Saint Anthony Zaccaria
Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, founder of the Barnabites, was a zealous preacher and pivotal figure in the Counter-Reformation.
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati is a saint for the modern world, and especially for the young people of our time. A "man of the beatitudes," as Pope John Paul II called him at his beatification ceremony. He was described by friends as "an explosion of joy."
Saint Thomas the Apostle
Saint Thomas was a dedicated Apostle, known for his skepticism and affirmation of Jesus's Resurrection, and his evangelical work in India.
Saint Oliver Plunkett
Saint Oliver Plunkett was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Armagh and Primate of All Ireland. He was executed by the English Crown as the last victim of the Popish Plot.
Saint Junipero Serra
Junípero Serra Ferrer, O.F.M., was a Spanish Franciscan friar who founded missions 21 in California, including San Diego to San Francisco. He is often called The Apostle of California.
The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome
The First Martyrs of the Church of Rome were early Christians persecuted and killed under Emperor Nero's reign, post the Great Fire of Rome, in 64 A.D.
Saint Peter
Saint Peter, Prince of the Apostles, the 1st Pope, and founder, with Saint Paul, of the see of Rome. The Rock upon which Christ built his Church.
Saint Paul
Saint Paul converted on the road to Damascus, preached Jesus Christ as the Son of God, and fled due to opposition.
Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Pope Pius XII consecrated the world to the Immaculate Heart of Mary during WWII, instituting a universal feast for peace and virtue on May 4, 1944.
Solemnity of The Sacred Heart of Jesus
Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus goes back at least to the 11th century, but through the 16th century, it remained a private devotion, often tied to devotion to the Five Wounds of Christ. The first feast of the Sacred Heart was celebrated on August 31, 1670, in Rennes, France, through the efforts of Fr. Jean Eudes (1602-1680). From Rennes, the devotion spread, but it took the visions of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque (1647-1690) for the devotion to become universal.
