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
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
July 5- Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Priest—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 5: Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Priest—Optional Memorial1502–1539Patron Saint of physiciansCanonized by Pope Leo XIII on May 27, 1897Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Angel in human form, Angelic man, Founder of the Clerics Regular of St. Paul, of the Angelic Sisters, And of other pious associations. Destroyer of vices, Guardian of chastity, Restorer of t
July 4- Independence Day—USA Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 4: Independence Day—USA Optional MemorialQuote: When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and of nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to th
July 4- Saint Elizabeth of Portugal—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 4: Saint Elizabeth of Portugal—Optional Memorial(Celebrated July 5 in the USA)1271–1336Patron Saint of widows, brides, charity workers, those falsely accused, victims of adultery, and the Canary Islands, SpainInvoked against jealousy, war, and difficult marriagesCanonized by Pope Urban VIII on June 24, 1625Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: I, Elizabeth, d
July 3- Saint Thomas the Apostle—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>July 3: Saint Thomas the Apostle—FeastDied c. 72Patron Saint of doubters, architects, blind people, builders, geometricians, masons, surveyors, and theologiansPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Thomas, called Didymus, one of the Twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples said to him, “We have seen the Lord.” But
July 1- Saint Junípero Serra, Priest—USA Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>July 1: Saint Junípero Serra, Priest—USA Optional Memorial1713–1784Patron Saint of vocations, Hispanic-Americans, CaliforniaCanonized by Pope Francis on September 23, 2015Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: I am writing this letter in farewell, while we are getting ready to leave the city of Cádiz and embark for Mexico. The day fixed upon is unknown to me, but t
June 30- First Martyrs of the Church of Rome—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 30: First Martyrs of the Church of Rome—Optional MemorialDied c. 64Pre-Congregation canonizationsQuote: At Rome, in the time of Nero, the commemoration of many holy martyrs, who were accused of having set fire to the city, and cruelly put to death in various manners by the emperor’s order. Some were covered with the skins of wild beasts and lacerated
June 29- Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles—Solemnity
Read entire reflection online >>>June 29: Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles—SolemnitySaint Peter: c. 1–c. 64Patron Saint of Rome, bakers, brickmakers, masons, bridge-builders, butchers, clockmakers, cobblers, fishermen, harvesters, watchmakers, locksmiths, netmakers, the papacy, and the Universal ChurchInvoked against feet problems, fevers, and frenzySaint Paul: c. 3–c. 64Patron Saint of Ro
June 28- Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 28: Saint Irenaeus, Bishop and Martyr—Memorialc. 135–c. 202Patron Saint of those who work for the unity of the Eastern and Western ChurchesInvoked against Christological heresies, and by apologists and catechistsPre-Congregation canonizationDeclared a Doctor of the Church (Doctor of Unity) by Pope Francis in 2022Liturgical Color: RedQuote: For the glo
June 27- Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 27: Saint Cyril of Alexandria, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorialc. 376–444Patron Saint of Alexandria, EgyptInvoked against Christological heresiesPre-Congregation canonizationDeclared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII in 1883Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: The entire population of the city stood from dawn to dusk, waiting for the decision of the
June 24- Birth of Saint John the Baptist—Solemnity
Read entire reflection online >>>June 24: Birth of Saint John the Baptist—SolemnityFirst CenturyPatron Saint of baptism, bird dealers, converts, monastic life, motorways, printers, tailors, lambs, and prisonersInvoked against epilepsy, convulsions, hailstorms, and spasmsPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: White of GoldQuote: When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child
June 22- Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 22: Saint Paulinus of Nola, Bishop—Optional Memorialc. 354–431Patron Saint of bellmakersInvoked by the people of Nola, ItalyPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Thus our Paulinus, bishop of Nola, who voluntarily abandoned vast wealth and became quite poor, though abundantly rich in holiness, when the barbarians sacked Nola, and t
June 22- Saints John Fisher, Bishop and Martyr and Thomas More, Martyr—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 22: Saints John Fisher, Bishop and Martyr and Thomas More, Martyr—Optional MemorialSaint John Fisher: 1469–1535Invoked for courage and by those who are persecutedSaint Thomas More: 1478–1535Patron Saint of statesmen, politicians, lawyers, civil servants, court clerks, adopted children, large families, stepparents, and difficult marriagesCanonized by P
June 21- Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 21: Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, Religious—Memorial1568–1591Patron Saint of students, Christian youth, Jesuit novices, AIDS patients and caregiversInvoked against eye troubles and epidemicsCanonized by Pope Benedict XIII on December 31, 1726Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: The divine goodness, most honored lady, is a fathomless and shoreless ocean, and I conf
June 19- Saint Romuald, Abbot—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 19: Saint Romuald, Abbot—Optional Memorialc. 951–1027Invoked for reformation of the Church and monastic lifeCanonized by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Sit in your cell as in paradise. Put the whole world behind you and forget it. Watch your thoughts like a good fisherman watching for fish. The path you must follow is in the Ps
Immaculate Heart of Mary—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>Immaculate Heart of Mary—MemorialSaturday following the second Sunday after PentecostLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: So they went in haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the infant lying in the manger. When they saw this, they made known the message that had been told them about this child. All who heard it were amazed by what had been told them by the sheph
June 13- Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 13: Saint Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor—Memorial1195–1231Patron Saint of amputees, animals, mail, horses, expectant mothers, fishermen, harvests, lost articles, boatmen, and travelers, as well as the elderly, oppressed, poor, and starvingCanonized by Pope Gregory IX on 30 May 1232Declared the Evangelizing Doctor of the Church by Pope Pius XII in
Sacred Heart of Jesus—Solemnity
Read entire reflection online >>>Sacred Heart of Jesus—SolemnityFriday following the second Sunday after PentecostQuote: Once, being before the Blessed Sacrament and having a little more leisure than usual, I felt wholly filled with this Divine Presence, and so powerfully moved by it that I forgot myself and the place in which I was. I abandoned myself to this Divine Spirit, and yielded m
June 11- Saint Barnabas the Apostle—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 11: Saint Barnabas the Apostle—MemorialEarly First Century–c. 61Patron Saint of Cyprus, Antioch, and peacekeeping missionsInvoked against hailstormsPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: The news about them reached the ears of the church in Jerusalem, and they sent Barnabas to go to Antioch.When he arrived and saw the grace of God, h
June 9- Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 9: Saint Ephrem, Deacon and Doctor—Optional Memorialc. 306–373Patron Saint of spiritual directors and spiritual leadersPre-Congregation canonizationDeclared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XV in 1920Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: I, Ephrem, am dying. With fear, but also with reverence, I entreat you, citizens of Edessa, not to bury me under the
June 6- Saint Norbert, Bishop—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 6: Saint Norbert, Bishop—Optional Memorialc. 1080–1134Patron Saint of expectant mothers and BohemiaCanonized by Pope Gregory XIII on July 28, 1582Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: …it happened one day that he was hastening secretly to a place called Freden. He was dressed in silk, accompanied by a single servant. While on the way a dark cloud overtook him
June 5- Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 5: Saint Boniface, Bishop and Martyr—Memorialc. 675–754Patron Saint of Great GermaniaPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Gregory, the servant of the servants of God, to Boniface, a holy priest: Your holy purpose, as it has been explained to us, and your well-tried faith lead us to make use of your services in spreading the Gospel,
Corpus Christi—The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ—Solemnity
Read entire reflection online >>>The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ—SolemnityThursday after Holy Trinity or, where this is not a holy day of obligation, on the following Sunday. In the United States, it is always transferred to the Sunday after the Most Holy Trinity.Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Although the Eucharist is celebrated solemnly every day, we deem it fitting that at least
June 3- Saints Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 3: Saints Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs—Memorial1860–1886Patron Saints of African youth, converts, and torture victimsCanonized by Pope Paul VI on October 18, 1964Liturgical Color: RedQuote: This is the place where Christ’s light shone on your land with a particular splendor. This was the place of darkness, Namugongo, where Christ’s light sho
June 2- Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 2: Saints Marcellinus and Peter, Martyrs—Optional MemorialMid-Third Century–c. 304Invoked by those enduring hardships in lifePre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Here lie the bodies of Saints Marcellinus the priest and Peter the exorcist, who by a marvelous inspiration, with the help of the Lord, have brought many unbelievers to th
June 1- Saint Justin Martyr—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>June 1: Saint Justin Martyr—Memorialc. 100–c. 165Patron Saint of philosophers, lecturers, and apologistsPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: And this food is called among us the Eucharist, of which no one is allowed to partake but the man who believes that the things which we teach are true, and who has been washed with the washing that
May 31: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Feast
Read entire reflection online >>>May 31: Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary—FeastLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: During those days Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste to a town of Judah, where she entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried o
The Most Holy Trinity—Solemnity
Read entire reflection online >>>The Most Holy Trinity—SolemnityFirst Sunday after PentecostLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: “Father,” “Son,” “Holy Spirit” are not simply names designating modalities of the divine being, for they are really distinct from one another: “He is not the Father who is the Son, nor is the Son he who is the Father, nor is the Holy Spirit he who is the Father or the
May 29- Saint Paul VI, Pope—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>May 29: Saint Paul VI, Pope—Optional Memorial1897–1978Patron Saint of Vatican Council IICanonized by Pope Francis on October 14, 2018Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: And most important of all, on taking my leave of this earthly scene, and going to face the judgment and mercy of God, there are so many things I should say, indeed so many. On the state of the Ch
May 27- Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>May 27: Saint Augustine of Canterbury, Bishop—Optional MemorialEarly Sixth Century–604Patron Saint of EnglandPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: The powerful Ethelbert was at that time king of Kent…the king came into the island, and sitting in the open air, ordered Augustine and his companions to come and hold a conference with him…W
May 26- Saint Philip Neri, Priest—Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>May 26: Saint Philip Neri, Priest—Memorial1515–1595Patron Saint of Rome, joy, comedians, and artistsCanonized by Pope Gregory XV on March 12, 1622Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Leafing through the biography of St Philip, in fact, one is surprised and fascinated by the cheerful and relaxed method he used to educate, supporting each person with fraternal gene
May 25- Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>May 25: Saint Mary Magdalene de Pazzi, Virgin—Optional Memorial1566–1607Patron Saint of the sickCanonized by Pope Clement IX on April 28, 1669Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Self-love is like the worm that gnaws at the root and destroys not only the fruit, but even the very life of the plant. The traitor that we have to fear most is self-love, for self-love
May 25- Saint Gregory VII, Pope, Religious—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>May 25: Saint Gregory VII, Pope, Religious—Optional Memorialc. 1020–1085Invoked against corruption within the ChurchCanonized by Pope Benedict XIII on May 24, 1728Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: In the name of Almighty God, Father, Son and Holy Ghost, I withdraw, through Thy power and authority, from Henry the king, son of Henry the emperor, who has risen ag
May 25- Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>May 25: Saint Bede the Venerable, Priest and Doctor—Optional Memorialc. 673–735Patron Saint of lectors, scholars, English writers, and historiansPre-Congregation canonizationCanonization confirmed and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII in 1899Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: To the most glorious King Ceolwulf. Bede, the servant of Christ and P
Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
Read entire reflection online >>>Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church—MemorialCelebrated the Monday after PentecostLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Indeed, the Mother standing beneath the cross (cf. Jn 19:25), accepted her Son’s testament of love and welcomed all people in the person of the beloved disciple as sons and daughters to be reborn unto life eternal. She thus became the tender
Pentecost Sunday—Solemnity
Read entire reflection online >>>Pentecost Sunday—SolemnityLiturgical Color: RedQuote: When the time for Pentecost was fulfilled, they were all in one place together. And suddenly there came from the sky a noise like a strong driving wind, and it filled the entire house in which they were. Then there appeared to them tongues as of fire, which parted and came to rest on each one of them. A
May 22- Saint Rita of Cascia—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>May 22: Saint Rita of Cascia—Optional Memorial1386–1457Patron Saint of abuse victims, impossible causes, sickness, wounds, parenthood, and widowsInvoked against marital problems, fighting and discord, and infertilityCanonized by Pope Leo XIII on May 24, 1900Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Dear brothers and sisters, the worldwide devotion to Saint Rita is sym
May 21- Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest and Martyr and Companions, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>May 21: Saint Christopher Magallanes, Priest and Martyr and Companions, Martyrs—Optional Memorial1869–1927Venerated especially in MexicoInvoked against government persecutionCanonized by Pope John Paul II on May 21, 2000Liturgical Color: RedQuote: “The Church … had peace and was built up; and walking in the fear of the Lord and in the comfort of the Holy S
May 20- Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>May 20: Saint Bernardine of Siena, Priest—Optional Memorial1380–1444Patron Saint of public relations, public speaking, and advertisersInvoked against gambling addictions and chest problemsCanonized by Pope Nicholas V on May 24, 1450Liturgical Color: WhiteQuote: The name of Jesus is the splendor of preachers, because it causes His Word to be proclaimed and
May 18- Saint John I, Pope and Martyr—Optional Memorial
Read entire reflection online >>>May 18: Saint John I, Pope and Martyr—Optional Memorialc. Late Fifth Century–526Invoked against temptations toward false unity and acceptance of heresyPre-Congregation canonizationLiturgical Color: RedQuote: Who does not envy the happiness of a martyr in his dungeon, when he beholds the inward joy, peace, and sentiments of charity with which he closes his
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