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Easter: April 23rd
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Easter; Opt. Mem. of St. George, Martyr; Opt. Mem. of St. Adalbert, Bishop and Martyr
The Universal Church celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. George, Martyr (d. 304), which England celebrates this saint as a solemnity. Little is known of him except that he was a soldier and martyr. Veneration of St. George... More
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Easter: April 22nd
Monday of the Fourth Week of Easter
The Roman Martyrology commemorates two pope saints, Soter and Caius, separated by a century. Pope St. Soter (d. 175) was the twelfth pope, and succeeded Anicetus as Pope in 166. He died a martyr in 175, under Emperor... More
Easter: April 21st
Fourth Sunday of Easter (Good Shepherd Sunday)
I am the good shepherd. A good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep. A hired man, who is not a shepherd and whose sheep are not his own, sees a wolf coming and leaves the sheep and runs away, and the wolf catches and scatters... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Easter: April 20th
Saturday of the Third Week of Easter
The Church in Wales celebrates the Optional Memorial of St. Beuno or Benno (545-690), one of its greatest saints. He was a monk who founded his own community and performed numerous miracles, among them restoring St. Winifred's... More
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Easter: April 19th
Friday of the Third Week of Easter
The Roman Martyrology commemorates Pope St. Leo IX (1002-1049), a cousin of the emperor Conrad the Salie, born in Alsace, and baptized Bruno. He was made bishop of Toul in 1026 and constrained to accept the papal office... More
Easter: April 18th
Thursday of the Third Week of Easter
Today the Church in Canada celebrates the Optional Memorial of Blessed Marie-Anne Blondin (1809-1890), the foundress of the Congregation of the Sisters of Saint Anne. Her work established universal education, so that there was a... More
Easter: April 17th
Wednesday of the Third Week of Easter
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Robert Molesme (1027-1110), traditionally considered to be the founder of the Cistercians, the reform that developed at Citeaux. Meditation for Wednesday in the Third... More
Easter: April 16th
Tuesday of the Third Week of Easter
The Roman Martyrology's commemorations today include: St. Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879). Bernadette, the oldest of six children, was born in Lourdes, France, in 1844. At the age of 14, between 11 February... More
Easter: April 15th
Monday of the Third Week of Easter
The Roman Martyrology commemorates St. Paternus (482-586), Bishop. He first joined the monks of Ansion and later became a hermit near Coutances. Eventually he was consecrated bishop of Avranches, Normandy, France.... More
Easter: April 14th
Third Sunday of Easter
While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, "Peace be with you." But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to them, "Why are you... More
Sunday: a day of rest.
Easter: April 13th
Saturday of the Second Week of Easter; Optional Memorial of St. Martin I, Pope and Martyr
Today is the Optional Memorial of St. Martin I (d. 655), who was pope from 649 to 654. He was a courageous defender of the faith against heresy. He held a council at Rome which condemned the Monothelite heresy which taught that... More
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