. A church was
built there in honor of this mystery. The Eastern Church was more interested in the
feast, but it does appear in the West in the 11th ce
November 22, 2002
St. Cecilia
(3rd century) LIFE: St.Cecilia was born in Rome, towards the end
of the second century,while Alexander Severus was the reigning Emperor.As a
young girl, her talent for music was highly remarkable.She was a patrician
girl
November 23, 2002
St.Clement I
( Pope Martyr, Apostolic Father of the Church(--101 AD)
*** O God! make us children of quietness,and heirs of peace..!!!***
LIFE:
Tradition says that St.Clement was a Jewish convert; a disciple
of St. Peter
November 24, 2002
Solemnity of Christ the King...
786 Finally, the People of God shares in the royal office of Christ. He exercises his
kingship by drawing all men to himself through his death and Resurrection. Christ,
King and Lord of the universe, made himself the servant of all, for
November 25, 2002
St.Catherine of AlexandriaMartyr (- 310)
Also known as Katherine of Alexandria .Name meaning --pure one.
LIFE:
Apocryphal. Nobility. Learned in science and oratory. Converted to Christianity
after receiving a vision. When she was 18 years old,Catherine presented her
November 26, 2002
St. Leonard of Port Maurice
(1676-1751)
Leonard, called "the great missionary of the 18th century" by Saint Alphonsus Liguori,
was another Franciscan who tried to go to the foreign missions (China), failed at that
and succeeded tremendously in some other work.
LIFE:
FEBRUARY 7
St. Juliana of Bologna..
(--435) life:
Married woman of Bologna , Italy. Juliana and her husband agreed to separate so
that he could become a priest. She devoted herself to bringing up their four children
and to the service of the Church and the poor (Benedicti
February 8, 2003
St. Josephine Bakhita
(c. 1868-1947)
LIFE:
The woman thought to be the first African slave to be canonized by the Church was born
in 1868 at Oglassa, Darfur, Sudan. At about age 10 she was snatched by
slave-traders and given the name "Bakhita," or "the lucky one," by her
February 9, 2003
St. Miguel Febres Cordero
Confessor...(1854 -1910) Life:
Francisco was the baptismal name of our saint who was born on November
7, 1854 at Cuenca,Ecuador. Born with a painful handicap of his feet , he was
unable to stand until age five when he rece
February 10, 2003
St. Scholastica
Virgin (480-542?) LIFE:
Scholasticawas the twin sister of st Benedict of Nursia(Italy).Twins often
share the same interests and ideas with an equal intensity.
Born in 480 of wealthy parents, Scholastica and Benedict were brought up to
February 11, 2003
Our Lady of Lourdes
On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in
the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus. A little more than three years later, on
February 11, 1858, a young lady appeared to Bernadette Soubirous. This began a ser
February 12, 2003
St. GAUDENTIUS
Bishop Confessor (360-427) LIFE& MISSION:
Gaudentius was a native of Brisca, recieved education from
St.Philastrius,the Bishop of that city, and then visited monks in Palestine &
Egypt.He was liv
FEBRUARY 13 , 2003
St.CATHERINE DE RICCI
Virgin (1522-1590)
LIFE:
Alexandra Romola was born on 23rd April 1522 at Florence ,Italy,the
daughter of an old patrician family..Her mother died when Catherine was an
infant; she was raised by her godmother, but considered
February 14, 2003
Sts. Cyril and Methodius
(d. 869; d. 884)
Because their father was an officer in a part of Greece inhabited by many Slavs, these
two Greek brothers ultimately became missionaries, teachers and patrons of the Slavic
peoples.
After a brilliant course of studies, Cyril (called
FEBRUARY 15 TH 2003,
Sts.FAUSTINUS AND JAVITA
MARTYRS (--C.120)
LIFE:
The priest Faustinus and his brother , a Deacon, preached the word
of God with such fearlessnessand zeal in thier native Brescia , in
Lombardy (Italy), even during Trajan`s bloo
FEBRUARY 16TH 2003
JULIANA of Nicomedia
Also known as
Juliana of Cumae
LIFE:
Juliana's struggle with the devil was one of the favorite stories of the medieval
Church. What still fascinates is its deep psychological meaning: for the devil is said
to have appeared to the saint as an an
FEBRUARY 17TH 2003
Seven Founders of the Order of Servites
Also known as
Servites; Servant Friars; Confraternity of Our Lady
Profile
Seven wealthy councilors in Florence, members of the laymen Laudesi (Praisers).
They individually and collectively felt a call to a deeper religious l
25TH FEBRUARY 2003
ST.WALBURGA
VIRGIN (c.710-777)
LIFE:
St.Walburga`s father, St.Richrad, was a king of the west Saxons in
today`s Devonshire., and her mother Winna a sister of St.Boniface, the
great Apostle of German
6TH MARCH 2003
ST.COLITTE
VIRGIN (1381--1447)
LIFE:
Carpenter's daughter whose parents were near 60 at her birth.
Orphaned at age 17, and left in the care of a Benedictine abbot. Her guardian wanted
her to marry, but Colette was drawn to religious life. She initially tried
MARCH 7TH 2003
STS PERPETUA AND FELICITY
MARTYRS( AD.---203)
LIFE
Martyrs, suffered at Carthage, 7 March 203, together with three
companions, Revocatus, Saturus, and Saturninus. The details of the martyrdom of these
five confessors in the North African Church have reache
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FEBRUARY 19TH 2003
ST. CONRAD OF PIACENZA
Confessor (1290-1351)
LIFE:
A member of one of the first families of Piacenza in northern Italy,
he married to Euphrosyne, daughter of a nobleman. He was passionately fond of
hunting, and one day while hunting , his quar
20th february 2003
ST.EUCHERIUS
BISHOP (A.D ---743)
LIFE:
Eucherius was born at Oreans ( France) of a very illustrius family.At
his birth his parents dedicated him to God, and set him to study.His
improvement in virtue kept pace with his progress in
23RD FEBRUARY 2003
ST.POLYCARP
BISHOP MARTYR, APOSTOLIC FATHER OF THE CHURCH (c75/82--155?)
LIFE:
St.Polycarp was converted and instructed by St.John the Evangelist; he must
have been some 37 year old when the aged Apostleconsecrated him Bishop
of Smyrna
2ND MARCH 2003
ST.CHAD
BISHOP CONFESSOR (---c.672)
LIFE:
Chad was born in Northumbria, probably 620s.While still a boy he
became a student of ST.Adian at the celtic monastery on Lindisfarne and
later went as a monk to Ireland, where he was priested
3 RD MARCH 2003
ST.CUNEGUNDES
EMPRESS (---1039)
LIFE:
Daughter of Sigfrid, Count of Luxemburg.( on the border of France and
Germany) Received a religious education, and took a private vow of virginity. Married
Saint Henry, Duke of Bavaria, who agreed to honour her vow. On the deat
MARCH 4TH 2003
ST.CASIMIR
PRINCE CONFESSOR(1458-1484)
LIFE:
St.Casimir was the second son of King Casimir IV of Poland and the
virtuousElizabeth of Austria , recieved his early educationfrom the
deeply religious Canon John Dugosz, the polish historian,
11TH MARCH 2003
ST.EULOGIUS
MARTYAR( c--818--859)
LIFE:
St.Eulogius was the son of a noblem senatorial family of Cordoba
in southern Spain..The city was the seat of one of most brilliant courts
of Europe under the Mohammedan Caliphs.St.Eulogius reci
13TH MARCH 2003
ST EUPHRASIA
VIRGIN ( a.d 380--420)
;LIFE:
Euphrasia was a daughter of a senator of constantinople( Turkey)
Antigonus, who died shortly after her birth.He was related to the Emperor
Theodosius I , who took the widow and the child
14TH MARCH 2003
ST .MATILDA
QUEEN (895-968)
LIFE:
Also known as Maud; Matilda of Saxony
Daughter of Count Dietrich of Westphalia and Reinhild of Denmark,when her father
died , mother took viel &matilda was raised by her grandmother, abbess of the
Eufurt. In 913,
16TH MARCH 2003
ST.HERIBERT
BISHOP OF COLOGNE ( AD..970--1021)
LIFE:
One of the most renowned Prelates of the Diocese of Cologne (
Germany).He was born in the town of Worms in the Palatinate of the
Rhine.He was very brilliant & always eager to learn.
26TH MARCH 2003
ST. LUDGER
BISHOP CONFESSOR (c. 743--809)
LIFE:
Son of Thiadgrim and Liafburg, wealthy Frisian nobles. Brother of Saint Gerburgis
and Saint Hildegrin. Saw Saint Boniface preach in 753, and was greatly moved. Studied
at Utrecht under Saint Gregory of Utrecht. Studied
31ST MARCH 2003
ST BENJAMIN
MARTYAR (---424)
LIFE:
It was the fifth century and Yezdegerd, son of Sapor III, was ruling Persia.
There was little persecution of Christians during this time, however, a Christian
Bishop named Abdas changed that. Abdas, in his zeal and out of righteou
4TH APRIL 2003
ST. ISIDORE
DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (c.556?--636)
LIFE:
The 76 years of Isidore's life were a time of conflict and growth for the
Church in Spain. The Visigoths had invaded the land a century and a half earlier and
shortly before Isidore's birth they set up the
FEBRUARY 18TH 2003
St.SIMEON
BISHOP MARTYR ( c,8 B.C--c,112 A..D.)
LIFE:
St.Simeon, the son of Cleophas, is called a brother of our Lord in
the gospels of St.Mathew and Mark,that possibly a first cousin. As one of
the 72 disciples he was present at
21ST FEBRUARY 2003
ST.PETER DAMIAN
BISHOP CONFESSOR, DOCTOR OF THE CHURCH (10071072)
LIFE
:Peter Onesti, the youngest of a large Ravenna family of noble
ancestry, was orphanedat an early age & sent to tend swine.But his
piety &intellectual g
24THFEBRUARY
ST.CAESARIUS
PHYSICIAN(A.D---369)
LIFE:
Son of Saint Gregory of Nazianzen the Elder and Saint Nonna. Brother of
Saint Gorgonia and Saint Gregory. He recieved educaton in Alexandria where he
specialised in oratory, philosophy and more p
28TH FEBRUARY 2003
ST. HILARIUS
POPE CONFESSOR(---468)
LIFE:
He was born in Sardinia, Italy, and was a papal legate to the Robber
Council of Ephesus in 449,reporting on the Monophysitism heresies of Eutyches, which
denied the humanity of Christ and claimed he had only a divin
MARCH 1ST 2003
ST DAVID
BISHOP CONFESSOR ( ---c.589)
LIFE:
Welsh royalty. Son of King Sant of South Wales and Saint Non. Grandson of Ceredig,
Prince of Cardigan. Uncle of King Arthur. Priest.He was educated by St.Paulinus,
a disciple of St.Germain of Auxerre.St.David was
March 12, 2003
Blessed Angela Salawa
(1881-1922)
Angela served Christ and Christs little ones with all her strength.
Born in Siepraw, near Kraksw, Poland, she was the 11th child of Bartlomiej and Ewa
Salawa. In 1897, she moved to Kraksw where her older sister Therese lived. Angela
immediate
12TH MARCH 2003
ST.CUTHBERT
BISHOP CONFESSOR (C.635--687)
LIFE:
This famous English saint was a native of Northumbria(England),Orphaned at an
early age. Shepherd.and as a young man , had to help defend his country
against the attack of King Penda of Mercia.
March 22, 2003
St. Nicholas Owen
(d. 1606)
Nicholas, familiarly known as "Little John," was small in stature but big in the
esteem of his fellow Jesuits.
LIFE:
Born at Oxford, this humble artisan saved the lives of many priests and
laypersons in England during the penal times (
March 29, 2003
Blessed Ludovico of Casoria
(1814-1885)
Born in Casoria (near Naples), Arcangelo Palmentieri was a cabinet-maker before
entering the Friars Minor in 1832, taking the name Ludovico. After his ordination five
years later, he taught chemistry, physics and mathematics to younger me
April 5, 2003
St. Vincent Ferrer
CONFESSOR (1350?-1419)
The polarization in the Church today is a mild breeze compared with the tornado that
ripped the Church apart during the lifetime of this saint. If any saint is a patron of
reconciliation, Vincent Ferrer is.
LIFE:
Desp
28TH MARCH 2003
ST TUTILO OF GALL
(850-915)
LIFE:
Large, powerfully built Irish man. Educated at Saint Gall's monastery in
Switzerland where he stayed to become a Benedictine monk. Friend of Blessed Notkar
Balbulus. A renaisance man before the term was coined. Excellent student, he bec
30th MARCH 2003
ST JOHN CLIMACUS
ABBOT CONFESSOR ( c.525-605)
LIFE:
Syrian by birth, he lived in a cave -hermitage at the foot of
Mount Sinai in the desert of Thola, studying the lives of the Saints
and gaining a reputation for profound le
3RD APRIL 2003
ST. RICHARD
BISHOP CONFESSOR (1197-1253)
LIFE:
Richard de Wych born . about 1197 at Droitwich, Worcestershire, from which his
surname is derived; . He was the second son of Richard and Alice de Wyche. His father
died while he was still young and the family property
6th APRIL 2003
ST. WILLIAM OF ESKILOSE:
(1125-1203)
LIFE:
Born in 1125 at Paris , France.Upper class. Educated at the cathedral school
of Saint Germain. Priest. Canon at the church of Saint Genevieve in Paris until
c.1170. Widespread reputation for holiness and austerity; his lif
february 22nd 2003Chair of Saint Peter
The feast of the Chair of Saint Peter commemorates the establishment of the see of
Rome by Saint Peter the Apostle. A second feast is known to have taken place on 22
February, traditionally the day when Peter bore witness, by the Sea of Tiberias, to
the
FEBRUARY26TH2003
ST. ISABEL OF FRANCE
Virgin ( 1225--1270)
LIFE:
Isabella , daughter of King Louis VII of France and Blanche of
Castle , born in march 1225.and, sister of St.Louis IX, king of france
(1226--70).When still a child at court,Isabel or
21st MARCH 2003
ST.NICHOLAS DE FLUE
( 1417--1487)
LIFE:
Nicholas was born near the Lake of the four Cantons, in Switzerland.As
a young man he was for some years a soldier, fighting for his native
Canton and rising to the rank of a capti
24TH MARCH 2003
ST.CATHERINE OF SWEDEN
VIRGIN (1331--1381)
LIFE:
The fourth child of the Swedish prince Ulf Gudmarsson and of
St.Brigitta, Catherine was educated at the convent of Riseberg.At the age
of 14 she was married , in obedience to her fat
2ND APRIL 2003
ST.FRANCIS OF PAOLA
CONFESSOR (1416--1507)
LIFE:
Robert Martolella was a south -Italian born at Paola , Calabria(
Italy) , the son of outstandingly holy parents.They considered this child ,
the first years of childlessness, a
March 27, 2003
Blessed Francis Fa` di Bruno
(1825-1888)
LIFE:
Francis, the last of 12 children, was born in northern Italy into an aristocratic
family. He lived at a particularly turbulent time in history, when anti-Catholic and
anti-papal sentiments were especially strong.
After be
27TH FEBRUARY 2003
ST GABRIEL OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS...
CONFESSOR( 1838--1862)))
LIFE:
Francis Possenti, a native of Assisi (Italy) recieved Baptism at the
same font at which his great namesake had been christened over 600
years before.His father w
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