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.
Saint Margaret Clitherow
Margaret Clitherow, English martyr, sheltered priests, died by pressing in 1586 for her Catholic faith.
Solemnity Of The Annunciation of The Lord
God has become one of us. From all eternity God had decided that the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity should become human.
Saint Irenaeus of Sirmium
Bishop Irenaeus of Sirmium, martyr under Diocletian, refused pagan sacrifices, beheaded in 304 AD for steadfast faith in Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia.
Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo
Saint Toribio, Bishop in Peru, championed indigenous rights, founded pivotal institutions, and learned dialects to deepen his impactful pastoral work.
Saint Nicholas Owens
Nicholas Owens, "Little John," built priest hideouts during England's penal times, died tortured in 1606, canonized in 1970 as a martyr.
Saint Nicholas of Flüe
Saint Nicholas of Flüe was a Swiss hermit and ascetic who is the patron saint of Switzerland. He is sometimes invoked as "Brother Klaus."
Saint Cuthbert
Anglo-Saxon monk, bishop, and hermit, Saint Cuthbert is a pivotal medieval saint and patron of northern England.
Saint Joseph
Saint Joseph, Spouse of the Virgin Mary, Foster-Father of Our Lord, Patron of the Universal Church and Fathers.
