Catholic Saints & Feasts of the Liturgical Year

• April 5- Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest—Optional Memorial

  Read entire reflection online >>>April 5: Saint Vincent Ferrer, Priest—Optional Memorialc.1350–1419Patron Saint of builders, plumbers, fishermen, and prisonersCanonized by Pope Calixtus III in 1455Liturgical Color: White (Purple if Lenten Weekday)Quote: By study of Holy Scripture and by factual experience we know that when any great and heavy affliction is about to come on the world, often some warning sign is shown in the sky or in the upper air. And this happens by the mercy of God, so that people forewarned of impending tribulation by means of these signs, through prayer and good works, may obtain in the tribunal of mercy a reversal of the sentence passed against them by God the judge in the heavenly courts; or at least by penance and amendment of life, may prepare themselves against the impending affliction. ~Sermon of Saint Vincent on the Last JudgmentPrayer:Saint Vincent, you put prayer first in your life, and from that prayer became an exceptionally effective minister of the Gospel. God used you to convert countless thousands as you submitted yourself to His divine will with generosity and zeal. Please pray for me, that I may always seek God in prayer and allow my life of prayer to be the fuel for the ministry to which I am called. Saint Vincent Ferrer, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Image: Alonso Cano, via Wikimedia Commons

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• April 4- Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Optional Memorial

  Read entire reflection online >>>April 4: Saint Isidore, Bishop and Doctor of the Church—Optional Memorialc.560–636Patron Saint of computer technicians, the Internet, and studentsPre-Congregation canonizationProclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1722 by Pope Innocent XIIILiturgical Color: White (Purple if Lenten Weekday)Quote: Isidore, a man of great distinction, bishop of the church of Seville, successor and brother of bishop Leander, flourished from the time of Emperor Maurice and King Reccared. In him antiquity reasserted itself—or rather, our time laid in him a picture of the wisdom of antiquity: a man practiced in every form of speech, he adapted himself in the quality of his words to the ignorant and the learned, and was distinguished for unequaled eloquence when there was fit opportunity. Furthermore, the intelligent reader will be able to understand easily from his diversified studies and the works he has completed, how great was his wisdom. ~Tribute to Saint Isidore by Bishop Braulio of SaragossaPrayer:Saint Isidore, God gifted you with a keen intellect that you wholeheartedly devoted to the service of Christ and His Church. Coupled with your personal holiness and charismatic nature, you left an enduring legacy of faith for countless generations. Please pray for me, that I will devote every gift I have been given to the glory of God and the building up of His Church. Saint Isidore, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Image: Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, via Wikimedia Commons

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• April 2- Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit—Optional Memorial

  Read entire reflection online >>>April 2: Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit—Optional Memorial1416–1507Patron Saint of boatmen, mariners, and naval officersCanonized by Pope Leo X on May 1, 1519Liturgical Color: White (Purple if Lenten Weekday)Quote: Brothers, I most strongly urge you to work for the salvation of your souls with prudence and diligence. Death is certain, and life is short and vanishes like smoke. Therefore you must fix your minds on the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ who so burned with love for us that he came down from heaven to redeem us. For our sakes he suffered all the agonies of body and mind, and did not shrink from any torment. He gave us a perfect example of patience and love. For our part, we too must be patient when things go against us. ~Letter of Saint Francis of PaolaPrayer:Saint Francis, the closer you grew to God, the more radical your daily life became. However, the radical life you lived eventually became normal to you and your ordinary way to holiness. Please pray for me that I may live a life so completely given over to God that this total self-giving becomes my ordinary way of life. Saint Francis of Paola, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Image: The Miracles of Francis Paola, Peter Paul Rubens, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

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• March 25- Annunciation of the Lord—Solemnity

  Read entire reflection online >>>April 8: Annunciation of the Lord—SolemnityNormally celebrated on March 25, but transfered to April 8 due to Holy Week this yearLiturgical Color: WhiteQuote: Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word. ~Luke 1:38Prayer:Most glorious and ever-virgin Mary, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to you to announce the coming of God within your virginal womb, you inquired with humility how this could be. The Archangel spoke further, and you assented to this divine mystery with all your heart. Please pray for me, that I may always consent to the will of God in my life so that your divine Son may also be conceived in my soul to continue His saving work of redemption. Mother Mary, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Image: Paolo de Matteis, via Wikimedia Commons

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• March 23- Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop—Optional Memorial

  Read entire reflection online >>>March 23: Saint Turibius of Mogrovejo, Bishop—Optional Memorial1538–1606Patron Saint of Peru, Latin American bishops, and native people’s rightsCanonized by Pope Benedict XIII on December 10, 1726Liturgical Color: Purple (Lenten Weekday)Quote: Nothing gave the saint so much pleasure as the greatest labors and dangers, to procure the least spiritual advantage to one soul. Burning with the most vehement desire of laying down his life for his flock, and of suffering all things for him who died for us, he feared no danger. ~Butler’s Lives of the SaintsPrayer:Saint Turibius, you were a true shepherd whose primary concern was the salvation of every soul. You devoted yourself wholeheartedly to that mission. Please pray for me, that I may imitate you and become a better instrument of the Gospel, reaching people in ways that will more fully open their hearts to Christ. Saint Turibius, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.Source of content: mycatholic.lifeCopyright © 2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. All rights reserved. Used with permission via RSS feed.Image: Sebastiano Conca, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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