

6th December: Saint Nicholas
The great veneration with which St Nicholas has been honoured for many ages and the number of altars and churches all over the world that ar


3rd December: Saint Francis Xavier
After being born in the family castle of Xavier, near Pamplona in the Basque area of Spanish Navarre on April 7th, he was sent to the Univer


30th November: Saint Andrew the Apostle
Andrew, like his brother Simon Peter, was a fisherman. He became a disciple of the great St John the Baptist, but when John pointed to Jesus


23rd November: Saints Andrew Dung Lac and Companions
Feast Day: 24th November Today might be "Thanksgiving" in the USA but the Church also gives thanks today for St Andrew Dung Lac and his...


22nd November: Saint Cecilia
Facts Feast Day: 22nd November Patroness of Musicians Born: 2nd Century Died: 3rd Century In the fourth century a Greek religious romance...