Saint of the Day for Tuesday, May 12th, 2015: Sts. Nereus & Achilleus

Saint of the Day for Tuesday, May 12th, 2015

Sts. Nereus & Achilleus

So often we hear people or even ourselves excuse an action by saying “I was only following orders.” But for Nereus and Achilleus this excuse could not stand in the face of the cross. … continue reading

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Sts. Nereus & Achilleus St. Diomma St. Dionysius St. Dominic de la Calzada St. Epiphanius of Salamis St. Etheihard St. Flavia Domitilla

Bl. Francis Patrizzi St. Leopold Mandic St. Modoaldus St. Nereus and Achilleus St. Pancras St. Philip of Agirone St. Richrudis

Saint of the Day for Tuesday, March 31st, 2015: St. Benjamin

Saint of the Day for Tuesday, March 31st, 2015

St. Benjamin

St. Benjamin, Martyr (Feast Day – March 31) The Christians in Persia had enjoyed twelve years of peace during the reign of Isdegerd, son of Sapor III, when in 420 it was disturbed by the indiscreet … continue reading

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St. Benjamin St. Achatius St. Balbina St. Daniel

St. Guy of Pomposa St. Machabeo St. Renovatus St. Theodulus

Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 24th, 2014: Martyrs of Chalcedon

 

Martyrs of Chalcedon

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.   continue reading

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Martyrs of Chalcedon St. Anathalon St. Andochius Bl. Anton Martin Slomsek St. Bercthun St. Chuniald & Gislar

St. Gerard Sagredo St. Paphnutius St. Rupert of Salzberg St. Rusticus St. Ysarn

Saint of the Day June 30 2014: Martyrs of the See of Rome

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First Martyrs of the See of Rome

The holy men and women are also called the “Protomartyrs of Rome.” They were accused of burning Rome by Nero , who burned Rome to cover his own crimes. Some martyrs were burned as living torches at … continue reading

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First Martyrs of the See of Rome St. Airick St. Basilides St. Bertrand St. Clotsindis St. Erentrude St. Erentrudis St. Eurgain Bl. Gennaro Sarnelli St. Lucina

St. Marcian St. Martial Martyrs of Rome First Martyrs of Rome St. Ostianus Bl. Philip Powell Bl. Raymond Lull Bl. Raymond Lull St. Theobald of Provins St. Vincent Yen

Saint of the Day, June 22, 2014: St. Thomas More

Saint of the Day

St. Thomas More

St. Thomas More, Martyr (Patron of Lawyers) St. Thomas More was born at London in 1478. After a thorough grounding in religion and the classics, he entered Oxford to study law. Upon leaving the … continue reading

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St. Thomas More St. Alban St. Alban of Britain St. Consortia St. Eberbard St. Flavius Clemens

St. John Fisher Martyrs of Ararat St. Nicetas St. Nicetas of Remesiana St. Paulinus of Nola

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Saint of the Day – May 18: St. John I, Pope and Martyr (Feast day – May 18)

Saint of the Day

St. Pope John I
May 18: St. John I, Pope and Martyr (Feast day – May 18) A native of Tuscany in Italy, John was elected Pope while he was still an archdeacon upon the death of Pope Hormisdas in 523. At that time, the ruler of Italy was Theodoric the Goth who subscribed to the Arian brand of Christianity, but had tolerated and even favored his Catholic subjects during the early part of his reign. However, about the time of St. John’s accession to the Papacy, Theodoric’s policy underwent a drastic change as a result of two events: the treasonable (in the sovereign’s view) correspondence between ranking members of the Roman Senate and Constantinople and the severe edict against heretics enacted by the emperor Justin I, who was the first Catholic on the Byzantine throne in fifty years. …Read More

May 18

St. Pope John I St. Eric IX of Sweden St. Felix of Cantalice St. Venantius St. Theodotus of Ancyra St. Dioscorus St. Elgiva of Shaftesbury St. Eric IX of Sweden St. Felix of Spoleto St. Feredarius St. Merililaun

Saint of the Day May 12: Sts. Nereus & Achilleus

Saint of the Day

Sts. Nereus & Achilleus

So often we hear people or even ourselves excuse an action by saying “I was only following orders.” But for Nereus and Achilleus this excuse could not stand in the face of the cross. … continue reading

More Saints of the Day

Sts. Nereus & Achilleus St. Diomma St. Dionysius St. Dominic de la Calzada St. Epiphanius of Salamis St. Etheihard St. Flavia Domitilla

Bl. Francis Patrizzi St. Leopold Mandic St. Modoaldus St. Nereus and Achilleus St. Pancras St. Philip of Agirone St. Richrudis