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St. Zita of Lucca Feast date: Apr 27 On April 27 the Catholic Church honors Saint Zita, a 13th century Italian woman whose humble and patient service to God has made her a patron saint of maids and other domestic workers. Born into poverty during the early 1200s, Zita was taught by her mother from … Read moreSt. Zita of Luccaon April 27, 2025 at 1:24 am
Our Lady of Good Counsel Feast date: Apr 26 On the Feast of St. Mark, April 25, 1467, at the close of a festival in Genazzano, Italy, a cloud descended upon an ancient 5th-century deteriorated church, dedicated to Our Lady of Good Counsel. When the cloud disappeared, the festive crowd found a small, fragile image … Read moreOur Lady of Good Counselon April 26, 2025 at 12:23 am
St. Mark, the Evangelist Feast date: Apr 25 St. Mark, the Evangelist, is the author of the second Gospel and the patron saint of notaries. He wrote the Gospel in Greek for the Gentile converts to Christianity. Tradition says the Romans asked St. Mark to record the teachings of St. Peter about Jesus. St. Mark … Read moreSt. Mark, the Evangeliston April 25, 2025 at 1:23 am
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen Feast date: Apr 24 A former lawyer who left his profession to become a Capuchin Franciscan priest, Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen has his liturgical memorial on April 24. Fidelis’ life bridged the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, a time of religious conflict in Western Europe. He died at the hands of a … Read moreSt. Fidelis of Sigmaringenon April 24, 2025 at 1:23 am
St. George Feast date: Apr 23 St. George was a soldier of the Roman army who was tortured and beheaded for his Christian faith in the year 303, in Lydda (in modern day Palestine). He was likely born in Cappadocia, of a Cappadocian father and a Palestinian mother of noble rank. At the death of … Read moreSt. Georgeon April 23, 2025 at 1:24 am
St. Adalbert of Prague Feast date: Apr 23 Originally given the name of Wojtech, the boy who would be known as St. Adalbert was born to a family of nobility in the Central European region of Bohemia during the mid-900s. When Wojtech became seriously ill during his childhood, his parents resolved that they would offer … Read moreSt. Adalbert of Pragueon April 23, 2025 at 1:24 am
Sts. Caius and Soter Feast date: Apr 22 Cauis and Soter, Popes of the early Church, are both venerated in tradition as martyrs, though no reliable account of their martyrdom survives today. St. Soter was born in Fundi, in Italy. The date of his birth is unknown but we know that he was Pope for … Read moreSts. Caius and Soteron April 22, 2025 at 2:23 am
St. Anselm Feast date: Apr 21 On April 21, the Catholic Church honors Saint Anselm, the 11th and 12th-century Benedictine monk and archbishop best known for his writings on Christ’s atonement and the existence of God. In a general audience given on Sept. 23, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI remembered St. Anselm as “a monk with … Read moreSt. Anselmon April 21, 2025 at 1:24 am
St. Agnes of Montepulciano Feast date: Apr 20 St. Agnes of Montepulciano was born in 13th-century Tuscany. At the age of six, Agnes began trying to convince her parents to allow her to join a convent. She was finally admitted to the Dominican convent at Montepulciano at age nine despite it generally being against Church law … Read moreSt. Agnes of Montepulcianoon April 20, 2025 at 12:23 am
St. Anastasius of Sinai Feast date: Apr 20 On April 20, Eastern Catholics of the Byzantine tradition honor Saint Anastasius of Sinai, a seventh-century monk and priest known for his scriptural commentaries and defenses of Church teaching. The Roman Catholic Church has traditionally celebrated St. Anastasius on the following day, April 21, though this memorial … Read moreSt. Anastasius of Sinaion April 20, 2025 at 12:23 am