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A calendar of Franciscan Saints and Blessed used in the liturgy, with short biographies and the Scriptures assigned for their feast days.

JANUARY

3. Holy Name of Jesus
7. St. Charles of Sezze
11. St. Thomas of Cori
14. Bl. Oderic of Pordenone
16. SS. Berard and Companions
19. St. Eustochia Calafato
30. St. Hyacinth Mariscotti

 

FEBRUARY

6. SS. Peter Baptist, Paul Miki and Companions
7. St. Colette of Corbie
7. St. Giles Mary of St. Joseph
7. St. John of Triora
25. Bl. Sebastián of Aparicio

 

MARCH

3. Bl. Liberatus & Companions
5. St. John Joseph of the Cross
18. St. Salvador of Horta
22. St. Benvenute Scotivoli of Osimo

 

APRIL

4. St. Benedict of San Fratello
21. St. Conrad of Parzham
23. Bl. Giles of Assisi
24. St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen
28. Bl. Luchesius

 

MAY

4. Franciscan Martyrs in England & Wales (incl. Bl. Charles Meehan)
8. Our Lady, Mediatrix of All Graces
9. St. Catherine of Bologna
12. St. Leopold of Herceg Novi
13. St. Peter Regalado
16. St. Margaret of Cortona
17. St. Paschal Baylón
18. St. Felix of Cantalice
19. St. Theophilus of Corte
20. St. Bernardine of Siena
24. Dedication of Basilica of St. Francis
30. St. Baptista Varano

 

JUNE

12. Bl. Jolenta
13. St. Anthony of Padua
16. Bl. John of Parma
20. Bl. Irish Franciscan Martyrs
30. Bl. Raymond Lull

 

JULY

8. Ss. Gregory Grassi & Companions
9. Ss. Nicholas Pieck & Companions
10. St. Veronica Giuliani
12. Ss. John Jones and John Wall
13. Bls. Emmananuel Ruiz & Companions
14. St. Francis Solano
15. St. Bonaventure
18. St. Simon of Lipnica
19. St. John of Dukla
21. St. Lawrence of Brindisi
23. St. Cunegunda
24. Bl. Louise of Savoy
27. Bl. Mary Magdalene Martinengo

 

AUGUST

2. Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula
5. Bl. Frédéric Jansoone
8. St. Dominic
11. St. Clare of Assisi
14. St. Maximilian Kolbe
17. St. Beatrice da Silva
19. St. Louis
25. St. Louis IX
26. Bl. Junípero Serra

 

SEPTEMBER

11. Bl. Bonaventure of Barcelona
17. Stigmata of St. Francis
18. St. Joseph of Copertino
23. St. Pio of Pietrelcina
24. St. Pacificus of San Severino

 

OCTOBER

4. St. Francis of Assisi
10. Ss. Daniel & Companions
11. Bl. John XXIII
19. St. Peter of Alcántara
22. Bl. Josephine Leroux
23. St. John of Capistrano
24. St. Anthony of Sant’Anna Galvão
30. Dedication of Consecrated Franciscan Churches

 

NOVEMBER

8. Bl. John Duns Scotus
13. St. Didacus of Alcalá
14. Ss. Nicholas Taveliç & Companions
17. St. Elizabeth of Hungary
18. Bl. Salome of Krakow
19. St. Agnes of Assisi
20. Bls. Paschal Fortuño Almela & Companions
22. Bls. Salvatore & Companions
25. All Deceased of the Seraphic Order
25. St. Humilis of Bisignano
26. St. Leonard of Port Maurice
27. St. Francis Anthony Fasani
28. St. James of La Marca
29. All Saints of the Seraphic Order

 

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