Upcoming Feasts

The Third Day of June. Seventeenth Day of the lunar month. 🌖

Saints Charles Lwanga and 12 companions, martyrs of Uganda

Memorial of Saints Charles Lwanga and twelve companions, martyrs: aged between fourteen and thirty, belonging to the royal court of young nobles or to the bodyguard of King Mwanga, neophytes or fervent followers of the Catholic faith, having refused to comply with the king’s shameful requests, on the hill of Namugongo in Uganda, some were pierced with the sword, while others were burned alive in the fire.

Saint Cecilius, priest

At Carthage, in present-day Tunisia, Saint Cecilius, priest, who led Saint Cyprian to the faith of Christ.

Saint Hilaire, first bishop of Carcassonne

At Carcassonne in Gallia Narbonensis, France, Saint Hilaire, who is believed to have been the first bishop of this city, at the time when the Goths were spreading the Arian heresy in this region.

Saint Clotilde, queen of All the Franks

At Tours in Gallia Lugdunensis, now in France, Saint Clotilde, queen, whose prayers induced her husband Clovis, king of the Franks, to accept the faith of Christ; after the death of her spouse, she retired to the basilica of Saint Martin, no longer being considered a queen, but a true servant of the Lord.

Saint Liphard, priest

At Mehun-sur-Loire in the territory of Orléans also in France, Saint Liphard, priest, who led a hermitic life in this place.

Saint Oliva, virgin

At Anagni today in Lazio, Saint Oliva, virgin.

Saint Kevin, founder and the abbot of the monastery of Glendalough

At Glandáloch in Ireland, Saint Kevin, abbot, who founded a monastery, in which he is believed to have been the father and guide of many monks.

Saint Genès, bishop of Clermont

At Clermont-Ferrand in Aquitaine, France, Saint Genès, bishop, whose body was placed in Manglieu in the church of the monastery he himself founded with the adjoining hospice.

Saint Isaac, martyr at Cordoba

At Cordoba in Andalusia, Spain, Saint Isaac, martyr, who, as a monk, during the domination of the Moors, driven not by a human impulse but by divine inspiration, came down from the monastery of Tábanos and presented himself in the forum to the judge to dispute with him about the true religion and was sentenced to death for it.

Saint Davino Armeno, Armenian pilgrim

At Lucca, Saint Davino Armeno, who, of Armenian origin, sold all his goods; it is handed down that he became a pilgrim for Christ and died of illness, returning from visiting the holy places and the basilicas of the Apostles.

Saint Morand, monk

At the village of Altkirch in the territory of Basel in present-day Switzerland, Saint Morand, monk, who, born in the Rhineland and already a priest, went to Compostela and, on his return, became a monk in Cluny, later founding the monastery in which he concluded his course of his busy life.

Blessed Andrea Caccioli, first Franciscan priest

At Spello in Umbria, Blessed Andrea Caccioli, who, at first as a priest aggregated among the Friars Minor, received the habit of the Order from the hands of Saint Francis and was close to him at the time of his death.

Saint Cono, monk

In the cenoby of Santa Maria di Cadossa in Lucania, Saint Cono, monk, who in monastic practice and in the innocence of life, with God’s help quickly reached the peak of all virtues.

Blessed Francis Ingleby, priest and martyr of England

At York in England, Blessed Francis Ingleby, priest and martyr, who, as a a pupil of the English College of Reims, under Queen Elizabeth I, was led to the gallows for the priesthood exercised in his homeland.

Saint Juan Grande Román, Hospitaller religious

At Jerez in Andalusia, Spain, Saint Juan, religious of the Order of Saint John of God, who shone for his charity towards prisoners, the abandoned and the marginalised and died while caring for the sick, himself infected by the plague.

Blessed Charles-René Collas du Bignon, Sulpician priest and martyr of France

In the arm of the sea in front of Rochefort in France, Blessed Charles-René Collas du Bignon, priest of the Society of Saint Sulpice and martyr, who, as rector of the minor seminary of Bourges, during the French revolution, for his priesthood was locked up on a prison ship, where he died consumed by infected sores.

Saint Phaolô Vũ Văn Ðổng, martyr of Vietnam

At the city of Âu Thi in Tonkin, now Vietnam, the martyr Saint Phaolô Vũ Văn Ðổng, who, as father of family, preferred to suffer cruel tortures rather than trample on the cross and, after having the words “true religion” engraved on his face instead of “false religion”, was beheaded under Emperor Tu Duc.

Blessed Diego da Vallinfreda Oddi, Franciscan religious

At the village of Bellegra near Rome, Blessed Diego da Vallinfreda Oddi, religious of the Order of Friars Minor, famous for his dedication to prayer and simplicity of life.

Birth of Saint John XXIII, pope

At Rome, the anniversary of the death of Saint John XXIII, pope, whose memorial is celebrated on October 11, the anniversary of the opening of the Second Ecumenical Council of Vatican.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Fourth Day of June. Eighteenth Day of the lunar month. 🌖

The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ

Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ: with his sacred nourishment he offers a remedy for immortality and a pledge of resurrection.

Saint Quirinus, bishop of Sescia and martyr

At Szombathely in Pannonia, in present-day Hungary, passion of Saint Quirinus, bishop of Sescia and martyr, who under the emperor Galerius, for his faith in Christ was thrown into the river with a stone tied around his neck.

Saint Metrophanes, bishop of Byzantium

At Constantinople, Saint Metrophanes, bishop of Byzantium, who consecrated New Rome to the Lord.

Saint Ottato, bishop of Milevum

At Mila in Numidia, in present-day Algeria, commemoration of Saint Ottato, bishop, who with his writings against the Donatist heresy supported the universality of the Church and the profound need for Christian unity.

Saint Petroc, abbot

In Cornwall, Saint Petroc, abbot.

Saint Gualtiero, abbot

At Servigliano in the Marches, Saint Gualtiero, abbot of the local monastery.

Saints Nicola and Trano, hermits

In Sardinia, Saints Nicola and Trano, hermits.

Blessed Pacifico da Cerano, Franciscan priest

At Sassari, Blessed Pacifico da Cerano, priest of the Order of Minors, who preached in defence of Christians and died in the Lord.

Saint Francesco Caracciolo, priest, founder of the Clerics Regular Minor

At Agnone in Molise, Saint Francesco Caracciolo, priest, who, moved by admirable charity towards God and neighbour, founded the Congregation of Clerics Regular Minor.

Saint Filippo Smaldone, priest, and founder of the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Heart

At Lecce, Saint Filippo Smaldone, priest, who devoted himself with ardent commitment to the care of the needy deaf and blind and to their human and Christian formation, founding the Congregation of the Salesian Sisters of the Sacred Hearts.

Blesseds Antoni Zawistowski, priest, and Stanisław Kostka Starowieyski, martyrs at Dachau

Near Munich in Germany, Blesseds Antoni Zawistowski, priest, and Stanisław Kostka Starowieyski, martyrs, who, in time of war, died for Christ in the prison camp of Dachau amid atrocious torments.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Fifth Day of June. Nineteenth Day of the lunar month. 🌖

Saint Boniface, bishop of Mainz and martyr

Memorial of Saint Boniface, bishop and martyr. Monk, named Winfrid, coming from England to Rome, was ordained bishop by Pope Saint Gregory II and, taking the name of Boniface, was sent to Germany to announce the faith of Christ to those people, gaining multitudes to the Christian religion; he held the see of Mainz, and finally at Dokkum among the Frisians, in present-day Netherlands, pierced with a sword by the fury of the pagans, completed his martyrdom.

Saints Marcian, Nicanor, Apollonius and companions, martyrs

In Egypt, Saints Marcian, Nicanor, Apollonius and companions, martyrs, who, as is handed down, for having professed the Christian faith, after atrocious tortures, were enclosed in a walled enclosure and exposed to the burning sun, finally dying exhausted from heat, thirst and hunger.

Saint Dorotheus, bishop of Tyrus

At Tyre in Phoenicia, today Lebanon, Saint Dorotheus, bishop, who already as a priest suffered a lot under Emperor Diocletian, survived until the times of Julian under the latter’s empire, at the age of one hundred and seven years, is said to have honoured his venerable old age with martyrdom in Thrace.

Saint Alyre, bishop of Clermont

At Clermont-Ferrand in Aquitaine, in France, Saint Alyre, bishop, who, called by the emperor to Trier to free his daughter from an unclean spirit, passed over to the Lord on his return journey.

Saint Eutichio, bishop of Como

At Como, Saint Eutichio, bishop, famous for his dedication to prayer and love of solitude with God.

Saints Eoban, bishop of Utrecht, Adalar, bishop of Erfurt, and 9 companions, martyrs

At Dokkum among the Frisians, in present-day Netherlands, Saints Eoban, bishop, Adalar and nine companions, martyrs, who received the crown together with Saint Boniface in his own glorious fight.

Saint Sancho, martyr

At Cordoba in Andalusia, Spain, Saint Sancho, martyr, who, as a teenager taken prisoner from the town of Albi and educated at the king’s court, during the persecution of the Moors did not hesitate to suffer martyrdom for his faith in Christ.

Saint Franco, hermit

Near Assergi in Abruzzo, Saint Franco, hermit, who built a narrow cell in a cave among the rocks, where he led a harsh and humble life.

Saint Pietro Ispano, hermit

At Ciano near Mileto in Calabria, Saint Pietro Ispano, hermit, famous for poverty and a spirit of compunction.

Saint Luca Vũ Bá Loan, priest and martyr of Vietnam

At Hanoi in Tonkin, today Vietnam, Saint Luca Vũ Bá Loan, priest and martyr, beheaded for Christ under the emperor Minh Mang.

Saints Ðaminh and Ðaminh, martyrs of Vietnam

At the city of Tang Gia also in Tonkin, Saints Ðaminh Toai and Ðaminh Huyện, martyrs, who, as fathers of families and fishermen, although subjected in the time of Emperor Tu Duc to various kinds of torture during their long imprisonment, with great force of soul exhorted their fellow prisoners to keep the faith, then concluding their martyrdom at the stake.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Sixth Day of June. Twentieth Day of the lunar month. 🌖

Saint Norbert, archbishop of Magdeburg, founder of Premonstratensians

Saint Norbert, bishop, who, as a man of austere customs and entirely dedicated to union with God and to the preaching of the Gospel, established the Order of Canons Regular of Prémontré near Laon in France; later becoming bishop of Magdeburg in Saxony, Germany, he renewed the Christian life and worked to spread the faith among the neighbouring populations.

Saints Artemio and Paulina, martyrs

At Rome, at the second mile of Via Aurelia, Saints Artemio and Paulina, martyrs.

Saint Bessarion, anchorite

At Scete in Egypt, Saint Bessarion, anchorite, who was a beggar and a pilgrim for the love of God.

Saint Cérat, bishop of Grenoble

At Grenoble in Burgundy, France, Saint Cérat, bishop, who expressed words of gratitude to Pope Saint Leo the Great for having written the letter to Flavian and preserved his flock unharmed from heresy.

Saint Eustorgio, bishop of Milan

At Milan, Saint Eustorgio, bishop, who, distinguished for piety, justice and virtue as a pastor, built a famous baptistery.

Saint Jarlath, archbishop of Tuam

In Ireland, Saint Jarlath, bishop.

Saint Claude, bishop abbot of Condat

On the Jura Mountains, Saint Claude, believed to have been bishop and abbot of the Condat monastery.

Saint Alessandro, bishop of Fiesole and martyr

In the territory of Bologna, transitus of Saint Alessandro, bishop of Fiesole, who, returning from Pavia where he had claimed the goods of his usurped Church from the king of the Lombards, was thrown into the river and drowned by them.

Saint Hilarion the New, priest and archimandrite

At Constantinople, Saint Hilarion the New, priest and hegumen of the monastery known as Dalmatius, who suffered unconquered prison, flagellation and exile for the defence of the cult of sacred images.

Saint Colman, bishop of Dromore

On Orkney Islands off Scotland, Saint Colman, bishop.

Blessed Falcone, abbot

In the monastery of Cava de’ Tirreni in Campania, Blessed Falcone, abbot.

Saint Gilbert, Premonstratensian abbot

At Clermont-Ferrand in Aquitaine, in France, Saint Gilbert, abbot of the Premonstratensian Order, who, at first a hermit, then built the monastery and hospital of Neuffonts.

Blessed Bertrando, patriarch of Aquileia and martyr

At Udine, Blessed Bertrando, bishop of Aquileia and martyr, who carefully provided for the formation of the clergy, fed the poor at his own expense in times of hunger, strenuously defended the rights of his Church and died a nonagenarian, shot to death by some assassins.

Blessed Lorenzo da Villamagna, Franciscan priest

At Ortona in Abruzzo, Blessed Lorenzo da Villamagna, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, illustrious for preaching the word of God.

Blessed William Greenwood, Carthusian monk and martyr of England

At London in England, Blessed William Greenwood, martyr, monk of the Certosa of this city, who for his tenacious fidelity to the Church suffered martyrdom under King Henry VIII, dying consumed by the sordidness of prison, from hunger and disease.

Saint Marcellin Joseph Benoît Champagnat, Marist priest, founder of the Marist Brothers

Near the city of Saint-Chamond in the territory of Lyons, in France, Saint Marcellin Joseph Benoît Champagnat, priest of the Society of Mary, who founded the Institute of the Little Brothers of Mary for the Christian education of children.

Saints Phêrô Dũng, Phêrô Thuan and Vinh-Sơn Dương, martyrs of Vietnam

At the city of Luong My in Tonkin, now Vietnam, the holy martyrs Phêrô Dũng and Phêrô Thuan, fishermen, and Vinh-Sơn Dương, farmer, who, having repeatedly refused to trample on the cross, were condemned to the stake under Emperor Tu Duc.

Saint Raphael Guízar y Valencia, bishop of Veracruz

At Mexico City, transitus of Saint Raphael Guízar y Valencia, bishop of Vera Cruz in Mexico, who in times of persecution, although exiled and clandestine, exercised the episcopal office with courage.

Blessed Innocenty Guz, Conventual Franciscan priest and martyr at Sachsenhausen concentration camp

At Sachsenhausen in Germany, Blessed Innocenty Guz, priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual and martyr, who, of Polish origin, during the military occupation of his homeland by followers of doctrines hostile to men and religion, for his faith in Christ, was slain by the prison camp sentries.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.

The Seventh Day of June. Twenty-First Day of the lunar month. 🌗

Saint Colmán, bishop and abbot of the monastery of Dromore

In Ireland, Saint Colmán, bishop and abbot of the monastery of Dromore founded by himself, who worked admirably for the faith in the territory of Down.

Saints Pedro, priest, Walabonso, deacon, Sabiniano, Wistremundo, Habencio and Jeremías, monks, martyrs at Cordoba

At Cordoba in Andalusia, Spain, the holy martyrs Pedro, priest, Walabonso, deacon, Sabiniano, Wistremundo, Habencio and Jeremías, monks, who during the persecution of the Moors died by having their throats slaughtered for Christ.

Saint Robert, founder and Cistercian abbot of Newminster

At Newminster in Northumbria in England, Saint Robert, abbot of the Cistercian Order, who, eager for poverty and prayer, founded a monastery in this place together with twelve other companions, from which three families of monks sprouted in a short time.

Blessed Anna van Sint-Bartholomeus, Discalced Carmelite virgin

At Antwerp in Brabant, in the territory of present-day Belgium, Blessed Anna van Sint-Bartholomeus, virgin of the Order of Discalced Carmelite nuns, who, as disciple and scribe of Saint Teresa of Jesus and rich in mystical gifts, spread the Order in France and renewed with passion.

Saint Antonio Maria Gianelli, bishop of Bobbio, founder of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden

At Piacenza, transitus of Saint Antonio Maria Gianelli, bishop of Bobbio, who founded the Congregation of the Daughters of Our Lady of the Garden and shone for the commitment and the shining example of dedication to the needs of the poor and to the salvation of souls and in the promotion of the sanctity of clergy.

Blessed Marie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière, virgin, founder of the Sisters of Marie-Auxiliatrice

At Paris in France, Blessed Marie-Thérèse de Soubiran La Louvière, virgin, who for the greater glory of God founded the Society of Mary Help of Christians, from which she was later removed to spend the rest of her life in profound humility.

℣. Precious in the sight of the Lord
℟. Is the death of his Saints.