feasts
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Feast of Saint Casimir
Date: March, 4 Casimir grew up in a world where his life was not his own. As a prince of Poland, the… Read More
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Feast of Saint Katharine Drexel
Date: March, 3 Born in Philadelphia in 1858, Katharine Drexel had an excellent education and traveled widely. As a rich… Read More
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Feast of Saint Agnes of Bohemia
Date: March, 2 Agnes had no children of her own, but was certainly life-giving for all who knew her. Agnes… Read More
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Feast of Saint Valentine
Date: February, 14 The Roman Martyrology lists not one, but two Valentines, for February 14th. The first reads thus: “On… Read More
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Feast of Saint Josephine Bakhita
Date: February, 8 Saint Josephine Margaret Bakhita was born around 1869 in the village of Olgossa in the Darfur region… Read More
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Feast of Saint John Bosco
Date: January, 31 John Bosco, also known as Giovanni Melchiorre Bosco and Don Bosco, was born in Becchi, Italy, on… Read More
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Feast of Saint Martina of Rome
Date: January, 30 Saint Martina, a Roman virgin, was the child of a noble Christian consul, of whom it was… Read More
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Feast of Saint Dallan Forgaill
Date: January, 29 Saint Dallan’s given name was Eochaidh, his father was Colla, a descendant of the legendary High King… Read More
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Memorial of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Date: January, 28 Thomas Aquinas is the preeminent spokesman of the Catholic tradition of reason and of divine revelation. He… Read More
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Feast of Saint Angela Merici
Date: January, 27 St. Angela Merici was an Italian religious educator and founder of the Ursulines whose deep prayer life… Read More