Catholic Saints & Feasts of the Liturgical Year
If a list were made of the greatest human beings who have ever lived, the Catholic saints would be at the top. Though historians often attempt to judge greatness from a subjective perspective, there must be objective criteria by which human greatness is judged. The only Being capable of establishing that criteria is God. The criteria that God has established are the virtues, as identified by Jesus and revealed by Him through the holy Gospels. The goal of this podcast is to present each saint found on the Catholic liturgical calendar in such a way so as to identify the Godly virtues that place each one on that list. The Church has already confirmed the saints’ greatness and their heroic virtues. Importantly, God chose the men and women found in these pages, not only for greatness in their lifetimes, but also as models of holiness in ours. These men and women are gifts to you, given by God through the Church. Each podecast reflection comes from the four-volume series Saints and Feasts of the Liturgical Year. These reflections can be read at our website for free: mycatholic.life. They are also available for purchase in eBook and paperback.
Episodes
November 24: Saint Andrew Dung-Lac, Priest and his Companions, Martyrs—Memorial
Seventeenth–Nineteenth Centuries
Patron Saints of Vietnam
Canonized by Pope John Paul II June 19, 1988
Liturgical Color: Red
Quote:
I, Paul, in chains for the name of Christ, wish to relate to you the trials besetting me daily, in order that you may be inflamed with love for God and join with me in his praises, for h...
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe—Solemnity
Last Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgical Color: White or Gold
Quote:
Jesus said to his disciples: “When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the ...
November 23: Saint Columban (Columbanus), Abbot—Optional Memorial
543–615
Patron Saint of motorcyclists
Invoked against floods
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
All we Irish dwelling on the edge of the world are disciples of Saints Peter and Paul and of the disciples who, under the Holy Spirit, wrote the Sacred Canon. We accept nothing outside this evangelical and apost...
November 23: Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, Priest and Martyr—USA Optional Memorial
1891–1927
Invoked by the Mexican Church and in times of political persecution
Beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 25, 1988
Liturgical Color: Red
Quote:
Deceitful are the ephemeral pleasures and joys of this world. Our supreme comfort in this life is to die to the world that we may live with Jesus crucified. ...
November 23: Saint Clement I, Pope and Martyr—Optional Memorial
c. 35–c. 99
Patron Saint of sailors, mariners, sick children, and stonecutters
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red
Quote:
Concerning the things pertaining to our religious observance which are most profitable for a life of goodness to those who would pursue a godly and righteous course, we have written to you, men an...
November 22: Saint Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr—Memorial
Late Second or Early Third Century
Patron Saint of bodily purity, composers, luthiers, martyrs, music, musicians, musical instrument makers, poets, and singers
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: Red
Quote:
Almachius urged, “Set aside your delusions and worship the gods.”
Cecilia responded, “You’re blinded. What you call gods, we ...
November 21: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary—Memorial
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
And the child was three years old, and Joachim said: Invite the daughters of the Hebrews that are undefiled, and let them take each a lamp, and let them stand with the lamps burning, that the child may not turn back, and her heart be captivated from the temple of the Lord. And they did so until they w...
November 18: Dedication of the Basilicas of Saints Peter and Paul, Apostles—Optional Memorial
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
But not to dwell upon ancient examples, let us come to the most recent spiritual heroes. Let us take the noble examples furnished in our own generation. Through envy and jealousy the greatest and most righteous pillars [of the church] have been persecuted and put to dea...
November 18: Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, Virgin—USA Optional Memorial
1769–1852
Invoked for perseverance amid adversity and against the opposition of Church authorities
Canonized by Pope John Paul II on July 3, 1988
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
You may dazzle the mind with a thousand brilliant discoveries of natural science; you may open new worlds of knowledge which were never dreamed of ...
November 17: Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, Religious—Memorial
1207–1231
Patron Saint of Third Order Franciscans, bakers, beggars, brides, charitable societies and workers, exiles, falsely accused people, homeless people, hospitals, lacemakers, nursing homes, nursing services, people ridiculed for their piety, widows
Invoked against in-law problems, the death of children, and toothache
Canonized b...
November 16: Saint Gertrude the Great, Virgin—Optional Memorial
1256–1302
Patron Saint of nuns
Invoked for poor souls in Purgatory
Equivalent canonization in 1606
Added to the Universal Roman Calendar by Pope Clement XII in 1677
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
Let the Abyss of Uncreated Wisdom invoke the Abyss of Omnipotent Power to praise and extol the amazing charity which, by an excess of Thine ...
November 16: Saint Margaret of Scotland—Optional Memorial
c. 1045–1093
Patron Saint of learning, parents of large families, parents who have lost a child, queens, and widows
Canonized by Pope Innocent IV in 1251
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
She was called Margaret, and in the sight of God she showed herself to be a pearl, precious in faith and works. She was indeed a pearl to you, to me, to al...
November 15: Saint Albert the Great, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial
c. 1200–1280
Patron Saint of scientists, medical technicians, natural sciences, philosophers, schoolchildren, and theology students
Canonized by Pope Pius XI on December 16, 1931
Declared a Doctor of the Church (Universal Doctor) during his canonization
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
I have felt moved to write a few last tho...
November 13: Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Virgin—USA Memorial
1850–1917
Patron Saint of immigrants, emigrants, hospital administrators, and orphans
Invoked against malaria
Canonized by Pope Pius XII on July 7, 1946
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
How lovely and sweet it is to undertake a sea voyage when one is tired and worn out with the labors of the Missions! The day was fixed, the cabins were ...
November 12: Saint Josaphat, Bishop and Martyr—Memorial
1580–1623
Patron Saint of Ukraine
Invoked for the reunification of Eastern and Western Christians
Canonized by Pope Pius IX on June 29, 1867
Liturgical Color: Red
Quote:
You people of Vitebsk want to put me to death. You make ambushes for me everywhere, in the streets, on the bridges, on the highways, and in the marketplace. I am here among ...
November 11: Saint Martin of Tours, Bishop—Memorial
316 or 336–397
Patron Saint of beggars, cavalry, equestrians, geese, horses, innkeepers, Pontifical Swiss Guards, quartermasters, reformed alcoholics, soldiers, tailors, and winemakers
Invoked against alcoholism and poverty
Pre-Congregation canonization
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
Accordingly, at a certain period, when he had nothing except h...
November 10: Saint Leo the Great, Pope and Doctor—Memorial
c. 400–461
Pre-Congregation canonization
Declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIV in 1754
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
He conquered that we too might likewise conquer. For there are no works of power, dearly beloved, without the trials of temptations, there is no faith without proof, no contest without a foe, no victory wit...
November 9: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica—Feast
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
“Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up.” The Jews said, “This temple has been under construction for forty-six years, and you will raise it up in three days?” But he was speaking about the temple of his Body. ~John 2:19–21
Prayer:
Christ our Savior, through the intercessions of Saints John the...
November 4: Saint Charles Borromeo, Bishop—Memorial
1538–1584
Patron Saint of apple orchards, bishops, catechism writers, catechists, catechumens, seminarians, starchmakers, and spiritual directors
Invoked against abdominal pain, colic, stomach diseases, and ulcers
Canonized by Pope Paul V on November 1, 1610
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
Most dearly beloved brethren, If you should look diligent...
November 3: Saint Martin de Porres, Religious—Optional Memorial
1579–1639
Patron Saint of African-Americans, biracial people, barbers, innkeepers, the poor, Peru, public health workers, public schools, television, and interracial and social justice
Canonized by Pope John XXIII on May 6, 1962
Liturgical Color: White
Quote:
Certain that he deserved more severe punishment for his sins than others d...
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