Feast Day : November 25 Name meaning: Pure one Catherine Labouré was born on May 2, 1806, in the Côte d’Or, France, to a farming family. Her given name at birth was Zoe. She was eight when her mother died, and she assumed responsibility for helping
St.Ignatius' Zeal for God : While Ignatius was convalescing, his first stage of conversion began. His reading of the Life of Christ and the lives of saints touched him spiritually. He realized that the way of the saints alone would give him lasting
Sts Cosmas and Damian Martyrs (-303) Saint of the day September 26 Traditionally considered twins, Cosmas and Damian were devout Arabian Christians who practised their medical profession at the seaport of Aegae in Cilicia, Turkey. Their consistent
Feast Day : May 12 Also known as: the Oracle of Palestine Epiphania of Salamis was born sometime after 310 in Besanduk, near Eleutheropolis in Judea. He became an expert in scriptural languages and lived as a monk and hermit in Egypt. He returned
Feast Day : March 17 Patronage: engineers; excluded people; fear of snakes; against snakes and snake bites; Ireland; Nigeria Name meaning: warlike (Succat), noble (Patricius) Also known as: Maewyn Succat, Magonus Sucatus; Patricius Ireland’s