Saint Maria Goretti
“The sweet little martyr of purity” (as Pius XII called her when he canonized her) preferred earthly death rather than sin with the one who became her executioner.
Saint Anthony Mary Zaccaria
The founder of the Barnabites spread both the custom of ringing the bells at three o'clock on Friday afternoon and the continuous adoration of the Eucharist through the devotion of the Quarantore.
Saint Elizabeth of Portugal
As queen, she had hospitals, monasteries and churches built, became protector of orphans and ordered her almsgiver never to send away anyone in need empty-handed.
Saint Thomas
According to tradition, he evangelized Syria, Persia and finally India, where he witnessed to Christ until his martyrdom in 72. Many of his relics are preserved in the Basilica of St. Thomas the Apostle in Ortona, Abruzzo.
Saint Bernardino Realino
He grew up with many interests and sometimes risking the abyss, from which he was saved thanks to his faith.
Most Precious Blood of Jesus
With the reform of the liturgical calendar (1969), the celebration was combined with that of Corpus Christi. But in the extraordinary form of the Roman Rite, as well as in the dedicated institutes, it is always possible to solemnly celebrate the Most Precious Blood of Jesus.
Holy First Martyrs of the Church of Rome
The day after the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul, the Church celebrates the many Christian martyrs who were brutally killed during the first persecution in Rome, which took place under Nero and began in 64.
Saints Peter and Paul
Through preaching, suffering and the witness given to Christ by their personal martyrdom under Nero they enabled the development of the Church and the transmission of the Christian faith.
Immaculate Heart of Mary
The cult to the Immaculate Heart of Mary came about through some of the greatest Marian manifestations in history, such as Fatima, where the Virgin asked for the reparative Communion of the five Saturdays.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Through St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the Lord established the devotions of the Holy Hour and the Communion of Reparation on the nine first Fridays of the month.
Saint Josemaría Escrivá
The founder of Opus Dei had the merit of remembering that all men are called to holiness, which can be achieved first of all through the sanctification of daily work.
Saint William of Vercelli
He is known for the various monasteries he founded in southern Italy, the most famous of which is that of Montevergine.
