Catholic Saints & Feasts of the Liturgical Year

• April 2- Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit—Optional Memorial

  Read entire reflection online >>>April 2: Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit—Optional Memorial1416–1507Patron Saint of boatmen, mariners, and naval officersCanonized by Pope Leo X on May 1, 1519Liturgical Color: White (Purple if Lenten Weekday)Quote: Brothers, I most strongly urge you to work for the salvation of your souls with prudence and diligence. Death is certain, and life is short and vanishes like smoke. Therefore you must fix your minds on the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ who so burned with love for us that he came down from heaven to redeem us. For our sakes he suffered all the agonies of body and mind, and did not shrink from any torment. He gave us a perfect example of patience and love. For our part, we too must be patient when things go against us. ~Letter of Saint Francis of PaolaPrayer:Saint Francis, the closer you grew to God, the more radical your daily life became. However, the radical life you lived eventually became normal to you and your ordinary way to holiness. Please pray for me that I may live a life so completely given over to God that this total self-giving becomes my ordinary way of life. Saint Francis of Paola, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Image: The Miracles of Francis Paola, Peter Paul Rubens, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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• March 25- Annunciation of the Lord—Solemnity

  Read entire reflection online >>>April 8: Annunciation of the Lord—SolemnityNormally celebrated on March 25, but transfered to April 8 due to Holy Week this yearLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word. ~Luke 1:38Prayer:Most glorious and ever-virgin Mary, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to you to announce the coming of God within your virginal womb, you inquired with humility how this could be. The Archangel spoke further, and you assented to this divine mystery with all your heart. Please pray for me, that I may always consent to the will of God in my life so that your divine Son may also be conceived in my soul to continue His saving work of redemption. Mother Mary, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Image: Paolo de Matteis, via Wikimedia Commons

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• March 23- Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop—Optional Memorial

  Read entire reflection online >>>March 23: Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop—Optional Memorial1538–1606Patron Saint of Peru, Latin American bishops, and native people’s rightsCanonized by Pope Benedict XIII on December 10, 1726Liturgical Color: Purple (Lenten Weekday)Quote: Nothing gave the saint so much pleasure as the greatest labors and dangers, to procure the least spiritual advantage to one soul. Burning with the most vehement desire of laying down his life for his flock, and of suffering all things for him who died for us, he feared no danger. ~Butler’s Lives of the SaintsPrayer:Saint Turibius, you were a true shepherd whose primary concern was the salvation of every soul. You devoted yourself wholeheartedly to that mission. Please pray for me, that I may imitate you and become a better instrument of the Gospel, reaching people in ways that will more fully open their hearts to Christ. Saint Turibius, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Image: Sebastiano Conca, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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• March 19- Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Solemnity

  Read entire reflection online >>>March 19: Saint Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary—SolemnityFirst CenturyPatron Saint of the Universal Church, fathers, carpenters, and a happy deathLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: When Joseph awoke, he did as the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took his wife into his home. He had no relations with her until she bore a son, and he named him Jesus. ~Matthew 1:24–25Prayer:Saint Joseph, you were obedient to the will of the Father in Heaven as it was revealed to you by an angel. You took Mary as your wife and Jesus as your Son. You raised Him, protected Him, and exercised a fatherly authority over Him. Please exercise that same fatherly authority, given to you by the Father in Heaven, over my life. I entrust myself to your intercession and authority and pray that you protect me always, guiding me to your Son in Heaven. Saint Joseph, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Image: Fra Bartolomeo, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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• March 18- Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial

  Read entire reflection online >>>March 18- Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorialc. 315–c. 387Pre-Congregation canonizationDeclared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Leo XIII in 1883Liturgical Color: Purple (Lenten Weekday)Quote: God is loving to man, and loving in no small measure. For say not, I have committed fornication and adultery: I have done dreadful things, and not once only, but often: will He forgive? Will He grant pardon? Hear what the Psalmist says: “How great is the multitude of Your goodness, O Lord!” Your accumulated offenses surpass not the multitude of God’s mercies: your wounds surpass not the great Physician’s skill. Only give yourself up in faith: tell the Physician your ailment: say thou also, like David: “I said, I will confess me my sin unto the Lord:” and the same shall be done in your case, which he says immediately: “And you forgave the wickedness of my heart.” ~Saint Cyril, Catechetical Lecture 2Prayer:Saint Cyril, you were a loving shepherd and a firm defender of the Truth of the divinity of Christ. You never wavered in your mission, not even during persecution and exile, but proclaimed Christ Jesus to your flock. Please pray for me, that I will always remain firm in my faith, especially when challenged by a hostile world, and will lovingly proclaim the truth to those who need it most. Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Image: Anonymous, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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