Seton Magazine Catholic Homeschool Articles, Advice & Resources
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January
January 6 Among the many customs and traditions to celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany are finding the hidden bean in the King’s bread and receiving gifts from La Befana. The feast is celebrated on January 6.
January 23 Mother Marianne, in the language of truth and love, worked tirelessly for her patients, the poor suffering from leprosy, and even Saint Damien in his last days.
January 28 Thomas’s writing blended Aristotelian philosophy and Christian theology and was adopted as the official philosophy of the church in 1917.
January 31 A dream led St. John Bosco to a life dedicated to teaching, encouraging, and caring for neglected boys using methods that exemplified a loving and merciful God.
February
February 1 Blessed with a generous spirit, Brigid, born to a slave, was graced to perform many miracles, do great works, and go on to inspire a nation.
February 3 St. Blaise is well to ask a miracle from St. Blaise, a popular saint during the Middle Ages, one of the 14 Holy Helpers, and a physician known for miraculous cures.
February 8 Kidnapped and sold into slavery, St. Josephine Bakhita miraculously was led to the Canossian Sisters serving others for forty-two years with her ever-present smile.
February 14 St. Valentine There are many legends on the origin of St. Valentine’s Day, but we know that he was a man of great faith and is the patron of love, devotion, and romance.
March
March 17 St. Patrick was born in Roman Britain. At age 16, he was captured by Irish pirates and sold as a slave. He suffered many trials but would go on to convert Ireland.
March 19 In times of trial look to Saint Joseph, his example shows us how to trust in God particularly when the paths of our lives do not turn out as we would wish.
April
April 16 The lady asked Bernadette to return every day for a fortnight and so began the daily visions which embarrassed her parents and consumed the local parish.
April 23 The example of St. George teaches us to have faith that God will give us the courage, strength, and fortitude needed to fight the dragons in our lives.
April 25 His symbol, the winged lion, Saint Mark, comfort to Paul, and founder of Alexandria’s first church was the first to bring the Gospel to Africa.
April 28 St. Gianna Beretta Molla, wife, mother, physician; made a heroic decision during her complicated pregnancy. “If you must decide between me and the child…Save the baby.”
April 30 Pope St. Pius V reformed the church, protected it from the heresies pervasive throughout Europe, and armed with the Rosary, he saved the Church.
May
May 15 Saint Dymphna lives on to comfort the nervous and emotionally challenged and her adoptive Belgium town is the model for innovative health care.
May 22 St. Rita of Cascia, born Margherita Lotti, was an Augustinian nun known as a peacemaker and patron saint of impossible cases, abused women, and parents.
May 29 St. Julia Maria Ledóchowska, was a tireless advocate of education, especially for young women, and service to the poor, and created a legacy that touched and saved countless souls.
May 30 St. Joan of Arc, Maid of Orléans, patron saint of soldiers and France, had a typical life growing up; spinning wool and helping to gather the harvest. But at 13 years old, she began hearing the voices of saints who gave her a mission for her from God; to save France. Against all odds, she succeeded.
June
June 13 St. Anthony’s sermons were eloquent, passionate, and knowledgeable and while they were profound, they were simple enough for the average person to understand.
June 26 St. Josemaria teaches us to seek holiness by offering our daily tasks to God with love, thus the ordinary becomes extraordinary.
June 29 St. Peter was a simple man, not wealthy or educated yet called by Christ to establish the church on earth. How does that speak to what we are called to do?
July
July 12 What we know about St. Veronica and her act of kindness is based on tradition, but still, her veil is considered one of the Church’s most treasured relics.
July 14 St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Lily of the Mohawks, orphaned at four, bearer of many struggles, was led to become a bride of Christ and the patron saint of people in exile and Native Americans.
July 25 Legend says this giant of a man, St. Christopher, sought to serve the greatest king and would not rest until he found him. Finally, the Christ Child found him.
August
August 8 St. Dominic was a dogged defender of the Faith, an enthusiastic promoter of the Rosary, and founder of the Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominicans.
August 14 Saint Maximilian is the patron of journalists, families, prisoners, the pro-life movement, the chemically addicted, and eating disorders.
August 18 Constantine tasked his mother, Saint Helena to travel the Empire and gather holy objects. It was during these pilgrimages that Helena discovered the True Cross.
August 23 St. Rose of Lima, was devoted to homeless children, the elderly, and the sick. She fed and cared for them in her home, saying, “When we serve the poor and the sick, we serve Jesus.”
August 28 St. Augustine was a Catholic Bishop and Theologian. He is the patron saint of printers and theologians.
September
September 18 The patron saint of students and aviators, St. Joseph of Cupertino was a Franciscan Friar and Priest known as the Flying Friar because he would rise from the ground while saying the Mass or praying.
September 23 St. Padre Pio bore the wounds of Christ and he is the patron saint of civil defense volunteers, adolescents, and stress relief.
September 27 It was hearing the deathbed confession of a peasant that inspired St. Vincent de Paul to begin a lifetime of aid to the disadvantaged and bring souls to Christ.
September 28 Saint Lorenzo Ruiz is the Patron saint of the Philippines, Filipino Youth, People Working Overseas, and Altar Servers.
September 29 Celebrating the Feast the Archangels remind us that God tasked each with very specific tasks and each with a mission in salvation history.
October
October 15 It was not easy for St. Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church, to discern her vocation but once she did, her influence even within her life was remarkable.
October 21 Little is known about St. Ursula’s maidens, but a Basilica on the site of her martyrdom and female bones below give credence to the legends.
October 22 Pope St. John Paul II was born in 1920. He was the 264th Pope and served for 26 years. He was the most widely traveled Pope in history, visiting 129 countries.
November
November 17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary is known for her Christian charity and is the patron saint of bakers, brides, and Catholic charities.
November 22 Patroness of music and musicians, St. Cecilia is one of only seven women, including the Blessed Virgin Mary, listed in the canon of the Roman Catholic Mass.
November 25 St. Catherine of Alexandria converted many learned pagans, soldiers, and even members of the royal household to Christianity. In anger, Empire Maxentius had them all executed.
December
December 3 St. Francis Xavier, the patron saint of missionaries, sailors, Japan, and the East Indies. With Ignatius of Loyola and companions, he founded the Society of Jesus.
December 4 St. Barbara is one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers, venerated because their intercession is believed to be particularly effective against diseases.
December 9 St. Juan Diego “Am I not here, I, who am your mother? Listen and understand, my littlest son, let nothing frighten and afflict you or trouble your heart.”
December 13 Saint Lucy consecrated herself to God and was true to her promise of purity even through horrible torture. She is one of the seven women mentioned in the Mass.
