Saints of the Month
St. Mark
m. 68 AD
Saint Mark (martyred 68 AD) Feast Day: April 25 In 41 AD, Herod Agrippa I, king of Judea had James, the son of Zebedee, killed. He also had Peter arrested, but Peter was miraculously saved by angels and escaped (Acts 12:1–19). Peter then went to Antioch, then through Asia Minor ...
St. Melito of Sardis
d. 180 AD
Saint Melito of Sardis (d. 180 AD) Feast Day: April 1 The lamb that was slain has delivered us from death and given us life There was much proclaimed by the prophets about the mystery of the Passover: that mystery is Christ, and to him be glory for ever and ...
St. Zeno
300-371 AD
Saint Zeno of Verona (300-371 AD) Feast Day: April 12 Job was a type of Christ Is Job a type of Christ? If I am right, he is, and the comparison will reveal the truth of my claim. But while Job was called a just man by God, God himself ...
St. Anselm
1033-1109 AD
Saint Anselm of Canterbury (1033-1109 AD) Feast Day: April 21 Desire for the vision of God (From the Proslogion by Saint Anselm, bishop) Insignificant man, escape from your everyday business for a short while, hide for a moment from your restless thoughts. Break off from your cares and troubles and ...
St. Catherine of Siena
1347-1380 AD
Saint Catherine of Siena (1347-1380 AD) Feast Day: April 29 From the dialogue On Divine Providence by Saint Catherine of Siena (Cap 167) I tasted and I saw Eternal God, eternal Trinity, you have made the blood of Christ so precious through his sharing in your divine nature. You are ...
St. Bernadette
1844-1879 AD
Saint Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879 AD) Feast Day: April 16 Bernadette was born on January 7, 1844 in Lourdes, France. She died on April 16, 1879. She was canonized a saint by Pope Pius XI on December 8, 1933. A letter from Bernadette Soubirous: I had gone down one day with ...
