01  The Name of Jesus
02  St. Basil the Great, bishop and doctor, 379
04  St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, nun and widow, 1821
Epiphany of Jesus Christ (first Sun. after 1/1)
Baptism of Our Lord (second Sunday after 1/1)
17  St. Anthony, Abbot in Egypt, founder of monasticism, patron of
      gravediggers, 356
18  The Confession of St. Peter
20  St. Sebastian, martyr, patron of athletes, 284
21  St. Agnes, martyr and virgin, 304
25  The Conversion of St. Paul
28  St. Thomas Aquinas, priest, doctor and friar, patron of schools, 1274   
   
February
02  The Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple
03  St. Blase, bishop and martyr, patron of those with throat disease,c. 316
04  St. Veronica, virgin, accompanied Christ to Calvary
05  St. Agatha, virgin and martyr, patron of nurses, earthquakes and persons with
       breast diseases
08  St. Jerome Emiliani, priest, patron of orphans, 1537
11  Our Lady of Lourdes
14  St. Valentine, priest and martyr, patron of greetings, c. 270
18.  St. Martin Luther, priest, 1546
March
April
May
01  St. Joseph the Worker
02  St. Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria and doctor, 373
03  SS. Philip and James, apostles
14  St. Matthias, apostle
15  St. Isidore, farmer, patron of peasants and day laborers, 1130
16  St. Brendan, priest, patron of sailors, c. 577
20  St. Bernardine of Siena, priest, religious, missionary, 1444
25  St. Bede the Venerable, priest, doctor and monk of Jarrow, 735
26  St. Philip Neri, priest, religious founder, 1595
27  St. Augustine, first Archbishop of Canterbury, missionary, 605
31  Visitation of Mary to Elizabeth  
June
July
01  SS Cosmas and Damien, martyrs, 303
03  St. Thomas, apostle
04  St. Andrew, Archbishop of Crete, c. 740
05  St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria, priest, religious founder, 1539
06  St. Maria Goretti, virgin and martyr, 1902
11  St. Benedict of Nursia, abbot of Monte Cassino, religious founder, 540
12  St. Camillus de Lellis, priest, 1614
13  SS Olga, 969, and Vladimir, 1015, of Russia
14  St. Kateri Tekakwitha, virgin, patron of ecology, 1680
15  St. Bonaventure, bishop, religious and doctor, 1274
16  Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
17  St. Bartolome de las Casas, bishop, 1566
22  St. Mary Magdalene, disciple
23  St. Bridget of Sweden, married woman, nun, religious founder, patron of
        widows, 1373
24  SS Boris and Gleb, martyrs, 1015
25  St. James the Elder, apostle
26  SS Joachim and Anne, parents of Mary
29  SS Mary, Martha and Lazarus of Bethany, disciples
30  St. Peter Chrysologus, bishop and doctor, c. 450
31  St. Ignatius Loyola, priest, religious founder, 1556
August
September
02  Martyrs of New Guinea, 1942
03  St. Gregory the Great, bishop, religious and doctor, 604
05  St. Teresa of Calcutta, nun and religious founder, 1992
08  Birth of Mary
09  St. Peter Claver, priest, religious, missionary, patron of African missions,
       African Americans, interracial justice, 1654
11  St. Mychal Judge, OFM, priest, and victims of the NYC terrorist attack of
       9/11/2001
13  St. John Chrysostom, bishop and doctor, 407
14  Triumph of the Cross
15  Our Lady of Sorrows
17  St. Robert Bellarmine, bishop, religious and doctor, patron of canon lawyers,
       catechists, catechumens, 1621
18  St. Joseph Cupertino, priest; patron of air crews, air travelers, aircraft pilots,
       astronauts, test takers
20  SS Andrew Kim Taegon, (pictured at right) priest and martyr, patron of
        Korean clergy; Paul Chong Hasang and companions, martyrs
21  St. Matthew, apostle and evangelist; patron of accountants, bankers,
       bookkeepers, guards, stock brokers, tax collectors
23  St. Pio of Pietrichino, priest, 1965
24  St. Thecla, first virgin-martyr, 1st century
27  St. Vincent de Paul, priest, religious founder, patron of charitable societies,
       charitable workers, horses, hospital workers, hospitals, lepers, lost articles,
        prisoners, spiritual help, volunteers, 1660
28  St. Wenceslaus of Bohemia, martyr, patron of brewers. 929
29  SS Michael, Gabriel, Raphael and all angels
30  St. Jerome, priest and doctor, Monk of Bethlehem, 420  
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Calendar of Saints
02  St. Casimir, patron of Poland, bachelors, kings, against plagues, 1483
05  St. John Joseph of the Cross, priest, 1734
07  SS. Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs at Carthage, 202
17  St. Patrick, bishop and missionary of Ireland, 461
19  St. Joseph, Guardian of Our Lord, Husband of Mary, Patron of the
       Universal Church
24  St. Oscar Romero, bishop and martyr, 1980
25  Annunciation of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the Blessed Virgin Mary
30  St. Thea Bowman, religious, 1990
31  St. Benjamin, deacon and martyr, c. 424
04  St. Martin Luther King, Jr., minister and martyr, 1968
07  St. John Baptist de la Salle, priest and religious, patron of teachers, 1719
08  St. Dietrich Bonhoeffer, priest and martyr, 1945
11  St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr, 1079
25  St. Mark, apostle and evangelist, patron of notaries
29  St. Catherine of Siena, nun, virgin and doctor, patron of fire prevention,
      1380
01  St. Justin, martyr at Rome, 167
02  Martyrs of Lyons, 177
03  St. Charles Lwanga and the martyrs of Uganda, 1886
04  St. John XXIII, bishop, 1963
05  St. Boniface, Archbishop of Mainz, missionary to Germany, martyr, 754
06  St. Norbert, bishop, 1134
09  St. Ephrem of Edessa, Syria, deacon and doctor, 373
11  St. Barnabas the apostle
13  St. Anthony of Padua, priest, religious and doctor, 1231
15  Immaculate Heart of Mary
21  St. Aloysius Gonzaga, religious, 1591
22  SS John Fisher, bishop and martyr, and Thomas More, martyr, 1535
24  Birth of St. John the Baptist
26  Founders Day
27  St. Cyril of Alexandria, bishop and doctor, 444
28  St Iranaeus, Bishop of Lyons, martyr, c. 202
29  SS Peter and Paul, apostles  
01  St. Alphonsus Ligouri, bishop, religious founder and doctor, 1787
02  St. Joseph of Arimathea, disciple
04  St. John Vianney, priest, patron of priests, 1859
05  The Transfiguration of Our Lord
08  St. Dominic, priest and friar, religious founder, patron of astronomer,
      scientists, people falsely accused, 1221
09  St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (aka Edith Stein), patron of loss
      parents, religious and martyr, 1942
10  St. Lawrence, deacon and martyr at Rome, patron of comedians,
      cooks, deacons, poor people, school children, wine makers,  258
11  St. Clare, abbess at Assisi, virgin, religious founder, patron of
      embroiderers, eye diseases, telephones, TV, TV writers, laundry
       workers, 1253
14  St. Maximilian Kolbe, (picture to left), priest, religious, martyr, patron of
      drug addicts and prisoners, 1941
15  Mary, Mother of Our Lord  
18  St. Helen of the Cross, married woman, patron of archeologists,
      converts, difficult marriages, divorced people, 330
20  St. Bernard, Abbot of Clairvaux and doctor, 1153
21  St. Pius X, bishop, 1914
22  Queenship of Mary
23  St. Rose of Lima, virgin, ; patron of Central, South and Latin America,
       gardeners, people ridiculed for their piety, c. 1586
24  St. Bartholomew, apostle; patron of butchers, cobblers and
       plasterers
25  St. Louis, King of France, married man, ruler, patron of death of
      children, difficult marriages, hairdressers, soldiers, 1270
26  St. Moses the Black, monk and martyr, c. 405
27  St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine of Hippo, married woman, patron of
      abuse victims, alcoholics, disappointing children, victims of adultery, 387
28  St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo, doctor, patron of theologians, 430
29  Martyrdom of St. John the Baptist
31  St. Aidan, Bishop of Lindisfarne, 651