Saint Petroc
Saint Petroc, a Welsh prince turned monk, studied in Ireland, made pilgrimages to Rome, Jerusalem, and India, and lived ascetically for seven years.
Saint Charles Lwanga and The Ugandan Martyrs
Saint Charles Lwanga was a Ugandan martyr canonized by Pope Paul VI, patron of African Youth, and burned to death in 1886.
Saint Elmo
Saint Elmo, also known as St. Erasmus, is the patron of sailors and stomach ailments and against storms. He is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Legend records that when a blue light appears at mastheads before and after a storm, the seamen took it as a sign of St. Elmo's protection. This was known as "St. Elmo's fire".
Saint Justin Martyr
Saint Justin Martyr (c.100-165) is the patron of Philosophers and Apologists and is a Father of the Church. He wrote many works, some of which are still extant. After giving a defense of the Faith, he was martyred under the Roman Prefect Rusticus in the reign of Emperor Marcus Aurelius.
Solemnity Of The Most Holy Trinity
Trinity Sunday, also known as Holy Trinity Sunday, is celebrated a week after Pentecost Sunday in honor of the most fundamental of Christian beliefs—belief...
The Feast of the Visitation
The Feast of the Visitation recalls to us the visit of the Blessed Virgin Mary to her cousin Elizabeth shortly after the Annunciation
Saint Joan of Arc
Saint Joan of Arc, patroness of soldiers and France, led French forces to victory at 17 and was canonized in 1920.
Saint Theodosia of Constantinople
Saint Theodosia was a nun who resisted iconoclasm in 729, leading to her arrest and execution for toppling an officer removing an icon.
Saint Bernard of Montjoux
Saint Bernard of Montjoux, an Italian-born priest, spent over four decades on Alpine missions, founding the Great St Bernard Hospice, inspiring the St. Bernard dog breed.
Saint Augustine of Canterbury
St. Augustine of Canterbury was a monk and abbot in Rome, Italy when he was sent by Pope Saint Gregory the Great with 40 brother monks, to evangelize the British Isles in 597. He is called the Apostle of the English.
