SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN DECEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 7th of December WELCOME! SAINT CHARLES GARNIER, MISSIONARY PRIEST AND MARTYR The Canadian Martyrs incl. Saint Charles Garnier  Saint Charles Garnier, born on May 25 , 1606, had to be persistent in asking to become a missionary because his father Jean de Garault, a wealthy Parisian gentleman, opposed his desires and obstructed his first request.  Eventually, his family consented, and he commenced his studies of classics, philosophy, and theology at the  Jesuit  college of Clermont, joining the order in 1624, and being ordained a priest in 1635. Father Garnier requested to be sent to the Canadian mission, and sailed in 1636 on the same fleet as Governor Montmagny. He was sent forthwith to the Huron country, where he was to spend the fourteen years of his heroic apostolate without ever returning to Quebec. In six months he mastered the difficult language, and began a career of unceasing charity whi...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of November WELCOME! CHARLES LALEMANT, JESUIT SUPERIOR The cover of the Jesuit Relations for 1662–1663, a report published annually from  Jesuit   missions in the field to their superiors to update them on the missionaries' progress. Charles Lalemant [Charles Lallemant] was born in Paris, November 17 , 1587; died there, November 18 , 1674. He was the first superior of the  Jesuit  missions in Canada, and his letter to his brother Jerome dated August 1 , 1626, inaugurated the series of " Relations " about the missionary work in that country. Thwarted by the Trading Company at Quebec in his efforts to evangelize the indigenous Americans, he went back to France to protest. Attempting to return to America his vessel was captured and he was sent as a prisoner to England. A second attempt resulted in shipwreck off Cape Canso , and on his way back to France in a fishing smack which picked him up he was ...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 29th of September WELCOME! SAINT RENE GOUPIL, MARTYR Saint Rene Goupil [René Goupil] was born on May 13 , 1608 in Saint Martin in Anjou, France, the son of Hypolite Goupil and of Luce Provost. His baptism took place on May 15 , 1608. It is noted that Saint Rene formally studied surgery - rather than merely being one of the barber-surgeons of his time. On March 26 , 1639, he entered the  Society of Jesus   in Paris, as a lay assistant (donné) rather than as a  Jesuit , because of his progressing deafness - a note preserved in the archives of the  Jesuits   of Chantilly, near Paris, informs us that he had to discontinue his noviciate for this reason: " Renatus Goupil a tirocinio Parisiensi exclusus erat, quia surdaster ." The following year he offered himself to the Society for missionary work in Quebec, promising to obey the  Jesuit  superior, to receive no remuneration and live a celiba...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 18th of October WELCOME! SAINT ISAAC JOGUES, MISSIONARY PRIEST AND MARTYR Saint Isaac Jogues Saint Isaac Jogues (born January 10 , 1607, Orleans, France) and his companions were the first martyrs of the North American continent officially recognised by the Church. Saint Isaac entered the  Jesuits  at Rouen when he was 17 years old. Two months after celebrating his first Mass on February 10 , 1636, he was on his way to the  Jesuit   mission in the New World. He wrote his mother of his great joy when he landed in Quebec and saw native Americans waiting on shore. After only a month and a half, he set out on his first expedition to the Hurons, travelling the 900 miles to Ihonatiria by water. Saint Isaac met  Father Jean de Brebeuf at Ihonatiria , and began learning the Huron language.  The Hurons were constantly warred upon by the Iroquois. In 1641 Saint Isaac began missions to the Ojibwa people ...

  WELCOME! SAINT ALEXANDER, RELIGIOUS  Saint Gregory of Tours  mentions a certain Saint Alexander, who was a monk and lived in the Auvergne. His tomb is located in Clermont.  (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 131) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: May the intercession of Saint Alexander commend us to you, so that through his merits we may obtain that which we cannot accomplish by our own. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER   Saints celebrated on the 4th of November WELCOME! SAINT QUIRIACUS, MARTYR A companion of Saint Clement , Saint Quiriacus was martyred at Tours. His memorial day is November 4 . (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume  5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 12) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Quiriacus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org