Saint Perpetua and Saint Felicity. Feast Day March 7th. Perpetua and Felicity were Christian martyrs of the third century. Vibia Perpetua was a well educated married noble woman said to have been 22 years of age when she was martyred for her beliefs . At the time of her…
Saint Pope Hilarius. Feast Day February 28th. Hilarius was a native of Sardinia and served as archdeacon of Rome before becoming Pope in 461 AD. He is probably best remembered for his courage at the» Robber Synod «,where he risked his life as Pope Leo1st representative at the…
Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto. Feast Day 20th February. Francisco and Jacinta were brother and sister, children of Manuel Marto and Olympia de Jesus.On May 13th 1917 in Aljustrel ,a hamlet in Fatima in Portugal they experienced a series of visions of the Virgin Mary along with their cousin Lucia…
GOSPEL, Matthew 5: 20-22, 27-28, 33-34,37 Jesus said to his disciples, ‘I tell you, if your virtue goes no deeper than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never get into the kingdom of heaven. ‘You have learnt how it was said to our ancestors: You must not kill;…
Saint Valentine . Feast Day. February 14th. The name Valentine derives form the word Valens which means powerful and worthy. According to Catholic tradition Valentine was a third century Roman saint associated with» Courtly Love». Little is known historically about his life however the Catholic encyclopedia, speaks of two Saint Valentines…
Saint Josephine Bakhita. Feast Day February 8th. Josephine was born in a small village in the western Sudanese region of Dafur in Africa in 1869. Her father was a land owner and the family were well respected. When she was only about 7 years old she was abducted by…
Saint Brigid of Ireland. Feast Day. February 1st. Brigid is a Patron saint of Ireland, she was an early Christian nun, abbess and founder of several monasteries . Brigid was the daughter of Dubtach a Scottish nobleman from Leinster and Brocca, a pictish slave baptised by St Patrick . Her father attempted…
Saint Francis de Sales. Feast Day. January 24th. Francis was born in to a noble French family in the Chateau de Sales in Thorens in France in 1567.His Father sent him to Paris to study law in the hope he would become a magistrate .Later he was enrolled in the University…
St Anthony the Great of Egypt. Feast Day January 17th. Anthony was born in Coman in Egypt in 251 AD and was the son of wealthy Christian parents. When he was 18 years old his parents died leaving him a large inheritance which he immediately distributed among the poor and…
Saint Adrian of Canterbury. Feast Day January 9th. Adrian was born in North Africa in the 7th Century ,little is known of his earlier life. He was serving as an abbot in a monastery near Naples when the new Archbishop of Canterbury St Theodore of Tarsus appointed him abbot at the…
