Feast Day: February 25 St. Tarasius was born at Constantinople about the middle of the eighth century, of a noble family. His mother Eucratia, brought him up in the practice of the most eminent virtues. By his talents and virtue he gained the esteem of all, and was raised to the greatest honors of the empire, being made consul, and afterwards first secretary of state to the … [Read more...]
St. Elizabeth of Portugal
Feast Day: July 4th Patron of charities and charity workers, difficult marriages, falsely accused people, peace, queens, victims of adultery, victims of jealousy, victims of unfaithfulness, widows, and brides Earthly Life: 1271 - July 4th, 1336 Canonized: May 25th, 1625 by Pope Urban VIII St. Elizabeth of Portugal was born in 1271. Elizabeth came from a very religious … [Read more...]
St. Thomas
Feast Day: July 3rd Patron of People in doubt, Architects, Blind people, Builders, Construction workers Earthly Life: unknown – 72AD (approx) Cannonized: Pre-Congregation St. Thomas was one of the twelve Apostles. Thomas is most infamously known from the Gospel of John 20:19-29 where he states upon missing seeing the resurrected Jesus “Unless I see the mark of the … [Read more...]
Bl. Eugenia Joubert
Feastday: July 2 Earthly Life: 1876 - 1904 Cannonized: Pope John Paul II Eugenia Joubert was born and baptized in the city of Orleans near Yssingeaux, France on February 11, 1876, the anniversary of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin at Lourdes. At 19 years of age in 1895 she entered the Sisters of the Holy Family of the Sacred Heart to become a nun. She made her … [Read more...]
St. Gal I (Bishop of Clermont)
Feastday: July 1 Earthly Life: 489 - 554 (approx) Cannonized: Pre-Congregation Of all the bishops who have occupied the see of Clermont-Ferrand (Auvergne) the sixteenth and twenty-third bore the name of Gal, and both are honoured as saints. The first and most illustrious was bishop from 527 to 551. Gal was born of a senatorial family of Auvergne, the first St. Gal early … [Read more...]