Saints Anne and Joachim
Today the Church jointly celebrates Saints Anne and Joachim, parents of the Virgin Mary
Saint James the Greater
He was the first of the Twelve to bear witness to Christ through martyrdom
Saint Charbel Makhlouf
This great Lebanese miracle worker and hermit was the fifth child of two peasants, who named him Youssef Antoun (Joseph Anthony)...
Saint Bridget of Sweden
Co-Patroness of Europe, she is one of those models of holiness capable of containing multiple vocations. Jesus dictated 15 prayers to her to recite every day for a year
Saint Mary Magdalene
She was able to accept Grace and became a faithful disciple of Jesus, deserving of being called “Apostle of the Apostles”.
Saint Lorenzo da Brindisi
He was together an ambassador of peace, a man of action, and a great theologian, proclaimed Doctor of the Church by John XXIII
Saint Apollinaris
The two early Christian basilicas of Ravenna that bear his name, Sant'Apollinare in Classe and Sant'Apollinare Nuovo, are known all over the world thanks to their splendid mosaics.
Saint Macrina the Younger
She grew up in that family extremely rich in blessed souls, of which her brothers Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa are the two best known members, and whose rise to holiness was favoured precisely by the virtues of their elder sister
Saint Alexius
He has been over the centuries a source of inspiration for men of letters and artists
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
This feast is one of the dearest to Christian piety. Considering the wealth of biblical and mystical references attached to it, one could also say that it manifests in a special way the beauty of God's saving plan.
Saint Bonaventure
He was one of the great protagonists of 13th century philosophical and theological thought, when the Christian faith showed all its capacity to influence culture
