Catholic Saints & Feasts of the Liturgical Year

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  • 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.
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  • January 13: Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial

    January 13: Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial
    Jan 12 2025
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    January 13: Saint Hilary of Poitiers, Bishop and Doctor—Optional Memorial

    c. 315–367
    Patron Saint of children academically behind, children learning to walk, mothers, and the sick
    Invoked against rheumatism and snakebites
    Pre-Congregation canonization
    Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church in 1851 by Pope Pius IX
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    Let me, in short, adore You our Father, and Your Son together with You; let me win the favor of Your Holy Spirit, Who is from You, through Your Only-begotten. For I have a convincing Witness to my faith, Who says, “Father, all Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine” (John 17:10), even my Lord Jesus Christ, abiding in You, and from You, and with You, forever God: Who is blessed for ever and ever. Amen. ~De Trinitate 12.57

    Prayer:
    Saint Hilary, your heart was restless as a pagan, but you turned that restlessness into a search for the Truth. Upon finding it, you dove in head-first, entering deeper and deeper into the great mystery of the Trinity. Please pray for me, that I will also be diligent and resolute in my determination to discover the great mystery of the Most Holy Trinity. As I grow in faith, may I also share in your zeal to model the faith to others. Saint Hilary, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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    8 mins
  • Baptism of the Lord—Feast

    Baptism of the Lord—Feast
    Jan 12 2025
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    Baptism of the Lord—Feast

    Sunday after Epiphany
    Or, if Epiphany is celebrated on January 7 or 8, the following Monday
    Liturgical Color: White/Gold

    Quote:
    It happened in those days that Jesus came from Nazareth of Galilee and was baptized in the Jordan by John. On coming up out of the water he saw the heavens being torn open and the Spirit, like a dove, descending upon him. And a voice came from the heavens, “You are my beloved Son; with you I am well pleased.” ~Mark 1:9–11

    Prayer:
    Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, You came to me in my baptism and united me in my fallenness with You in Your divinity. I pray that I will continuously be aware of all that divides us and will never grow weary of repenting of my sin. I do repent once again, dear Lord. I beg for Your mercy and forgiveness and open myself more fully to You, Your Father, and the Holy Spirit. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, I trust in You.

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    6 mins
  • January 7—Saint Raymond of Peñafort, Priest—Optional Memorial (Canada on January 8)

    January 7—Saint Raymond of Peñafort, Priest—Optional Memorial (Canada on January 8)
    Jan 6 2025
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    January 7—Saint Raymond of Peñafort, Priest—Optional Memorial

    1175–1275
    Patron Saint of attorneys, canonists, and medical record librarians
    Canonized by Pope Clement VIII on April 29, 1601
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    Look then on Jesus, the Author and Preserver of faith: in complete sinlessness He suffered, and at the hands of those who were His own, and was numbered among the wicked. As you drink the cup of the Lord Jesus (how glorious it is!) give thanks to the Lord, the giver of all blessings. ~From a letter by Saint Raymond

    Prayer:
    Saint Raymond, your numerous gifts were noticed by many, but above all you sought not recognition but humility and the salvation of souls. Please pray for me, that I may always place my gifts at the service of God and obey His holy commands with perfection and love. Saint Raymond of Peñafort, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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    8 mins

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