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FEAST OF ST. IGNATIUS OF LOYOLA
Today the Church, & the Society of Jesus, celebrate the Feast of St. Ignatius of Loyola. http://www.ignatiushistory.info/ In the sixteenth century, during the Catholic Counter_Reformation, Ignatius founded the Socie… -
FEAST OF ST. EUGENE DE MAZENOD
Today is the Feast of St. Eugene de MazenodHe was a bishop & the founder of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He was born on August 1, 1782. He may someday be known as the patron saint of dysfunctonal fami… -
FEAST OF ST. BERNARDINE OF SIENA
http://www.franciscanfriarstor.com/friars/St_Bernardine_Monastery/stf_biography_st_bernardine_of_siena.htm Today is the Feast of St. Bernardine of Siena(1380_1444), a great medieval Franciscan friar -
FEAST OF ST. PASCHAL BAYLON
Today is the Feast of St. Paschal Baylon, a great Franciscan saint, a Spaniard http://www.sspx.ca/EucharisticCrusade/2002_June/Saint_Paschal_Baylon.htm who lived during the time of the Catholic Counter_Reformation. Pl… -
FEAST OF ST. SIMON STOCK
Today, the Carmelite Religious Order celebrates the Feast of St. Simon Stock. He is believed to have lived from 1165_1265. In Carmelite legend it is believed that The Virgin Mary appeared to him, on July 16, 1251, &… -
FEAST OF ST. JEAN BAPTISTE DE LA SALLE
Today is the Feast of St. Jean Baptiste de la Salle. He was born on Good Friday, April 30, 1651 at Rheims & died on April 7, 1710 at Rouen. This great saint, always a very favorite patron of mine, founded the Inst… -
FEAST OF ST. GABRIEL POSSENTI
Today is the Feast of St. Gabriel Possenti, the great nineteenth century Italian Passionist who was so greatly devoted to Our Lady of Sorrows. He has always been a favorite patron saint of mine. -
ST. CLAUDE DE LA COLOMBIERE
Today is the Feast of St. Claude de la Colombiere, a seventeenth century contemporary & spiritual director of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque. He was beatified in 1929 &canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1992. He is… -
OUR LADY OF LOURDES 150 ANNIVERSARY
Today is the one hundred & fiftieth anniversary of the appearance, on a Thursday in 1858 to little St. Bernadette Souribous, who was only fourteen years old http://www.catholic.net/RCC/Periodicals/Faith/1998-01-02/l… -
ST. ELIZABETH ANN BAILEY SETON
St. Elizabeth Ann bailey seton, the first Native_born american to have been canonized a saint(by pope paul vi on september 14, 1975) was a catholic convert from episcopalianism. She was born in 1774 in new york.http://w…
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