February 20, 2023

FEAST OF SAINTS FRANCISCO AND JACINTA MARTO – 20th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINTS FRANCISCO AND JACINTA MARTO FEAST DAY – 20th FEBRUARY Francisco de Jesus Marto and Jacinta de Jesus Marto were siblings from Aljustrel, a […]
February 19, 2023

SAINT BARBATUS OF BENEVENTO – 19 FEBRUARY

SAINT BARBATUS OF BENEVENTO BISHOP – 19 FEBRUARY  St. Barbatus was born in the territory of Benevento in Italy, toward the end of the pontificate of […]
February 18, 2023

FEAST OF SAINT SIMEON OF JERUSALEM – 18th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT SIMEON OF JERUSALEM, BISHOP AND MARTYR FEAST DAY – 18th FEBRUARY Simeon of Jerusalem, was a Jewish Christian leader and according to most […]
February 17, 2023

THE SEVEN HOLY FOUNDERS OF THE ORDER OF SERVITES – 17th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF THE SEVEN HOLY FOUNDERS OF THE ORDER OF SERVITES FEAST DAY – 17th FEBRUARY   RELIGIOUS (1198 – 17 February 1310) The Order of Servites, or Servants […]
February 16, 2023

SAINT JULIANA OF NICOMEDIA – 16th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT JULIANA OF NICOMEDIA VIRGIN AND MARTYR FEAST DAY – 16th FEBRUARY Saint Juliana of Nicomedia is said to have suffered Christian martyrdom during […]
February 15, 2023

FEAST OF SAINT CLAUDE LA COLOMBIÈRE – 15th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT CLAUDE LA COLOMBIÈRE FEAST DAY – 15th FEBRUARY Claude La Colombière (born February 2, 1641, Saint-Symphorien-d’Ozon, France—died February 15, 1682), was a French […]
February 14, 2023

FEAST OF SAINT VALENTINE, BISHOP AND MARTYR – 14th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT VALENTINE, MARTYR FEAST DAY – 14th FEBRUARY The Roman Martyrology lists not one, but two Valentines, for February 14th. The first reads thus: […]
February 13, 2023

FEAST OF SAINT CATHERINE DE RICCI AND BLESSED CHRISTINE OF SPOLETO – 13th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT CATHERINE OF RICCI AND BLESSED CHRISTINE OF SPOLETO  FEAST DAY – 13th FEBRUARY SAINT CATHERINE DE RICCI Catherine of Ricci was born to […]
February 12, 2023

FEAST OF STS. SATURNINUS AND COMPANIONS – 12th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF STS. SATURNINUS AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS OF ABITINA IN AFRICA FEAST DAY – 12th FEBRUARY The Martyrs of Abitinae (or Abitinian Martyrs) were a group […]
February 11, 2023

FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES – 11th FEBRUARY

COMMEMORATION OF THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF LOURDES FEAST DAY – 11th FEBRUARY February 11th marks the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in […]
February 10, 2023

FEAST OF SAINT SCHOLASTICA – 10th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT SCHOLASTICA, VIRGIN AND RELIGIOUS FEAST DAY – 10th FEBRUARY St. Scholastica was born in Nursia, Italy, of wealthy parents, on 2 March 480 […]
February 9, 2023

FEAST OF SAINT APOLLONIA AND BLESSED ANNE CATHERINE EMMERICH – 9th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT APOLLONIA AND BLESSED ANNE CATHERINE EMMERICH FEAST DAY – 9th FEBRUARY SAINT APOLLONIA  While most of the Christians were fleeing the city following […]
February 8, 2023

FEAST OF SAINTS JOSEPHINE BAKHITA AND JEROME EMILIANI – 8th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPHINE BAKHITA AND JEROME EMILIANI FEAST DAY – 8th FEBRUARY JOSEPHINE MARGARET BAKHITA, F.D.C.C. (ca. 1869 – 8 February 1947), was a Sudanese-Italian […]
February 7, 2023

FEAST OF SAINTS GONSALO GARCIA, RICHARD OF LUCCA, BLESSED POPE PIUS IX – 7th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINTS GONSALO GARCIA, SAINT RICHARD THE PILGRIM, BLESSED POPE PIUS IX  FEAST DAY – 7th FEBRUARY SAINT GONSALO GARCIA  Gonsalo Garcia was born in […]
February 6, 2023

FEAST OF SAINT PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS – 6th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT PAUL MIKI AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS FEAST DAY – 6th FEBRUARY Paul Miki, 1562 – 5 February 1597, was a Roman Catholic Japanese Jesuit […]
February 5, 2023

FEAST OF SAINT AGATHA OF SICILY, VIRGIN AND MARTYR – 5th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT AGATHA OF SICILY, VIRGIN AND MARTYR FEAST DAY – 5th FEBRUARY Agatha of Sicily ( 231 – 251 AD) is a Christian saint, whose […]
February 4, 2023

FEAST OF SAINTS JOSEPH OF LEONESSA AND JOHN DE BRITTO – 4th FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT JOSEPH OF LEONESSA FEAST OF SAINT JOHN DE BRITTO  FEAST DAY – 4th FEBRUARY SAINT JOSEPH OF LEONESSA Joseph of Leonessa/Leonissa lived from […]
February 3, 2023

FEAST OF ST BLAISE, BISHOP AND MARTYR – 3rd FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT BLAISE OF SEBASTE FEAST DAY – 3rd FEBRUARY Saint Blaise, was a physician in Armenia, who was made a bishop, and he is […]
February 1, 2023

FEAST OF SAINT BRIGID OF IRELAND – 1st FEBRUARY

FEAST OF SAINT BRIGID OF IRELAND FEAST DAY – 1st FEBRUARY Brigid of Ireland, c. 451 – 525, is the patroness saint (or ‘mother saint’) of Ireland, […]
January 31, 2023

FEAST OF SAINT JOHN BOSCO – 31st JANUARY

FEAST OF SAINT JOHN BOSCO FEAST DAY – 31st JANUARY John Melchior Bosco was an Italian Roman Catholic priest, educator, and writer of the 19th century. […]