Saint Camillus de Lellis by Ermes Dovico

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Saints Philip and James the Lesser

Saints Philip and James the Lesser

 Their joint worship was established with the 1969 calendar reform.

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Saint Athanasius

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”.

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Saint Joseph the Worker

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.

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Saint Pius V

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.

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Saint Catherine of Siena

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.

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Saint Louis-Marie Grignion de Montfort

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.

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Divine Mercy Sunday

Divine Mercy Sunday

On 22 February 1931 Jesus first communicated to St. Faustina Kowalska His desire for a Feast of Divine Mercy to be celebrated on the first Sunday after Easter. On that same occasion Our Lord made her a solemn promise, valid for every pilgrim soul on earth.

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Saint Paschasius Radbertus

Saint Paschasius Radbertus

He defended the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist and intuited the Virgin Mary's Immaculate Conception.

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Saint Mark

Saint Mark

He wrote the second Gospel on the direct appeal of the first Christians of Rome, attracted by the teachings of St. Peter.

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Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen

Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen

He was martyred by the Calvinists after having converted many of them to the true faith.

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Saint George

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.

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Saint Leonidas of Alexandria

Saint Leonidas of Alexandria

His martyrdom took place during the persecutions ordered by Septimius Severus.

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