Saint Hilary of Poitiers
He dedicated his whole religious life to the defence of Christ, true God and true man. He had to face persecution, since the Arian heretics, who denied the divinity of the Son, had the support of the Emperor Constantius
Saint Margaret Bourgeoys
She carried out her apostolate in Canada. She and her disciples cared for the daughters of both the French colonists and the natives, all precious “drops of Our Lord's blood”
Saint Hyginus
Saint Hyginus, the ninth pope, was elected in 138 after the death of Saint Telesphorus
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
He is one of the group of Cappadocian Fathers and deserved to be called a "column of orthodoxy"
Saint Marcellinus of Ancona
His biographers report that he became Bishop of the city of Conero in 551, during the pontificate of Vigilius I.
Saint Severinus abbot
In almost thirty years of mission in Noricum, Severinus founded churches and monasteries, and by his preaching he induced many souls to abandon paganism worship and convert to Christianity
The Baptism of Jesus
Baptism in the Jordan is another Epiphany, since Jesus here appears as the awaited Messiah and Son of God
Epiphany of the Lord
Meditating on the example of the Magi, Saint Anthony of Padua said: "Thus, also true penitents offer [the Lord] the gold of total poverty, the incense of devout prayer, the myrrh of voluntary suffering".
Saint Edward the Confessor
He was canonised in 1161 by Alexander III (and called "the Confessor", a title then given to saints who had died from natural causes and, in his case, to distinguish him from Saint Edward the Martyr).
Saint Angela of Foligno
The first teaching left by saint Angela of Foligno is the importance of a good confession, as a source of regeneration for every Christian, which, in her case, marked the beginning of her conversion.
Most Holy Name of Jesus
"Whatever you ask in my name, I will do it." The words of Our Lord in John's Gospel stress the importance of the Most Holy Name of Jesus, actually venerated from the earliest centuries of Christianity.
Saints Basil the Great and Gregory of Nazianzus
Doctors of the Church, they distinguished themselves by the ability to communicate their faith to Greek-speaking intellectuals, to whom they demonstrated the perfect compatibility of Christianity with true philosophy.
