26
Dec
2023
2019
St Stephen the First Martyr
Feast: 26 December Christianity’s first martyr was probably a Greek Jew. Stephen’s story is recounted in the...
29
Oct
2023
2019
Sts Simon and Jude the Apostles
Feast 29 October Listed among the Twelve Apostles in the New Testament, Simon is “the Canaanite” to...
15
Oct
2023
2019
St Teresa of Avila
Feast: 15 October In Castilian Spain, Teresa was born to a wealthy family and educated in an...
01
Oct
2023
2019
St Therese of Lisieux
Feast: 1 October Left motherless at 4, she followed two older sisters into the Carmelites, entering at 15 as...
23
Sep
2023
2019
St Pio of Pietrelcina
Feast: 23 September Born in an Italian farming village, Francesco Forgione gained worldwide fame as Capuchin friar...
21
Aug
2023
2019
St Pius X
Feast: 21 August Known as the "pope of the Eucharist," Pius X was born Joseph Melchior Sarto in...
03
Jul
2023
2019
St Thomas the Apostle
Feast: 3 July Named among the Twelve Apostles in all four Gospels, Thomas figured prominently in several stories in...
29
Jun
2023
2019
Sts Peter and Paul the Apostles
Feast: 29 June These apostles share a feast as founders of the church in Rome. Peter, a Galilean fisherman...
26
May
2023
2019
St Philip Neri
Feast: 26 May Philip's Florentine family intended him for a merchant's life but he preferred serving God, and in...
17
Mar
2023
2019
St. Patrick
Feast: 17 March The patron of Ireland, this bishop was born in Roman Britain, kidnapped at 16 by Irish...