July 29 is the #Catholic and #Anglican feast day of St. Martha of Bethany, companion of Christ, sister of Lazarus, and tamer of the Tarasque! Martha is the patron saint of housekeepers and servants.
https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2024/07/st-martha-of-bethany.html
May 24 is the feast day of Korean martyr St. Agatha Kim A-gi. Though her faith was simple owing to issues memorizing details, Agatha stood firm, finally being baptized in prison before her execution by the government
https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2024/05/st-agatha-kim-gi.html
April 27 is the feast day of St. Zita of Lucca. Zita is the patron saint of housekeepers, servers, and lost keys. Once, she left baking bread to feed the poor; when her master checked on her, an angel was baking it for her!
https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2024/04/st-zita-of-lucca.html
April 13 is the feast day of St. Margaret of Castello, patron saint of those with disabilities and the blind. Despite being abandoned by her parents at a young age, she founded a school for the poor & became a Dominican nun.
https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2024/04/st-margaret-of-castello.html
March 1 is #StDavidsDay, feast day of St. David of Wales. David is the patron saint of poets, vegetarians, and the country of Wales. It's said that upon his death, his monastery was filled with angels,
https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2024/03/st-david-of-wales.html
February 18 is the feast day of St. Kuriakose Elias Chavara, patron saint of media and literature. An Eastern Catholic priest in India, Kuriakose was heavily involved in social reform in his region
https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2024/02/st-kuriakose-elias-chavara.html
February 11 is the #Orthodox feast day of St. Blaise, patron saint of throats, physicians, and woolworkers. February 3, is his Western feast day and blessing of the throats in the #Catholic church, using the candles blessed at Candlemas
https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2024/02/st-blaise-of-sebaste.html
January 21 is the feast day of St. Agnes of Rome, patron saint of girls and gardeners. She is one of the (optional) saints in the Roman canon and one of the virgin martyrs venerated by the time of Ambrose
https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2024/01/st-agnes-of-rome.html
January 19 celebrates the anniversary of the death of Ven. Frederic Baraga, the "snowshoe priest" and first bishop of Michigan's upper peninsula. An impressive polyglot, he published the first book written in Ottawa and the first Ojibwe dictionary
January 7 is the #Catholic feast day of St. Lucian of Antioch, a renowned scholar and martyr, who was also a controversial figure as the teacher of Arius, the famous heretic, though even his critics acknowledged Lucian's piety.
https://www.heavenlybricks.com/2024/01/st-lucian-of-antioch.html
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