Saint Rose Venerini
Saint Rose Venerini, born in 1656, was a dedicated educator who founded schools for girls and inspired the Venerini Sisters congregation. Canonized in 2006.
Saint François de Laval
First Bishop of Quebec, pioneer of New France's Church, lived in heroic renouncement, devoted to prayer and penance.
Saint Angelus of Jerusalem
Angelus, born in 1185 Jerusalem to Jewish parents, was among the earliest Carmelites in Sicily. Killed by non-believers, he's Sicily's revered patron.
Saint Florian
Roman officer, Christian martyr, patron of Fire Fighters, endured torture, including fire, before death by drowning.
Saints Philip and James
Saints Philip and James, Apostles and Martyrs. Philip, a chosen disciple of Christ, and James the Less, author of an epistle, cousin of Jesus.
Saint Athanasius
Saint Athanasius the Great, a Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, is renowned for defending the Christian faith against early heresies.
Saint Joseph the Worker
The feast of Saint Joseph the Worker was established by Pope Pius XII in 1955 in order to Christianize the concept of labor and give to all workmen a model and a protector.
Pope Saint Pius V
Dominican pontiff who convened Council of Trent, excommunicated Elizabeth I, patronized Palestrina, and led Holy League at Lepanto.
Saint Catherine of Siena
Saint Catherine of Siena: 14th-century Dominican tertiary, philosopher, theologian, and peacemaker; proclaimed Doctor of the Church and patron saint of Italy.
Saint Peter Chanel
Saint Peter Chanel (1803-1841) the protomartyr of the South Seas. He was a Priest, Martyr, and is the patron of all Oceania.
