VEYM LEAGUE OF CHAPTERS
St. Anthony Mary Gianelli Feast date: Jun 07 Anthony grew up in a poor but pious family in a small farming village in Lombardy, Italy. The owner of his family farm paid for Anthony’s seminary education because he was such a promising student. He was very young for ordination and required a special dispensation, however he … Read moreSt. Anthony Mary Gianellion June 7, 2025 at 1:23 am
St. Norbert Feast date: Jun 06 On June 6 the Catholic Church honors Saint Norbert of Xanten – who started out as a frivolous and worldly cleric, but was changed by God’s grace into a powerful preacher and an important reformer of the Church during the early 12th century. He is the founder of the … Read moreSt. Norberton June 6, 2025 at 1:23 am
St. Marcellin Champagnat Feast date: Jun 06 “All to Jesus through Mary, and all to Mary for Jesus.” – St. Marcellin Champagnat Marcellin Champagnat was born on May 20, 1789, the year of the French Revolution, and died on June 6, 1840. He was a priest of the Society of Mary and the founder of … Read moreSt. Marcellin Champagnaton June 6, 2025 at 1:23 am
St. Boniface Feast date: Jun 05 St. Boniface was very bold in his faith and was well known for being very good at using the local customs and culture of the day to bring people to Christ. He was born in Devonshire, England, in the seventh century. He was educated at a Benedictine monastery and became a … Read moreSt. Bonifaceon June 5, 2025 at 2:23 am
St. Optatus Feast date: Jun 04 The church remembers St. Optatus on June 4. As a convert from paganism, he is best known for his opposition to the heresy of Donatism, and his six treatises composed against them. One of them, against Parmenian, is still extant, and was mentioned by St. Jerome in his De Viris Illustribus … Read moreSt. Optatuson June 4, 2025 at 1:23 am
St. Francis Caracciolo Feast date: Jun 04 “Zeal for Thy house has consumed me!” Born in Villa Santa Maria, Italy on October 13, 1563, Francis Caracciolo was given the name Ascanio at his baptism. His mother was a relative of St. Thomas Aquinas. He lived a virtuous life as a youth and seemed inclined towards … Read moreSt. Francis Caraccioloon June 4, 2025 at 1:23 am
St. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs of Uganda Feast date: Jun 03 St. Charles and many other martyrs for the faith died between November 15, 1885 – January 27, 1887 in Namugongo, Uganda. St. Charles and his companions were beatified in 1920 and canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1964. In 1879 Catholicism began spreading in … Read moreSt. Charles Lwanga and Companions, Martyrs of Ugandaon June 3, 2025 at 12:23 am
Sts. Marcellinus and Peter Feast date: Jun 02 On June 2, the Catholic Church remembers two fourth-century martyrs, Saints Marcellinus and Peter, who were highly venerated after the discovery of their tomb and the conversion of their executioner. Although the biographical details of the two martyrs are largely unknown, it is known that they lived … Read moreSts. Marcellinus and Peteron June 2, 2025 at 1:23 am
Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ Feast date: Jun 02 The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ is also known as the Solemnity of Corpus Christi, which translates from Latin to “Body of Christ.” This feast originated in France in the midthirteenth century and was extended to … Read moreSolemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christon June 2, 2025 at 1:23 am
St. Justin Martyr Feast date: Jun 01 “We are slain with the sword, but we increase and multiply; the more we are persecuted and destroyed, the more are deaf to our numbers. As a vine, by being pruned and cut close, shoots forth new suckers, and bears a greater abundance of fruit; so is it … Read moreSt. Justin Martyron June 1, 2025 at 2:23 am