birthday name Guardian Angels James the Greater Stephen Seven Holy Brothers Callistus I, Pope Cosmas &

Damian Flannan of Killaloe Bede the Venerable Methodius of Constantine Benedictine Monks of Gnesen Isidore the Farmer Louis IX Margaret of Cortona Rita of Cascia Cesar de Bus, Bl. Edmund Campion John Ogilvie Louis Bertran Pius V, Pope Victoria Strata, Bl. Jacques Fermin John Francis Regis John Wall Mary Mackillop Agostino Roscelli Damien Joseph de Vuester of Molokai Daniel Comboni Marcelino Champagnat Theresa of Jesus Gerhardinger, Bl. Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer

century feast day country 0 2-Oct 1 25-Jul 1 26-Dec 2 10-Jul 3 14-Oct 3 26-Sep 7 18-Dec 8 25-May 9 14-Jun 10 12-Nov 11 15-May 13 25-Aug 13 22-Feb 15 22-May 16 15-Apr 16 1-Dec 16 10-Mar 16 9-Oct 16 30-Apr 16 12-Sep 17 2-Jul 17 16-Jun 17 22-Aug 18 5-Aug 19 7-May 19 10-May 19 10-Oct 19 6-Jun 19 9-May 20 26-Jun

connection

same name name

century feast day country

Eve

Rachael the Matriarch Andrew the Apostle

18 BC 1

connection first woman created by God, Adam's wife, mother of Cain, 24-Dec Iraq (mday) Abel, Seth beloved wife of Jacob the Patriarch, mother of Joseph and Benjamin 1-Nov Israel one of original Twelve, martyr

30-Nov Israel

John the Apostle Joseph Joseph Luke

1 1 1 1

29-Dec Israel 19-Mar Israel 1-May Israel 18-Oct Greece

son of Zebedee, brother of James the Greater, beloved disciple, took Mary into home for remainder of her life, credited with writing a Gospel, tortured by Romans and banished to island of Patmos, died of old age, church above his grave is today a mosque earthly father of Jesus carpenter, patron of workers Gentile, wrote a Gospel, physician, friend of Paul companion and fellow evangelist of Paul, patron against intestinal disorders and stomach disease priest, martyr parents arranged marriage but he took his cash, moved away, and dedicated his life to God, lived as beggar near a church in Syria, received a vision of Our Lady at the church and was exceptionally holy patron saint of philosophers, theologians, royal women converted the people of Ireland to Christianity comes from England, patron of Ireland, drove all snakes out of Ireland symbolic of driving out evil mother of St Pope Gregory the Great, first Benedictine pope martyred during iconoclast persecution under rule of Theophilus

Timothy Valentine of Rome

1 3

26-Jan Greece 14-Feb Italy

Alexis

17-Jul Italy

Catherine of Alexandria Patrick

4 5

25-Nov Egypt 17-Mar Ireland

Patrick

17-Mar Ireland

Sylvia

3-Nov Italy

Abrahamite Monks

8-Jul AsiaMinor

Nicholas I, Pope

13-Nov Italy

Eric of Sweden

11

18-May Sweden

helped to arbitrate temporal and religious disputes, such as the right of a bishop to appeal to Rome against his archbishop used his throne to spread the Gospel throughout his kingdom, martyr ran away from home to follow St. Francis, established order of Poor Ladies at San Damiano (2nd Order of St. Francis) on Mount Alvernia, received stigmata that periodically bled for remainder of his life patron of torture victims, kidnapped by group of Jews, crucified in mock of Jesus, dead body thrown into a well patron of Draguignan, France, and miracles have occurred at her tomb woman of great intellect and persuasion, assists in resolving Avignon papal schism, lay Dominican, stigmatist, engaged in active service to others, Doctor of Church tortured to find information on other Catholics but revealed nothing, martyr established Order of the Visitation of Holy Mary, order for women who were rejected from other religious orders due to poor health or age beautiful woman who hid her beauty so as not to tempt others, cared for less fortunate as evidence of her commitment to God

Clare of Assisi

12

11-Aug Italy

Francis of Assisi

12

4-Oct Italy

Hugh the Little

13

27-Jul England

Rosalina of Villenueva, Bl.

13

17-Jan France

Catherine of Siena

14

29-Apr Italy

Ralph Ashley

15

1-Dec England

Jane Frances de Chantal

16

12-Aug France

Rose of Lima

16

23-Aug Peru

William Harrington Michael of the Saints Elizabeth Ann Seton

16 17 18

18-Feb England 10-Apr Spain 4-Jan USA

martyred for being a Catholic priest priest, joined Discalced Trinitarians in Madrid opened first parochial school in United States was told in vision from Mary to scrape the earth she stood on, a spring spewed out of the ground - creating the shrine at Lourdes in her youth received visions of Virgin Mary formed order of the Religious of Jesus and Mary, dedicated to educating poor girls

Bernadette of Lourdes Bernadette of Lourdes

19 19

16-Apr France 16-Apr France

Mary of St. Ignatius Thevenet

19

3-Feb France