St Maria GorettiJul 06, 2022
Martyr. Born in Ancona, Italy, in 1890, Maria was the eldest daughter of a peasant family, known for her cheerful and devout nature ... Read more
St AthanasiusJul 05, 2022
Abbot and founder. Saint Athanasius was born in Trebizond, Turkey, around 920 and studied at Constantinople. He became a monk, at St Michael's Monastery ... Read more
St Oliver PlunkettJul 01, 2022
Archbishop. Martyr. Born in Co Meath, Ireland, in 1625, at a time when penal laws against Catholics were very severe, Saint Oliver studied with the Jesuits .. Read more
The Martyrs of RomeJun 30, 2022
This day commemorates all those who died in the persecutions of Nero in the late first century and always falls after the feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul ... Read more
St Peter and PaulJun 29, 2022
Saint Peter was in many ways the most impetuous of the apostles. A fisherman in Galilee when he met Jesus for the first time, he was told he ... Read more
St IrenaeusJun 28, 2022
Bishop and Martyr. Born around 130 AD, Saint Irenaeus of Lyons was bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, (now Lyons) in France. His writings were formative ... Read more
St John SouthworthJun 27, 2022
Priest and martyr. Saint John was born in 1592 in Lancashire. He went overseas to study and was ordained in Douai in 1618 ... Read more
