Good Friday
Good Friday marks Christ's crucifixion, a day of fasting, penance, and reflection at the heart of Christian faith, commemorating his sacrificial death.
Saints Agape, Chionia, and Irene
Three sisters martyred in 303 AD for owning Christian texts and rejecting pagan sacrifices under Diocletian's decree.
Holy Thursday
The feast of Maundy (or Holy) Thursday solemnly commemorates the institution of the Eucharist and is the oldest of the observances peculiar to Holy Week.
Saint Francis of Paola
Saint Francis of Paola, Minims founder, advocated for humility, perpetual abstinence, and poverty, aiming to live hidden from the world.
Saint Hugh of Grenoble
Hugh of Grenoble, bishop for 52 years, was a staunch defender of the Church and papacy, and benefactor of St. Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order.
Saint Benjamin the Deacon
Saint Benjamin was a deacon martyred circa 424 in Persia. St. Benjamin was executed during a period of persecution of Christians that lasted forty years and through the reign of two Persian kings. St. Benjamin was tortured mercilessly until his death in the year 424, specifically, "sharpened reeds were stuck under the nails of his fingers and toes."
Saint Peter Regalado
Saint Peter de Regalado (1390–1456) was a Friar Minor and reformer. He was born at Valladolid. He was noted reformer, primarily by setting a good and pious example. Had the gifts of bi-location, prophecy and miracle working.
Palm Sunday of The Lord’s Passion
Commemorating Jesus' entry into Jerusalem, Palm Sunday marks the start of Holy Week, celebrating his recognition as king with the cry, "Hosanna to the Son of David!"
Saint Berthold
Saint Berthold seems to have had a connection with the beginnings of the Carmelite Order. St. Berthold directed the building of a monastery and church on Mount Carmel and dedicated the church in honor of the prophet Elias, who had defeated the priests of Baal there and seen the vision of the cloud out over the sea.
Saint John of Egypt
Saint John of Egypt, a carpenter turned hermit, sought solitude in the desert, becoming a famed spiritual guide and healer in 4th-century Assiut, Egypt.
