Saints Protus and Hyacinth
They suffered martyrdom presumably during the persecutions of Valerian (257-260) or at the latest during the Great Persecution of Diocletian (303-305)
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
He is famous for his gifts as a thaumaturge and particularly invoked for the liberation of souls in Purgatory.
Saint Peter Claver
The area in which he carried out his mission was present-day Colombia at the time of the slave trade. He faced this phenomenon with true Christian charity...
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Today's feast celebrates the mystery of the birth of Mary Most Holy, Mother of the Saviour.
Saint Gratus of Aosta
He was the second bishop of the capital city of the Valle d’Aosta. He succeeded Eustasius
Saint Zechariah
He should not be confused with the homonymous father of John the Baptist. Saint Zechariah is the penultimate of the Old Testament prophets and, after Isaiah, the most quoted in the New Testament.
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born in Skopje to Albanian parents who loved the Rosary and helped the needy
Saint Rosalia
Rosalia was born into a family of the high nobility. Later, she lived in caves dedicating herself to penance and contemplation of God
Saint Gregory the Great
In the 14 years of his pontificate he carried out a profound moral reform of the Church and played a decisive role as peacemaker in the most dramatic phase of the Lombard invasion.
Saint Elpidius (abbot)
We do not know much about the life of Saint Elpidius (4th century). He was originally from Cappadocia and had lived for 25 years as an anchorite in the caves near Jericho
Saint Giles (abbot)
According to the Vita sancti Aegidii, he was born in Athens and moved to France, spending his days in prayer and contemplation.
Saint Raymond Nonnatus
He lived during the Reconquista of Spain and wore the habit of the Mercedarians, that is, of those religious who professed a fourth vow - called “of redemption” - and undertook to free the Christians enslaved by the Muslims
