3/01 St David of Wales “Be joyful, brothers and sisters. Keep your faith, and do the little things that you have seen and heard with me.” Read more…
3/02 St Agnes of Bohemia Agnes had no children of her own but was certainly life-giving for all who knew her. Read more…
3/03 St Katharine Drexel She was born in Philadelphia in 1858. She had an excellent education and traveled widely. Read more…
3/04 St Casimir Casimir, born of kings and in line (third among 13 children) to be a king himself. Read more…
3/05 St John Joseph of the Cross Self-denial is never an end in itself but is only a help toward greater charity. Read more…
3/06 Servant of God Sylvester of Assisi Sylvester was one of the first 12 followers of St. Francis of Assisi and was the first priest in the Franciscan Order. Read more…
3/07 Sts Perpetua and Felicity For their unwillingness, all were sent to the public games in the amphitheater. Read more…
3/08 St John of God He established a house where he wisely tended to the needs of the sick poor, at first doing his own begging. Read more…
3/09 St Frances of Rome Frances fell ill for a time, but this apparently only deepened her commitment to the suffering people she met. Read more…
3/10 St Dominic Savio So many holy persons seem to die young. Among them was Dominic Savio, the patron of choirboys. Read more…
3/11 St John Ogilvie Condemned to death as a traitor, he was faithful to the end. Read more…
3/12 Bl Angela Salawa Angela gave great service in caring for soldiers wounded in World War I. Read more…
3/13 St Leander of Seville He had helped Christianity flourish in Spain at a time of political and religious upheaval. Read more…
3/14 St Maximilian Maximilian was 21 years old when he gladly offered his life to God. Read more…
3/15 St Louise de Marillac Louise de Marillac was canonized in 1934 and declared patroness of social workers in 1960. Read more…
3/16 St Clement Mary Hofbauer Clement might be called the second founder of the Redemptorists,… Read more…
3/17 St Patrick He suffered much opposition from pagan druids and was criticized in both England and Ireland for the way he conducted his mission. Read more…
3/18 St Cyril of Jerusalem The crises that the Church faces today may seem minor when compared with the threat posed by the Arian heresy. Read more…
3/19 St Joseph The just man was simply, joyfully, wholeheartedly obedient to God. Read more…
3/20 St Salvator of Horta As cook, porter and later the official beggar for the friars in Tortosa, he became well known for his charity. Read more…
3/21 Bl John of Parma The pope called on John to serve as legate to Constantinople, where he was most successful in winning back the schismatic Greeks. Read more…
3/22 St Nicholas Owen Nicholas was a clever builder and architect who used his skills to protect endangered priests. Read more…
3/23 St Turibius of Mogrovejo Together with Rose of Lima, Turibius is the first known saint of the New World, serving the Lord in Peru, South America. Read more…
3/24 St Catherine of Genoa Going to confession one day was the turning point of Catherine’s life. Read more…
3/25 The Annunciation of the Lord The central focus is the Incarnation: God has become one of us. Read more…
3/26 Bl Didacus Joseph of Cadiz This unlearned man was called “the apostle of the Holy Trinity”. Read more…
3/27 Bl Francis Faà di Bruno He lived at a particularly turbulent time in history, when anti-Catholic and anti-papal sentiments were especially strong. Read more…
3/28 St Hesychius of Jerusalem It’s believed Hesychius delivered Easter homilies in the basilica in Jerusalem thought to be the place of the crucifixion. Read more…
3/29 Bl Ludovico of Casoria In 1847 he had a mystical experience which he later described as a cleansing. Read more…
3/30 St Peter Regalado At the age of 13, he was allowed to enter the Conventual Franciscans. Read more…
3/31 St Stephen of Mar Saba A “do not disturb” sign helped today’s saint find holiness and peace. Read more…
