St Peter Chanel
Peter Chanel was born in 1804 near Cras in France. His parents were peasants. His parish priest, the Abbe Trompier, […]
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St Louis de Montfort
Priest, writer and founder. St Louis-Marie is perhaps most famously known for his prayer of entrustment to Our Lady, 'Totus […]
Saint Gianna Beretta Mola
Pope John Paul II canonised Gianna Mola, a mother who died because she refused to have an abortion. The following […]
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St Catherine of Siena
Mystic. Dominican tertiary. Catherine was born in 1347, the youngest of about 20 children of a Sienese dyer, Giacomo Benincasa. […]
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St Joseph the Worker
Foster father of Jesus and husband of Our Lady. Patron saint of families, homes, hospices, manual workers, especially carpenters, and […]
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St Athanasius
Bishop. Patriarch of Alexandria. Born in 296, to Christian parents, Athanasius became deacon and secretary to Bishop Alexander. He attended […]
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Remembering: Margaret Gretta, Dorgan, DC*HS, Silver Palm of Jerusalem 2013,
Remembering: Margaret Gretta, Dorgan, DC*HS, Silver Palm of Jerusalem 2013,
St Philip
Apostle. Philip was from Bethseda in Galilee. Soon after Jesus called him to be an apostle, he began to convert […]
St James the Younger
St James was the son of Alphaeus. Little is known about him. He is sometimes said to be the same […]
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Oliver Plunkett in Historical Context – three major seminars
Oliver Plunkett in Historical Context – three major seminars
Drogheda Civic Trust's Festival of Drogheda History on Saturday, 3rd May 2025, at St. Peter’s Church of Ireland Parish Hall, Drogheda. The […]
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The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
These forty saints died for their faith between 1535 and 1679. They were selected from 200 already beatified by earlier […]
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St Edbert
Bishop of Lindisfarne. Bede described this seventh century saint as a priest of great learning, famous for his knowledge of […]
and St Dominic Savio
- moved from 9 March Child saint. St Dominic was born in 1842 at Riva near Turin. He was one […]
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The conclave to elect the 267th Pope
The conclave to elect the 267th Pope will begin on May 7th, following the conclusion of the Novemdiales Masses to […]
St Peter of Tarantaise
Cistercian archbishop. Born in Dauphine, France in 1102, Peter joined the Cistercian Order at Bonneveaux at the age of 20 […]
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St Pachomius
Founder of Christian monasticism. Pachomius was born in 292, in Thebes (Luxor, Egypt) to pagan parents. According to his hagiography, […]
St Louise de Marillac
Widow. Foundress of the Daughter of Charity. Born in 1591 to an aristocratic family, Louise was educated by nuns at […]
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Northern Mass
Moneyglass, Co Antrim, Saturday 31st May 2025 Please note that the date for the annual Northern Mass has changed to […]
Saint Damien of Molokai
Missionary. Born in Tremelo, Belgium, in 1840, Joseph de Veuster, left school at 13 to help on the family farm. […]
St John of Avila
Priest, writer, mystic. John was born in 1500 in New Castile to wealthy Jewish parents. He studied law at Salamanca […]
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800th anniversary of St. Laurence O’Toole
The Parish of Eu-sur-Bresle-et-Yères, Seine-Maritime, has invited the Irish and French Lieutenancies of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre […]
St Comgall
First abbot of Bangor, Northern Ireland. Comgall known as the 'father of the monks of Ireland'. Born in 516, he […]
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St Pancras
Martyr. Little is certainly known of the life of Saint Pancras. According to legend, he came from Phrygia and was […]
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St Matthias
Apostle. Matthias was chosen by the apostles, to fill the place left vacant by Judas Iscariot. He was with them […]
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St Dympna
Martyr. Possibly seventh century. Patron of the mentally ill. Few facts are known about this ancient saint but her memory […]
St Isidore the Farmer
Farm labourer, married man. Born in 1070, Isidore entered the service of John de Vergas, a wealthy landowner from Madrid, […]
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St Simon Stock
Carmelite friar. According to tradition Simon Stock was born somewhere in Kent, possibly the village of Stockbury, and lived in […]
St Brendan the Navigator
Abbot. St Brendan was probably born near Tralee in around 486. He was fostered by St Ita at Kileedy and […]
St Gemma Galgani
Gemma Galgani was born in Lucca, Italy on 12 March, 1878, the fourth of eight children. Her mother, who had […]
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St Paschal Baylon
Franciscan laybrother. Patron of Eucharistic devotions. Paschal was born in 1540 at Torre Hermosa, in Aragon. He came from a […]
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St Felix of Cantalice
Franciscan brother. Felix of Cantalice, OFM Cap, was born on 18 May 1515, to peasant parents in Cantalice, Italy, He […]
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Remembering: John A. (Anthony), Harrington, KCSG, GCHS, Gold Palm of Jerusalem
Remembering: John A. (Anthony), Harrington, KCSG, GCHS & Gold Palm of Jerusalem 2011,
St Dunstan
Benedictine monk and reformer, Archbishop of Canterbury. Patron of goldsmiths, jewellers and locksmiths. Born in 909 at Baltonsborough, near Glastonbury, […]