ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN NOVEMBER Saints celebrated on the 28th of November WELCOME! SAINT JAMES OF THE MARCHES, CONFESSOR The town of Montbrandon, in the Marca of Ancona, the ancient Picenum, a province of the ecclesiastical state in Italy, gave birth to Saint James of La Marca of Ancona [on September 1, 1391]. His parents, though of low condition, were very virtuous, and educated him in sentiments of true piety and religion. A neighbouring priest taught him Latin, and he was young when he was sent to the university of Perugia, where his progress in learning soon qualified him to be chosen preceptor to a young gentleman of Florence. HIS VIRTUE AND PRUDENCE This student’s father, who was a magistrate of that city, was much taken with the virtue and prudence of our saint, engaged him to accompany his son to Florence, and procured him a considerable post in that republic. St James observed, that in the hurry of worldly business men easily forge...