SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 7th of July WELCOME! SAINT MARK JI TIANXIANG, DOCTOR AND MARTYR Saint Mark Ji Tianxiang (馬克冀天祥)  was born in Jizhou District, Hengshui, Zhili (now Hebei), China in 1834. He was an affluent acupuncturist; a Catholic all his life. Known for treating poor people for free, everybody loved him. In his forties he went down with stomach illness involving severe discomfort. He successfully kept numbing the pain with opium for a prolonged period of time, and duly got addicted.  Mark made frequent confessions, admitting to and regretting his addiction, but he was denied absolution and Holy Communion because the parish priest thought he lacked true sorrow for his addiction since he did not amend it by kicking the habit. Mark ended up not receiving the Sacrament for decades, but eventually, after many years of being a faithful and regular church-goer, he was given the Sacraments once more due to his sincere perseverance in fait...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 31st of August SAINTS ROBUSTIAN AND MARK, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Robustian and Mark. The Roman Martyrology states:  "Also, the holy martyrs Robustian and Mark." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Robustian and Mark 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.

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JULY Saints celebrated on the 3rd of July SAINTS MARK, MUCIAN, AND COMPANIONS, MARTYRS Today, we also commemorate Saints Mark, Mucian, and Companions. The Roman Martyrology states:  "The same day, the holy martyrs Mark and Mucian, who were put to the sword for Christ. As a small boy cried out to them not to sacrifice to idols, he was whipped, but confessing Christ all the more vigorously, he was killed with a man named Paul, who had also exhorted the martyrs." PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saints Mark, Mucian, and Companions 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.