Catholic Saints & Feasts of the Liturgical Year
This podcast presents the Catholic saints and feasts of the liturgical year, focusing on the virtues that made them great in God's eyes. Each episode explores the heroic holiness of these men and women, offering them as models for our own lives. The reflections are drawn from the four-volume series 'Saints and Feasts of the Liturgical Year' and are available for free on the My Catholic Life website.
Episodes
October 15: Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 15: Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor—Memorial1515–1582Patron Saint of Spain, lacemakers, and those in need of grace, in religious orders, and ridiculed for their pietyInvoked against bodily ills, headaches, and sicknessCanonized by Pope Gregory XV on March 12, 1622Declared a Doctor of the Church on September 27, 1970Quote: Let us imagine, t
October 14: Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 14: Saint Callistus I, Pope and Martyr—Optional MemorialLate Second Century–c. 223Patron Saint of cemetery workersPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Calistus, by nationality a Roman, son of Domitius, from the district Urbs Ravennantium, occupied the see 5 years, | 6 years, 2 months and 10 days. He was bishop in the time of M
October 11: Saint John XXIII, Pope—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 11: Saint John XXIII, Pope—Optional Memorial1881–1963Patron Saint of papal delegatesCanonized by Pope Francis on April 27, 2014Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Since the Lord chose me, unworthy as I am, for this great service, I feel I have no longer any special ties in this life, no family, no earthly country or nation, nor any particular preferences
October 9: Saint John Leonardi, Priest—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 9: Saint John Leonardi, Priest—Optional Memorial1541–1609Patron Saint of pharmacistsCanonized by Pope Pius XI on April 17, 1938Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Those who want to work for moral reform in the world must seek the glory of God before all else. Because he is the source of all good they must wait for his help, and pray for it in this diffic
October 9: Saint John Henry Newman (England and Wales Memorial)
Read entire reflection online >>>October 9: Saint John Henry Newman (England and Wales Memorial)1801–1890Patron Saint of Newman CentersCanonized by Pope Francis on October 13, 2019Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: God has created me to do Him some definite service. He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have my mission. I may never know it in this life, but
October 9: Saint Denis, Bishop and Companions, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 9: Saint Denis, Bishop and Companions, Martyrs—Optional MemorialThird CenturyPatron Saint of France, Paris, and possessed peopleInvoked against frenzy, headaches, hydrophobia, rabies, and strifePre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: After this, they were brought before the judge and subjected to further torture. Then, the judge or
October 7: Our Lady of the Rosary—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 7: Our Lady of the Rosary—MemorialLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: One day, through the Rosary and the Scapular, Our Lady will save the world. ~Saint. DominicNever will anyone who says his Rosary every day be led astray. This is a statement that I would gladly sign with my blood. ~Saint Louis de MontfortOf all prayers the Rosary is the most beautiful
October 6: Saint Bruno, Priest—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 6: Saint Bruno, Priest—Optional Memorial1030–1101Patron Saint of possessed peopleEquivalent canonization by Pope Leo X in 1514Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: To my brothers whom I love in Christ above all else, greetings from your brother, Bruno.Now that I have heard from our dear brother Landwin a detailed and moving account of how firm you are in y
October 5: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest—USA Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 5: Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos, Priest—USA Optional Memorial1819–1867Invoked against cancerBeatified by Pope John Paul II on April 9, 2000Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Every offering has value only insofar as one snatches it away from one’s own benefit and dedicates it to God through this self-conquest. One loves and gives precisely because one l
October 5: Saint Faustina Kowalska, Virgin—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 5: Saint Faustina Kowalska, Virgin—Optional Memorial1905–1938Patron Saint of The Divine Mercy devotionCanonized by Pope John Paul II on April 30, 2000Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: I am to write down the encounters of my soul with You, O God, at the moments of Your special visitations. I am to write about You, O Incomprehensible in mercy towards my
October 4: Saint Francis of Assisi—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 4: Saint Francis of Assisi—Memorial1182–1226Patron Saint of animals, ecologists, families, lacemakers, merchants, needleworkers, peace, and zoosInvoked against dying alone and fireCanonized by Pope Gregory IX on July 16, 1228Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Hear, my lords, my sons and my brothers, and with your ears receive my words. Incline the ear o
October 2: Guardian Angels—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 2: Guardian Angels—MemorialLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: So the Supreme Majesty has given charge to the angels. Yes, He has given charge to His own angels. Think of it! To those sublime beings, who cling to Him so joyfully and intimately, to His very own He has given charge over you! Who are you? “What is man that thou art mindful of him? or the so
October 1: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>October 1: Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus, Virgin and Doctor—Memorial1873–1897Patron Saint of foreign missions and missionaries, AIDS patients, air crews, florists, flower growers, and sick peopleInvoked against illness, tuberculosis, and loss of parentsCanonized by Pope Pius XI on May 17, 1925Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: How sweet was the first embrace
September 30: Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 30: Saint Jerome, Priest and Doctor—Memorialc. 340s–420Patron Saint of archeologists, archivists, Bible scholars, librarians, libraries, schoolchildren, students, and translatorsPre-Congregation canonizationDeclared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIV in 1724Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: I interpret as I should, following the command of C
September 29: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>September 29: Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael, Archangels—FeastPatron Saints of soldiers, police, paramedics, and the sick and dying (Michael); messengers, postal workers, broadcasters, and expectant mothers (Gabriel); travelers, the blind, medical workers, and matchmakers (Raphael)Quote: The existence of the spiritual, non-corporeal beings that Sacred
September 28: Saints Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 28: Saints Lawrence Ruiz and Companions, Martyrs—Optional Memorialc. 1600–1637Patron Saint of the Philippines, Filipinos, immigrants, the poor, separated families, and altar serversCanonized by Pope John Paul II on October 18, 1987Liturgical Color: RedQuote: I am a Catholic and wholeheartedly do accept death for God. Had I many thousands of lives
September 28: Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 28: Saint Wenceslaus, Martyr—Optional Memorialc. 907–929Patron Saint of brewers, Czech Republic, Bohemia, and SlovakiaPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Good King Wenceslas looked out, on the Feast of Stephen,When the snow lay round about, deep and crisp and even.Brightly shone the moon that night, though the frost was cruel
September 27: Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 27: Saint Vincent de Paul, Priest—Memorialc. 1581–1660Patron Saint of charitable societies and workers, horses, hospitals and hospital workers, lepers, lost articles, prisoners, spiritual help, and volunteersCanonized by Pope Clement XII on June 16, 1737Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Brothers, let’s strive to conceive a great—a very great—esteem f
September 26: Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 26: Saints Cosmas and Damian, Martyrs—Optional Memorialc. Late Third Century–c. 287 or 303Patron Saints of apothecaries, barbers, blind people, chemical industry, druggists, midwives, physicians, pharmacists, surgeonsInvoked against blindness, kidney stones, hernias, and pestilencePre-Congregation canonizationsLiturgical Color: RedQuote: The judg
September 23: Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 23: Saint Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest—Memorial1887–1968Patron Saint of adolescents and civil defense volunteersInvoked by those in need of stress relief, spiritual healing, and for January bluesCanonized by Pope John Paul II on June 16, 2002Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Prayer is the best weapon we possess. It is the key that opens the
September 21: Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>September 21: Saint Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist—FeastFirst CenturyPatron Saint of civil servants, accountants, bankers, bookkeepers, customs officers, financial officers, guards, moneychangers, money managers, stockbrokers, and tax collectorsPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: As Jesus passed on from there, he saw a man named Matthew
September 20: Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 20: Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn, Priest, and Paul Chŏng Ha-sang, and Companions, Martyrs—MemorialDied 1839–1867Patron Saints of KoreaCanonized by Pope John Paul II on May 6, 1984Liturgical Color: RedQuote: Listen to me attentively, as my time is limited here below. The very reason I reached out to the people of other civilizations was for the sole pu
September 19: Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 19: Saint Januarius, Bishop and Martyr—Optional MemorialDied c. 304Patron Saint of Naples, Italy and blood banksInvoked against volcanic eruptionsPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Yes, true hope is only born from the Blood of Christ and blood poured out for him. There is blood which is the sign of death, but there is also b
September 17: Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin and Doctor of the Church—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 17: Saint Hildegard of Bingen, Virgin and Doctor of the Church—Optional Memorial1098–1179Patron Saint of philologists and EsperantistsCanonized by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 (equipollent canonization)Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: And behold, He Who was enthroned upon that mountain cried o
September 17: Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 17: Saint Robert Bellarmine, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial1542–1621Patron Saint of canon lawyers, catechism writers, catechists, and catechumensCanonized by Pope Pius XI in 1930Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XI in 1931Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: If I seek my maker, I find God alone. If I seek the material from which he made
September 16: Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 16: Saints Cornelius, Pope, and Cyprian, Bishop, Martyrs—MemorialSaint Cornelius: d. 253Patron Saint of cattle and domestic animalsInvoked against earaches, epilepsy, fevers, and twitchingSaint Cyprian: c. 200–258Patron Saint of Algeria and North AfricaPre-Congregation canonizationsLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Galerius Maximus: “Are you Thascius C
September 15: Our Lady of Sorrows—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 15: Our Lady of Sorrows—MemorialLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: O Blessed Virgin Mary, Immaculate Mother of God, who didst endure a martyrdom of love and grief, beholding the sufferings and sorrows of Jesus! Thou didst co-operate in the benefit of my redemption by thy innumerable afflictions and by offering to the Eternal Father His only-begotten S
September 14: Exaltation of the Holy Cross—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>September 14: Exaltation of the Holy Cross—FeastLiturgical Color: RedQuote: But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. ~Galatians 6:14Prayer:Most glorious and triumphant Lord, You gave Your life for the salvation of my soul, using the most horrific act of cruelty
September 13: Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 13: Saint John Chrysostom, Bishop and Doctor—Memorialc. 347–407Patron Saint of preachers, orators, lecturers, and public speakersInvoked against epilepsyPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Are you a sinner? Do not become discouraged, and come to Church to put forward repentance. Have you sinned? Then tell God, “I have sinne
September 12: Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 12: Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Optional MemorialLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: The whole world is filled with her glory, and this is especially true of Christian peoples, who have chosen her as guardian and protectress of kingdoms, provinces, dioceses, and towns. Many cathedrals are consecrated to God in her name. There is no church with
September 9: Saint Peter Claver, Priest—USA Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 9: Saint Peter Claver, Priest—USA Memorial1581–1654Patron Saint of African missions, African-Americans, black missions, black people, foreign missions, interracial justice, slaves, and ColombiaInvoked against slaveryCanonized by Pope Leo XIII on January 15, 1888Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Yesterday, May 30, 1627, on the feast of the Most Holy T
September 8: Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>September 8: Birth of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Feastc. 15 BCPatron Saint of chefs, cooks, distillers, drapers, fish dealers, goldsmiths, silversmiths, needlemakers, potters, restaurateurs, silkworkers, and tilemakersLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: The present Feast forms a link between the New and the Old Testament. It shows that Truth succeeds symbols and fi
September 5: Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 5: Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta—Memorialc. 975–1038Patron Saint of bricklayers, kings, stonecutters, masons, and parents who have lost a childCanonized by Pope Gregory VII in 1083Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: It was a call within my vocation. It was a second calling. It was a vocation to give up even Loreto where I was very happy and to go out
September 3: Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>September 3: Saint Gregory the Great, Pope and Doctor—Memorialc. 540–604Patron Saint of choir boys, educators, masons, musicians, popes, students, and singersInvoked against gout and the plaguePre-Congregation canonizationDeclared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Boniface VIII in 1295Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: No one presumes to teach an art till he has f
August 29 - The Passion of Saint John the Baptist, Martyr—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 29: The Passion of Saint John the Baptist, Martyr—Memorialc. 1 BC–c. 30Patron Saint of baptism, bird dealers, converts, monastic life, motorways, printers, tailors, lambs, and prisonersInvoked against epilepsy, convulsions, hailstorms, and spasmsPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Now Herod had arrested John, bound him, and put
August 28 - Saint Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 28: Saint Augustine of Hippo, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial354–430Patron Saint of brewers, printers, and theologiansInvoked against sore eyes and verminPre-Congregation canonizationDeclared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Boniface VIII in 1298Referred to as “Doctor of Grace” by popular acclaimLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Late have I loved
August 27 - Saint Monica—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 27: Saint Monica—Memorialc. 332–387Patron Saint of homemakers, married women, mothers, abuse victims, alcoholics, and widowsInvoked against difficult marriages and difficult childrenPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Son, for my own part I have no further delight in any thing in this life. What I do here any longer, and why I
August 25 - Saint Joseph of Calasanz, Priest—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 25: Saint Joseph of Calasanz, Priest—Optional Memorial1556–1648Patron Saint of Catholic schools (especially ones for the poor), colleges, and schoolchildrenCanonized by Pope Clement XIII on July 16, 1767Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Joseph Calasanz, wise interpreter of the signs of the times, considered education, given in a “brief, simple and effec
August 25 - Saint Louis, King—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 25: Saint Louis, King—Optional Memorial1214–1270Patron Saint of barbers, hairdressers, builders, construction workers, button makers, distillers, embroiderers, needleworkers, kings, sculptors, soldiers, stoneworkers, bridegrooms, parenthood, parents of large families, prisoners, sick people, and co-patron of the Third Order of Saint FrancisInvoked a
August 24 - Saint Bartholomew the Apostle—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>August 24: Saint Bartholomew the Apostle—FeastFirst CenturyPatron Saint of bookbinders, butchers, cobblers, leatherworkers, plasterers, shoemakers, tanners, trappers, and whitenersInvoked against neurological diseasesPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote i
August 23 - Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 23: Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin—Optional Memorial1586–1617Patron Saint of the Americas, Peru, embroiderers, florists, gardeners, needleworkers, and people ridiculed for their pietyInvoked against vanity and self-loveCanonized by Pope Clement X in 1671Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Lord, increase my sufferings, and with them increase Your love in my he
August 22 - Queenship of Blessed Virgin Mary—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 22: Queenship of Blessed Virgin Mary—MemorialLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: A great sign appeared in the sky, a woman clothed with the sun, with the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars. ~Revelation 12:1Prayer:Mother and Queen of Heaven, this day I run to you as a child with confidence and trust. You are the glorious Queen Mot
August 21 - Saint Pius X, Pope—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 21: Saint Pius X, Pope—Memorial1835–1914Patron Saint of First Communicants and pilgrimsCanonized by Pope Pius XII on May 29, 1954Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: After careful deliberation on all these points, this Sacred Congregation of the Discipline of the Sacraments, in a general meeting held on July 15, 1910, in order to remove the above-mentioned
August 20 - Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 20: Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church—Memorial1090–1153Patron Saint of beekeepers, bees, candlemakers, chandlers, Cistercians, and Knights TemplarCanonized by Pope Alexander III on January 18, 1174Declared a Doctor of the Church (Doctor Mellifluus, “Honey-Sweet Doctor”) by Pope Pius VIII in 1830Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote:
August 19 - Saint John Eudes, Priest—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 19: Saint John Eudes, Priest—Optional Memorial1601–1680Patron Saint of Eudists, Order of Our Lady of Charity; Diocese of Baie-Comeau; and MissionariesCanonized by Pope Pius XI on May 31, 1925Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Father of mercies and God of all consolation, You gave us the loving Heart of your own beloved Son, because of the boundless love
August 16 - Saint Stephen of Hungary—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 16: Saint Stephen of Hungary—Optional Memorialc. 975–1038Patron Saint of bricklayers, kings, stonecutters, masons, and parents who have lost a childCanonized by Pope Gregory VII in 1083Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: To thee, O Queen of heaven, and to thy guardianship, I commend the holy Church, all the bishops and the clergy, the whole kingdom, its r
August 15 - Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Solemnity
Read entire reflection online >>>August 15: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary—SolemnityFirst CenturyPatron Saint of fishmongers, French air crews, harnessmakers, and numerous countries, cities, and diocesesLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: …by the authority of our Lord Jesus Christ, of the Blessed Apostles Peter and Paul, and by our own authority, we pronounce, declare, and define it to b
August 14 - Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest and Martyr—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 14: Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, Priest and Martyr—Memorial1894–1941Patron Saint of drug addicts, families, journalists, prisoners, and the pro-life movementCanonized by Pope John Paul II on October 10, 1982Liturgical Color: RedQuote: Remember that you belong exclusively, unconditionally, absolutely, irrevocably to the Immaculate: Whoever you are, w
August 13 - Saints Pontian, Pope and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 13: Saints Pontian, Pope and Hippolytus, Priest, Martyrs—Optional MemorialUnknown–c. 235Saint Hippolytus—Patron Saint of horsesSaint Pontian—Patron Saint of Carbonia and Montaldo Scarampi, ItalyPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: But let each of the faithful be zealous, before he eats anything else, to receive the Eucharist; for
August 12: Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 12: Saint Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious—Optional Memorial1572–1641Patron Saint of forgotten people, parents separated from their children, and widowsInvoked against in-law problemsCanonized by Pope Clement XIII in 1767Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: How soon may I hope for the happy day when I shall irrevocably offer myself to my God? He has so f
August 11 - Saint Clare, Virgin—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 11: Saint Clare, Virgin—Memorialc. 1193–1253Patron Saint of the Poor Clares, embroiderers, goldworkers, laundry workers, needleworkers, telephones, and televisionInvoked against eye diseases and for good weatherCanonized by Pope Alexander IV in 1255Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: As you contemplate further His ineffable delights, eternal riches and ho
August 10 - Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>August 10: Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr—Feastc. 225–c. 258Patron Saint of archivists, armories, book lovers, brewers, butchers, cooks, comedians, deacons, glaziers, laundry workers, librarians, firefighters, poor people, restaurateurs, schoolchildren, seminarians, tanners, vine growers, winemakers, and RomeInvoked against fire and lumbago (lower back
August 9 - Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Virgin and Martyr—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 9: Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein), Virgin and Martyr—Optional Memorial1891–1942Patron Saint of EuropeCanonized by Pope John Paul II in 1998Liturgical Color: RedQuote: Holy Father! As a child of the Jewish people who, by the grace of God, for the past eleven years has also been a child of the Catholic Church, I dare to speak to the
August 8 - Saint Dominic, Priest—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 8: Saint Dominic, Priest—Memorial1170–1221Patron Saint of astronomers, scientists, and those falsely accusedCanonized by Pope Gregory IX in 1234Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: On the very day and hour that Master Dominic died, Brother Guala, prior of Brescia and later its bishop, was resting in the bell-tower of his convent. As he was about to doze of
August 7 - Saint Sixtus II, Pope and Martyr, and Companions, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 7: Saint Sixtus II, Pope and Martyr, and Companions, Martyrs—Optional MemorialUnknown–c. 258Patron Saint of Bellegra, ItalyPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: He was crowned with martyrdom. He was bishop in the time of Valerian and Decius, when there was the great persecution. At that time he was seized by Valerian and taken to
August 7 - Saint Cajetan, Priest—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 7: Saint Cajetan, Priest—Optional Memorial1480–1547Patron Saint of the unemployedInvoked for gambling problemsCanonized by Pope Clement X in 1671Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: It is not with sentimental love but rather with loving actions that souls are purified. ~Saint CajetanPrayer:Saint Cajetan, you could have lived an easy and noble life, but you
August 6 - Transfiguration of the Lord—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>August 6: Transfiguration of the Lord—Feastc. 32Quote: After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with him. Then Peter said to Jes
August 5 - Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major—Optional Memorial (Our Lady of the Snows)
Read entire reflection online >>>August 5: Dedication of the Basilica of Saint Mary Major—Optional Memorial(Our Lady of the Snows)c. 352Prayer:Our Lady of the Snows, you sent down a gentle, pure-white snow from Heaven on the spot where you wanted a Church that would be dedicated in your honor. You are the Mother of God, the Theotokos, and I honor you and love you as such. Please pray for
August 4 - Saint John Vianney (the Curé of Ars), Priest—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 4: Saint John Vianney (the Curé of Ars), Priest—Memorial1786–1859Patron Saint of parish priests, all priests, and confessorsCanonized by Pope Pius XI in 1925Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: …I think, brethren, that you would like to know what is the state of the lukewarm soul. Well, this is it. A lukewarm soul is not yet quite dead in the eyes of God b
August 2 - Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 2: Saint Eusebius of Vercelli, Bishop—Optional Memorialc. 283 (or early Fourth Century)–371Patron Saint of Piedmont, ItalyPre-Congregation CanonizationLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: When I receive a letter from one of you and see in your writings your goodness and love, joy mingles with tears, and my desire to continue reading is checked by my weepin
August 2 - Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Priest—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 2: Saint Peter Julian Eymard, Priest—Optional Memorial1811–1868Invoked for an increase of devotion to the Holy EucharistCanonized by Pope John XXIII in 1962Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Holy Father…Why does the greatest of all mysteries not have its own religious group like the other mysteries; why would it not have men with a perpetual mission of p
August 1 - Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>August 1: Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Memorial1696–1787Patron Saint of confessors and moral theologiansInvoked against scrupulosity, arthritis, and for final perseveranceCanonized by Pope Gregory XVI in 1839Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius IX in 1871Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: In the beginning of the so
July 31- Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 31: Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Priest—Memorial1491–1556Patron Saint of the Society of Jesus (Jesuits), Spiritual Exercises, soldiers, and retreatsCanonized by Pope Gregory XV on March 12, 1622Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord, and by this means to save his soul. And the other things on the face of
July 30- Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 30: Saint Peter Chrysologus, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorialc. 380 or 406–c. 450Patron Saint of Imola, ItalyInvoked against fevers and vicious dogsPre-Congregation canonizationProclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729Quote: We exhort you in every respect, honorable brother, to heed obediently what has been written by the most
July 29- Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 29: Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus—MemorialFirst CenturyMartha—Patron Saint of cooks, butlers, dieticians, homemakers, innkeepers, maids, single laywomen, servers, and travelersMary—Patron Saint of spiritual studies and lectorsLazarus—Patron Saint of gravediggersPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: In the household of Bethany t
July 26- Saints Joachim and Anne—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 26: Saints Joachim and Anne—MemorialLate First Century BC–AD Early First CenturySaint Anne—Patron Saint of grandparents, grandmothers, mothers, roommakers, cabinetmakers, carpenters, dressmakers, equestrians, expectant mothers, homemakers, housewives, lace workers, seamstresses, miners, old-clothes dealers, Canada, and FranceInvoked against sterility
July 25- Saint James, Apostle—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>July 25: Saint James, Apostle—FeastFirst Century–c. 44Patron Saint of blacksmiths, druggists, equestrians, hatmakers, laborers, pilgrims, knights, soldiers, tanners, veterinarians, and several countries and cities, including Santiago de Compostela, SpainInvoked against arthritis and rheumatismPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Then Ja
July 24- Saint Sharbel (Charbel) Makhlūf, Priest, Hermit—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 24: Saint Sharbel (Charbel) Makhlūf, Priest, Hermit—Optional Memorial1828–1898Patron Saint of LebanonCanonized by Pope Paul VI on October 9, 1977Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Yes, the kind of holiness practiced by Charbel Makhlouf is of great weight, not only for the glory of God, but for the vitality of the Church…Pastors are needed, who gather the p
July 23- Saint Bridget of Sweden, Religious—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 23: Saint Bridget of Sweden, Religious—Optional Memorial1303–1373Patron Saint of Europe, Sweden, and widowsCanonized by Pope Boniface IX on October 7, 1391Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Then He was taken down from the Cross and I received His body onto my lap. He looked like a leper, and was completely covered with bruises and blood. His eyes were life
July 22- Saint Mary Magdalene—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>July 22: Saint Mary Magdalene—FeastFirst CenturyPatron Saint of pharmacists, contemplatives, converts, glovemakers, hairdressers, penitent sinners, people ridiculed for their piety, perfumers, reformed prostitutes, tanners, womenInvoked against sexual temptationsPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Jesus said to her, “Woman, why are y
July 21- Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 21: Saint Lawrence of Brindisi, Priest and Doctor—Optional Memorial1559–1619Patron Saint of Brindisi, ItalyCanonized by Pope Leo XIII in 1881Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope John XXIII in 1959Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: It was from the Child in her womb that Mary received all her glory. He clothed her with the sun, rolled the moon beneath h
July 20- Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 20: Saint Apollinaris, Bishop and Martyr—Optional MemorialFirst Century–c. 79(Or possibly died late Second Century)Patron Saint of Ravenna and Emilia-Romagna, ItalyInvoked against gout, venereal disease, and epilepsyPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: The birthday of the holy bishop Apollinaris, who was consecrated at Rome by the
July 16: Our Lady of Mount Carmel—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 16: Our Lady of Mount Carmel—Optional MemorialLate Twelfth–Early Thirteenth CenturyPatron Saint of Bolivia and the Carmelite OrderInvoked for those in PurgatoryLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Elijah went up to the top of Carmel, crouched down to the earth, and put his head between his knees. He said to his servant, “Go up and look out to sea.” He went u
July 15- Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 15: Saint Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor—Memorialc. 1217–1274Invoked against intestinal problemsCanonized by Pope Sixtus IV on April 14, 1482Proclaimed the Seraphic Doctor of the Church by Pope Sixtus V in 1588Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Christ is both the way and the door. Christ is the staircase and the vehicle, like the “throne of mercy over the
July 14- Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin—USA Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 14: Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Virgin—USA Memorial1656–1680Patron Saint of Canada, Native Americans, ecologists, environment, exiles, orphans, people ridiculed for their piety, and the physically impairedCanonized by Pope Benedict XVI on October 21, 2012Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Kateri impresses us by the action of grace in her life in spite of the
July 14 (18)- Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 14: Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest—Optional MemorialNote: In the United States this memorial is transferred to July 181550–1614Patron Saint of the sick, hospitals, hospital workers, nurses, and nursing associationsInvoked against the vice of gamblingCanonized by Pope Benedict XIV on June 29, 1746Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Because without doubt wi
July 13- Saint Henry—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 13: Saint Henry—Optional Memorial973–1024Patron Saint of kings, Benedictine Oblates, handicapped people, and those rejected from religious ordersInvoked against sterilityCanonized by Pope Eugene III in 1146Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Prayer seemed the chief delight and support of his soul; especially the public office of the church. Assisting one da
July 11- Saint Benedict, Abbot—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 11: Saint Benedict, Abbot—Memorialc. 480–c. 547Patron Saint of Europe, monks and religious orders, architects, dying people, cave explorers, schoolchildren, agricultural workers, civil engineers, and coppersmithsInvoked against erysipelas, fever, gallstones, inflammatory diseases, kidney disease, nettle rash, poison, temptations, and witchcraftCanon
July 9- Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and 119 Companions, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 9: Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and 119 Companions, Martyrs—Optional Memorial1648–1930Invoked for the people of ChinaCanonized by Pope John Paul II on October 1, 2000Liturgical Color: RedQuote: Today the Church is grateful to her Lord, who blesses her and bathes her in light with the radiant holiness of these sons and daughters of China. Is not the Holy
July 6- Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 6: Saint Maria Goretti, Virgin and Martyr—Optional Memorial1890–1902Patron Saint of young people (especially girls), rape victims, and the poorInvoked for the grace of mercy and forgivenessCanonized by Pope Pius XII on June 24, 1950Liturgical Color: RedQuote: In the heroic testimony of the saint of Le Ferriere, her forgiveness of the man who killed he
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