4 MAY 2024 · https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/the-ascension-of-the-lord/ The Ascension of the Lord—Solemnity Thursday of the Sixth Week of Easter or on the Seventh Sunday of Easter Liturgical Color: White Quote: When they had gathered together they asked him, “Lord, are you at this time going to restore the kingdom to Israel?” He answered them, “It is not for you to know the times or seasons that the Father has established by his own authority. But you will receive power when the holy Spirit comes upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, throughout Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” When he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him from their sight. While they were looking intently at the sky as he was going, suddenly two men dressed in white garments stood beside them. They said, “Men of Galilee, why are you standing there looking at the sky? This Jesus who has been taken up from you into heaven will return in the same way as you have seen him going into heaven.” Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is near Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey away. ~https://biblia.com/bible/rsvce/Acts%206.1%E2%80%9312 Prayer: My Ascended Lord, forty days after You rose from the dead You ascended to the right hand of the Father in Heaven, taking up Your throne from which You pour forth both judgment and mercy. As we honor this great mystery of Your divine and human life, I beg for mercy upon me and upon the whole world. Free us from all sin, and open the floodgates of Your mercy so that all people will share one day, body and soul, in the glory of Your Beatific Vision. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year Copyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed. Image via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jesus_ascending_to_heaven.jpg

1 MAY 2024 · https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/may-3---saints-philip-and-james-apostles/ May 3- Saints Philip and James, Apostles—Feast Saint Philip: c. 4–c. 80 Patron Saint of hatmakers and pastry chefs Saint James: First century BC–c. 62 Patron Saint of pharmacists and the dying Pre-Congregation canonizations Liturgical Color: Red Quote: The next day he decided to go to Galilee, and he found Philip. And Jesus said to him, “Follow me.” Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the town of Andrew and Peter. Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one about whom Moses wrote in the law, and also the prophets, Jesus, son of Joseph, from Nazareth.” But Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come from Nazareth?” Philip said to him, “Come and see.” ~https://biblia.com/bible/rsvce/John%201.43%E2%80%9346 Prayer: Saints Philip and James, you were both highly blessed to be companions of the Lord Jesus, listening to Him preach, witnessing His miracles, and receiving from Him a commission to continue His work. Please pray for me, that I will also come to know our Lord and Savior through prayer and the Holy Scriptures, so that I will be prepared for the mission that God has for me. Saints Philip and James, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year Copyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed. Image via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Duccio_di_Buoninsegna_051.jpg

30 APR 2024 · https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/may-2--st-athanasius-bishop/ May 2- Saint Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor—Memorial c. 296–373 Patron Saint of theologians Pre-Congregation canonization Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Saint Pius V in 1568 Liturgical Color: White Quote: Now when Arius and his fellows made these assertions, and shamelessly avowed them, we being assembled with the Bishops of Egypt and Libya, nearly a hundred in number, anathematized both them and their followers. But Eusebius and his fellows admitted them to communion, being desirous to mingle falsehood with the truth, and impiety with piety. But they will not be able to do so, for the truth must prevail; neither is there any communion of light with darkness, nor any concord of Christ with Belial. ~Saint Athanasius Prayer: Saint Athanasius, your faith, knowledge of the truth, and unwavering commitment to the proclamation of the truth resulted in much suffering in your life. However, God used that suffering and your courage to purify the Church and to set Her on a glorious path. Please pray for me, that I will imitate your faith and courage in my own life so that God can use me to leave a lasting legacy for those whom I am called to love and serve. Saint Athanasius, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year Copyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed. Images by Lawrence OP, via Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/paullew/49845539817

30 APR 2024 · https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/may-1---saint-joseph-the-worker/ May 1: Saint Joseph the Worker—Optional Memorial Patron Saint of workers Liturgical Color: White Quote: Work was the daily expression of love in the life of the Family of Nazareth. The Gospel specifies the kind of work Joseph did in order to support his family: he was a carpenter. This simple word sums up Joseph’s entire life. For Jesus, these were hidden years, the years to which Luke refers after recounting the episode that occurred in the Temple: “And he went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them” (https://biblia.com/bible/rsvce/Luke%202.51). This “submission” or obedience of Jesus in the house of Nazareth should be understood as a sharing in the work of Joseph. Having learned the work of his presumed father, he was known as “the carpenter’s son.” If the Family of Nazareth is an example and model for human families, in the order of salvation and holiness, so too, by analogy, is Jesus’ work at the side of Joseph the carpenter. ~Saint John Paul II, Redemptoris Custos, #22 Prayer: Saint Joseph, God gave you great responsibility in life, which you embraced with loving devotion and hard work. You found dignity in your labors as you sought to fulfill the will of God by caring for your family. Please pray for me, that I will always keep the right priorities in life, never wavering from my duty to labor, and never laboring in vain for selfish profit. I choose you as my model and intercessor this day and always. Saint Joseph, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year Copyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed. Image via https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Georges_de_La_Tour._St._Joseph,_the_Carpenter.JPG

28 APR 2024 · https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/april-30-saint-pius-v-pope/ April 30: Saint Pius V, Pope—Optional Memorial 1504–1572 Patron Saint of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Invoked for the reform and defense of the Church Canonized by Pope Clement XI on May 22, 1712 Liturgical Color: White Quote: From the very first, upon Our elevation to the chief Apostleship, We gladly turned our mind and energies and directed all our thoughts to those matters which concerned the preservation of a pure liturgy, and We strove with God’s help, by every means in our power, to accomplish this purpose. For, besides other decrees of the sacred Council of Trent, there were stipulations for Us to revise and re-edit the sacred books: the Catechism, the Missal and the Breviary. With the Catechism published for the instruction of the faithful, by God’s help, and the Breviary thoroughly revised for the worthy praise of God…We deemed it necessary to give our immediate attention to what still remained to be done, viz, the re-editing of the Missal as soon as possible… ~Promulgating the Tridentine Liturgy, Saint Pius V Prayer: Saint Pius V, you were unwavering in your faith and unwavering in your courage. God used those virtues to help defend and reform His Church at a time when it was suffering greatly. Please pray for me, that as the Church continues to be in need of renewal and the Gospel in need of proclamation, I will be a holy instrument in the hands of God. May I also be courageous and faithful until the end, no matter the cost. Saint Pius V, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year Copyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed. Image: via https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Saint_Pope_Pius_V.jpg

27 APR 2024 · https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/april-29-saint-catherine-of-siena-virgin-and-doctor-of-the-church/ April 29: Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church—Memorial 1347–1380 Patron Saint of Europe, Italy, nurses, the sick, and those ridiculed for their piety Invoked against fires, miscarriages, temptations Canonized by Pope Pius II on June 29, 1461 Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church by Pope Paul VI on October 4, 1970 Proclaimed Co-Patron of Europe by Pope John Paul II on October 1, 1999 Liturgical Color: White Quote: Do you not know, dear daughter, that all the sufferings, which the soul endures, or can endure, in this life, are insufficient to punish one smallest fault, because the offense, being done to Me, Who am the Infinite Good, calls for an infinite satisfaction? However, I wish that you should know, that not all the pains that are given to men in this life are given as punishments, but as corrections, in order to chastise a son when he offends; though it is true that both the guilt and the penalty can be expiated by the desire of the soul, that is, by true contrition, not through the finite pain endured, but through the infinite desire; because God, who is infinite, wishes for infinite love and infinite grief ~The Dialogue of Saint Catherine of Siena Prayer: Eternal God, eternal Trinity, You have made the Blood of Christ so precious through His sharing in Your Divine nature. You are a mystery as deep as the sea; the more I search, the more I find, and the more I find, the more I search for You. But I can never be satisfied; what I receive will ever leave me desiring more. When You fill my soul, I have an ever greater hunger, and I grow more famished for Your light. I desire above all to see You, the true Light, as You really are. Amen. Saint Catherine of Siena, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year Copyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed. Image:  via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ClementedeTorres.jpg

26 APR 2024 · https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/april-28-saint-louis-grignon-de-montfort-priest/ April 28: Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest—Optional Memorial 1673–1716 Patron Saint of preachers Canonized by Pope Pius XII on July 20, 1947 Liturgical Color: White Quote: I declare with the saints: Mary is the earthly paradise of Jesus Christ the new Adam, where He became man by the power of the Holy Spirit, in order to accomplish in her wonders beyond our understanding. She is the vast and divine world of God where unutterable marvels and beauties are to be found. She is the magnificence of the Almighty where He hid His only Son, as in His own bosom, and with Him everything that is most excellent and precious. What great and hidden things the all-powerful God has done for this wonderful creature, as she herself had to confess in spite of her great humility, “The Almighty has done great things for me.” ~from “True Devotion” by Saint Louis de Montfort Prayer: Saint Louis-Marie, throughout your life you endured many hardships. You endured your father’s outbursts, received mockery from worldly clergy, and struggled to fulfill your vocation. Through it all, you deepened your devotion to our Blessed Mother and entrusted yourself to God alone through her. Please pray for me, that I may live for God alone by consecrating myself totally to Jesus through Mary in imitation of you. Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year Copyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed. Image: Wikimedia – https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Louis-Marie_de_Montfort_with_Marie-Louise_Trichet,_in_the_foundation_of_the_Daughter_of_the_Wisdom_congregation.jpg

26 APR 2024 · https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/april-28-saint-peter-chanel-priest-and-martyr/ April 28: Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr—Optional Memorial 1803–1841 Patron Saint of Oceania Canonized by Pope Pius XII on June 12, 1954 Liturgical Color: Red Quote: It does not matter whether or not I am killed; the religion has taken root on the island; it will not be destroyed by my death, since it comes not from men but from God. ~Saint Peter Chanel Prayer: Saint Peter, God placed the seed of desire in your heart as a youth to give yourself to His service as a missionary in far-off lands. When that desire came to fruition, you held nothing back, laying your life down sacrificially. Through that sacrifice, your blood nourished the faith of the people you served, and God transformed them into His holy people. Please pray for me, that I will courageously give of myself for God’s glory, no matter the cost. Saint Peter Chanel, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year Copyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed. Image: Tauʻolunga, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pierre_Chanel.jpg

23 APR 2024 · https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/april-25---saint-mark-the-evangelist/ April 25: Saint Mark the Evangelist—Feast c. 12–c. 68 Patron Saint of attorneys, captives, shoemakers, lions, notaries, glass workers, Egypt, and Venice Invoked against impenitence, insect bites, scrofulous & struma diseases Pre-Congregation canonization Liturgical Color: Red Quote: The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ the Son of God. As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: “Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.'”  ~https://biblia.com/bible/rsvce/Mark%201.1%E2%80%934 Prayer: Saint Mark, I thank you for your “Yes” to Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Thank you for your ministry and especially for your Gospel account. Please pray for me, that I may never tire of turning back to the mission that God has entrusted to me. May I imitate your fidelity and hard work for Christ, going so far as to lay my life down for others. Saint Mark, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year Copyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed. Images via Wikimedia - https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Il_Pordenone_-_San_Marco_-_Budapest.jpg

22 APR 2024 · https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/april-24-saint-fidelis-of-sigmaringen-priest-and-martyr/ April 24: Saint Fidelis of Sigmaringen, Priest and Martyr—Optional Memorial c. 1577–1622 Patron Saint of lawyers and the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Canonized by Pope Benedict XIV in 1746 Liturgical Color: Red Quote: Catholic faith, how stable, how firm you are, how well‐rooted, how well‐founded on a strong rock. Heaven and earth will pass away, but you can never perish. From the beginning the whole world has spoken against you, but you have triumphed mightily over all. For this is the Victory which overcomes the world, our faith; this is what has brought the most powerful kings under Christ’s rule, and made peoples the servants of Christ. ~From Saint Fidelis’ final sermon Prayer: Saint Fidelis, though you discovered your religious vocation later in life, what you lost in time you made up for in zeal and love of neighbor. You did not fear for your own life but only feared not doing enough for the salvation of souls. Pray for me, that I may imitate your courage and determination to do all I can to build up Christ’s Church. Saint Fidelis, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You. Source of content: https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year Copyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed. Image: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Giambattista_Tiepolo_-_I_santi_Fedele_da_Sigmaringen_e_Giuseppe_da_Leonessa_(Parma_ca.1752).jpg