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Memorial of St. Polycarp
ST. POLYCARP, Bishop of Smyrna, was a disciple of St. John. He wrote to the Philippians, exhorting them to mutual…
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Memorial of St. Peter Damian
ST. PETER DAMIAN was born in 988, and lost both parents at an early age. His eldest brother, in whose…
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St. Joseph Calasanctius
St. Joseph Calasanctius was born in Arragon, in 1556. When only five years old, he led a troop of children…
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St. Romanus, Martyr
ST. ROMANUS was a soldier in Rome at the time of the martyrdom of St. Laurence. Seeing the joy and…
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Saint Camillus de Lellis, Priest
THE early years of Camillus gave no sign of sanctity. At the age of nineteen he took service with his…
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St. Simon Stock
SIMON was born in the county of Kent, England, and left his home when he was but twelve years of…
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St. John, Apostle
ST. JOHN, the youngest of the apostles in age, was called to follow Christ on the banks of the Jordan…
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St. Stephen, First Martyr
THERE is good reason to believe that St. Stephen was one of the seventy-two disciples of our blessed Lord. After…
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St. Ischyrion, Martyr
ISCHYRION was an inferior officer who attended on a magistrate of a certain city in Egypt. His master commanded him…
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St. Edmund of Canterbury
ST. EDMUND left his home at Abingdon, a boy of twelve years old, to study at Oxford, and there protected…