St. Candidus was a Roman martyr who was buried on Esquiline Hill.Read More

St. Therese of Lisieux was born Jan. 2, 1873, in France. At the age of 8, she was cured from an illness after a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary smiled at her. When she was 15, she became a Carmelite nun. St. Therese named her path to God as “the little way.” This “little...Read More

St. Michael the Archangel was the leader of God’s army during Lucifer’s uprising. His name means “Who is like God?” This was the battle cry of the forces in heaven during the uprising. He is patron saint of battle, bakers, bankers, dying people, knights, mariners, police officers, and many other places and people.Read More

St. Firminus of Amiens was born circa 272 in Pamplona, Spain. This son of a Roman senator was converted to Christianity by St. Saturninus. He was then ordained in Toulouse, France, by St. Honestus. He became a missionary in France and first bishop of Amiens when he was just 24 years old. The martyr was...Read More

St. Linus, born in the Tuscany area of Italy, became the second pope in the year 67. In the Canon of the Mass, he is mentioned in the prayer “Communicantes.” Any ancient documents about him have been proven to be inaccurate, so nothing else is known about this saint.Read More

St. Maurice, who lived in the third century, was an officer in a legion of Christian soldiers from Upper Egypt. When St. Maurice and the Christian soldiers, as many as 6,600 men, refused to be involved in pagan sacrifices before battle, they were killed by their fellow soldiers. The saint was martyred circa 287 in...Read More

St. Januarius served as bishop of Benevento, Italy, during the persecutions under the Roman Emperor Diocletian. St. Januarius was arrested while spending time with imprisoned deacons. The saint and the deacons were all martyred circa 304. St. Januarius was thrown to wild beasts, but he was beheaded after the animals would not attack him. The...Read More

Today is the feast of the Holy Cross. Celebrated in Rome before the end of the seventh century, the feast celebrated the recovering of the portion of the holy cross which had fallen into the control of the Persians after it was preserved in Jerusalem. The portion of the cross was returned to Jerusalem in...Read More