6/01 St Justin For his staunch adherence to the Christian religion, Justin was beheaded in Rome in 165. Read more…
6/02 Sts Marcellinus and Peter Marcellinus was a priest and Peter was an exorcist…
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6/03 Sts Charles Lwanga and Companions Lwanga is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa. Read more…
6/04 St Francis Caracciolo At age 22 Francis developed a troublesome skin disease resembling leprosy. Read more…
6/05 St Boniface Boniface, known as the apostle of the Germans, was an English Benedictine monk. Read more…
6/06 St Norbert St. Norbert founded a religious Order known as the Praemonstratensians or the Norbertines. Read more…
6/07 Blessed Franz Jaegerstaetter Called to serve his country as a Nazi solider. Read more…
6/08 St William of York Born into a powerful family in 12th-century England, William seemed destined for great things. Read more…
6/09 St Ephrem He had a prolific pen, and his writings best illumine his holiness. Read more…
6/10 BL Joachima She lost the home where her children grew up, her husband and, finally, her health. Read more…
6/11 St Barnabas Barnabas comes as close as anyone outside the Twelve to being a full-fledged apostle. Read more…
6/12 Bl Jolenta (Yolanda) of Poland Jolenta was the daughter of Bela IV, King of Hungary. Read more…
6/13 St Anthony of Padua The gospel call to leave everything and follow Christ was the rule of Anthony’s life. Read more…
6/14 St Joseph the Hymnographer He reportedly possessed the “gift of discernment” because of which Photius appointed him the spiritual father and confessor for priests. Read more…
6/15 Servant of God Orlando Catanii Under Saint Francis’ guidance, Orlando completely detached himself from worldly goods. Read more…
6/16 St John Francis Regis The last four years of his life were spent preaching and in organizing social services. Read more…
6/17 St Albert Chmielowski He founded the Brothers of the Third Order of Saint Francis, Servants to the Poor. Read more…
6/18 St Gregory Barbarigo He had been a successful Bishop of Bergamo, and Pope Alexander VII had promoted him to the Cardinalate in 1660. Read more…
6/19 St Romuald He founded the Order of the Camaldolese Benedictines, uniting a monastic and hermit life. Read more…
6/20 BL Conor O’Devany Bishop and Martyr was taken by the English authorities to a scaffold in Dublin to be executed on a trumped-up charge of treason. Read more…
6/21 St Aloysius Gonzaga As a son of a princely family, he grew up in royal courts and army camps. Read more…
6/22 St Thomas More An intensely spiritual man, he would not support the king’s divorce from Catherine… Read more…
6/23 St John Fisher He was a man of learning, associated with the intellectuals and political leaders of his day. Read more…
6/24 Solemnity of the Birth of John the Baptist His purpose was to prepare the way for Jesus. Read more…
6/25 St William of Vercelli While at Montevergine, William of Vercelli is stated as having performed miracles. Read more…
6/26 St Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer He sensed early in life that he had a vocation to the priesthood. Read more…
6/27 St Cyril of Alexandria Cyril, recognized as a great teacher of the Church, began his career as archbishop of Alexandria. Read more…
6/28 St Irenaeus The Church is fortunate that Irenaeus was involved in many of its controversies in the second century. Read more…
6/29 Sts Peter and Paul We would probably go to confession to Peter sooner than to any of the other apostles.
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6/30 Bl Raymond Lull He dedicate his life to working for the conversion of the Muslims in North Africa. Read more…
