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Catholic Saints & Feasts

by Fr. Michael Black
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  • Georgia Martyrs: Beatification October 31, 2026

    October 30, 2026 · 8 min

    Georgia Martyrs   Beatification: October 31, 2026    St. Francis Would Be Proud  Polyandry, or a woman taking multiple husbands, is an obscure marital custom. In the few remote Himalayan villages where it may be practiced, brothers marry…

  • October 28: Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles

    October 26, 2026 · 6 min

    October 28: Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles First Century Feast; Liturgical Color: Red Patron Saints of hopeless causes (Jude) and tanners (Simon) The Apostles laid the foundation for the household of faith There is often a crosshatch of…

  • October 24: Saint Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop

    October 24, 2026 · 5 min

    October 24: Saint Anthony Mary Claret, Bishop 1807–1870 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of textile merchants, the Catholic press, and vocational educators A tireless bishop founds an Order and moves…

  • October 23: Saint John of Capistrano, Priest

    October 23, 2026 · 6 min

    October 23: Saint John of Capistrano, Priest 1386–1456 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of military chaplains and jurists A worldly man becomes a Franciscan and a great preacher Today’s saint, like Saints Francis…

  • October 22: Saint John Paul II, Pope

    October 22, 2026 · 7 min

    October 22: Saint John Paul II, Pope 1920–2005 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of World Youth Day Fully prepared, possessing every skill, a pope for the ages makes maximum impact Thirty-three years after the dark…

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  • October 20: Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest (U.S.A.)

    October 20, 2026 · 6 min

    October 20: Saint Paul of the Cross, Priest (U.S.A.) 1694–1775 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of Ovada, Italy, and founder of the Passionists He was a marathoner whose “runner’s high” lasted a lifetime After…

  • October 19: Saints Jean de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and their Companions, Martyrs (U.S.A.)

    October 19, 2026 · 9 min

    October 19: Saints Jean de Brébeuf and Isaac Jogues, Priests, and their Companions, Martyrs (U.S.A.) Saint Jean: 1593–1649; Saint Isaac Jogues 1607–1646; Frs. Gabriel Lalemant, Noel Chabanel, Charles Garnier, Anthony Daniel; and laymen…

  • October 18: Saint Luke, Evangelist

    October 17, 2026 · 6 min

    October 18: Saint Luke, Evangelist First Century Feast; Liturgical Color: Red Patron Saint of artists, physicians, and surgeons A disciple of Christ gives the Church two foundational works Saint Luke was one of the four Evangelists but…

  • October 17: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr

    October 17, 2026 · 6 min

    October 17: Saint Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop and Martyr c. Mid First Century–c. 110 Memorial; Liturgical Color: Red Patron Saint of the Church in Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa An early Bishop-martyr elaborates on Catholic…

  • October 16: Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin

    October 16, 2026 · 6 min

    October 16: Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque, Virgin 1647–1690 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of those with polio, devotees of the Sacred Heart, loss of parents A cloistered nun’s visions of the Sacred Heart impact…

  • October 16: Saint Hedwig, Religious

    October 16, 2026 · 6 min

    October 16: Saint Hedwig, Religious c.1174–1243 Optional Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of brides, widows, and Silesia A wife and mother spreads the faith like a bishop On every limb of the tangled branches of Saint…

  • October 15: Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor

    October 15, 2026 · 7 min

    October 15: Saint Teresa of Jesus, Virgin and Doctor 1515–1582 Memorial; Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of headache sufferers and lacemakers A rich, fiery personality purifies herself and the Carmelites The call for reform of the…

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About the show

"Catholic Saints & Feasts" offers a dramatic reflection on each saint and feast day of the General Calendar of the Catholic Church. The reflections are taken from the four volume book series: "Saints & Feasts of the Catholic Calendar," written by Fr. Michael Black. These reflections profile the theological bone breakers, the verbal flame throwers, the ocean crossers, the heart-melters, and the sweet-chanting virgin-martyrs who populate the liturgical calendar of the Catholic Church.