July 29 is the #Catholic and #Anglican feast day of St. Martha of Bethany, companion of Christ, sister of Lazarus, and tamer of the Tarasque! Martha is the patron saint of housekeepers and servants.
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May 24 is the feast day of Korean martyr St. Agatha Kim A-gi. Though her faith was simple owing to issues memorizing details, Agatha stood firm, finally being baptized in prison before her execution by the government
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April 27 is the feast day of St. Zita of Lucca. Zita is the patron saint of housekeepers, servers, and lost keys. Once, she left baking bread to feed the poor; when her master checked on her, an angel was baking it for her!
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April 13 is the feast day of St. Margaret of Castello, patron saint of those with disabilities and the blind. Despite being abandoned by her parents at a young age, she founded a school for the poor & became a Dominican nun.
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March 30 is the #orthodox and #catholic feast day of St. John Climacus, also known as St. John of the Ladder. His book Ladder of Divine Ascent was an early influential text on the spiritual life.
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Christian #Lego fans rejoice! Now you can rep the Word who was with the Creator in the beginning while you engage in your own brick-based Genesis.
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March 1 is #StDavidsDay, feast day of St. David of Wales. David is the patron saint of poets, vegetarians, and the country of Wales. It's said that upon his death, his monastery was filled with angels,
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February 18 is the feast day of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, patron saint of media and literature. An Eastern Catholic priest in India, Kuriakose was heavily involved in social reform in his region
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February 11 is the #Orthodox feast day of St. Blaise, patron saint of throats, physicians, and woolworkers. February 3, is his Western feast day and blessing of the throats in the #Catholic church, using the candles blessed at Candlemas
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January 21 is the feast day of St. Agnes of Rome, patron saint of girls and gardeners. She is one of the (optional) saints in the Roman canon and one of the virgin martyrs venerated by the time of Ambrose
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January 19 celebrates the anniversary of Ven. Frederic Baraga, the "snowshoe priest" and first bishop of Michigan's upper peninsula. An impressive polyglot, he published the first book written in Ottawa and the first Ojibwe dictionary
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January 7 is the #Catholic feast day of St. Lucian of Antioch, a renowned scholar and martyr, who was also a controversial figure as the teacher of Arius, the famous heretic, though even his critics acknowledged Lucian's piety.
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December 26 is the #catholic and #anglican feast day of St. Stephen. Stephen was one of the first deacons of the church, as well as one of its first martyrs, described in Acts, by stoning in the presence of Saul (later St. Paul)
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December 5 is the feast day of St. Crispina, African mother and noblewoman whose head was shaven and then was beheaded for refusing to offer pagan sacrifice.
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Nov 23 is the feast day of Bl Miguel Pro, Jesuit martyr from Mexico who was executed for a crime he didn't commit. At his execution, he held a crucifix in one hand, a rosary in the other. His last words were "¡Viva Cristo Rey!"
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November 17 is the feast day of St. Elisabeth of Hungary, patron saint of nurses, widows, and bakers. She once was sneaking out bread to give to the poor, but when caught, revealed it, miraculously transformed into roses.
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October 25 is the feast day of St. Tabitha, patron saint of tailors and seamstresses. She appears in the book of Acts as a devout follower of Christ who was miraculously resurrected after prayers by St. Peter.
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October 6 is the feast day of St. Bruno of Cologne, founder of the Carthusian order. An on-and-off hermit who rejected bishophood several times, Bruno is often portrayed contemplating a skull in true #mementomori fashion.
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