St. Rita of Cascia
On May 22, the Church celebrates the feast day of St. Rita of Cascia, who the late John Paul II called “a disciple of the Crucified Oneâ€� and an “expert…
St. Christopher Magallanes and Companions
“Long live Christ the King and the Virgin of Guadalupe!â€�This was the slogan of the “Cristeroâ€� uprising in the 1920’s against the anti-Catholic government of Mexico which had instituted and…
St. Bernardine of Siena
The Catholic Church honors St. Bernardine of Siena on May 20. A Franciscan friar and preacher, St. Bernardine is known as “the Apostle of Italyâ€� for his efforts to revive…
Saint Celestine V, Pope
Celestine is a saint who will always be remembered for the unique manner in which he was elected Pope, for his spectacular incompetence in that office, and for the distinction of…
St. John I, Pope
On May 18, the Catholic Church honors the first “Pope Johnâ€� in its history. Saint John I was a martyr for the faith, imprisoned and starved to death by a…
Blessed Antonia Messina
Antonia Messina was born into a poor family in a small town in Sardinia, Italy, in 1919. She was the second of 10 children and she had to leave school…
St. Simon Stock
On May 16, the Catholic Church remembers Saint Simon Stock, a twelfth- and thirteenth-century Carmelite monk whose vision of the Virgin Mary is the source of the Brown Scapular devotion.Simon…
St. Isidore
Isidore was born in 1070 in Madrid, Spain. His family was poor, and he labored as a farmer on the land owned by a rich man named John de Vergas….
St. Matthias, Apostle
Matthias, whose name means “gift of Godâ€�, was the disciple chosen to replace Judas as one of the twelve Apostles. The Acts of the Apostles state that he was also…