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2019
St Ambrose
Feast: 7 December The son of a Roman official in Gaul, Ambrose was practicing law in Rome...
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03
Dec
2024
2019
St Francis Xavier
Feast: 3 December Known as the Apostle to the Indies and to Japan, Francis was born in...
30
Nov
2024
2019
St Andrew the Apostle
Feast: 30 November In the synoptic Gospels, Andrew is a Galilean fisherman grouped with his brother, Peter,...
17
Nov
2024
2019
St Elizabeth of Hungary
Feast: 17 November Elizabeth's short life was nonetheless full; she had a happy marriage and children, was...
12
Nov
2024
2019
St Josephat
Feast: 12 November An early ecumenist, Josaphat was born in Ukraine. Not happy with a mercantile apprenticeship...
11
Nov
2024
2019
St Martin of Tours
Feast: 11 November Born a pagan in Hungary, Martin became a catechumen after his Roman army officer father...
10
Nov
2024
2019
St Leo the Great
10 November A Roman deacon who advised two popes, Leo was elected pope in 440 while on...
04
Nov
2024
2019
St Charles Borromeo
Feast: 4 November Though Charles suffered all his life from a speech impediment, his intelligence and zeal...
02
Nov
2024
2019
All Souls
Feast: 2 November Prayers for the dead were an ancient tradition, even in some pagan cultures.
01
Nov
2024
2019
All Saints
Feast: 1 November The Apostles’ Creed lists “the communion of saints” among Catholic beliefs, and since at...