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The Feast of Saint Gabriel, the Archangel, Tuesday of Passion Week, Notre-Dame de L’épine Fleurie / Our Lady of the Flowering Thorn, France and Memorials of the Saints for 24 March

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PASSION TUESDAY

The Archangel Saint Gabriel
The Feast of Saint Gabriel was included by Pope Benedict XV in the General Roman Calendar in 1921, for celebration on 24 March.
The Archangel Saint Gabriel’s name means “the Power of God” He appeared to the Prophet Daniel (Dan 8:16; 9:21), to the priest Zachary to announce the forthcoming birth of Saint John the Baptist (Luke 1:11, 19) and, most importantly, to the Blessed Virgin Mary to announce the birth of Our Saviour (Luke 1:26).
St Gabriel!
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/24/saint-of-the-day-24-march-the-archangel-saint-gabriel/

Notre-Dame de L’épine Fleurie / Our Lady of the Flowering Thorn, France – 24 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/24/our-lady-of-the-flowering-thorn-and-memorials-of-the-saints-24-march/

St Agapitus (Died 3rd Century) Bishop of Synnada, Phrygia, in Asia Minor. Its site is now occupied by the modern Turkish Town of Suhut. We have no further information on the life of St Agapitus..

St Aldemar the Wise OSB (985-c1080) Italian Priest, Abbot, founder of many Monasteries, Miracle-worker.
A Most Gifted Man:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/24/saint-of-the-day-24-march-st-aldemar-the-wise-osb-985-c1080-priest-abbot/

St Bernulf (9th/10th Century) Bishop and Martyr of Mondovi, Piedmont, Italy
Bl Bertha de’Alberti of Cavriglia

Blessed Bertrada (c726-783) Married to King Pepin the Short. Queen of the Franks. Mother of Blessed Charlemagne.
A Life of Piety:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/24/saint-of-the-day-24-march-blessed-bertrada-of-laon-c726-783-queen/

St Caimin of Lough Derg
St Cairlon of Cashel

St Catherine (1331-1381) Widow, Nun of the Brigittine Order in Sweden . Catherine was Canonised in 1484 by Pope Innocent VIII.
Dedicated St Catherine:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/03/24/saint-of-the-day-24-march-st-catherine-of-sweden-1331-1381/

Blessed Diego José /Blessed Didacus Joseph OFM Cap (1743–1801) Spanish Capuchin Priest Friar in Cadiz, renowned Preacher, Missionary. He was Beatified on 22 April 1894 by Pope Leo XIII.
A Life of Love:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/24/saints-of-the-day-24-march-blessed-didacus-joseph-of-cadiz-ofm-cap-1743-1801/

St Domangard of Maghera
St Epicharis of Rome
St Epigmenius of Rome
St Hildelith of Barking

Blessed John dal Bastone OSB Silv. (c1200-1290) Priest, Monk. He was Beatified on 29 August 1772 by Pope Clement XIV.
His Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/24/saint-of-the-day-24-march-blessed-john-dal-bastone-c-1200-1290/

St Latinus of Brescia
St Macartan of Clogher
St Mark of Rome
St Pigmenius of Rome
St Romulus of North Africa
St Secundus of North Africa
St Seleucus Confessor of Syria – No other information has survived.

St Severus (Died c814) Bishop of Catania, Sicily, Italy.
His Little-known Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/24/saint-of-the-day-24-march-saint-severus-died-c814-bishop-of-catania-sicily-italy/

St Timothy of Rome

Martyrs of Africa – 9 Saints: A group of Christians murdered for their faith in Africa, date unknown. The only details about their that survive are the names – Aprilis, Autus, Catula, Coliondola, Joseph, Rogatus, Salitor, Saturninus and Victorinus. .

Martyrs of Caesarea – 6 Saints: A group of Christians Martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian. We know little else but six of their names – Agapius, Alexander, Dionysius, Pausis, Romulus and Timolaus. They were martyred by beheading in 303 at Caesarea, Palestine.

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Saint of the Day – 23 March – Saint Benedict (Died c550) Monk, Hermit and a near-Martyr in Campagna, Italy.

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Saint of the Day – 23 March – Saint Benedict (Died c550) Monk and Hermit in Campagna, Italy. Although attempts were made to Martyr our Saint Benedict, by the grace and loving protection of God, he escaped unscathed and died a natural death. Also known as – Benedict the Hermit.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “In Campagna, St Benedict, a Monk who was shut in a burning furnace by the Goths but was found, the next day, miraculously unharmed.”

Unknown Monk

The little information we have received regarding this St Bernedict comes from Saint Gregory the Great, who gathered it from an old Monk, his relative.

He lived during the reign of Totila, King of the Ostrogoths, a turbulent period marked by wars and persecutions. His unwavering faith and dedication to monastic life made him a target for Totila’s soldiers, who attempted in vain to martyr him.

According to tradition, they condemned him to death by burning alive, first in his cell and then in a fiery oven. But miraculously, the flames did not touch him and he emerged unharmed from both tortures.

Saint Benedict’s fame spread rapidly, attracting the veneration of the faithful who considered him an example of sanctity and Christian heroism. However, due to the scarcity of historical information, his cult did not became widespread in the region.

The Church commemorates him today. His memory lives on in local tradition, especially in Campagnia.

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Monday in Passion Week, Madonna della Vittoria di Lepanto / Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto and Hungary (1716) and the Saints for 23 March

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PASSION MONDAY

Madonna della Vittoria di Lepanto / Our Lady of Victory of Lepanto and Hungary (1716) – 23 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/23/our-lady-of-victory-of-lepanto-and-hungary-1716-and-memorials-of-the-saints-23-march/

St Benedict (Died c550) Monk in Campagna, Italy
St Crescentius of Carthage

St Ethelwald of Farne (Died 699) Priest, Monk and Hermit, Miracle-worker. St Bede has recorded some of his life and miracles.
St Ethelwald’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/23/saint-of-the-day-23-march-saint-ethelwald-of-farne-died-699-priest-hermit/

St Felix the Martyr

St Felix OSB (10th-11th Century) Monk of Monte Cassino, spiritual teacher and director to the shepherds in the area. P
St Felix:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/23/saint-of-the-day-23-march-saint-felix-osb-10th-11th-century-monk-of-monte-cassino/

St Fergus of Duleek
St Fidelis the Martyr
St Frumentius of Hadrumetum
St Gwinear

St Joseph Oriol (1650-1702) Priest, Confessor, graced with the charism of prophecy, Penitent, Apostle prayer and the sick and Miracle-worker. Known as the Miracle-worker of Barcelona. He was Canonised on 20 May 1909 by Pope Pius X.
His Life of Grace:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/03/23/saint-of-the-day-23-march-st-joseph-oriol-1650-1702/

St Julian the Confessor No further information has survived.
St Liberatus of Carthage
St Maidoc of Fiddown
St Nicon of Sicily

St Ottone Frangipane (1040-1127) Layman, military Knight, Pilgrim, Ascetic, Hermit, Miracle-worker both during life and after his death. Founder of a Pilgrim’s Hospice in Ariano which later became a huge Hospital. Born in 1040 in Rome, Italy and died on 23 March 1127 in Ariano Irpino, Italy of natural causes.
His Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/23/saint-of-the-day-23-march-st-ottone-frangipane-1040-1127/

Blessed Pietro of Gubbio OSA (Died c1306) Priest and Friar of the Order of Hermits of St Augustine, Lawyer, noted Preacher, Envoy for the Order, Miracle-worker. Pietro was Beatified in 1874 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmation).
His Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/23/saint-of-the-day-23-march-blessed-pietro-of-gubbio-osa-died-c-1306/

St Theodolus Priest in Antioch, Syria. No other information has survived.

St Turibius (1538-1606) Spanish ArchBishop of Lima in Peru, Lawyer, Missionary, Preacher, Reformer, Professor, Miracle-worker. Patronages – Peru, Lima, Latin American Bishops, Native rights, Scouts, Valladolid. St Turibius predicted the exact date and hour he would die, which would come to pass. His reputation for holiness and learning was never forgotten for it led to calls for his Canonisation. Pope Innocent XI Beatified and Pope Benedict XIII Canonise him on 10 December 1726.
Amazing St Turibius:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/03/23/saint-of-the-day-23-march-st-turibius-of-mogrovejo-1538-1606/


St Victorian of Hadrumetum

St Walter OSB (c1030-c 1099) A very reluctant Abbot, Reformer, would-be hermit.
About St Walter:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/23/saint-of-the-day-23-march-saint-walter-of-pontoise-osb-c-1030-c-1099-a-very-reluctant-abbot/

Daughters of Feradhach: They are mentioned in early calendars and martyrologies but no information about them has survived.

Martyrs of Caesarea – 5 Saints: A group of five Christians who protested public games which were dedicated to pagan gods. Martyred in the persecutions Julian the Apostate. The only details we know about them are their names – Aquila, Domitius, Eparchius, Pelagia and Theodosia. They were martyred in 361 in Caesarea, Palestine.

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Saint of the Day – 22 March – Saint Darerca (5th Century) Wife, Mother, Sister of St Patrick

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Saint of the Day – 22 March – Saint Darerca (5th Century) Wife, Mother, Sister of St Patrick. Patronage – of Valentia Island, Ireland. Mother of many Bishops and Saints.

There is not much confirmed information of her life but there is a network of legend which medieval writers interwove her acts. He fame comes partly due to her relationship to the great St Patrick, Ireland’s Apostle and Patron but also stands secure as not only a great Saint but as the mother of many great Saints.

Tradition records 17 or 19 sons and 2 daughters, St Eiche of Kilglas and St Lalloc of Senlis. Her first husband was Restitutus the Lombard, after whose death she married Chonas the Briton. By Restitutus, she was the mother of St Sechnall, St Nectan, St Fennor, St Auxilius, St Diarmaid, St Dabonna, Mogornon, Drioc, Lugauat, and Coemed Maccu Baird. Old Irish writers, assign her four other sons namely St Crummin, St Miduu, St Carantoc and St Macceaith.

Darerca was married twice and according to histories in Brittany, she was the second wife of Conan Meriadoc. She was the mother of his eldest son Gradlon Mawr who became Gradlon the Great, King of Brittany. Chonas the Briton, founded the Church of Both-Chonais, now Parish of Clonmany, in Ineshowen, Donegal.

Saint Darerca is honoured on 22 March and is the patroness of Valentia Island.

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PASSION SUNDAY,  Notre-Dame-de-Citeaux / Our Lady of Citeaux, France built by St Robert (1098), Nostra Signora dei Sette Veli / Our Lady of the Seven Veils, Foggia, Italy (11th Century), St Isidore the Farmer, St Catherine of Genoa and the Saints for 22 March

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PASSION SUNDAY

Notre-Dame-de-Citeaux / Our Lady of Citeaux, France built by St Robert (1098) – 22 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/22/our-lady-of-citeaux-france-built-by-st-robert-1098-our-lady-of-the-seven-veils-11th-century-our-lady-of-sorrows-of-castelpetroso-italy-1888-and-memorials-of-the-saints-22-march/

Nostra Signora dei Sette Veli / Our Lady of the Seven Veils, Foggia, Italy (11th Century) – 22 March:
About:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/03/22/memorial-of-our-lady-of-the-seven-veils-and-memorials-of-the-saints-22-march/

St Isidore the Farmer (c1070 -1130) – Confessor, Farm Worker and Apostle of Charity.
Additional Memorials, 15 May, 25 October.– these occur in local calendars.
About St Isidore:
https://anastpaul.com/2017/05/15/saint-of-the-day-15-may-isidore-the-farmer/

St Catherine of Genoa (1447-1510) Widow, Mystic, Apostle of the sick, the poor and the needy, Writer.
Her Feast Day was moved after Vatican II to 15 September but today is the date of her death.
Her Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/09/15/saint-of-the-day-15-september-st-catherine-of-genoa-1447-1510/

St Avitus of Périgord
St Basil of Ancyra
St Basilissa of Galatia

St Benevenuto Scotivoli (c1188-1282) Bishop of Osimo in Italy, Reformer. He was Canonised in 1284 by Pope Martin IV.
Biography:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/22/saint-of-the-day-22-march-saint-benevenuto-scotivoli-of-osimo-c-1188-1282/

St Callinica of Galatia
St Catherine of Sweden
St Darerca (5th Century) Wife, Mother, Sister of St Patrick
St Deghitche

St Epaphroditus (1st Century) First Bishop of Terracina, Italy, Missionary, Evangelist, Disciple of the Apostles, Friend and Envoy of St Paul Apostle. St Hippolytus’ list of the Seventy Disciples includes “Epaphroditus, Bishop of Andriace.”
The Roman Martyrology reads: “At Terracina, St Epaphroditus, a disciple of the Apostles, who was Consecrated Bishop of that City by the blessed Apostle Peter.”
Biography:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/22/saint-of-the-day-22-march-saint-epaphroditus-of-terracina-1st-century/

St Failbhe of Iona
St Harlindis of Arland

Blessed Hugolinus Zefferini OSA (c1320-1367) Italian Priest, Friar of the Hermits of St Augustine, Hermit, Miracle-worker. Patronage – Cortona, Italy (chosen by the citizeins in 1508). Blessed Hugolinus was Beatified in 1804 by Pope Pius VII
His Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/22/saint-of-the-day-22-march-blessed-hugolinus-zefferini-osa-c1320-1367-pries/

St Lea (Died 384) Widow of Rome, a disciple of St Jerome, Nun, Prioress.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Rome, St Lea, a widow, whose virtues and happy death are related by St Jerome.”
Her Holy Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/22/saint-of-the-day-22-march-saint-lea-died-384-widow/

Blessed Lukarda O.Cist (c1275-1309) Virgin, German Cistercian Nun in Oberweimar , Mystic , Stigmatist, Miracle-worker. Born in c1275, probably in Erfurt, Germany and died on 22 March (Palm Sunday) 1309 at the Oberweimar Abbey, Weimar, Thuringia (in modern Germany) of natural causes, aged 33.
Amazing Lukarda!:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/22/saint-of-the-day-22-march-blessed-lukarda-of-oberweimar-o-cist-c1275-1309-virgin/

St Nicholas Owen SJ (1562-1606) – The Priest-Hole Builder, Martyr, Lay Brother of the Society of Jesus
Dear St Nicholas Owen:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/03/22/saint-of-the-day-22-march-st-nicholas-owen-s-j-1562-1606-the-priest-hole-builder-martyr/

St Octavian of Carthage
St Paul of Narbonne
St Saturninus the Martyr

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Saint of the Day – 21 March – Saint Christian (Died 1002) Abbot

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Saint of the Day – 21 March – Saint Christian (Died 1002) the 1st Abbot of St Pantaleon Monastery in Cologne North Rhine-Westphalia, modern Germany. Also known as – Christianus. Christian was also an Author of renowned, publishing widely read Theological treatise. He was a zealous and hard-working Abbot, creating a flourishing community of holy Monks.

In around 975, Bishop Gero of Cologne brought the Relics of Saint Pantaleon to his Episcopal City and placed them in the Church traditionally dedicated to ‘The Three Holy Doctors’ (Saints Cosmas, Damian and Pantaleon).

This Church dated to the time of Saint Hildebold, perhaps even to the 7th Century. Between 950 and 964, Bishop Bruno had the Church extensively renovated and expanded with a n attached monastic community.

On the occasion of the dedication of the Monastery, he appointed Christianus as the 1st Abbot. This Christianus came from the Monastery of Fulda.

The extent to which he worked for the flourishing of his Monastery is evident from the Bishop’s placement of the Relics of Saint Pantaleon in the Monastery Church.

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SATURDAY of the 4th WEEK of LENT, Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Bruges / Our Lady of Bruges, Flanders (1150), where a lock of Our Lady’s hair is preserved, St Benedict (c480-547) Abbot, Patron of Europe and Founder of Western Monasticism and the Saints for 21 March

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SATURDAY of the FOURTH WEEK of LENT

Onze-Lieve-Vrouw van Bruges / Our Lady of Bruges, Flanders (1150), where a lock of Our Lady’s hair is preserved – 21 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/21/passion-sunday-or-the-fifth-suday-of-lent-2021-our-lady-of-bruges-flanders-1150-and-memorials-of-the-saints-21-march/

Michelangelo Buonarroti; Bruges

St Benedict OSB (c480-547) Abbot, Patron of Europe and Founder of Western Monasticism.
His Feast Day was moved in 1969.
The Twin Brother of St Scholastica:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/07/11/saint-of-the-day-11-july-st-benedict-of-nursia-osb-c-480-547-patron-of-europe-and-founder-of-western-monasticism/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2017/07/11/saint-of-the-day-11-july-st-benedict-of-nursia-o-s-b-abbot-patron-of-europe-patronus-europae/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/21/saint-of-the-day-21-march-st-benedict-dom-prosper-gueranger-on-the-medal/

Bl Alfonso de Rojas

St Birillus (Died c90) Bishop of Catania, Consecrated by St Peter, Missionary.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Catania, St Brillus, who was Consecrated Bishop by St Peter. After converting many Gentiles to the Faith, he rested in peace in extremely old age.”
Holy St Birillus:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/21/saint-of-the-day-21-march-saint-birillus-died-c90-bishop/

St Peter sends St Birillus to preach the Gospel

St Christian (Died 1002) Abbot of Cologne
St Domninus of Rome

St Enda (c450 – c530) Monk, Abbot of Aran “Father of Irish Monasticism” and Aran is known as “Aran of the Saints.”
“Father of Irish Monasticism” :
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/21/saint-of-the-day-21-march-st-enda-of-aran-c-450-c-530-patriarch-of-irish-monasticism/

St Isenger of Verdun
St James the Confessor

St John (Died 1146) Bishop of Valence , Founder of the Abbey of Bonnevaux, Monk, Abbot, Apostle of the poor, Social Reformer.
The Roman Martyrology reads: “In Valence in the territory of Vienne in France, St John, Bishop, who, at first Abbot of Bonnevaux, suffered many adversities for the defence of justice and with charity took care of the peasants, the poor and the merchants ruined by debts.”
Imitating the Lord:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/21/saint-of-the-day-21-march-saint-john-of-valence-died-1146/

Bl Lucia of Verona (1514-1574) Laywoman, Apostle of the Sick

St Lupicinus (Died c480) brother of St Romanus (Died c460) both Abbots at Condat Monastery. St Romanus is venerated on 28 February.
St Lupinus’ Body was certainly incorrupt until the 1700s. I am not sure whether it was protected from the evils destruction of the French Revolution.
His Life of Love:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/21/saint-of-the-day-21-march-saint-lupicinus-of-condat-died-c480-abbot/

St Nicholas of Flue (1417-1487) Swiss Hermit and Ascetic who is the Patron Saint of Switzerland. He is sometimes invoked as Brother Klaus. A husband and father, a Mystic, a Writer, farmer, military leader, Member of the assembly, Councillor, Judge, he was respected as a man of complete moral integrity. He was Canonised on 15 May 1947 by Pope Pius XII.
Holy St Nicholas:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/saint-of-the-day-21-march-st-nicholas-of-flue-1417-1487/St Nicholas of Flue (1417-1487)

St Serapion the Scolastic (Died c354-370) Bishop of Thmuis, near Diospolis in the Nile delta of Egypt, Monk and Hermit, Confessor, brilliant Scholar of great learning, Theologian, Writer, a companion to St Anthony, the Desert and a close friend of St Athanasius and gave support to him against the heretic Arians in Egypt, for which action he was exiled.
St Serapion’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/21/saint-of-the-day-21-march-saint-serapion-the-scolastic-died-c-354-370-bishop/

St Philemon of Rome
Bl Santuccia Terrebotti

Martyrs of Alexandria: A large but unknown number of Catholics massacred in several Churches during Good Friday services in Alexandria, Egypt by Arian heretics during the persecutions of Constantius and Philagrio. They were Martyred on Good Friday in 342 in Alexandria, Egypt.

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Saint of the Day – 20 March – Saint Remigius (Died c783) Bishop of Strasbourg

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Saint of the Day – 20 March – Saint Remigius (Died c783) Bishop of Strasbourg and the first Abbot of Münster Gregorienthal, in modern Switzerland, of which City he is the Patron. Remigius was born to the nobility, the son of Hugh of Alsace; cousin of Saint Odilia of Hohenburg.
Also known as – Remi, Remidius.

He founded the Monasteries of Aschau and Schönenwerth in Switzerland and shone as a holy guide throughout Alsace and as a preacher of the Gospel, through word and deed.

A particular feature of his piety was his zeal in acquiring holy Relics, for which after being appointed as the Bishop, he made a pilgrimage to Rome, where he was received favourably by Pope Adrian I.

It is unclear when he became the Bishop and who he succeeded in that role. It may have been from 765 onwards. His Will is definitively dated in 778, falling during his Episcopate, co-signed by many other Bishops and forming the main source of his work in Strasbourg – it survives only in a 12th Century copy but is one of the most important documents of its type.

He is said to have died in 803, or according to others as early as 783. He was buried in Aschau but only received Ecclesiastical veneration under Pope Leo IX. In portraits, he is seen carrying Relics into the Church in procession.

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Friday of the Fourth Week of Lent – FAST AND ABSTINENC, FEAST OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS, Our Lady of Calevourt, Belgium (1454), St Photina & Companions, St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne and the Saints for 20 March

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The FEAST OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF JESUS is a Feast for the Fridays of Lent, which has been in the General Roman Calendar from 1849 to 1969 with the same Office as that of the Solemnity of the Precious Blood in July..
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/07/10/the-solemnity-of-the-most-precious-blood-of-of-our-lord-jesus-christ-and-the-litany/
AND MORE:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/24/friday-of-the-fourth-week-in-lent-fast-and-abstinence-feast-of-the-most-precious-blood-of-jesus-the-archangel-saint-gabriel-our-lady-of-the-flowering-thorn-france-and-memorials-of-the-saints/

FRIDAY of the 4th WEEK of LENT – FAST AND ABSTINENC

FERIAL DAY

Our Lady of Calevourt, near Brussels, Belgium (1454) – 20 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/20/our-lady-of-calevourt-near-brussels-belgium-1454-and-memorials-of-the-saints-20-march/

St Photina & Companions / Martyrs of Rome – 9+ Saints: A group of Christians Martyred together in the persecutions of Nero. We know nothing else about them but the names Photina, Sebastian and Victor, Anatolius, Cyriaca, Joseph, Parasceve, Photis.

St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne (c634-687) “The Wonder-Worker of England,” Bishop of Lindisfarne, Monk, Hermit, Miracle-worker.
St Cuthbert’s Zealous Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/20/saint-of-the-day-20-march-saint-cuthbert-of-lindisfarne-c-634-687-the-wonder-worker-of-england/

Blessed Ambrose Sansedoni OP (1220-1287) Priest and Friar of the Order of Preachers, Preachers, Confessor, Mystic, a powerful and convincing Preacher employed by various Popes as a Diplomatic Peacemaker and that which seems opposed, as a Preacher of the Crusades, Peacemaker. A fellow student with St Thomas Aquinas under St Albert Magnus.
His Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/20/saint-of-the-day-19march-blessed-ambrose-sansedoni-of-siena-op-1220-1287-priest/

Anastasius XVI
Archippus of Colossi
St Benignus of Flay
St Cathcan of Rath-derthaighe
St Clement of Ireland

St Guillermo de Peñacorada (Died c1042) Abbot, Miracle-worker. Patronage – Cistierna, Spain and he is invoked for rain in times of drought and he regularly proves his worth, bringing rain whenever needed.
The Rain-Maker:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/20/saint-of-the-day-20-march-st-guillermo-de-penacorada-died-c1042-abbot/

St Herbert of Derwenwater
Bl Hippolytus Galantini
Bl Jeanne Veron
Bl John Baptist Spagnuolo
St John Nepomucene
St John Sergius

St Martin (c520–580) Archbishop of Braga, Monk, Missionary, Monastic Founder, prolific Ecclesiastical Writer.
Biography:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/03/20/saint-of-the-day-20-march-st-martin-of-braga-c-520-580/

St Nicetas (Died c733) Bishop of Apollonias in Bithynia, a region of Asia Minor, Defender of the veneration of holy images. We have no history of his birthplace but he died in exile in c733, presumably of natural causes, although some refer to him as a Martyr.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Apollonia, the Bishop, St Nicetas, who breathed his last in exile, where he had been sent for upholding the veneration of holy images.”
What We Know of St Nicetas:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/20/saint-of-the-day-20-march-saint-nicetas-died-c733-bishop-of-apollonias/

St Remigius (Died c783) Bishop of Strasbourg
St Tertricus of Langres
St Urbitius of Metz

St Wulfram (c640-c 703) Archbishop of Sens, France and Confessor, Missionary, Miracle-worker.
Patronages – Abbeville, France, against the dangers of the sea/of sailors, childbirth and young children.
His Life of Love:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/20/saint-of-the-day-20-march-saint-wulfram-of-sens-c-640-c-703/

Martyrs of Amisus – 8 Saints: A group of Christian women Martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian. The only details we have are eight of their names – Alexandra, Caldia, Derphuta, Euphemia, Euphrasia, Juliana, Matrona and Theodosia. They were burned to death c 300 in Amisus, Paphlagonia (modern Samsun, Turkey).

Martyrs of San Saba – 20 Saints: Twenty monks who were Martyred together in their monastery by invading Saracens. They were Martyred in 797 when they were burned inside the San Sabas monastery in Palestine.

Martyrs of Syria – 3+ Saints: A group of Christians who were Martyred together in Syria. We know nothing else about them but the names Cyril, Eugene and Paul.

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Saint of the Day – 19 March – Saint Landoaldus (Died 668) Priest, Missionary and Bishop of Maastricht (?).

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Saint of the Day – 19 March – Saint Landoaldus (Died 668) Priest, Missionary and Bishop of Maastricht (?). Born in Italy and died in Winterhoven, modern Belgium. Additional Memorial – 13 June (translation of his Relics). Also known as – of Maastricht, of Ghent, of Wintershoven, Landoald.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Ghent, the Saints Landoalus, a Roman Priest and the Deacon, Amantius, who were sent to preach the Gospel by Pope St Martin and after their deaths became illustriouys by many miracles.”

Statue of St Landoaldus and his pupil , St Lambertus, at the Saint Lambertus Spring in Wintershoven

Landoaldus along with other companions — including his sisters Vinciana and Agletrudis — worked as a Missionary in Haspengau (present-day Hespengau).

According to tradition, he was a companion of Amantius of Maastricht and acted as Tutor to St Lambertus of Maastricht.

In around 659, Landoaldus founded a Monastery and a Church in Wintershoven, modern Belgium, where Amantius served as his Deacon and supported him as a Missionary.

King Childeric, who often resided in Maastricht is said to have sent him daily provisions.

Landoaldus was buried in the Church ihe had built n Wintershoven. His deacon St Amantius, who died in 670, was also interred in the same coffin. Around 965, Landoaldus’ remains and those of his companions were exhumed and in 980 they were translated to the Church of St Bavo in Ghent
A richly written biography emerged, portraying St Landoaldus as the Bishop of Maastricht, along with an account of the transflation of the Relic.

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St Joseph! and the Saints for 19 March

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St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary – 19 March
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/19/solemnity-of-st-joseph-spouse-of-the-blessed-virgin-mary-and-memorials-of-the-saints-1-9-march/
St Joseph!
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/03/19/saint-of-the-day-19-march-the-solemnity-of-st-joseph-spouse-of-the-most-blessed-virgin-mary-mother-of-god-and-patron-of-the-universal-church/
AND – Do Not Forget St Joseph, the Patron of a Holy Death! – The Story of a Miracle in South Africa:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/19/second-thought-for-the-day-19-march-do-not-forget-st-joseph/

VIENNA, AUSTRIA – DECEMBER 17, 2014: The St. Joseph paint on the side altar of Salesianerkirche by unknown artist of 19. cent.

St Adrian of Maastricht
St Alkmund of Northumbria
St Amantius of Wintershoven

Blessed Andrea Gallerani (Died 1251) Layman, Penitent, Founder of a Lay Apostolate known as “The Friars of Mercy” (Frati della Misericordia). Andrea was Beatified on 13 May 1798 by Pope Pius VI (cultus confirmation).
His Holy Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/19/saint-of-the-day-19-march-blessed-andrea-gallerani-died-1251/

St Apollonius of Braga
St Auxilius of Ireland

Blessed Clement (1200-1258) Bishop of Dunblane in Scotland, , Priest and Friar of the Order of Preachers, a great and humble carer of the poor and needy, a zealous Administrator but just as much, a shepherd of souls, Reformer, Writer, a highly renowned Preacher and Linguist, a very learned man indeed. Clement was the first member of the Dominican Order in Britain and Ireland to become a Bishop. Born in Scotland in 1200 and died in 1258 in Dunblane, Scotland of natural causes.
An Inspiring Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/19/saint-of-the-day-19-march-blessed-clement-of-dunblane-op-1200-1258-bishop/

St Colocer of Saint-Brieuc
St Corbasius of Quimperlé
St Cuthbert of Brittany
St Gemus

Blessed Isnard de Chiampo OP (Died 1244) Priest of the Order of Preachers, known as the “Apostle of Pavia,” Confessor, Miracle-worker,
The Apostle of Pavia:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/19/saint-of-the-day-19-march-blessed-isnard-de-chiampo-op-died-1244-priest-the-apostle-of-pavia/

Blessed John of Parma OFM (c1209-1289) Priest, 7th Minister General of the Friars Minor from (1247–1257) and a noted Theologian. He was known for his attempts to bring back the earlier spirit of the Order after the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. Patronage – of his birthplace, Parma, Italy. His cult was confirmed in 1777 by his Beatification by Pope Pius VI.
Blessed John’s Zealous Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/19/saint-of-the-day-19-march-blessed-john-of-parma-ofm-c1209-1289-priest/

St John (6th Century) Founder Abbot in Civita-di-Penna, Umbria, Italy, Miracle-worker.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Civita-di-Penna, the birthday of the blessed St John, a man of great holiness, who came from Syria into Italy, where he constructed a Monastery and, after having been the spiritual guide of many servants of God for forty-four years, rested in peace, renowned for great virtue.”
A Man of Great Holiness:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/19/saint-of-the-day-19-march-saint-john-6th-century-abbot/

St Lactali of Freshford
St Landoaldus (Died 668) Priest, Missionary and Bishop (?)
St Leontinus of Braga
St Leontinus of Saintes
Bl Mark of Montegallo
St Pancharius of Nicomedia

Blessed Sibyllina Biscossi OP (1287-1367) Blind Dominican Virgin and Recluse, Penitent, Miracle-worker. She was Beatified on 17 August 1854 by Pope Pius IX. Her body is incorrupt.
Her Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/19/saint-of-the-day-19-march-blessed-sibyllina-biscossi-op-1287-1367/

Martyrs of Sorrento: A group of Three sisters and a brother who were Martyred together. We have little more than their names – Mark, Quartilla, Quintilla and Quintius. They were Martyred in Sorrento, Italy, date unknown.

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Saint of the Day – 18 March – Saint Eucarpius (Died c304) Martyr

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Saint of the Day – 18 March – Saint Eucarpius (Died c304) Martyr and Soldier of Nicomedia. After being sent to pursue Christians and arrest them, St Eucarpius himself became a Christian so glorious was the testimony of these brave soldiers of Christ. He then, in turn, was hunted, arrested and killed by being burned alive.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Nicomedia, also, the holy Martyrs, Tropbius and Eucarpius.”

St Eucarpius had been a pagan soldier in the Imperial Roman Army and was stationed in Nicomedia (in modern Turkey).

Being assigned to hunt and pursue Christians during the persecutions of Diocletian, he came to know them and the faith so well that he converted to the True Faith of Christ.

Arrested and sentenced to death he was burned alive in Nicomedia.

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Nostra Signora della Misericordia / Our Lady of Mercy, Italy (1536), St Cyril of Jerusalem and the Saints for 18 March

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WEDNESDAY of the 4th WEEK of LENT

Nostra Signora della Misericordia / Our Lady of Mercy, Patron of Savona, Italy (1536) – 18 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/18/nostra-signora-della-misericordia-our-lady-of-mercy-patron-of-savona-italy-1536-and-memorials-of-the-saints-19-march/

St Cyril of Jerusalem (315-387) Bishop of Jerusalem, Confessor Father & Doctor of the Church, Theologian, Writer.
Marvellous St Cyril
https://anastpaul.com/2017/03/18/saint-of-the-day-18-march-st-cyril-of-jerusalem/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/18/saint-of-the-day-18-march-st-cyril-of-jerusalem-315-387-bishop-confessor-doctor/

NOVENA for the INTERCESSION of ST JOSEPJ
DAY NINE: Click Link HERE: DAY NINE

St Alexander (Died 251) Bishop and Martyr of Jerusalem.
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/18/saint-of-the-day-18-march-saint-alexander-of-jerusalem-died-251-bishop-and-martyr/

St Anselmthe Younger (1036-1086) Italian Bishop and Confessor of Lucca.
About this St Anselm:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/18/saint-of-the-day-18-march-saint-anselm-of-lucca-the-younger-1036-1086/

St Braulio (c590-c651) Bishop of Zaragoza

Blessed Christian O’Conarchy (c1100-1186) O.Cist. Abbot, a disciple and then the Archdeacon of the renowned St Malacy O’More (1094 – 1148) , the Bishop and Confessor of Armagh, possibly also the Bishop of Lismore and the Papal Legate of all Ireland, although these latter Offices are unconfirmed.
His Fervent Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/18/saint-of-the-day-18-march-blessed-christian-oconarchy-c1100-1186-o-cist-abbot/

St Edward the Martyr (962-978) Child King of England.
The Roman Martyrology states today: “In England, the holy King Edward, who was assasinated by order of his treacherous stepmother and became celebrated for many miracles.”
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/18/saint-of-the-day-18-march-saint-edward-the-martyr-c-962-978/


St Eucarpius (Died c304) Martyr of Nicomedia
St Felix Deacond and Martyr at Gerona, Catalonia, Spain
St Finan (Died c595) Monk of Aberdeen, Scotland. Disciple of St Kentigern (Mungo).
St Narcissus of Gerona

St Salvator OFM (1520-1567) Lay Brother of Friars Minor, Cook, Porter and Quester of alms, Miracle-worker. Canonised on 17 April 1938 by Pope Pius XI. His body is incorrupt.
Holy St Salvator:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/18/saint-of-the-day-18-march-saint-salvator-of-horta-ofm-1520-1567-lay-brother/

St Trophimus of Nicomedia

Martyrs of Nicomedia – Commemorates the Christians who were Martyred anonymously, either singly and in small groups, by local pagans in the area of Nicomedia prior to the year 300 and who may have been over-looked in the waves of Diocletian persecutions that resulted in the deaths of thousands.

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Saint of the Day – 17 March – Saint Paul (Died c760) Monk, Martyr.

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Saint of the Day – 17 March – Saint Paul (Died c760) Monk, Martyr. For defending Sacred Images, Paul was Martyred by being burned alive. Originally from Greece, Paul worked, suffered and died in Constantinople.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Constantinople, St Paul, Martyr, who was burned alive under Constantine Copronymus, for defending the veneration of Holy Images.”

This day commemorate a Martyr named Paul, burned alive for his fidelity to the cult of images.

Constantinople was the site of the Martyrdom and the period of Constantine Copronymus (741-775) as the time of its occurrence. The true identity of the Martyr remembered today can be learned from the Acts of Saint Stephen the Younger, composed by the contemporary Deacon Stephen.

According to this source, while Stephen and other confessors were in prison, a certain Anthony, originally from Crete, who had already suffered much for his faith, stood up and began to recount the atrocious tortures endured by the Monk Paul in Cyprus for his fidelity to the veneration of Sacred images.

He was arrested by the Governor Theophanes Lardothyros and having remained steadfast in his profession of faith, he had first been horribly tortured, his flesh stripped with iron combs, then suspended head downward and burned alive over a slow fire.

Since the Martyrdom of Stephen and his companions occurred around 764, it is possible that Paul died around 760.

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St Patrick, Our Lady, Queen of Ireland (1697), St Joseph of Arimathea, Day Eight of the St Joseph Novena and the Saints for 17 March

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TUESDAY of the FOURTH WEEK of LENT

St Patrick (c386-461) “The Apostle of Ireland,” Bishop, Confessor, Missionary.
About dearly loved St Patrick:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/03/17/saint-of-the-day-17-march-st-patrick/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/17/saint-of-the-day-17-march-st-patrick-c386-461-the-apostle-of-ireland/

Our Lady, Queen of Ireland, or the Madonna of Ireland (1697) – 17 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/17/our-lady-queen-of-ireland-or-the-madonna-of-ireland-1697-and-memorials-of-the-saints-17-march/

St Joseph of Arimathea (Died 1st Century) “The Secret Disciple of Jesus.” Patronages – of pallbearers, funeral directors, morticians, undertakers, tin miners, tin smiths, Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Vancouver, Glastonbury Cathedral.
Feast day moved after Vatican II to 31 August
“The Secret Disciple of Jesus”
https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/31/saint-of-the-day-31-august-saint-joseph-of-arimathea-died-1st-century/

NOVENA to ST JOSEPH
DAY EIGHT: Click Link HERE: DAY EIGHT

St Agricola (498-580) Bishop of Châlon-sur-Saône, Defender of the true Faith against heretics, a zealous shepherd and teacher of his flock, Apostle of the poor and sick, building hospitals and leper colonies. He founded Churches and Monasteries. He was also a Diplomat and Peace-maker against invading barbarian forces and protector his people by his great courage. Agricola cared for his Diocese for 50 years with tireless dedication.
A Wonferful Shepherd:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/17/saint-of-the-day-17-march-st-agricola-498-580-bishop/

St Alexander
St Ambrose of Alexandria

Blessed Conrad O. Cist (c1105-1126 or 1154) Monk, Hermit, Pilgrim, Miracle-worker, Canon and Civil Lawyer. Blessed Conrad was Beatified in 1832 by Pope Gregory XVI (cultus confirmation).
His Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/17/saint-of-the-day-17-march-blessed-conrad-of-bavaria-o-cist-c-1105-1126-or-1154/

St Diemut of Saint Gall

St Gabriel Lalemant SJ (1610-1649) Martyr, Priest of the Society of Jesus, Missionary in the Huron country, Canada. Gabriel was Canonised by Pope Pius XI on 29 June 1930.
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/17/saint-of-the-day-17-march-st-gabriel-lalemant-sj-1610-1649-priest-martyr/

St Gertrude of Nivelles / the Great OSB (626-659) Benedictine Nun and Abbess, who, with her mother Itta, founded the Abbey of Nivelles located in present-day Belgium.
About St Gertrude:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/03/17/saint-of-the-day-17-march-st-gertrude-of-nivelles-o-s-b-626-659/

Bl Gertrude of Trzebnica

St Llinio of Llandinam
St Paul (Died c760) Martyr
St Stephen of Palestrina
St Theodore of Rome
St Thomasello
St Withburga (Died 743) Abbess, Princess

Martyrs of Alexandria – Also known as Martyrs of Serapis: An unknown number of Christians who were Martyred together by a mob of worshippers of the Graeco-Egyptian sun god Serapis. They were Martyred in c 392 in Alexandria, Egypt.

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Saint of the Day – 16 March – Saint Agapitus (3rd-4th Century) Bishop and Confessor

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Saint of the Day – 16 March – Saint Agapitus (3rd-4th Century) Bishop and Confessor of Ravenna in Italy.
Also known as – Agapetus, Agapito.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Ravenna, St Agapitus, Bishop and Confessor.”

The main sources of our information on St Agapitus are the Martyrologium Romanum which celebrates his memory today and several brief notes in ancient calendars and Episcopal records.

Ravenna Basilica Mosaics showing various Bishops

St Agapitus was the 10th Bishop of Ravenna. He lived between the end of the 3rd Century and the first half of the 4th and the report of his participation in the Council of Rome in 340, convened by Pope Julius I. However, this report has no historical basis. The anachronism is evident: for Saint Agapitus was likely already dead at the time of the council.

The 4th Century was a time of great turmoil for the Church. Constantine’s Edict of 313 had established freedom of worship, paving the way for a new era of prosperity. However, new heresies and theological controversies threatened to divide the Christian community.

In this context, St Agapitus distinguished himself as a zealous and wise Shepherd. His reputation for sanctity is linked to his dedication to the Gospel, his care for the poor and his commitment to defending the One True Faith.

Until the 10th Century, St Agapitus remained buried in the cemetery adjacent to the Basilica Probi di Classe. In 963, Archbishop Peter IV exhumed his Relics and transferred them to the Basilica of Ravenna.

But his cult only began to establish itself around the 11th Century, when the legend of the miraculous election through the descent of a dove upon the candidate’s head. It was Archbishop Filippo Fòntana (1250-1270) who, above all, spread and cared for the cult of our Saint Agapitus.

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Monday of the 4th Week of Lent, Our Lady of the Fountain, Constantinople (460), Day 7 of the St Joseph Novena and the Saints for 16 March

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MONDAY of the FOURTH WEEK of LENT

Ferial Day

Our Lady of the Fountain, Constantinople (460) – 16 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/16/our-lady-of-the-fountain-constantinople-460-and-memorials-of-the-saints-16-march/

NOVENA for the INTERCESSION of ST JOSEPH
DAY SEVEN: CLICK here: DAY SEVEN

St Abraham Kidunaia (c 296-c 366) Priest, Hermit, Missionary, Friend of St Ephreme.
Venerated on 29 October after 1969.
The Lord’s Servant:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/10/29/saint-of-the-day-29-october-saint-abraham-kidunaia-c-296-c-366/

St Agapitus (3rd-4th Century) Bishop and Confessor of Ravenna
St Aninus of Syria

St Benedicta of Assisi OSC (Died 1260) Poor Clare Nun, Abbess.
St Benedicta’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/16/saint-of-the-day-16-march-st-benedicta-of-assisi-osc-died-1260/

St Cyprianus Deacon Martyr
St Dionysius of Aquileia
St Dentlin of Hainault
Bl Eriberto of Namur
St Eusebia of Hamage
St Felix of Aquileia

St Finian Lobhar, surnamed “the Luminous Leper” (Died c 560) Bishop, Confessor, Abbot, Founder of Monasteries, Mystic, Miracle-worker.
St Finan’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/16/saint-of-the-day-16-march-saint-finian-lobhar-surnamed-the-luminous-leper-died-c-560/

Bl Ferdinand Valdes

Blessed Giovanni de Surdis Cacciafronte OSB (1125 – 1184) Bishop and Martyr, Abbot.
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/16/saint-of-the-day-16-march-blessed-giovanni-de-surdis-cacciafronte-osb-1125-1184/

St Gregory Makar

St Heribert (c970–1021) Archbishop of Cologne, a Miracle-worker and Counsellor. Canonised in 1075 by Pope Saint Gregory VII.
His Zealous Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/03/16/saint-of-the-day-16-march-st-heribert-c-970-1021/

St Hilary of Aquileia
Bl Joan Torrents Figueras

Blessed John Amias (1589) Priest, Martyr, Married layman and father of seven children, then a Widower and a home Missionary Priest. John was Beatified on 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/16/saint-of-the-day-16-march-blessed-john-amias-1589-priest-martyr/

St Julian of Anazarbus
St Largus of Aquileia
St Malcoldia of Asti
St Megingaud of Wurzburg
St Papas
St Patrick of Clermont

Blessed Robert Dalby (Died 1589) Priest Martyr. Born at Hemingborough near Wakefield in North Yorkshire, England and died on 16 March 1589 at York, England by being hanged, drawn, and quartered during the persecutions of Elizabeth I. Also known as – Robert Drury. Additional Memorial – 29 October as one of the Martyrs of Douai. Blessed Robert was Beatified on 15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI.
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/16/saint-of-the-day-16-march-blessed-robert-dalby-died-1589-priest-martyr/

Bl Torello of Poppi Hermit

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Lent IV – LAETARE / Rejoice SUNDAY,  Day Six of the St Joseph Novena, Notre Dame de Sous-Terre / Our Lady of the Underground, Chartres, France (911), St Joseph Novena, St Clement Mary Hofbauer, Confessor and the Saints for 15 March

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Lent IV – LAETARE / REJOICE Sunday

NOVENA for the Intercession of ST JOSEPH
DAY SIX: Click Link HERE: DAY SIX

Notre Dame de Sous-Terre / Our Lady of the Underground, Chartres, France (911) – 15 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/15/our-lady-of-the-underground-chartres-france-911-and-memorials-of-the-saints-15-march/

St Clement Mary Hofbauer C.Ss.R (1751-1820) Confessor, “The Apostle of Vienna” Hermit, Priest, Religious, Co-Founder of the Redemptorist Order (in Austria).
He was Canonised on 20 May 1909 by Pope Pius X.
His Fervent Life:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2018/03/15/saint-of-the-day-15-march-st-clement-mary-
hofbauer-c-ss-r-1751-1820/


St Aristobulos of Britannia
St Bodian of Hanvec
St Eoghan of Concullen

St Eusebius II of Vercelli (Died c520) Bishop
The Little We Know of Him:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/15/saint-of-the-day-15-march-saint-eusebius-ii-of-vercelli-died-c520-bishop/

St Longinus (1st Century) Martyr. The Roman Centurion who we believe was he who pierced the Sacred Side of Our Lord with his lance. He was Baptised and became a Monk in Caesarea, where he was Martyred by beheading.
St Longinus:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/15/saint-of-the-day-15-march-st-longinus-1st-century-martyr/

St Mancius of Evora
St Matrona (5th-6th Century) Virgin of Capua
St Matrona of Thessaloniki
St Menignus of Parium
Bl Monaldus of Ancona
St Nicander of Alexandria
St Peter Pasquale
St Probus (Died c570) Bishop of Rieti


St Sisebuto
St Speciosus

Blessed William Hart (1558-1583) 25 year old Priest Martyr and Missionary.
AND His Farewell to a Mother (Heart-rending)
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/15/saint-of-the-day-15-march-blessed-william-hart-1558-1583-priest-martyr-and-his-farewell-to-a-mother-heart-rending/
AND His Last Words:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/15/quote-s-of-the-day-15-march-blessed-william-hart-1558-1583-priest-martyr/

St Pope Zachary (Died 752) – Papal Ascension 5 December 741- 752. Abolitionist of slavery,Apostle of the poor, Diplomat of skill and subtlity, Administrator of great renown, Peace-maker.
His Holy Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/15/saint-of-the-day-15-march-saint-pope-zachary-died-752/

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Saint of the Day – 14 March – Saint Alexander (Died c320) Priest Martyr

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Saint of the Day – 14 March – Saint Alexander (Died c320) Priest Martyr of Pydna, Macedonia in modern Greece. He died by being beheaded during the persecutions of Emperor Maximian. Also known as – Alessandro, Alexandros.

Information regardomg Saint Alexander is very scant and comes from Passio written a good deal after the events of his life and death.

We do know that he was a Priest who, during the persecutions under Emperor Maximian (c310), distinguished himself for his unwavering faith and zealous preaching of the Gospel.

Because of his missionary activity, Alexander attracted the attention of the Roman authorities, who arrested him and subjected him to various tortures to persuade him to renounce his faith. But Alexander remained steadfast in his conviction and, despite the suffering, did not renounce Christ.

Finally, by order of Maximian, Alexander was condemned to beheading. He was Martyred in Pydna, Macedonia, around 310.

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Saturday of the 3rd Week of Lent, Notre Dame de la Breche, Our Lady of the Breach, Chartres, France (1568), Day 5, Novena to St Joseph and the Saints for 14 March

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SATURDAY of the THIRD WEEK of LENT

Ferial Day

NOVENA to ST JOSEPH
DAY FIVE – Click Link HERE: DAY FIVE

Notre Dame de la Breche, Our Lady of the Breach, Chartres, France (1568) – 14 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/14/fourth-sunday-of-lent-laetare-sunday-2021-notre-dame-de-la-breche-chartres-france-1568-and-memorials-of-the-saints-14-march/

St Agno of Zaragoza
St Alexander (Died c310) Martyr of Pydna, Macedonia
St Aphrodisius of Africa

Blessed Arnaldo (c1185-1255) at the Santa Giustinain Monastery in Padua, Italy, a powerful and effective governor, a defender of the rights of the Monastery, the Church and the poor.
Holy Arnaldo:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/14/saint-of-the-day-14-march-blessed-arnaldo-osb-c1185-1255-abbot/

St Boniface Curitan
St Diaconus
St Eutychius of Mesopotamia

Blessed Eva (c 1205-1265) Virgin, Recluse of Liège , “Apostle of the Blessed Sacrament” and assistant to St Juliana of Cornillon in the establishment of the Feast of Corpus Christi.
Dear Holy Eva:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/14/saint-of-the-day-14-march-blessed-eva-of-liege-c-1205-1265-virgin/

St Lazarus (Died c449) Archbishop of Milan – This Saint has 2 Feast Days, today and 11 February — the latter is the day celebrated in Milan in the Ambrosian Rite and the day on which I had previously prepared his Biography.
https://anastpaul.com/2021/02/11/saint-of-the-day-11-february-saint-lazarus-of-milan-died-449-archbishop-of-milan/

St Leo of the Agro Verano

St Leobinus of Chartres (Died c 558) Bishop of Chartres
His Fervent Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/14/saint-of-the-day-14-march-saint-leobinus-of-chartres-died-c-558/

St Matilda (c 894-968) Queen, Apostle of Prayer and Almsgiving, Foundress of Saxony
Her Pious Life:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/03/14/saint-of-the-day-14-march-st-matilda-of-saxony/

St Maximilian

St Pauline (Died 1107) Widow, Mother, Nun of Thuringia.
The Devout Life of St Pauline:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/14/saint-of-the-day-14-march-saint-pauline-of-thuringia-died-1107-widow/

St Peter of Africa
St Philip of Turin
St Talmach
Bl Thomas Vives

47 Martyrs of Rome – Forty-seven people who were Baptised into the Faith in Rome, Italy by Saint Peter the Apostle and were later Martyred together during the persecutions of Nero. Martyred c67 in Rome, Italy

Martyrs of Valeria – Two Monks Martyred by Lombards in Valeria, Italy who were never identified.
After the monks were dead, their killers could still hear them singing Psalms. They were hanged on a tree in Valeria, Italy.

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Saint of the Day – 13 March – Saint Sabinus (Died c287) Martyr of Egypt

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Saint of the Day – 13 March – Saint Sabinus (Died c287) Martyr of Egypt. A noble Egyptian by birth, Sabinus died by torture and finally, being drowned. Also known as – Sabinus of Hermopolis, Sabino of…. Abibus.

The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Hermopolis in Egypt, the Martyr St Sabinus, who after many sufferings, terminating his Martyrdom by being precipitated into a river.”

St Sabinus was born into a noble family in Minya, Egypt and converted to Christianity.

He was forced to leave his home and possessions to hide outside the City with other Christians, being persecuted by the Governor Arius.

When his hiding place was discovered, (some say the Christians were betrayed by those they had assisted) he was arrested, tortured and thrown into the river to drown.

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The Feast of the Five Holy Wounds, “The Salus Populi Romani” / Our Lady of the Empress, Rome (593), Day Four of the St Joseph Novena and the Saints for 13 March

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FRIDAY of the THIRD WEEK of LENT
FERIAL DAY

FEAST OF THE FIVE HOLY WOUNDS
Celebrated on Friday after the Third Sunday in Lent
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/17/the-feast-of-the-five-holy-wounds-17-march/

“The Salus Populi Romani” / Our Lady of the Empress, Rome (593) – 13 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/13/our-lady-of-the-empress-rome-the-salus-populi-romani-593-and-memorials-of-the-saints-13-march/

NOVENA for the INTERCESSION of ST JOSEPH
DAY FOUR:Clink Link here: DAY FOUR

St Leander of Seville (c534-c 600) BIshop, Confessor of the Faith, Teacher, Writer, Apostle of Spain and Evangelisation, Father of the Church – Patron of Episcopal attire and Liturgical garments. Saint Leander, as Bishop, instituted the practice of praying the Nicene Creed during Mass—a practice which continues today.
St Leander’s Holy Life of Grace:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/saint-of-the-day-13-march-st-leander-of-seville/

Blessed Agnellus OFM (c1195-1236) Frair of the Order of Friars Minor, received into the Franciscans Order by Saint Francis himself, Missionary. Agnellus was the Founder of the Order in England and its First Minister Provincial.
Holy Blessed Agnellus:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/13/saint-of-the-day-13-march-blessed-agnellus-of-pisa-ofm-c1195-1236-priest/

St Ansovinus (Died 868) Bishop of Camerin , Hermit, Peace-maker, Spiritual Adviser and Confessor to the Holy Roman Emperor, Miracle-worker.
His Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/13/saint-of-the-day-13-march-saint-ansovinus-of-camerino-died-868/

Bl Berengar de Alenys
St Christina of Persia

St Euphrasia (c382-412) Virgin, Nun, Ascetic, Penitent, Miracle-worker.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “AtThebaid St Euphrasia, virgin.”
Her Holy Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/13/saint-of-the-day-13-march-saint-euphrasia-c382-c412-virgin/

Blessed Françoise Tréhet (1756-1794) Virgin Martyr, Religious Sister, Teacher, Apostle of Charity. Martyr of the French Revolution. She was Beatified on 19 June 1955 by Pope Pius XII at Rome, Italy.
Her Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/03/13/saint-of-the-day-13-march-bl-francoise-trehet-1756-1794-
martyr/

St Gerald of Mayo
St Grace of Saragossa

St Heldra (Died c 875) Priest and Abbot.
St Heldrad’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/13/saint-of-the-day-13-march-st-heldrad-of-novalese-died-c-875/

Bl Judith of Ringelheim
St Kevoca of Kyle
St Mochoemoc

St Nicephorus (c758-829) Bishop and Confessor, Defender of Sacred Images.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Constantinople, the Bishop St Nicephorus. In defence of the traditions of his forefathers and of the Churrch, the worship of Sacred images, he opposed the Iconoclast Emperor, by whom he was sent into exile, where he underwent a long martyrdom of fourteen years and departed for the Kingdom of God.”
His Zealous Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/13/saint-of-the-day-13-march-saint-nicephorus-c758-829-bishop-confessor/

Bl Peter II of La Cava
St Pientius of Poitiers

St Roderick.(Died 857) Spanish Priest and Martyr of Córdoba, Spain.
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/13/saint-of-the-day-13-march-saint-roderick-died-857-priest-and-martyr/

St Sabinus (Died c287) Martyr of Egypt
St Sancha of Portugal

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Saint of the Day – 12 March – Saint Mura McFeredach (c550-645) Abbot

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Saint of the Day – 12 March – Saint Mura McFeredach (c550-645) the 1st Abbot of the Monastery at Fahan, County Donegal, Ireland, Author. Born in c550 in County Donegal, Ireland as a member of the O;Neill clan and died in 645 at his Monastery in Fahan, Ireland. Patronages – of Fahan, Ireland and of the O’Neill clan. Also known as – Murames McFeredach, Muranc Feredach, Murin of Fahan, Mura of Fahan.

Mura was a disciple of St Columban (543-615) and was appointed as the Abbot at Fahan Monastery. He was a friend of King Hugh of Ireland. Spiritual teacher of Saint Laserian of Leighlin.

St Mura is the Author of a number of works including a rhymed biography of Saint Columban. In the ruined Monastery at Fahan is a beautiful Irish Cross, nearly 2 metres tall and nearby Saint Mura’s miraculous Well. St Mura’s Crosier is preserved in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.[

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Day Three of the St Joseph Novena, THURSDAY of the THIRD WEEK of LENT, St Pope Gregory the Great, Notre-Dames-des-Miracles / Our Lady of Miracles, France (1328) and the Saints for 12 March

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THURSDAY of the THIRD WEEK of LENT

St Pope Gregory the Great (540-604) – Father & Doctor of the Church – “Father of the Fathers” –Papacy 3 September 590-12 March 604 – Pope, Prefect of Rome, Monk, Abbot, Writer, Theologian, Teacher, Liturgist, Administrator, Diplomat, Political Negotiator, Apostle of Charity and Social Justice, Apostle of Pastoral Ministry, PeaceMaker. Known as “The Apostle of England”
His Feast Day was moved in 1969.
The wondrous St Gregory!:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/09/03/saint-of-the-day-3-september-st-pope-gregory-the-great-540-604-father-doctor-of-the-church-father-of-the-fathers/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2017/09/03/saint-of-the-day-3-september-st-pope-gregory-the-great-540-604-father-doctor-of-the-church/

Notre-Dames-des-Miracles / Our Lady of Miracles, St Maur des Fosses, France (1328) – 12 March;
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/12/our-lady-of-miracles-st-maur-des-fosses-france-1328-and-memorials-of-the-saints-12-march/

NOVENA for the INTERCESSION of ST JOSEPH
Clink Link here: DAY THREE

St Almut of Wetter

St Alphege (Died 951) Bishop of Winchester, monastic reformer, protector and supporter.
His Devoted Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/12/saint-of-the-day-12-march-st-alphege-the-elder-died-951-bishop-of-winchester/

St Basiliss of Asia
Bl Beatrix of Engelport

St Bernard of Carinola (1040-1109) Bishop of Caripola, Confessor, Counsellor and Chaplain, Confessor to Royalty. Born in 1040 at Capua, Italy and died in 1109 of natural causes at Carinola, Campania, Italy of which City and Diocese he is the Patron Saint.
St Bernard’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/12/saint-of-the-day-12-march-st-bernard-of-carinola-1040-1109-bishop/

Bl Claudius the Minor
St Egdunus
St Fechno

Blessed Jerome of Recanati OSA (Died 1350) Priest, Friar of the Hermits of Saint Augustine, Peacemaker. He was Beatified in 1804 by Pope Pius VII.
The Roman Martyrology reads : “In Recanati in the Marche, Blessed Girolamo Gherarducci, Priest of the Order of the Hermits of St Agustine, who worked for peace and harmony between peoples.”
Blessed Jerome the Peacemaker:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/12/saint-of-the-day-12-march-blessed-jerome-of-recanati-osa-died-1350/

Blessed Giustina Francucci Bezzoli (c1257-1319) Virgin of the Order of St Benedict, Hermitess and Anchoress, Mystic. Her body is incorrupt.
Her Holy Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/12/saint-of-the-day-12-march-blessed-giustina-francucci-bezzoli-c-1257-1319/

St Heiu of Hartlepool
St Indrecht of Iona
St Maximilian of Thebeste

St Mura McFeredach (c550-645) Abbot

St Paul Aurelian

St Seraphina (1238-1253) Virgin
Her Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/12/saint-of-the-day-12-march-saint-seraphina-1238-1253-virgin/

St Theophanes (c758-817) Abbot, Confessor, Founder of Monasteries, Defender of Sacred images, Writer and Historian.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Constantinople, St Theophanes, who gave up great wealth to embrace poverty in the monastic state. By Leo the Armenian, he was kept in prison for two years for the worship of holy images, then, being exiled in Samothracia, where, overwhelmed with afflictions, he breathed his last and wrought many miracles.”
Courageous and Brilliant St Theophanes:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/12/saint-of-the-day-12-march-saint-theophanes-c758-817-abbot-confessor-defender-of-icons/

Martyrs of Nicomedia – 8 Beati: Christians who were Martyred in succession in a single incident during the persecutions of Diocletian. First there were the eight imprisoned Christians, Domna, Esmaragdus, Eugene, Hilary, Mardonius, Maximus, Mígdonus and Peter, about whom we know little more than their names. Each day for eight days one of them would be strangled to death in view of the others so that they would spend the night in dread, not knowing if they were next.
Peter was the Chamberlain or Butler in the Palace of Diocletian. When he was overheard complaining about this cruelty, he was exposed as a Christian, arrested, tortured and executed by having the flesh torn from his bones, salt and vinegar poured on the wounds and then being roasted to death over a slow fire.
Gorgonio was an army officer and member of the staff in the house of emperor Diocletian, Doroteo was a staff clerk. They were each exposed as Christians when they were overhead objecting to the torture and murder of Peter. This led to their own arrest, torture and executions.
Died in 303 in Nicomedia, Bithynia (in modern Turkey)
Additional Memorial – 28 December as part of the 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia. Beatified on 14 January 1891 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmation).

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Saint of the Day – 11 March – Saint Firmian (Died c1020) Abbot

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Saint of the Day – 11 March – Saint Firmian (Died c1020) Abbot of San Sabino, Italy. Also known as – Fermanus, Firminus.

St Sabino at the Monastery in Fermo

Beside the fact that our Saint Firmian lived in the 9th to 10 Centuries, we have nothing further to record, bar the name of his Monastery founded by San Sabino in Piceno near Fermo in the Marches of Italy.

We presume that he was a man revered for his sanctity and skills as an Abbot, those of leading his Monks in their spiritual path.

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 Day Two of the St Joseph Novena, WEDNESDAY of the THIRD WEEK of LENT, Nossa Senhora das Florestas / Our Lady of the Forests, Portugal (12th Century), Day Two of the St Joseph Novena and the Saints for 11 March

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WEDNESDAY of the THIRD WEEK of LENT

FERIAL DAY

Nossa Senhora das Florestas / Our Lady of the Forests, Porto, Portugal (12th Century) – 11 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/11/our-lady-of-the-forests-porto-portugal-12th-century-and-memorials-of-the-saints-11-march/

NOVENA for the INTERCESSION of ST JOSEPH
DAY TWO
Click Link: DAY TWO

St Aengus the Culdee
St Alberta of Agen
St Amunia

St Aurea of San Millán (1043-1070) Spanish Nun and Anchorite, Ascetic, Visionary, Miracle-worker.
Her Devoted Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/11/saint-of-the-day-11-march-st-aurea-of-san-millan-1043-1070-spanish-nun-and-anchorite/

St Benedict Crispus (Died 725) Archbishop of Milan from c 685 until his death. A poem written about ten years after his death, De laudibus Mediolani- In Praise of Milan, praises him and remembers his veneration by the entire land and informs us that he was buried in the Basilica of Saint Ambrose.
A Life of Zeal and Virtue:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/11/saint-of-the-day-11-march-saint-benedict-crispus-of-milan-died-725/

St Candidus the Martyr
St Constantine II
St Constantine of Carthage

St Eulogius of Córdoba (Died 857) Priest and Martyr, Writer, Poet, Theologian, Teacher.
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/03/11/saint-of-the-day-11-march-st-eulogius-died-857-priest-and-martyr/

St Firmian (Died c1020) Abbot of San Sabino, Italy

St Firmin (Unknown) Abbot of Amiens For 11 March, the Roman Martyrology mentions a Firmin, a holy Abbot of the Amiens region, without providing further details. History does not know of any abbot of this name in this place; it is therefore possible that there has been confusion both with the two bishops of Amiens, named Firminus and with Fermanus, the Abbot of Fermo in the Marche

.St Firmus the Martyr
St Gorgonius the Martmo
St Heraclius of Carthage + Martyr

Blessed John Baptist Righi of Fabriano OFM (1469–1539) Priest, Confessor, Friar of the Friars Minor, Ascetic, Ecstatic, renowned Preacher, Peace-maker, Hermit. Blessed John was Beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1903. His body is incorrupt.
About Blessed John:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/11/saint-of-the-day-11-march-blessed-john-baptist-righi-of-fabriano-ofm-1469-1539/

St Peter the Spaniard Hermit
St Pionius
St Piperion the Martyr
St Rosina of Wenglingen

St Sophronius  (c550-c638) Bishop of Jerusalem from 634 until his death, Father of the Church. Bishop of Jerusalem from 634 until his death, Father of the Church. Before rising to the primacy of the See of Jerusalem, he was a Monk, Theologian and Philosopher, who was the chief protagonist for orthodox teaching in the doctrinal controversy on the essential nature of Jesus. He was a well-travelled and honoured Teacher of Rhetoric, living for several years in Alexandria, Egypt near St John the Almoner. Ecclesiastical and Liturgical Writer, Poet and exercised an extensive correspondence, some of which has survived and some of which we still use within the Liturgy. He is also renowned in history for his peace negotiations with the invading Saracens, thus ensuring a level of protection to the City’s Christians Born in Damascus, Syria in the 6th Century and died in c638; sources disagree on cause and location. I use St Sophronius Commentaries whenever I are able on this Site.
A Most Important Saint:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/11/saint-of-the-day-11-march-saint-sophronius-of-jerusalem-c550-c638-bishop-father-of-the-church/

St Thalus the Martyr
St Trophimus the Martyr

St Vigilius (Died c684) The 21st Bishop and Confessor of Auxerre, France, Founder of a Monastery and a Hospital for the poor, Miracle-worker. He cared for his flock for 25 years with love and devotion.
A True ‘Good Shepherd’
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/11/saint-of-the-day-11-march-saint-vigilius-died-c684-the-21st-bishop-and-confessor-of-auxerre/

St Vindician (c632-c 712) Bishop of Arras-Cambrai, Belgium. He was a spiritual follower of Saint Eligius (588- 660) (Saint Eloi).
His Holy Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/11/saint-of-the-day-11-march-saint-vindician-of-cambrai-c-632-c-712-bishop/

St Zosimus of Carthage + Martyr

Martyrs of Antioch: A group of Christians Martyred together by Emperor Maximian Galerius. Martyred in c 300 in Antioch, Syria.

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Saint of the Day – 10 March – St Ferfugill (Died 789) Bishop of Clondalkin, Ireland

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Saint of the Day – 10 March – St Ferfugill (Died 789) Bishop of Clondalkin, Ireland… Irish born dying on 10 March 789 in his See which is now a part of the Archdiocese of Dublin. Also known as – Firfuigill… Fugillus…

A veil of mystery surrounds the figure of Saint Ferfugill the Bishop of Clondalkin who lived in the 8th Century.

Information about this Irish Prelate is fragmentary, leaving us with a hazy portrait of his life and works. The only historical certainty is his long Episcopate as head of the Church of Clondalkin, located in the County of Leinster, not far from Dublin.

His reputation for sanctity, however, still resonates today, echoing a life dedicated to the service of God and his people.

The Tallagh Martyrology, an ancient Irish hagiographical text, remembers him as ‘Fir Fuigill Episcopo’ setting his
Liturgical Feast on 10 March, the day of his death in 789.

Some histoians believe that Saint Ferfugill was not only the Bishop but also the Abbot of the Monastery of Clondalkin, founded by Saint Mochua. A fascinatingbelief that, although lacking certainty, enriches the profile of this saintly man, envisioning him as a spiritual guide and point of reference for the monastic community.

The scarcity of information does not prevent us from grasping the essence of Saint Ferfugill – a zealous Bishop, a devoted shepherd, a man of faith who left an indelible mark on the history of the Irish Church.

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Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent, Day One of the St Joseph Novena, Santa Maria della Querce / Our Lady of the Oak, Tuscany, Italy (1467), Forty Martyrs of Sebaste and the Saints for 10 March

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Tuesday of the Third Week of Lent

NOVENA FOR THE INTERCESSION OF SAINT JOSEPH
DAY ONE – Link: NOVENA FOR THE INTERCESSION OF SAINT JOSEPH

Forty Martyrs of Sebaste, Armenia (Died 320) – Forty Christian soldiers of the Thunderstruck Legion of the Imperial Roman army who were tortured and murdered for their faith during the persecutions of Emperor Licinius. They were exposed naked on a frozen pond to freeze to death at Sebaste, Armenia in 320 and their bodies afterward were burned.
THE FULL STORY HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/10/saints-of-the-day-10-march-the-forty-martyrs-of-sebaste-armenia-died-320/

Santa Maria della Querce / Our Lady of the Oak, Tuscany, Italy (1467) – 10 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/10/our-lady-of-the-oak-tuscany-italy-1467-and-memorials-of-the-saints-10-march/

St Alexander of Apema
St Anastasia the Patrician

St Andrew (Died 1097) Abbot of the Vallombrosian Monastery in Strumi in Florence, writer, peacemaker.
His Ardent Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/10/saint-of-the-day-10-march-saint-andrew-osb-vall-died-1097-abbot/

St Arialdo Deacon and Martyr – on the right might just be our Saint Andrew prior to becoming a Monk

St Attalas (Died c627) Abbot Abbot of Bobbio, Disciple of, Assistant and Successor to St Columban (543-615). A legendary leader of great wisdom and scholarly abilities, a loving father to his Monks and a generous and kindly Apostle to the poor and the ill, Miracle-worker. His Monks included Saint Valery, Saint Blitmund and St Bertulf, all Abbots at various times. Born in Burgundy, France and died in c627 of natural causes in Bobbio, Italy. Patronages – of Bobbio and of Luxeuil-les-Bains, France.
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “In the Monastery of Bobbio, the Abbot, St Attalas, renowned for miracles.”
Blessed by Miracles, St Attalas:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/10/saint-of-the-day-10-march-st-attalas-of-bobbio-died-c627-abbot/

St Blanchard of Nesle-la-Réposte
St Caius of Apema
St Cordratus of Nicomedië

St Droctoveus (c530-c580) Abbot, disciple of St Germanus. He was the first Abbot of the Benedictine Monastery which became the Church of Saint Germain-des-Pres in Paris.
His Pious Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/10/saint-of-the-day-10-march-st-droctoveus-c530-c580-abbot/

St Emilian of Lagny
St Failbhe the Little
St Ferfugill (Died 789) Bishop of Clondalkin, Ireland
St Gustav the Hermit


St Gustav the Hermit
St Himelin
Bl John of Vallombrosa
St Kessog

St Macarius of Jerusalem (Died c335) Bishop of Jerusalem for over twenty years. Defender of the Faith against Arianism, founder of the True Cross with St Helena, organiser and manager of the building of the Sacred Basilicas, including the Church of the Holy Sepuchre in Jerusalem, paid for by St Constantine the Great, St Helena’s son. Also of great import is the fact that Bishop Macarius was one of the two main authors of the Nicene Creed, that is, of the Creed that we still pronounce in Mass today
The Life os St Macarius:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/10/saint-of-the-day-10-march-saint-macarius-died-c-335/

St Peter of Veroli
St Rufinus of Nicomedië
St Sannudius of Bagensena
St Saturninus of Nicomedië
St Sedna of Ossory
St Silvester of Ireland

St Pope Simplicius (Died 483) Papal Ascension 25 February 468 – 10 March 483.
His Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/10/saint-of-the-day-10-march-saint-pope-simplicius-483/

St Victor of North Africa
Bl Wirnto of Formbach

Anonymous Martyrs of Persia – A group of 42 Christians Martyred in Persia in the 4th century.

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Monday of the Third Week,  Notre-Dame de Savigny / Our Lady of Savigny, France (1112), St Gregory of Nyssa, St Frances of Rome, St Dominic Savio and more for 9 March

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MONDAY of the THIRD WEEK of LENT

Notre-Dame de Savigny / Our Lady of Savigny, France (1112) – 9 March:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/09/our-lady-of-savigny-france-1112-and-memorials-of-the-saints-9-march/

St Gregory of Nyssa (c335–c395) Bishop, Father of the Church, Brother of St Basil the Great. St Gregory was an erudite Theologian, Philosopher. Writer , Defender of orthodoxy against heresy but he possible lacked the administrative ability of his brother, Basil or the contemporary influence of Gregory of Nazianzen but, he was an erudite Theologian who made significant contributions to the Doctrines of the Church, in particular, of the Trinity and the Nicene Creed. St Gregory, together with his elder brother, St Basil the Great (Doctor of the Church) and their great and lifelong friend, St Gregory of Nazianzen (also a Doctor of the Church) are collectively known as the “Cappadocian Fathers.”
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Nyssa, the demise of St Gregory, Bishop, brother of the blessed Basil the Great, whose life and erudition have rendered him illustrious. He was expelled from his own City for having defended the Catholic Faith during the reign of the Arian Emperor, Valens.”
Wonderful St Gregory:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/03/09/saint-of-the-day-9-march-st-gregory-of-nyssa-c335-c395-bishop-father-of-the-church/

St Frances of Rome Obl.S.B. (1384-1440) Wife, Mother, Mystic, Organiser of charitable services and a Benedictine Obtale who founded a religious community of Oblates.
Patronages – against plague/epidemics, of automobile drivers (given in 1951), aviators, taxi drivers, death of children, the laity, motorcyclists, motorists, people ridiculed for their piety, Roman housewives, widows, women, Rome, Italy.
Lovely St Frances:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/saint-of-the-day-9-march-st-frances-of-rome/
AND:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/03/09/saint-of-the-day-9-march-st-frances-of-rome-1384-1440-widow/

St Dominic Savio (1842-1857) “The Little Giant” Student of Saint John Bosco. He was studying to become a priest when he became ill and died at the age of 14.
Dear St Dominic’s Short Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/03/09/saint-of-the-day-9-march-st-dominic-savio-1842-1857-the-little-giant/

St Antony (10th Century) Hermit of Froidemont, France

St Bosa of York OSB (Died c705) Fourth Bishop of York, Benedictine Monk, ecclesiastical reformer St Bosa was highly regarded by the Venerable St Bede who praised his humility and sanctity.
Holy St Bosa:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/03/09/saint-of-the-day-9-march-saint-bosa-of-york-osb-died-c-705-bishop/

St Candidus

St Catherine of Bologna OSC (1413-1463) Nun of the Poor Clares. She established a Convent at Bologna and became its Abbess, Miracle worker. Prophetess. Mystic. Visionary. Painter and Manuscript Illuminator. She was Canonised on 22 May 1712 by Pope Clement XI.
St Catherine’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/03/09/saint-of-the-day-9-march-st-catherine-of-bologna-osc-1413-1463/

St Constantine of Cornwall
St Cyrion

St Mary of Seyne

St Pacian of Barcelona (c310–391) Bishop and Father of the Church.
St Pacian’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/09/saint-of-the-day-9-march-saint-pacian-of-barcelona-c-310-391-bishop-and-father-of-the-church/

St Vitalis (c900-994) Monk, Hermit and Founder of Monasteries.
His Fervent Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/09/saint-of-the-day-9-march-st-vitalis-c900-994-monk-hermit-and-founder-of-monasteries/

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Quote/s of the Day – 8 March – St John of God OH (1495-1550)

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Quote/s of the Day – 8 March – St John of God OH (1495-1550) Confessor, Founder of the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God

“Lord, Thy Thorns are my Roses
and Thy Suffering, my Paradise.”

“Labour without stopping,
do all the good works you can,
while you still have the time!”

Lord be Blessed!
(A Prayer of Thanksgiving and Self-oblation)
By St John of God (1495-1550)

Lord be blessed!
for in Thy great kindness to me,
who art such a great sinner,
having performed so many wicked things,
yet Thou seest fit to set me free,
from such a tremendous temptation
and deception into which I fell,
through my own sinfulness.
Thou hast brought me into a safe harbour,
where I shall endeavour to serve Thee
with all my strength.
My Lord, I beg Thee, with all my might,
give me the strength of Thine grace
and always let me see Thine clemency.
I wish to be Thy slave,
so kindly show me what I should do.
Give peace and quiet to my soul
which greatly desires this.
O most worthy Lord,
may this creature of Thine,
serve and praise Thee.
May I give my whole heart
and mind, to Thee.
Amen

MORE:
https://anastpaul.com/2025/03/08/quote-s-of-the-day-8-march-st-john-of-god-4/

St John of God (1495-1550)