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Saint of the day July 05 St. Edana, Irish saint venerated in western Ireland, sometimes called Etaoin. She lived near the Boyle and Shannon Rivers and a well bears her name. She may be confused with St. Modwenna.    Sts. Fragan and Gwen, 5th century. The parents of Sts. Jacut, Guithem, and Winwaloe. Fragan and Gwen went to Brittany, France, to escape the pagan barbarians of England. Churches in Brittany were dedicated to each of them. ST. ANTONY M. ZACCARIA, PRIEST, FOUNDER OF THE BARNABITIS  Although he lived on 36 years, St Anthony had a profound effect on the Church of the 16th century. He founded the Barnabite community, and the associated Angelic Sisters of St Paul and the Laity of St Paul. Twice he was accused of heresy, and twice absolved. July 5 Saint Zoe of Rome, Roman Catholic Martyr. She was greatly devoted to St Peter, and was praying by his tomb when she was arrested for her faith. She died, stifled by smoke, being hung by her own hair, over a fire. Her body then was th

Saint of the day July 04 Bl. William Andleby, 1597 A.D. Martyr of England. Born at Eton, near Beverley, England, he studied at St. Johns College, Cambridge, and was converted to Catholicism on the way to fight the Spanish . He went to Douai, France, and was ordained in 1577. Returning home, he worked in Yorkshire and Lincolnshire for two decades. Arrested and condemned, h e was executed at York with Thomas Warcop and two companions . He was beatified in 1929.    Bl. Thomas Warcop, 1597 A.D. English martyr . A gentleman in Yorkshire, England, who sheltered Blessed William Andleby. He was arrested and condemned for giving this aid and hanged at York with three companions on July 4.   Bl. Edward Fulthrop, 1597 A.D. An English martyr at Yorkshire . He reconciled to the faith and was martyred at York. Edward was beatified in 1929.   St. Henry Abbo t, Blessed, 1597 A.D. Martyr of England. A native of Howden, England, Henry became a convert to the Church and was duly arrested and hanged at Y

  Saint of the day July 03 St. Byblig, 5th century. Welsh holy man, also called Biblig, Pebliq, Pibliq, and Publicus. He is associated with Caenarvon, Wales.     St. Bladus. One of the early bishops of the Isle of Man off the Scottish coast.   St. Cillene, 752 A.D. An abbot of lona, Scotland. He was Irish and became abbot around 726.   St. Gunthiern, 500 A.D. Welsh prince who became a hermit in Brittany, France.   St. Guthagon, 8th century. An Irish hermit who took residence in Belgium.  St. Maelmuire O' Gorman. Abbot of Knock, Ireland. He is revered as an Irish poet. ST. THOMAS, APOSTLE, St. Thomas,  at the dispersal of the Apostles after Pentecost this saint was sent to evangelize the Parthians, Medes, and Persians; he ultimately reached India, carrying the Faith to the Malabar coast, which still boasts a large native population calling themselves "Christians of St. Thomas." He was speared to death at a place called Calamine . His feast day is July 3rd and he is th

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  Saint of the day July 02 St. Oudaceus, 615 A.D. Welsh bishop, also called Oudaceus and Eddogwy. Supposedly the son of a local leader in Brittany and the nephew of St. Teilo, he was raised in Wales. Oudaceus entered the monastic life, and succeeded Teilo as abbot of Llandeilo Fawr, Carmarthenshire. He later became a bishop, and is considered one of the four saints to whom the cathedral of Llandaff, Wales, is dedicated. Bl. Eugenia Joubert, Roman Catholic Nun . She taught catechism to children and died of tuberculosis at age 28. Feastday: July 2 Sts. Processus and Martinian, Roman Catholic Priest Martyrs . They joined the Apostles Peter and Paul in the Mamertine Prison in Rome before their executions. A spring flowed miraculously in the prison, and Processus and Martinian, both wardens, were baptized in the miraculous waters. Their relics are preserved in St. Peter’s Basilica.  Feastday: July 2

Pope Francis explains why St. Peter has keys and what they mean - ZENIT - English : Allocution on the occasion of the recitation of the Angelus on Saturday, June 29, 2024

2 aspects of mission and 3 current urgencies according to Pope Francis - ZENIT - English : The Pope received in audience, in the Clementine Hall of the Apostolic Palace, the participants in the General Chapter of the Society of the Divine Word (Verbites)