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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton 1774 1821 e must pray literally without ceasing in every occurrence and employment of our lives [making] a habit of lifting up the heart to od as in a constant communication with Him. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, S.C. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton was born August 28, 1774 in New York City and died January 4, 1821. She was introduced to Catholicism in Italy after her husband died. Following her conversion, she founded a Catholic school for girls that established the Catholic parochial school system in the United States. She is the patron saint of Catholic schools and of Maryland. 2013 Tracy Christianson / Portraits of Saints
JANUARY 2017 THE OCTAE DAY OF THE STS. BASIL THE REAT Christmas eekday ST. ELIZABETH ANN SETON ST. JOHN NEUMANN Christmas eekday Christmas eekday 1 2 3 NATIITY OF THE LORD / 4 5 6 St. André Bessette 7 St. Raymond of Peñafort SOLEMNITY OF MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF OD NAZIANZEN / / New Year s Day SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY THE EPIPHANY OF THE THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD First eek in Ordinary St. Hilary 8 9 LORD 10 11 12 13 Time / 14 / SECOND SUNDAY IN Martin Luther King Day ST. ANTHONY St. Fabian ST. ANES 15 16 ORDINARY TIME 17 18 19 20 St. Sebastian 21 R /R/R THIRD SUNDAY IN DAY OF PRAYER ST. FRANCIS DE SALES THE CONERSION OF STS. TIMOTHY AND St. Angela Merici ST. THOMAS AQUINAS 22 23 24 ORDINARY TIME 25 26 27 ST. PAUL THE APOSTLE / 28 PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN /MASS: / FOURTH SUNDAY IN ST. JOHN BOSCO 29 30 31 ORDINARY TIME Since 1905, Catholic Extension has provided $1.2 billion (in today s dollars) to strengthen the presence and mission of the Catholic Church across the United States. DECEMBER 2016 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 FEBRUARY 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
St. John Neumann 1811 1860 He was close to the sick; he was at home with the poor; he was a friend to sinners. And today he is the honor of all immigrants, and from the viewpoint of the Beatitudes the symbol of Christian success. Canonization Homily Pope Paul I June 19, 1977 St. John Neumann was born March 28, 1811 in Bohemia and died January 5, 1860. He immigrated to the United States in 1836, where he became the fourth bishop of Philadelphia in 1852. He is the first U.S. bishop to be canonized, and he founded the first Catholic diocesan school system in the United States. He is the patron saint of Catholic education. 2013 Tracy Christianson / Portraits of Saints
FEBRUARY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Hundreds of priests and women religious are able to work in remote areas of mission dioceses because of salary subsidies from Catholic Extension. THE PRESENTATION OF St. Blaise / 1 2 3 THE LORD St. Ansgar 4 /R/ FIFTH SUNDAY IN ST. PAUL MIKI AND St. Jerome Emiliani ST. SCHOLASTICA 5 6 7 8 ORDINARY TIME COMPANIONS St. Josephine Bakhita 9 10 11 R // Our Lady of Lourdes // SIXTH SUNDAY IN ST. CYRIL The Seven Holy Founders 12 13 14 ORDINARY TIME ST. METHODIUS 15 16 17 of the Servite Order 18 St. alentine s Day / / SEENTH SUNDAY IN Presidents Day St. Peter Damian THE CHAIR OF ST. POLYCARP / 19 20 ORDINARY TIME 21 / 22 23 ST. PETER THE APOSTLE R 24 25 EIHTH SUNDAY IN 26 ORDINARY TIME 27 28 JANUARY 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MARCH 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
St. Katherine Drexel 1858 1955 If we wish to serve od and love our neighbor well, we must manifest our joy in the service we render to Him and them. Let us open wide our hearts. It is joy which invites us. Press forward and fear nothing. St. Katherine Drexel, S.B.S. St. Katherine Drexel was born November 26, 1858 in Philadelphia and died on March 3, 1955. She is the only Catholic saint to be born a citizen of the United States. Originally an heiress, she gave up her money to serve od and others. ith her inheritance, she paid to build the St. Benedict the Moor School in St. Augustine, Florida. She is the patron saint of philanthropy and racial justice. 2014 Tracy Christianson / Portraits of Saints
MARCH 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Year after year, Catholic Extension funds more than 1,000 ministries and programs in under-resourced Catholic communities and parishes. FEBRUARY 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 ASH EDNESDAY THURSDAY AFTER ASH FRIDAY AFTER ASH SATURDAY AFTER ASH 1 2 3 4 EDNESDAY EDNESDAY EDNESDAY St. Katharine Drexel St. Casimir FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Sts. Perpetua and Felicity St. John of od St. Frances of Rome 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 SECOND SUNDAY OF St. Patrick 12 13 14 15 16 17 LENT St. Patrick s Day 18 Daylight Saving Time Begins St. Cyril of Jerusalem THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT ST. JOSEPH St. Turibius of Mogrovejo THE ANNUNCIATION 19 20 Spring Equinox 21 22 23 24 25 OF THE LORD FOURTH SUNDAY OF 26 LENT 27 28 29 30 31 /RS APRIL 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
St. Damien de euster 1840 1889 St. Damien invites us to open our eyes to the forms of leprosy that disfigure the humanity of our brethren and still today call for the charity of our presence as servants, beyond that of our generosity. Canonization Homily Pope Benedict XI October 11, 2009 St. Damien de euster was born January 3, 1840 in Belgium and died April 15, 1889. He ministered from 1873 until 1889 in the Kingdom of Hawaii to people who had leprosy. After ministering to the leper colony in Moloka i for 16 years, he died of leprosy. He is the patron saint of leprosy and of Hawaii. O.D.M. pinxit, Editions Magnificat, Mont-Tremblant, Québec, Canada magnificat.ca
APRIL 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Catholic Extension will fund salary stipends for nearly 50 new Hispanic lay leaders this year as a part of its Hispanic Lay Leadership Initiative. MARCH 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 MAY 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT St. Isidore St. incent Ferrer ST. JOHN BAPTIST DE LA 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SALLE PALM SUNDAY OF THE MONDAY OF HOLY TUESDAY OF HOLY EDNESDAY OF HOLY HOLY THURSDAY OOD FRIDAY 9 10 11 12 13 PASSION OF THE LORD EEK EEK EEK /MASS: 14 R 15 R HOLY SATURDAY /IIL: 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 EASTER SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD MONDAY ITHIN THE OCTAE OF EASTER TUESDAY ITHIN THE OCTAE OF EASTER EDNESDAY ITHIN THE OCTAE OF EASTER THURSDAY ITHIN THE OCTAE OF EASTER FRIDAY ITHIN THE OCTAE OF EASTER SATURDAY ITHIN THE OCTAE OF EASTER SECOND SUNDAY OF St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen ST. MARK St. Peter Chanel ST. CATHERINE OF 23 24 EASTER (SUNDAY OF /R 25 R 26 27 28 St. Louis rignion de 29 SIENA DIINE MERCY) Montfort /R/ 30 THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
St. Rose of Lima 1586 1617 hen we serve the poor and the sick we serve Jesus. e must not fail to help our neighbors, because in them we serve Jesus. St. Rose of Lima St. Rose of Lima was born April 20, 1586 in Lima, Peru and died August 25, 1617. idely known for her beauty, she rejected her suitors and devoted her life to prayer and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. She was the first Catholic in the Americas to become a saint. She is the patron saint of the Americas and of the indigenous peoples of the Americas. 2015 Clorinda Bell Facebook: Clorysart by Clorinda Bell / Phone: 865.851.4308 / Clorysart@gmail.com
MAY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY APRIL 2017 S M T T F S St. Joseph the orker ST. ATHANASIUS STS. PHILIP AND JAMES 1 / 2 3 R 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 FOURTH SUNDAY OF St. Damien de euster Sts. Nereus and Achilleus Our Lady of Fatima 7 8 9 10 EASTER / 11 12 St. Pancras 13 / /R/R FIFTH SUNDAY OF St. Isidore St. John I St. Bernardine of Siena 14 15 EASTER / 16 17 18 /R 19 20 / Mother s Day SIXTH SUNDAY OF St. Rita of Cascia THE ASCENSION OF ST. PHILIP NERI St. Augustine of 21 22 EASTER / 23 24 25 26 THE LORD 27 Canterbury / SEENTH SUNDAY OF Memorial Day THE ISITATION OF THE 28 29 EASTER 30 31 BLESSED IRIN MARY Through Catholic Extension s Seminarian Endowment Challenge, mission dioceses have raised more than $4 million to support seminarian education. JUNE 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
St. Martin de Porres 1579 1639 Lovingly he comforted the sick; he provided food, clothing and medicine for the poor; he deserved to be called by the name the people gave him: Martin of Charity. Canonization Homily Pope St. John XXIII May 6, 1962 St. Martin de Porres was born December 9, 1579 and died November 3, 1639. He was a lay brother of the Dominican Order. He grew up in poverty and is noted for devoting his life to the poor and sick, even establishing orphanages and children s hospitals. He is the patron saint of people of mixed race, public health workers and those seeking racial harmony. 2015 illiam Hart McNichols frbillmcnichols-sacredimages.com
JUNE 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY More than 200,000 children and adults will benefit this year from Catholic Extension funding for religious education classes. MAY 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 ST. JUSTIN Sts. Marcellinus and Peter St. Charles Lwanga and 1 R 2 /R 3 Companions R PENTECOST SUNDAY ST. BONIFACE St. Norbert St. Ephrem / 4 R 5 Ninth eek in Ordinary 6 / 7 8 9 / 10 Time R SOLEMNITY OF THE Tenth eek in ST. ANTHONY OF Flag Day / 11 12 13 14 HOLY TRINITY Ordinary Time PADUA 15 16 17 THE MOST HOLY BODY St. Romuald Summer Solstice ST. ALOYSIUS St. Paulinus of Nola THE MOST SACRED THE NATIITY OF ST. 18 19 AND BLOOD OF CHRIST Eleventh eek in 20 21 22 ONZAA Sts. John Fisher and 23 24 HEART OF JESUS JOHN THE BAPTIST Father s Day Ordinary Time / Thomas More //R TELFTH SUNDAY IN St. Cyril of Alexandria ST. IRENAEUS STS. PETER AND PAUL The First Martyrs of the 25 26 27 ORDINARY TIME / 28 R 29 R 30 Holy Roman Church /R JULY 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
St. Kateri Tekakwitha 1656 1680 May her example help us to live where we are, loving Jesus without denying who we are. Canonization Homily Pope Benedict XI October 21, 2012 St. Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 in the Iroquois Confederacy (modern-day New York) and died April 17, 1680 in Québec, Canada. She is the first Native American to be canonized and is referred to as the Lily of the Mohawks. She is the patron saint of Native Americans, the environment/environmentalists and loss of parents. 2002 Meltem N. Aktas / IMAO INC. / 773.216.2222 Studio www.imagoicons.com / www.meltemaktas.com / www.floraetsylva.com
JULY 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Every year, Catholic Extension funds more than 50 parishes to renovate their churches and church facilities. JUNE 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 AUUST 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1 St. Junípero Serra // THIRTEENTH SUNDAY IN St. Thomas Independence Day St. Anthony Zaccaria St. Maria oretti / 2 3 ORDINARY TIME R 4 / 5 St. Elizabeth of Portugal 6 /R 7 8 // FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ST. BENEDICT St. Henry ST. KATERI 9 10 11 ORDINARY TIME 12 13 / 14 15 TEKAKITHA ST. BONAENTURE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN St. Camillus de Lellis St. Apollinaris St. Lawrence of Brindisi ST. MARY MADALENE 16 17 18 ORDINARY TIME / 19 20 /R 21 / 22 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN St. Sharbel Makhluf ST. JAMES Sts. Joachim and Anne ST. MARTHA 23 24 ORDINARY TIME 25 R 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME ST. INATIUS OF LOYOLA
St. Isaac Jogues 1607 1646 Our single endeavor should be to give ourselves to the work and to be faithful to [od]. From a letter of Isaac Jogues a month before he died. St. Isaac Jogues was born January 10, 1607 in Orleans, France and died October 18, 1646 in Ossernenon, Canada. He was a Jesuit priest, missionary, and one of the North American Martyrs. orking among the native population in North America, he was captured by the Iroquois natives twice and was martyred the second time. 2002 Meltem N. Aktas / IMAO INC. / 773.216.2222 Studio www.imagoicons.com / www.meltemaktas.com / www.floraetsylva.com
AUUST 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Catholic Extension provides $3.5 million in annual tuition assistance for nearly 600 seminarians from 45 mission dioceses. ST. ALPHONSUS LIUORI St. Eusebius of ercelli ST. JOHN IANNEY The Dedication of the 1 2 St. Peter Julian Eymard 3 4 5 Basilica of St. Mary Major // // THE TRANSFIURATION Eighteenth eek in ST. DOMINIC St. Teresa Benedicta of the ST. LARENCE ST. CLARE St. Jane Frances de 6 7 8 OF THE LORD Ordinary Time 9 10 Cross R 11 12 Chantal St. Sixtus II and Companions /R // St. Cajetan /R/ NINETEENTH SUNDAY ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE THE ASSUMPTION OF St. Stephen of Hungary St. John Eudes 13 14 IN ORDINARY TIME R 15 16 THE BLESSED IRIN / 17 18 19 // MARY TENTIETH SUNDAY IN ST. PIUS X THE QUEENSHIP OF St. Rose of Lima ST. BARTHOLOME St. Louis 20 21 ORDINARY TIME 22 23 THE BLESSED IRIN / 24 R 25 St. Joseph Calasanz / 26 MARY // TENTY-FIRST SUNDAY ST. AUUSTINE THE PASSION OF ST. 27 28 IN ORDINARY TIME 29 30 31 JOHN THE BAPTIST R JULY 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 SEPTEMBER 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
St. Junípero Serra 1713 1784 Father Junípero Serra was the embodiment of a Church which goes forth, a Church which sets out to bring everywhere the reconciling tenderness of od. Canonization Homily Pope Francis September 23, 2015 St. Junípero Serra was born November 24, 1713 in Spain and died August 28, 1784 in New Spain. He was a Franciscan friar who founded a mission in Baja California and helped found the first nine of 21 missions in Carmel, California (then part of New Spain). He is the patron saint of Hispanic Americans, vocations and California. 2015 Tracy Christianson / Portraits of Saints
SEPTEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Every school year, more than 100,000 Catholic students benefit from Catholic Extension support for campus ministries. AUUST 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 OCTOBER 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 / 1 2 TENTY-SECOND SUNDAY Labor Day THE NATIITY OF THE ST. PETER CLAER 3 4 IN ORDINARY TIME 5 6 7 8 9 BLESSED IRIN MARY TENTY-THIRD SUNDAY The Most Holy Name ST. JOHN THE EXALTATION OF OUR LADY OF STS. CORNELIUS AND 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 IN ORDINARY TIME of Mary CHRYSOSTOM THE HOLY CROSS SORROS CYPRIAN / R R TENTY-FOURTH St. Januarius STS. ANDRE KIM ST. MATTHE Fall Equinox ST. PIUS OF 17 18 19 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY /R 20 21 TAE-ON AND PAUL R 22 23 PIETRELCINA TIME CHON HA-SAN AND COMPANIONS R TENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY Sts. Cosmas and Damian ST. INCENT DE PAUL St. enceslaus STS. MICHAEL, ABRIEL ST. JEROME 24 25 26 IN ORDINARY TIME /R 27 28 St. Lorenzo Ruiz and 29 30 AND RAPHAEL Companions /R/R
St. Mother Théodore uérin 1798 1856 Mother Théodore uérin was always open for the missions the Church entrusted to her, and she found the strength in the Eucharist, in prayer and in an infinite trust in Divine Providence. Canonization Homily Pope Benedict XI October 15, 2006 Mother Théodore uérin was born October 2, 1798 in France and died May 14, 1856 in Indiana. She founded a congregation of Catholic nuns in Indiana and opened a school for young women which would eventually become a college. She is known for her advancement of education and establishing parish schools throughout Illinois and Indiana. She also established two orphanages and free pharmacies. Used with permission from the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-oods, Indiana. www.sistersofprovidence.org
OCTOBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY TENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN THE HOLY UARDIAN ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos St. Bruno OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY 1 2 3 4 ORDINARY TIME ANELS 5 / 6 Blessed Marie Rose 7 Durocher // TENTY-SEENTH SUNDAY St. Denis and Companions St. John XXIII St. Callistus I 8 9 10 11 IN ORDINARY TIME St. John Leonardi / 12 13 14 /R/ Columbus Day TENTY-EIHTH St. Hedwig ST. INATIUS OF ST. LUKE THE STS. JOHN DE BRÉBEUF St. Paul of the Cross 15 16 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY St. Margaret Mary 17 18 19 20 ANTIOCH / / 21 TIME Alacoque // R R AND COMPANIONS R TENTY-NINTH St. John of Capistrano St. Anthony Mary Claret STS. SIMON AND JUDE 22 23 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY / 24 / 25 26 27 28 R TIME THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN 29 ORDINARY TIME 30 31 More than 400 deacons from mission dioceses receive annual assistance from Catholic Extension to support their spiritual formation. SEPTEMBER 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 NOEMBER 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini 1850 1917 I will go anywhere and do anything in order to communicate the love of Jesus to those who do not know Him or have forgotten Him. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, M.S.C. St. Frances Xavier Cabrini was born July 15, 1850 in Lombardy and died December 22, 1917 in Chicago. She was an Italian-American sister who founded a missionary order that was a major support system for Italian immigrants in America. She is the first naturalized citizen of the U.S. to be canonized. She is the patron saint of immigrants and hospital administrators. 2014 Tracy Christianson / Portraits of Saints
NOEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Since 1905, Catholic Extension has extended more than 12,000 grants for the construction and repair of churches and church facilities. ALL SAINTS DAY THE COMMEMORATION St. Martin de Porres ST. CHARLES BORROMEO 1 2 3 OF ALL THE / 4 FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS DAY) //B THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN THE DEDICATION OF THE ST. LEO THE REAT 5 6 7 8 9 10 ORDINARY TIME LATERAN BASILICA 11 Daylight Saving Time Ends ST. MARTIN OF TOURS eterans Day THIRTY-SECOND ST. FRANCIS XAIER St. Albert the reat St. Margaret of Scotland ST. ELIZABETH OF 12 13 14 15 SUNDAY IN ORDINARY / 16 St. ertrude 17 HUNARY 18 TIME // The Dedication of the Basilicas of Sts. Peter and Paul St. Rose Philippine Duchesne /// THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY THE PRESENTATION OF ST. CECILIA St. Clement I ST. ANDRE DUN-LAC St. Catherine of 19 20 21 22 IN ORDINARY TIME R 23 St. Columban; Blessed 24 25 AND COMPANIONS Alexandria MARY Miguel Agustín Pro Thanksgiving Day /R//R/ R /R/ OUR LORD JESUS Thirty-Fourth or Last ST. ANDRE 26 27 28 29 30 CHRIST, KIN OF THE eek in Ordinary Time R UNIERSE OCTOBER 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 DECEMBER 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
St. Juan Diego 1474 1548 Let not your heart be disturbed. Do not fear Am I not here, who is your Mother? Are you not under my protection? ords from Our Lady of uadalupe to Juan Diego St. Juan Diego was born in 1474 in Mexico and died in 1548. He is the first indigenous saint of the Americas. He was given an apparition of Our Lady of uadalupe on four separate occasions in December 1531 in what is now Mexico City. He is the patron saint of indigenous peoples. 2002 Reproduction of official image. Photo by Jorge Uzon/etty Images
DECEMBER 2017 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY EDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Catholic Extension provided more than $20 million to strengthen ministries and programs last year but received requests for help totaling $33 million. Your gift makes a difference! NOEMBER 2017 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 JANUARY 2018 S M T T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 / 1 2 FIRST SUNDAY OF ADENT St. John Damascene St. Nicholas ST. AMBROSE THE IMMACULATE St. Juan Diego 3 4 / 5 6 / 7 8 9 CONCEPTION OF THE Cuauhtlatoatzin BLESSED IRIN MARY / Patronal Feast Day of the United States of America SECOND SUNDAY OF St. Damasus I OUR LADY OF ST. LUCY ST. JOHN OF THE 10 11 ADENT / 12 13 UADALUPE R 14 15 16 CROSS THIRD SUNDAY OF St. Peter Canisius St. John of Kanty 17 18 19 20 21 ADENT inter Solstice 22 23 /RS FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE NATIITY OF THE ST. STEPHEN ST. JOHN THE HOLY INNOCENTS FIFTH DAY ITHIN SIXTH DAY ITHIN 24 25 26 ADENT R 27 28 R 29 30 THE OCTAE OF THE THE OCTAE OF THE Christmas Day NATIITY OF THE LORD St. Thomas Becket NATIITY OF THE LORD 31 THE HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, MARY AND JOSEPH
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