The Vigil of Christmas

The entire liturgy of Christmas Eve is consecrated to the anticipation of the certain and sure arrival of the Savior: "Today you shall know...

Saint Nicholas Owens

Nicholas Owens, "Little John," built priest hideouts during England's penal times, died tortured in 1606, canonized in 1970 as a martyr.

St. Lazarus

Lazarus, the friend of Jesus, the brother of Martha and Mary, was the one of whom the Jews said, "See how much he loved...
Sts. Aquila and Priscilla

Sts. Aquila and Priscilla

When Paul came to Corinth (probably in the year 50), he met Priscilla (or Prisca) and her husband Aquila, tentmakers by trade like Paul,...
St. Peter Regaldo

St. Peter Regalado

St. Peter Regaldo lived at a very busy time. The Great Western Schism (1378-1417) was settled at the Council of Constance (1414-1418). France and...
St. Quentin

St. Quentin

Saint Quentin was a Roman, descended from a senatorial family. Full of zeal for the kingdom of Jesus Christ, he left his country and...
St. Eusebius of Vercelli

St. Eusebius of Vercelli

St. Eusebius of Vercelli was a native of Sardinia, Italy. His father was said to have died a martyr. After that his mother moved...
St. John of God

St. John of God

St. John of God (1495-1550) having given up active Christian belief while a soldier, was 40 before the depth of his sinfulness began to...
St Oliver Plunkett

St. Oliver Plunkett

St. Oliver Plunkett was born on 1 November 1625 into an influential Anglo-Norman family at Loughcrew, near Oldcastle, Co Meath. In 1647, he went...
St Pantaleon

St. Pantaleon

St. Pantaleon came from Nicomedia, near the Black Sea, in Asia. He was such a famous doctor that the Emperor himself chose him for his...