2026 Saints List

“Do whatever he tells you.”

"Acquire inner peace and thousands around you will find salvation."

”I am nothing in this world but a pilgrim passing”

""I offer myself to your Father by you, to yourself by your Father and you to the Holy Spirit who is the mutual love of both."

“Everyone who breathes, high and low, educated and ignorant, young and old, man and woman, has a mission, has a work. We are not sent into this world for nothing; we are not born at random; God creates every soul for a purpose. He needs, He deigns to need, every one of us. We are all equal in His sight, and we are placed in our different ranks and stations, not to get what we can out of them for ourselves, but to labor in them for Him. As Christ has His work, we too have ours; as He rejoiced to do His work, we must rejoice in ours also.”

Canadian brother, known for his devotion to Saint Joseph. With childlike devotion, he recommended novenas and prayers to Saint Joseph as well as sacramental oil and many who came to him were healed. “When you invoke Saint Joseph, you don’t have to speak much. You know your Father in heaven knows what you need; well, so does His friend Saint Joseph.” “Tell him, ‘If you were in my place, Saint Joseph, what would you do? Well, pray for this in my behalf.' Saint Andre, help us be generous in our intercessory prayer.

And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, and said, “Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 18:2)

“Now therefore, beloved, let this word be manifest among you, that the bounty of the Father spared not his Only- begotten for our sakes, but delivered him up for the salvation of us all.”

O singular example of virtue, glorious Saint Agnes, by the living faith which animated thee from thy tenderest years, and rendered thee so pleasing to God that thou didst merit the martyr’s crown, obtain for us the grace to keep our holy faith inviolate within us, and to profess ourselves Christians sincerely in word and work to the end of our lives.

“In all your affairs rely wholly on Divine Providence, through which alone you must look for success. Labor quietly on your part to co-operate with its designs. Amidst those ordinary affairs and occupations that require most so earnest an attention, you should look more on God than on them.”

“As he traveled along and was approaching Damascus, a light from the sky suddenly flashed about him. He fell to the ground and at the same time heard a voice saying, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?’”

‘We decided to send our brother Timothy, who is God’s helper in spreading the Good News of Christ, to keep you firm and strong in the faith, and prevent any of you from being unsettled by the present troubles.’ 1 Thess 3:2-3

"Mothers of children, even if they have a thousand, carry each and every one fixed in their hearts, and because of the strength of their love they do not forget any of them. In fact, it seems that the more children they have the more their love and care for each one is increased."

“Eternal life consists in the complete satisfaction of desire, for there the blessed will be given more than they wanted or hoped for. The reason is that in this life no one can fulfill his longing, nor can any creature satisfy man’s desire. Only God satisfies, he infinitely exceeds all other pleasures. That is why the Lord says: Enter into the joy of your Lord.”

"From now on, I no longer want to place any limit on my trust in God." (after an apparition of Saint Dominic Savio)

O God, deliver us through the intercession of Thy holy bishop and martyr Blaise, from all evil of soul and body, especially from all ills of the throat; and grant us the grace to make a good confession in the confident hope of obtaining Thy pardon, and ever to praise with worthy lips Thy most holy Name.

“It is your Face, Lord, that I seek!”

“Be good, love the Lord, and pray for those who do not know him. What a great grace it is to know God!”

Viva Cristo Rey - “Long live Christ the King”

According to the Dialogues of St. Gregory the Great , the brother and sister spent their last day together in prayer and conversation. Scholastica sensed her death was close at hand and she begged Benedict to stay with her until the next day. He refused her request because he did not want to spend a night outside the monastery, thus breaking his own Rule. Scholastica asked God to let her brother remain and a severe thunderstorm broke out, preventing Benedict and his monks from returning to the abbey. Benedict cried out, “God forgive you, Sister. What have you done?” Scholastica replied, “I asked a favor of you and you refused. I asked it of God and he granted it.” Brother and sister parted the next morning after their long discussion. Three days later, Benedict was praying in his monastery and saw the soul of his sister rising heavenward in the form of a white dove. Benedict then announced the death of his sister to the monks and later buried her in the tomb he had prepared for himself.

Thereupon, Scholastica cried openly, laid her head upon the table, and prayed that God would intercede for her. As she did so, a sudden storm arose. The violent rain and hail came in such a torrential downpour that Benedict and his companions were unable to depart. "May Almighty God forgive you, sister" said Benedict, "for what you have done." "I asked a favor of you," Scholastica replied simply, "and you refused it. I asked it of God, and He has granted it!"

“I am the Immaculate Conception.”

Father Allamano emphasized the importance of holiness in priestly life: “You must not only be holy, but extraordinarily holy.”

"I'm thinking of God who is so sad because of so many sins! It hurts me so much that He's sad. I offer Him all the sacrifices I can. If only I could console Him."

Shared feast of Saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto. Date reference ↗

"Tell everyone that God gives us grace through the Immaculate Heart of Mary. She is the one we should ask."

Corrected from July 26 in the supplied PDF to the shared feast of Francisco and Jacinta. Date reference ↗

“And here is the passive way – to be filled unto the fullness of God. The passive way – I abandon myself to it, not in a multiplicity of trials, extraordinary penances accomplished, practices of great works – but in peaceful abandonment to the tenderness of Jesus, which I must try to imitate, and by being in constant union with his meek and humble heart.

"Dear children! Today I invite you to comprehend your Christian vocation. Little children, I led and am leading you through this time of grace, that you may become conscious of your Christian vocation. Holy martyrs died witnessing: I am a Christian and love God over everything. Little children, today also I invite you to rejoice and be joyful Christians, responsible and conscious that God called you in a special way to be joyfully extended hands toward those who do not believe, and that through the example of your life, they may receive faith and love for God. “( 11/25/1997)

“Rejoice always, pray constantly, give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.” (1 Thessalonians 5:16-18) “Patience is good, but perseverance is even better.”

Unless you become like this child, you cannot enter the Kingdom of Heaven.

One of her contemporaries writes: “With peace of soul, she always reconciled herself to the will of God, and gave him thanks for all that happened. God had not chosen her to be holy merely for her own advantage. For this reason people flocked to Frances from all directions, as to a safe refuge. No one left her without being consoled, although she openly rebuked them for their sins and fearlessly reproved them for what was evil and displeasing to God.”

“There was a man named Joseph, an upright and holy member of the Sanhedrin, who had not been associated with their plan or their action…This man approached Pilate with a request for Jesus’ body. He took it down, wrapped it in fine linen, and laid it in a tomb hewn out of the rock, in which no one had yet been laid.” Lk 23:50-53

“If I am worthy, I am ready also to give up my life, without hesitation and most willingly, for his name. I want to spend myself in that country (Ireland), even in death, if the Lord should grant me this favor.” St. Patrick's Confessions

“St. Joseph was chosen among all men, to be the protector and guardian of the Virgin Mother of God; the defender and foster-father of the Infant-God, and the only co-operator upon earth, the one confidant of the secret of God in the work of the redemption of mankind.” — St Bernard of Clairvaux

Beatified in 2015; March 24 If we are worth anything, it is not because we have more money or more talent, or more human qualities. Insofar as we are worth anything, it is because we are grafted onto Christ’s life, his cross and resurrection. That is a person’s measure.

“Lord, remember me when you come into Your Kingdom”

Commemoration of the Good Thief. Date reference ↗

“We are paying for what we did, but this man has done nothing wrong. Jesus, remember me when you come into your kingdom‚.Jesus replied ‘Indeed, I promise you, today you will be with me in paradise.” Luke 23:41-43

Commemoration of the Good Thief. Date reference ↗

‘Not everyone can do extraordinary things, but everyone can fulfill his or her duties.”

Retained from the PDF as a remembrance date; this label does not establish a liturgical feast.

‘I will be guarded by the slightest sin, even if I die.”

Retained from the PDF as a remembrance date; this label does not establish a liturgical feast.

“Pentecost is not over. In fact, it is continually going on in every time and in every place, because the Holy Spirit desired to give himself to all men and all who want him can always receive him, so we do not have to envy the apostles and the first believers; we only have to dispose ourselves like them to receive him well, and he will come to us as he did to them.”

" I hope for mercy from Jesus, mercy for me and for all poor sinners. If I could, I would atone for all of their sins and also for mine. " –St. Gemma

Born blind and with physical deformities, Margaret was rejected by her parents and suffered greatly in her life. In spite of her physical difficulties, Margaret visited prisoners, helped the sick, and comforted people who were suffering. Soon everyone in the city of Castello knew about Margaret and admired her. At her death, the entire city attended her funeral and that a crippled young girl was healed during the Mass.

“These things offend God and they are not good for you either. Try to work if you can. If you can’t work, be good to the people who care for you.”

“My weapons are prayer and sacrifice, to my dying breath. At death the weapon of sacrifice will fall away, but that of prayer will follow me to heaven.”

“Our battle is not against human forces but against the principalities and powers, the rulers of this world of darkness, the evil spirits in regions above. You must put on the armor of God if you are to resist on the evil day; do all that your duty requires, and hold your ground.” ~Eph 6:12-13

"Love is the most beautiful sentiment the Lord has put into the soul of men and women".

"The more the Holy Spirit finds Mary in a soul, the more active and powerful He becomes to bring forth Jesus Christ in that soul, and that soul in Jesus Christ.”

Maria was advised to abort her unborn child to save her own life. The couple graciously relied on their trust in divine providence and were blessed with a healthy baby girl "Enrichetta". They also raised their family to be just as virtuous; three of their four children joined religious orders.

"Eternal Trinity, Godhead, mystery deep as the sea, you could give me no greater gift than the gift of yourself."

“Some Saints are privileged to extend to us their patronage with particular efficacy in certain needs, but not in others; but our holy patron St. Joseph has the power to assist us in all cases, in every necessity, in every undertaking.” — St Thomas Aquinas

“The Greek philosophers have compiled many works with persuasiveness and much skill in words; but what fruit have they to show for this such as has the cross of Christ? Their wise thoughts were persuasive enough until they died.”

“Similarly, anyone who wishes to understand the mind of the sacred writers must first cleanse his own life, and approach the saints by copying their deeds.”

“Jesus became what we are that He might make us what He is.”

“Our mission in the Church is to help the priest on the temporal and spiritual planes,” she wrote, “But what it really demands as a supreme witness is for us to love one another and to love all people, not with just any love, but with all the love that God wants to give them.”

Beatified in 2014 The imitation of Christ in the lives of saints is always possible and compatible with every state of life. The saints did but one thing – the will of God. But they did it with all their might. We have only to do the same thing; and according to the degree of intensity with which we labor shall our sanctification progress.

“And I heard the voice of the Lord saying, ‘Whom shall I send? Who will go for us?’ Then I said, ‘Here am I! Send me.’” (Isaiah 6:8)

Commemoration listed by Vatican News. Date reference ↗

“O my Jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell. Lead all souls to heaven, especially those in most need of thy mercy.”

What have we to do in order to be saints? Nothing extraordinary; nothing more than what we do every day. Only do it for God’s love.”

Good Saint Dymphna, great wonder-worker in every affliction of mind and body, I humbly implore your powerful intercession with Jesus through Mary, the Health of the Sick. Saint Dymphna, martyr of purity, patroness of those who suffer with nervous and mental afflictions, beloved child of Jesus and Mary, pray to Them for me.

“I will believe that when this bread board sprouts roots and grows into a tree.” – St. Honoratus’ childhood nursemaid when told of the news that he had been elevated to the position of Bishop.

“The soldiers then wove a crown of thorns and fixed it on his head…” John 19:2

“Let joy in the Lord be continuous until joy in the world is extinguished. The former is always growing, the latter ever decreasing and finally dying. Rejoice in the Lord then, and not in the world. Rejoice, for wherever you are and as long as you are on earth, the Lord is near, do not be anxious.”

“Be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. Put on the armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.” ~Eph 6:10-11

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, fountain of eternal life, Your Heart is a glowing furnace of Love. You are my refuge and my sanctuary. - St. Gertrude the Great

The Sacred Heart is a movable solemnity; this date is for 2026. Date reference ↗

“We spread the love of God by loving as He loves.”

O gentle and loving St. Anthony, you whose heart was ever full of human sympathy, whisper our prayers into the ears of the Infant Jesus, who loved to linger in your arms.

"Your little Leonie may be changed, not only in name, but in everything which might be displeasing to Him whom alone she wishes to love." "It is inappropriate for me to moan over my faults as I have done until now. That is pride. As our Holy Founder said, it is no wonder that weakness is weak; I must humble myself, not vex myself.

Retained from the PDF as a remembrance date; this label does not establish a liturgical feast.

An Irish layman who drank heavily for over 16 years, Matt spent the last forty years of his life in sobriety, penance and deep prayer. He rose at 5 a.m. every day so as to attend Mass before work. At work, whenever he had spare time, he found a quiet place to pray. He spent most of every evening on his knees. “I am with you and I desire to help you to grow in renunciation and mortification, that you may be able to understand the beauty of the life of people who go on giving themselves to me in special way. Dear children, God blesses you day after day and desires a change of your life. Therefore, pray that you may have the strength to change your life.” (05/25/90)

Retained from the PDF as a remembrance date; this label does not establish a liturgical feast.

‘I never stop trusting in His mercy. His grace has thus far strengthened me to renounce everything—possessions, income, life itself—rather than take an oath against my conscience. God will either sway the king to do no more to me, or He will give me strength to bear courageously and willingly whatever further evils are in store for me.’

“He must increase and I must decrease” (John 3:30)

Seek first the Kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.

Placed on the Medjugorje anniversary as a devotional observance, not a universal liturgical feast. Date reference ↗

Creation is the beautiful work of the only true God … not because “he stood in need of man, but that He might have someone upon whom to confer His benefits,” … His favor, His Love, His gifts. 1517.org; Against Heresies 4:14 “The glory of God is a living man [or ‘a man fully alive’]” Against Heresies 4:20

“I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.” ~Gal 2:20

"Lord, you know everything, you know that I love you."

“All my life I have wanted to be a missionary. I have wanted to carry the Gospel message to those who have never heard of God and the kingdom he has prepared for them.”

"Jesus said to him, "Put your hands in my side and do not doubt, but believe." Thomas replied, "My Lord and my God." (Jn 20: 27-28)

And Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I say to you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. “Again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.” When the disciples heard this , they were very astonished and said, “Then who can be saved?” And looking at them Jesus said to them, “For man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

“Always be ready to give an explanation to anyone who asks you for a reason for your hope.” 1Pet 3:15

“Prayer is the noble supplication which we lift up to the throne of God. It is the most efficient means to obtain from God the graces which we need, and especially the strength of persevering in these times, in which the hatred of the sons of the devil is breaking out violently against the sheep who are faithful to the fold.”

“True happiness, young people, does not consist in the pleasures of the world and in earthly things, but in peace of conscience, which we can have only if we are pure in heart and in mind.”

“Rejoice in the measure that you share Christ’s sufferings. When His glory is revealed, you will rejoice exultantly. Happy are you when you are insulted for the sake of Christ, for then God’s Spirit in its glory has come to rest on you.”

“This is a very bad time for us, and we are all afraid. But God our Father is with us and looking after us. We must pray and ask Him to stay with us always.”

“I have to fulfill my duty as a Church witness to Jesus Christ.”

120 people both children and to adult were martyred for the faith in China. One was 14-year-old Wang Anna who refused to renounce her faith. Seconds before her cruel death, she cried out: “The door of heaven is open to all, then whispered, Jesus, Jesus, Jesus”. 18-year-old Chi Zhuzi, became a Catholic at 17, Disowned by his family, he was eventually captured and ordered to publicly worship idols. When he refused, they cut off his right arm. He still refused, declaring: “Every piece of my flesh, every drop of my blood will tell you that I am Christian”

(The Martyrs of Damascus) “We are Christians, and we want to live and die as Christians.” – St. Francis Massabki

“See how the Lord in His love shows us the way of life. Clothed then with faith and the performance of good works, let us set out on this way, with the Gospel for our guide, that we may deserve to see him who has called us to his kingdom (1 Thes 2:23)” from the Rule of Saint Benedict

St. Therese and Louis Martin could do no more than gaze at each other. With difficulty he pointed his index finger upward and was heard to whisper, "Until Heaven!" (Blessed Louis Martin on his deathbed to Little Flower) Our Mother said to me, 'Don't be afraid; wait and see, your soul will expand.' (Blessed Zelie Martin to Leonie who was nearly impossible to handle)

Feast of Saints Louis and Zélie Martin. Date reference ↗

“Who can tell me what is most pleasing to God that I may do it?”

“Those who wish to live truly devoted to Our Lady of Mount Carmel must follow Mary into the depths of the interior life…Mary’s soul is a real ‘garden’ of virtues, an oasis of silence and peace, where justice and equity reign; an oasis of security completely enveloped in the shadow of God, and filled with God. Every interior soul, even if living amid the tumult of the world, must strive to reach this peace, this interior silence, which alone makes continual contact with God possible.”

(The Martyrs of Compiègne) “We are the victims of the age, and we ought to sacrifice ourselves to obtain its return to God.” “I forgive you as heartily as I wish God to forgive me.” --St. Marie-Anne Piedcourt (Sister of Jesus Crucified)

The Lord asks that we do not bury the talent so invaluable that the Lord placed in our hands, so that we obtained holiness during the life and then eternal glory

"O Lord my God, let this child's life come into him again." The Lord listened to the voice of Elijah; the life of the child came into him again, and he revived.

Celebrated in the Carmelite calendar. Date reference ↗

“And a woman in the city, who was a sinner, having learned that he was eating in the Pharisee’s house, brought an alabaster jar of ointment. She stood behind him at his feet, weeping, and began to bathe his feet with her tears and to dry them with her hair. Then she continued kissing his feet and anointing them with the ointment” (Luke 7:37ff.)

“Child, thou hast put me in great peril; thou weighest almost as if I had all the world upon me: I might bear no great burden…” -- St. Christopher “Christopher, thou hast not only borne all the world upon thee, but thou hast borne Him that created and made all the world, upon thy shoulders.”

“He then went up the mountain and summoned the men he himself had decided on, who came and joined him. He named the twelve as his companions whom he would send to preach the good news; they were likewise to have authority to expel demons…James, son of Zebedee; and John, the brother of James. He gave these two the name Boanerges, or ‘sons of thunder.’” Mark 3:13-17

I wish in a special way on Christmas Day to give mothers my own special motherly blessing, and Jesus will bless the rest with His own blessing. (Our Lady of Medjugorje 12/19/1985)

“It is important that the ‘communion of persons’ in the family should become a preparation for the ‘communion of saints.’ This is why the Church both believes and proclaims the love which ‘endures all things’ (1Cor13:7); Everyone is called to love, including spouses and families. In the Church everyone is called equally to perfect holiness.” –JPII, Letter to Families

Beatified Sept 23, 2017; Celebrated July 28 “The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger.”

“’Martha, Martha, you are busy and worried about many things. One thing alone is necessary. Mary has chosen the better part and it shall not be taken from her.” (Luke 10:41-42)

“Martha said to Jesus, ‘Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died. But even now I know that whatever you ask of God, God will give you.’ Jesus said to her, ‘You brother will rise.’ Martha said to him, ‘I know he will rise, in the resurrection on the last day.’ Jesus told her, ‘I am the resurrection and life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live, and anyone who lives and believes in me will never die.”

O holy Saint Silvan, Martyr of unwavering faith, Your incorrupt body testifies to Divine Grace. Intercede for us, that we may remain steadfast in our trials and faithful to our Lord.

“Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and all my will-all that I have and possess. You, Lord, have given all that to me. I now give it back to you, O Lord. All of it is yours. Dispose of it according to your will. Give me only your love and your grace, for that is enough for me.”

“It does not please God that I should deny Jesus my Saviour.”

“I am only a poor man. I am not worthy of being there where you send me. Pardon me, my Queen, I do not want to make your noble heart sad, I do not want to fall into your displeasure.” After much persuasion he agreed to go to the Bishop. He left her, calling her “My Dear One, my Lady...”

“I am your merciful Mother, the Mother of all who love me, of those who cry to me, of those who have confidence in me. I will hear their weeping and their sorrows … their necessities and misfortunes. … Listen, and let it penetrate your heart. … Do not fear any illness or vexation, anguish or pain. Am I not here who am your Mother? Are you not under my shadow and protection?” – Our Lady of Guadalupe

"Leave the world and give yourself to Me." (Jesus to St. Alphonsus)

Saint Jean-Marie-Baptiste Vianney, (celebrated on 4 August) "My children, we cannot comprehend the power of a soul over the Good Lord: it can obtain whatever it wants."

"My children, we cannot comprehend the power of a soul over the Good Lord: it can obtain whatever it wants."

"My God, what will become of sinners? My God, have mercy on sinners!"

"My God, what will become of sinners? My God, have mercy on sinners!" "Dear children, Do not be hard hearted towards the mercy of God, which has been pouring out upon you for so long a time. In this special time of prayer, permit me to transform your hearts so that you may help me to have my Son resurrect in all hearts, and that my heart may triumph. Thank you!" ((04/02/2007)

Fourteen Holy Helpers, who served God in humility and confidence on earth and are now in the enjoyment of His beatific vision in Heaven; because thou persevered till death thou gained the crown of eternal life. Remember the dangers that surround us in this vale of tears, and intercede for us in all our needs and adversities. Amen. Invoke the Fourteen Helpers for the sake of mankind

“I joyfully accept the death God has appointed for me, in perfect submission to his most holy will. May the Lord accept my life and death for the honor and glory of his name, for the needs of his holy Church…for the Jewish people, that the Lord may be received by his own and his kingdom come in glory…”

After three days, Lawrence gathered all of the lepers, cripples, orphans, widows, the poor and the lame and presented them to the prefect as the "true treasures of the Church."

“Look daily into that spotless mirror, dear queen and spouse of Christ, and see your face in it. See how you are to adorn yourself, within and without, in all the blossoms of virtue, as befits a chaste daughter and spouse of that greatest of kings. In that mirror poverty, humility, and love beyond all telling shine radiantly.”

We beseech Thee, O Lord, to grant us the pardon of our sins by the intercession of Saint Philomena, virgin and martyr, who was always pleasing in Thy sight by her eminent chastity and by the profession of every virtue.

“What is essential is not to accomplish a great deal according to our own lights, but to be in the hands of the Immaculate Virgin.”

A great St. Rocco, assist us to make good use of health, to bear suffering with patience, and, after thy example, to live in the practice of penance and charity, that we may one day enjoy the happiness which thou has merited by thy virtues.

"O innocent Jesus, your Cross is my Cross"

"When God forgives a sinner who humbly confesses his sin, the devil loses his dominion over the heart he had taken.

“Listen, all you people! At Christ’s bidding and in his very words, I warn you: We cannot win grace if we do not suffer affliction; toil upon toil must be ours if we are to attain an intimate share in the divine nature, the glory of God‚s children, and perfect happiness. If only men knew how beautiful, noble, and priceless a thing God‚s grace is!”

Canonized in 2015; Celebrated August 25 Holy Spirit, inspire me. Love of God consume me. Along the true road, lead me. Mary, my good mother, look down upon me. With Jesus, bless me. From all evil, all illusion, all danger, preserve me.

“If I am your child, O my God, it is because you gave me such a mother!” St. Augustine. Monica did not give up but prayed for Augustine for many years. Her prayers won for the church one of its greatest Doctors.

You have forgiven me my past sins and drawn a veil over them, and in this way You have given me happiness in yourself, changing my life by faith and Your sacrament. When others read of those past sins of mine their heartsare stirred so that they no longer lie listless. Instead their hearts are roused by the love of Your mercy and the joy of Your grace.

“The Holy Bible is like a mirror before our mind's eye. In it we see our inner face. From the Scriptures we can learn our spiritual deformities and beauties. And there too we discover the progress we are making and how far we are from perfection.”

"The more we are united with God, the more eager we will be to love and serve the poor with our whole heart."

“Dear children, I ask you to pray every day for the souls in Purgatory. In this way you too will acquire intercessors who will be able to help you in life” (message of Mary in Medjugorje)

Died Sept 17, 1701 Founder of the Marians of the Immaculate Conception Two centuries before the proclamation of the Dogma of the Immaculate Conception, Stanislaus professed: “I believe everything that the holy Roman Church believes, but first of all I profess that the Most Holy Mother of God, Mary, was conceived without any stain of original sin.” This privilege of the Immaculate Conception was very precious to him.

Retained from the PDF as a remembrance date; this label does not establish a liturgical feast.

“Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are you when they insult you and persecute you and utter every kind of evil against you [falsely] because of me. Rejoice and be glad, for your reward will be great in heaven.” -Mt 5:10-12

“The Pharisees and the scribes of their party said to Jesus’ disciples, ‘Why do you eat and drink with tax collectors and non-observers of the law?’ Jesus said to them, ‘The healthy do not need a doctor; sick people do. I have not come to invite the self-righteous to a change of heart, but sinners.”

Canonized in 2017; Celebrated September 23 At a tender age they were drawn to the words and witness of the missionaries and they became helpers, as catechists for other indigenous people. They are sublime and instructive examples of how evangelization is a task of all God’s People, excluding no one, not even children. …I am pleased to be able to offer all of Latin America and the universal Church this example of child-like piety, of apostolic and missionary generosity, crowned by the grace of martyrdom. – Pope St. John Paul II

"The greatest charity is to take away souls from Satan and to bring them back to God".

“In humble obedience then to her voice, let Christian husbands and wives be mindful of their vocation to the Christian life…For the Lord has entrusted to them the task of making visible to men and women the holiness and joy of the law which united inseparably their love for one another and the cooperation they give to God’s love, God who is the Author of human life.” –Pope Paul VI

Jesus replied, “It is not the healthy who need the doctor, but the sick. Go and learn the meaning of the words: What I want is mercy, not sacrifice.” Matt 8: 12-13

“You have as much need to be compassionate as the poor person has need of your compassion.”

"I am a Catholic and wholeheartedly do accept death for the Lord; If I had a thousand lives, all these I shall offer to Him."

“The one who looked like a man touched me again and strengthened me, saying, ‘Fear not, beloved, you are safe; take courage and be strong.’ When he spoke to me, I grew strong and said, ‘Speak, my lord, for you have strengthened me.’” (Daniel’s vision of the Archangel Gabriel) Daniel 10:18-19

"Satan is strong and that is why I am seeking your prayers for those who are under his influence, sothat they may be saved." (Mary in Medjugorge)

“I was sent to put you to the test. At the same time, however, God commissioned me to heal you and your daughter- in-law Sarah. I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who enter and serve before the Glory of the Lord…No need to fear; you are safe. Thank God now and forever. As for me, when I came to you it was not out of any favor on my part, but because it was God’s will. So continue to thank him every day; praise him with song.” (Tobit 12:14-18)

“Read the divine scriptures constantly; never, indeed, let the sacred volume be out of your hand. Learn what you have to teach. Hold fast the faithful word you have been taught so that you may be able by sound doctrine to give instruction and confute those who contradict it.”

"I understand so well that it is only love that can make us pleasing to the Good Lord, and my ambition is for this love alone."

“For he will give his angels charge of you, to guard you in all your ways.” Psalm 91 Cultivate an awareness of the constant presence of your guardian angel.

“All Highest, Glorious God, cast Your light into the darkness of my heart. Grant me right faith, firm hope, perfect charity, and profound humility; with wisdom and perception, O Lord, that I may do what it truly Your holy will.”

“Just as two friends, frequently in each other's company, tend to develop similar habits, so too, by holding familiar converse with Jesus and the Blessed Virgin, by meditating on the mysteries of the Rosary and by living the same life in Holy Communion, we can become, to the extent of our lowliness, similar to them and can learn from these supreme models a life of humility, poverty, hiddenness, patience and perfection.”

“May you be ‘peacemakers,’ following in the footsteps of Bl. Bartolo Longo, who knew how to combine prayer and action, making this Marian City a stronghold of charity .” – Pope St. John Paul II (Oct. 7, 2003)

“I know God is in my heart. With Him I go to work, with Him I go to recreation, with Him I suffer, with Him I rejoice; I live in Him and He in me. I am never alone, because He is my constant companion. He is present to me at every moment. Our intimacy is very close, through a union of blood and flesh.”

“Look now toward heaven, and count the stars if you are able to number them.” And He said to him, “So shall your descendants be.”

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“Blessed Dionysius, the bishop of the Parisians, after suffering various punishments for the name of Christ, ended his present life by the imminent sword.” -- St. Gregory of Tours

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“God has created me to do him some definite service; he has committed some work to me which he has not committed to another. I have my mission – I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next… I have a part in a great work; I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons…” -Blessed John Henry Newman

"To keep me from sin and straying from Him, God has used devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. My life vows destined to be spent in the light irradiating from the tabernacle, and it is to the Heart of Jesus that I dare go for the solution of all my problems." Spend more time in front of the Blessed Sacrament this year.

“When we take Communion, Jesus pauses among us for fifteen minutes, hidden in the form of bread and wine, substantially present, truly residing … He shares this day with us and continues, after the forms of bread and wine have decomposed, with His grace, His residence with us. So, we become His house, His home, and so Jesus, present, alive, and real, is not only a fact of faith, not only a fact of ‘sacramentality,’ but a fact of ‘Life! ’”

“Why do people worry so much about their physical beauty but don’t worry about the beauty of their souls?” “Money is only ragged paper…” “Happiness is looking towards God; Sadness is looking towards yourself.” “What counts in life is the nobility of the soul, that is, the way that one loves God and loves one’s neighbor.”

“Dio, non io.” “God and not me.”

"Since the spiritual world is based entirely on humility, the closer one gets to God, the more this virtue should grow."

Cappuchin Priest in Yugoslavia: “I expect everything from the charity of our Lord Jesus Christ and His Divine Heart”

“One of the soldiers thrust a lance into his side, and immediately blood and water flowed out.” John 19:34 “’Truly this was the Son of God!’” Mt 27:54

Current Roman Martyrology date. March 15 appears in older calendars. Date reference ↗

“A just soul has so much power over my heart that it can obtain forgiveness for thousands of criminals.“ (Jesus to St. Margaret Mary Alacoque)

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"Make your home in the adorable Heart of Jesus Christ, take your little worries and disappointments, and all will find peace there. You will find the remedy for your ills, the strength for your weaknesses and shelter in all your needs."

‘After carefully going over the whole story from the beginning, I have decided to write an ordered account for you, so that you may learn how well founded the teaching is that you have received.’ Luke 1:3-4

“Willed by God in very action of creation, marriage and family are interiorly ordained to fulfillment in Christ and have need of His graces in order to be healed from the wounds of sin and restored to their “beginning,” that is, to full understanding and the full realization of God’s plan” –St. JPII

“Jesus Christ, in the revelation of the mystery of the Father and his love, fully reveals man to himself and makes his supreme calling clear.” ~ Guadium Et Spes 22

“My mother taught me virtue from the cradle, she made me grow in the knowledge of God and gave me charity as a guide.”

“Through love you will achieve everything, even what you think is impossible.”

“For if he had not expected the fallen to rise again it would gave been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead, whereas if he had in view the splendid recompense reserved for those who make a pious end, the thought was holy and devout. This was why he had this atonement sacrifice offered for the dead, so that they might be released from their sin.” 2 Maccabees 12:44-45

“He excused the faults of others and pardoned even the most bitter injuries done to him. He sought to bring sinners back to a good life, was most kind to the sick, provided the poor with food, clothing, and medicine, and did all he could for those who were regarded in his day almost as slaves” Bl John XXIII

Beatified 2017; Celebrated November 3 “Long since, he had come to know the Christ-taught truth that pure love of God and one’s fellowmen as children of God are in the final event all that matter. Living this truth ardently and continuously had made him, spiritually, a free man—free from slavery to passions, from self-seeking, from self-indulgence, from self-pity—free to serve wholly both God and man”

“We ought to walk in front, and our spiritual subjects will follow us more easily.”

"When your greeting sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy!"

“If you feel ice fall on your heart, go warm up near He who is the Source of Love and Who makes emptiness only in order to fill up all that is empty”. Spend more time with the Blessed Sacrament this year.

A great pope, he battled heresies and is best known for turning back Atilla the Hun from invading Europe “It was fitting, therefore, that the birth which brings salvation brought no corruption to virginal integrity; the bringing forth of Truth was at the same time the safeguarding of virginity. Dearly beloved, this kind of birth was fitting for Christ, the power and the wisdom of God: a birth in which he was one with us in our human nature but far above us in his divinity. If he were not true God, he would not be able to bring us healing; if he were not true man, he would not be able to give us an example”

Lord Jesus, you raised up St. Vincenza Maria Poloni to serve the poorest among us with love and compassion. Give me the courage to see Your face in every needy person, to offer what I have with joy, and to advance toward holiness through my service. Through her intercession, renew in me a heart of mercy that mirrors Yours.

"I want my intimate friends to follow in my footsteps by displaying a deeper affection for their enemies than for their benefactors, because they will thus reap an incomparably greater reward." (Jesus to St. Gertrude)

“O God, come to my assistance. O Lord, make haste to help me.” ~From the Liturgy of the Hours

“Little children, in a special way, I call you to holiness in your families. I desire, little children, that each of your families be holy and that God's joy and peace, which God sends you today in a special way, may come to rule and dwell in your families.” (12/25/06)

“We can say that the blood of martyrs is for you, Christians of Vietnam, a source of grace to progress in the faith.” -- Pope St. John Paul II

“Dear children! Today when Heaven is near to you in a special way, I call you to prayer so that through prayer you place God in the first place. Little children, today I am near you and I bless each of you with my motherly blessing so that you have the strength and love for all the people you meet in your earthly life and that you can give God’s Love. I rejoice with you and I desire to tell you that your brother Slavko has been born into heaven and intercedes for you. Thank you for having responded to my call.” (Our Lady of Medjugorje on November 25, 2000)

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You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do men light a lamp and put it under a bushel. Rather, they put it on a stand, and it gives light to all the house. So must your light shine before men.” ~Mt 5:14-15

“My child, the Cross will be despised, thrown on the ground, and the Lord’s side will be opened again” (Our Lady to St. Catherine)

“Saint Andrew was the first convert among the apostles; he was especially in the Lord's confidence; thrice is he described as introducing others to him; lastly he is little known in history, while the place of dignity the name of highest renown have been allotted to his brother Simon, whom he was the means of bringing to the knowledge of his Savior.” – J.H. Newman

“It is the Cross that bears you, not you who bear the Cross” (the Curé of Ars).

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"We must be wary of our own strength and trust God immensely. Let us never show discouragement and never doubt victory!"

The blood of the martyrs is the seed of Christians. ~Tertullian

“Let the children come to me, and do not hinder them, for it is to such as these that the Kingdom of Heaven belongs.”

“O Mary, conceived without sin, pray for us who have recourse to Thee.”

"Am I not here who am your Mother? Is there anything else that you need?"

"Would that men might come at last to see that is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire."

"Would that men might come at last to see that is quite impossible to reach the thicket of the riches and wisdom of God except by first entering the thicket of much suffering, in such a way that the soul finds there its consolation and desire."

"We can do nothing of ourselves, for we are poor and miserable, but if we have faith and trust in him who comforts us, then we can do all things."

"Through Mary we are born, not to this world, but to God."

"Today when Jesus is born and by His birth brings immeasurable joy, love and peace, I call you, in a special way to say your 'yes' to Jesus. Open your hearts so that Jesus enters into them, comes to dwellin them and starts to work through you. Only in this way will you be able to comprehend the true beautyof God's love, joy and peace." (Message thru Jacov 2000)

Placed with the Nativity of the Lord. Date reference ↗

“And Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen…disputed with him. But they could not withstand the wisdom and the Spirit with which he spoke…And gazing at him, all who sat in the council saw that his face was like the face of an angel.”

"Don't be afraid to take Mary, your wife, home, for that which is conceived in her comes from the Holy Spirit."

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“O open heart of Jesus, devoured with such a pure love, into your wound I place my wounds and my lack of love”

Theirs was a wordless profession of faith in Jesus. They died because they bore the likeness of the Christ Child, and are crowned with life eternal.

"To love with the heart of God, we must empty ourselves totally of self, to allow Christ to love through us. Without him we cannot love anything or anyone, not even ourselves."

Catherine Doherty’s canonization cause is ongoing; no liturgical feast is assigned here. Date reference ↗