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Saint of the day: St. Mark The Evangelist, Patron of Notaries

  Mark was converted by Peter. He used to address him as “Mark my son”. He accompanied Peter to Rome, acting as his secretary. When Peter was writing...

Saint of the day: St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen; Priest and Martyr

  St. Fidelis was born in 1577 at Sigmaringen, a town in the principality of Hohenzollern. In 1612, he received Holy Orders and soon after entered the Capuchin...

Saint of the day: St. George, Patron of England and Boy Scouts

  St George is one of the great martyrs of the early Church. He was a soldier and rose to high rank in the Roman Army. The Emperor Diocletian honoured George for...

Sts. Epipodius and Alexander St. Episodius (Patron of the Unmarried); Martyrs

  Sts Epipodius and Alexander were two Christian young men of Lyons, both unmarried and of good position. During the fierce persecution of Marcus Aurelius in that...

Saint of the day: St. Agnes of Montepulciano; Patroness of Montepulciano

  St. Agnes was born in 1268 into the noble Segni family in Gracciano, a frazione of Montepulciano, which was then part of the Papal States. At the age of nine, she...

Saint of the day: St. Mary Of Egypt

  Saint Mary, also known as Maria Aegyptiaca, was born in the Province of Egypt. At the age of twelve, she ran away from her parents to the city of Alexandria. Here...

Saint of the day : St Martin I, Pope and Martyr

  A member of the Roman clergy, St Martin was sent to Constantinople. Upon the death of Pope Theodore he was elected to succeed him, in the year 649. In the...

Saint of the day

Slated for February 10th, Holy Mother church celebrates St. Scholastica, sister of St. Benedict who consecrated her life to God from her earliest youth. After her...