M – Page 7 – Mission of Jesus

St. Monica

Born: 332 Thagaste, Numidia, Roman Empire (present day Souk Ahras, Algeria) Died: 387 Ostia, Italy, Roman Empire Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion, Oriental Orthodox Church, and Lutheranism Canonized: Pre-Congregation Major shrine: Basilica of Sant’Agostino, Rome, Italy Feast: 27 August (Roman Catholic Church, Church of England, Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod) 4 May […]

September 2, 2019 No comments

St. Mary Magdalene

Venerated: in Latin Christianity, Oriental Catholicism, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican Communion, Lutheranism, other Protestant churches, Bahá’í Faith Canonized: Pre-Congregation Feast: July 22 Patronage: Apothecaries Arahal, Spain Atrani, Italy Casamicciola Terme, Ischia contemplative life converts glove makers hairdressers Kawit, Cavite Amadeo, Cavite Magdalena, Laguna Order of Preachers perfumeries people ridiculed for their piety pharmacists Pililla, […]

July 22, 2019 No comments

St. Mary Hermina Grivot

Born: 28 April 1866 in Beaune, France Died: beheaded on 9 July 1900 at Taiyuanfu, China Canonized: 1 October 2000 by Pope John Paul II in Rome Venerated: 3 January 1943 by Pope Pius XII (decree of martyrdom) Beatified: 24 November 1946 by Pope Pius XII Daughter of a cooper and a housekeeper. Irma was […]

July 8, 2019 No comments

St. Maria Goretti

Born: October 16, 1890 Corinaldo, Province of Ancona, Marche, Kingdom of Italy Died: July 6, 1902 (aged 11) Nettuno, Province of Rome, Lazio, Kingdom of Italy Venerated: in Catholic Church Beatified: April 27, 1947, Rome by Pope Pius XII Canonized: June 24, 1950, Rome by Pope Pius XII Major shrine: Nettuno, Province of Rome, Lazio, […]

July 6, 2019 No comments

St. Mary of Oignies

Born: 1177 Nivelles, Belgium Died: June 23, 1213 Oignies, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Major shrine: church of Saint Nicholas at Nivelles, Belgium Feast: June 23 Patronage: against fever, women in labour Marie of Oignies (Maria Ogniacensis, born Nivelles, now Belgium, 1177, died 1213) was a Beguine saint, known from the Life written by […]

June 23, 2019 No comments

St. Medard of Noyon

Born: 456 Salency, Oise, Picardy, France Died: June 8, 545 Noyon, Oise, Picardy, France Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Major shrine: Abbey of Saint-Médard, Soissons, France Feast: June 8 Patronage: the weather; invoked against toothache Saint Medardus or St Medard (French: Médard or Méard) (456–545) was the Bishop of Vermandois who removed […]

June 11, 2019 No comments

St. Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan

Born: 26 April 1876 Puthenchira, Thrissur District, Kerala, India Died: 8 June 1926 (aged 50) Kuzhikattussery, Thrissur District, India Venerated: in Syro-Malabar Church, Syriac Catholic Church Beatified: 9 April 2000, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Major shrine: Kuzhikkattussery, India Feast: 8 June Patronage: Congregation of the Holy Family Marth Thresia […]

June 11, 2019 No comments

Bl. Malgorzata Szewczyk

Born: 1828 Szepetówka, Khmelnytskyi, Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (modern Ukraine) Died: 5 June 1905 Nieszawa, Aleksandrów, Congress Poland Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 9 June 2013, Sanktuarium Bożego Miłosierdzia, Kraków, Poland by Cardinal Angelo Amato Feast: 5 June Patronage: Seraphic Sisters Blessed Małgorzata Szewczyk (1828 – 5 June 1905) – in religious Łucja […]

June 7, 2019 No comments

St. Meinrad of Einsiedeln

Born: c. 797 Died: 21 January 861 Einsiedeln Feast: 21. January Patronage: Hospitality Saint Meinrad (c. 797 – 21 January 861) was a hermit and a Roman Catholic saint. He is known as the “Martyr of Hospitality”. His feast day is 21 January. Life Meinrad was born into the family of the Counts of Hohenzollern […]

February 9, 2019 No comments

Bl. Maria Teresa Fasce

Born: 27 December 1881 Torriglia, Genoa, Kingdom of Italy Died: 18 January 1947 (aged 65) Cascia, Perugia, Italy Venerated: in Roman Catholic Church Beatified: 12 October 1997, Saint Peter’s Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II Feast: 18 January, 12 October (Augustinians) Patronage: Against breast cancer Blessed Maria Giovanna Fasce (27 December 1881 – […]

January 17, 2019 No comments