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Saint James, apostle
AMONG the twelve, three were chosen as the familiar companions of our blessed Lord, and of these James was one.…
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St. Christina, Virgin and Martyr
ST. CHRISTINA was the daughter of a rich and powerful magistrate named Urbain. Her father, who was deep in the…
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St. Apollinaris
ST. APOLLINARIS was the first Bishop of Ravenna; he sat twenty years, and was crowned with martyrdom in the reign…
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St. Mary Magdalen
Of the earlier life of Mary Magdalen we know only that she was “a woman who was a sinner.” From…
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St. Victor, Martyr
THE Emperor Maximian, reeking with the blood of the Thebæan legion and many other martyrs, arrived at Marseilles, where the…
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St. Vincent de Paul
ST. VINCENT was born in 1576. In after-years, when adviser of the queen and oracle of the Church in France,…
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Saint Camillus de Lellis, patron of the sick
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. Alexius
ST. ALEXIUS was the only son of parents pre-eminent among the Roman nobles for virtue, birth, and wealth. On his…
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Not only among members of the Carmelite Order but also among increasing numbers of the laity is today’s Feast held…