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.
Saint Germaine Cousin
Born in 1579 of humble parents at Pibrac, a village about ten miles from Toulouse; died in her native place in 1601. From her birth she seemed marked out for suffering; she came into the world with a deformed hand and the disease of scrofula, and, while yet an infant, lost her mother. Her father soon married again, but his second wife treated Germaine with much cruelty.
Saint John Francis Regis
Saint John Francis Regis was a French priest of the Society of Jesus. Making himself available to the poor, he spent the afternoon at prisons and hospitals.
Saint Paulinus of Nola
Saint Paulinus of Nola (353-431) was a Roman Senator who converted to a severe monasticism in 394. He eventually became Bishop of Nola, and helped to resolve the disputed election of Pope Boniface I, and was canonized as a saint.
Saint Ethelreda
Ethelreda, known as Saint Audrey, was an English princess who founded Ely Abbey and is the namesake for the word "tawdry."
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.
Saint Anthony Zaccaria
Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria, founder of the Barnabites, was a zealous preacher and pivotal figure in the Counter-Reformation.
Saint Veronica Giuliani
A devoted nun who received the stigmata, persevered through trials, and served selflessly. Canonized in 1839 for her unwavering faith.
Saint Benedict
Saint Benedict of Nursia was an abbot. He is the founder of Western Monasticism and the patron saint of Europe.
Saint Henry
Saint Henry was a German king and Holy Roman Emperor. He is the patron saint of the childless, of Dukes, of the handicapped, and of those rejected by Religious Order.
