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Catholic Saints & Feasts of the Liturgical Year

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.2024 My Catholic Life! Inc. Christianity Ministry & Evangelism Spirituality
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  • Holy Thursday

    Holy Thursday
    Apr 1 2026
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    Holy Thursday

    c. 33 A.D.
    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    Then he took the bread, said the blessing, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.” And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which will be shed for you.” ~Luke 22:19–20

    Prayer:
    My agonizing Lord, You endured every human suffering imaginable out of love for me and all Your children. Please give me the grace I need to accompany You through Your suffering and death. May I unite my sufferings with Yours, embracing them freely and with love, so that I may fulfill the Father’s will, sacrificially laying my life down for others, and may one day share fully in the glories of Your Resurrection. Jesus, I trust in You.

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    Image: Tiepolo Last Supper, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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    7 mins
  • April 2- Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit—Optional Memorial

    April 2- Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit—Optional Memorial
    Apr 1 2026
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    April 2: Saint Francis of Paola, Hermit—Optional Memorial

    1416–1507
    Patron Saint of boatmen, mariners, and naval officers
    Canonized by Pope Leo X on May 1, 1519
    Liturgical Color: White (Purple if Lenten Weekday)

    Quote:
    Brothers, I most strongly urge you to work for the salvation of your souls with prudence and diligence. Death is certain, and life is short and vanishes like smoke. Therefore you must fix your minds on the passion of our Lord Jesus Christ who so burned with love for us that he came down from heaven to redeem us. For our sakes he suffered all the agonies of body and mind, and did not shrink from any torment. He gave us a perfect example of patience and love. For our part, we too must be patient when things go against us. ~Letter of Saint Francis of Paola

    Prayer:
    Saint Francis, the closer you grew to God, the more radical your daily life became. However, the radical life you lived eventually became normal to you and your ordinary way to holiness. Please pray for me that I may live a life so completely given over to God that this total self-giving becomes my ordinary way of life. Saint Francis of Paola, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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    Image: The Miracles of Francis Paola, Peter Paul Rubens, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
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    11 mins
  • March 25- Annunciation of the Lord—Solemnity

    March 25- Annunciation of the Lord—Solemnity
    Mar 24 2026
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    March 25: Annunciation of the Lord—Solemnity

    Liturgical Color: White

    Quote:
    Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word. ~Luke 1:38

    Prayer:
    Most glorious and ever-virgin Mary, when the Archangel Gabriel appeared to you to announce the coming of God within your virginal womb, you inquired with humility how this could be. The Archangel spoke further, and you assented to this divine mystery with all your heart. Please pray for me, that I may always consent to the will of God in my life so that your divine Son may also be conceived in my soul to continue His saving work of redemption. Mother Mary, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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    Image: Annunciation by Paolo de Matteis
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    6 mins
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