Saint John Marie Vianney
Saint John Marie Vianney, the curé of Ars, spent up to 12 hours daily hearing confessions, canonized in 1925, and patron of parish priests.
The Transfiguration of the Lord
A divine revelation where Jesus, witnessed by Peter, James, and John, transformed and radiated Godly glory on Mount Tabor.
Pope Saint Hormisdas
Pope St. Hormisdas, once married with a son who also became Pope, ended the Laurentian schism and strongly backed St. Symmachus against antipope Lawrence.
Saint Dominic
Saint Dominic (1170-1221), founder of the Dominicans, received the Rosary from Our Lady and is the patron of astronomers and the falsely accused.
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
St. Teresa Benedicta (Edith Stein), German philosopher turned nun, converted from atheism, martyred in Auschwitz, canonized in 1998, patron saint of Europe.
Saint Lawrence
Saint Lawrence, Deacon and Martyr, was one of the victims of the persecution of Valerian in 258. He is one of the most celebrated Martyrs of the Church.
Saint Clare of Assisi
Saint Clare of Assisi was one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She founded the Order of Saint Clare, commonly referred to today as the Poor Clares.
Saint Euplius
Saint Euplius is venerated as a martyr and saint by the Catholic Church. With Saint Agatha, he is a co-patron of Catania in Sicily.
Pope Saint Pontian
Pope Saint Pontian, who reigned from 230-235, holds the distinction of being the first pontiff to abdicate.
Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Saint Maximilian Kolbe was a Polish Conventual Franciscan friar who volunteered to die in place of a stranger in the Nazi concentration camp of Auschwitz in Poland.
