02
Dec
St Francis Xavier, Priest – 03 Dec
Born to the nobility of the Basque region. Studied and taught philosophy at the University of Paris, and planned a career as a professo...
Feasts & Saints
29
Nov
St Andrew, Apostle – 30 Nov
He was born in Bethsaida, in Galilee, and worked as a fisherman. He may have been a disciple of St John the Baptist. He became one of t...
22
Nov
Solemnity of Christ the King – 24 November
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The Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe was instituted by Pope Pius XI in 1925, the sixteenth centenary of the Cou...
22
Nov
St Cecilia, Virgin & Martyr – 22 Nov
Cultivated young patrician woman whose ancestors loomed large in Rome’s history. She vowed her virginity to God, but her parents marrie...
20
Nov
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 21 Nov
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (as it is known in the West), or The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple (its ...
16
Nov
St Gertrude, Virgin – 16 Nov
We don’t know who her parents were or what became of them, and she may have been an orphan. Gertrude was raised in the Benedictine abbe...
15
Nov
St Albert the Great, Bishop & Doctor – 15 Nov
Son of a military nobleman. Dominican. Priest. Taught theology at Cologne, Germany, and Paris, France. Teacher of Saint Thomas Aquinas....
11
Nov
St Martin of Tours, Bishop – 11 Nov
Born to pagan parents; his father was a Roman military officer and tribune. Martin was raised in Pavia, Italy. Discovered Christianity,...
11
Nov
St Josaphat, Bishop & Martyr – 12 November
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St Josaphat was born in the Ukraine of Orthodox parents. In 1595 the Union of Brest brought the Ruthenian Church into communion with Ca...
06
Nov
St Ambrose, Bishop & Doctor – 07 November
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He was born in Trier (now in Germany) between 337 and 340, to a Roman family: his father was praetorian prefect of Gaul. Ambrose was ed...