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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 22 PRAY FOR US

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  SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 22 PRAY FOR US St. Arwald, 686 A.D. Martyrs, sons of Arwald, the prince of the Isle of Wight, just off the English coast. The martyrs are called Arwald because their proper names are not known. They were slain after Baptism by King Cadwall, who was a pagan.   St. Abdiesus and Companions, Roman Catholic Martyrs of Persia who was caught up in the persecutions conducted by King Shapur II. Records indicate that Abdiesus was accompanied in his martyrdom by Abrosimus, Acepsimus, Azadanes, Azades, Bicor, Mareas, Milles, and a women named Tarbula. Some were Persian courtiers, others priests and bishops. Tarbula was the sister of St. Simeon, and suffered a particularly cruel death by sawing. Feastday April 22 ST. CAIUS, POPE Caius was born in the Dalmatian city of Salona, to a noble family, possibly related to the emperor Diocletian. He was Pope from 283 to 296, and may have been the uncle of St Susanna. He fought against emerging heresies and gave de...
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St Beuno

  St Beuno https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/116
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Gospel in Art: Saint Anselm of Canterbury, Bishop, Doctor

  Gospel in Art: Saint Anselm of Canterbury, Bishop, Doctor https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54837
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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 21 PRAY FOR US

 SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 21 PRAY FOR US ST. APOLLONIUS, PHILOSOPHER AND ROMAN MARTYR Martyr whose Apologia, or defense of the faith, is considered one of the most priceless documents of the early Church. Apollonius was a Roman senator who was denounced as a Christian by one of his slaves. The Praetorian Prefect, Sextus Tigidius Perennis, arrested him, also putting the slave to death as an informer. April 21 Saint Anselm of Canterbury, Roman Catholic Priest, Archbishop of Canterbury and Doctor of The Church. Feastday April 21 St. Beuno. Beuno's legend has him a monk in Wales who founded his own community and performed numerous miracles, among them, restoring St. Winifred's head after she was beheaded. However, he does seem to have been an effective preacher who evangelized much of North Wales and founded a monastery at Clynnog Fawr (Carnavonshire).   ST. CONRAD OF PARZHAM, CAPUCHIN For more than 40 years — from his profession of solemn vows in 1852 to his death in 1894...
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St Agnes of Montepulciano

  St Agnes of Montepulciano https://www.indcatholicnews.com/saint/115
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Gospel in Art: Do not work for the food that perishes

  Gospel in Art: Do not work for the food that perishes https://www.indcatholicnews.com/news/54829
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SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 20 PRAY FOR US

SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR APRIL 20 PRAY FOR US Bl. Francis Page, 1602 A.D. Jesuit martyr of England. Born in Antwerp, Belgium, Francis was a member of an English Protestant family of Harrow-on-the-Hill, in England. Reconciled to the Catholic faith, he was ordained in 1600 and sent from Douai, France, to England. He was arrested there two years later. While in prison, Francis entered the Society of Jesus, the Jesuits. He was martyred at Tyburn, England, and was beatified in 1929.   https://www.jesuit.org.sg/april-20th-francis-page-sj/ Bl. John Finch, 1584 A.D. Martyr of England. He was a yeoman farmer of Eccleston, Lancashire, who returned to the Church. He harbored priests and acted as a clerk and catechist. John was arrested and tried with Blessed James Bell. They were executed at Lancaster. Both were beatified in 1929.   Bl. Robert Watkinson, 1579-1602 A.D. English martyr. Born at Hemingborough, Yorkshire, he left England and studied at Douai, France, and then Rome in ...
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