Saints John Houghton, Robert Lawrence, Augustine Webster, Richard Reynolds
The saints remembered today were the first to suffer martyrdom for refusing to take the oath to the Act of Supremacy of 1534.
Saints Philip and James the Lesser
Their joint worship was established with the 1969 calendar reform.
Saint Athanasius
One cannot even imagine what would have become of the Church and Catholic truth without a man of God like Athanasius, everywhere revered as “the father of orthodoxy”.
Saint Joseph the Worker
Pius XII instituted the feast of “St. Joseph the Worker” to help workers not to lose sight of the Christian sense of labour.
Saint Pius V
He was one of the greatest figures of the Catholic Reformation, who defended the true faith against heresies and linked his name to the Battle of Lepanto.
Saint Catherine of Siena
Her 33 years of earthly life, one of the many signs of her total belonging to Jesus, were accompanied by extraordinary mystical gifts. She is co-patroness of Italy and Europe.
Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort
He confronted all the enemies of the Church with charity and vigour, transmitting to the people the truths of faith, also through popular songs he composed to inflame hearts even more with the love of God.
Saint Zita
She grew up with a simple rule of life: “Does Jesus like this? And does this displease Him?”
Saint Paschasius Radbertus
He defended the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and intuited the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception.
Saint Mark
He wrote the second Gospel on the direct appeal of the first Christians of Rome, attracted by the teachings of St. Peter.
Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen
He was martyred by the Calvinists after having converted many of them to the true faith.
Saint George
He was already the object of an extensive and ancient cult long before the legendary image of his fight with the dragon, symbolizing the intrepid faith that triumphs over evil.
