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Holy First Martyrs of the Church of Rome

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.

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Saints Peter and Paul

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.

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Immaculate Heart of Mary

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.

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Sacred Heart of Jesus

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.

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Saint Josemaría Escrivá

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.

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Saint William of Vercelli

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.

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Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

The birth of the Forerunner, which according to tradition took place at Ain Karem, is the first public sign of the beginning of Messianic times.

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Saint Joseph Cafasso

Saint Joseph Cafasso

He was one of those giants of holiness who illuminated nineteenth-century Turin, full of social problems, striving to do everything “that can contribute to the greater glory of God and to the benefit of souls”.

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Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

The Solemnity of Corpus Christi was celebrated for the first time in 1247 in the diocese of Liège. At its origin there were the exhortations of Saint Juliana of Cornillon.

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Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga

His ardent desire to do the Lord's will was strengthened after his First Communion, which he received from the hands of Saint Charles Borromeo. He is patron of: young people, students, AIDS patients.

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Saint John of Matera

Saint John of Matera

He was the founder of the Congregation of Pulsano Hermits.

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Saint Romuald

Saint Romuald

The founder of the Camaldolese continually went in search of saintly solitude, founding hermitages and small monasteries.

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