SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR June 18

 SAINTS OF THE DAY FOR June 18

St. Aquilina, Roman Catholic Virgin and Martyr beheaded at Byblos. She was only twelve years old. Feastday: June 18

ST. GREGORY BARBARIGO, BISHOP OF PADUA AND CARDINAL

ST. MARINA THE MONK-St. Marina Roman Catholic Virgin- She flourished in Bithynia in the eighth century, and served God under the habit of a monk, with extraordinary fervor. Her wonderful humility, meekness, and patience are celebrated in the lives of the fathers of the desert. Feastday: June 18

June 18th - Servant of God Edward Billotet & 5Companions, SJ https://www.jesuit.org.sg/june-edward-billotet-5-companions-sj/

The Druses then began from June 1860 to massacre Maronite Christians. Within three weeks they killed 7750 Christians, destroyed 560 churches, burned 360 villages, razed 42 convents and left 28 schools in ruins. Zahle was the worst casualty because of its concentration of Catholics.