Saint Dismas (The Penitent Thief)
A former bandit leader who spared the Holy Family during the Flight into Egypt, Dismas was crucified alongside Jesus. He obtained his conver…
Saints Calendar
March 25th
11 saints celebrated
Saint Hermeland (Erbland)
Formerly the grand cupbearer to King Clotaire III, Hermeland left the court to become a monk at Fontenelle. Sent to the diocese of Nantes, h…
Saint Humbert of Maroilles
Born in Upper Picardy to a noble family, Humbert became a priest in Laon before following Saint Amand to Rome. He dedicated his wealth to th…
Saint Irenaeus of Sirmium
Bishop of Sirmium in Pannonia, Irenaeus was martyred in 304 under Diocletian. Despite the tears of his wife, children, and mother who begged…
Isaac the Patriarch
Son of Abraham and Sarah, Isaac is an Old Testament patriarch whose birth was announced by an angel. A figure of Christ through his obedienc…
Saint Melchizedek (King of Salem)
King of Salem and priest of the Most High in the 19th century BC, Melchizedek welcomed Abraham with bread and wine after his victory. A prop…
Our Lady of Good Help (Compiègne)
The sanctuary of Notre-Dame de Bon-Secours in Compiègne was founded in 1637 by Father Boniface, a Capuchin, following a vow to protect the c…
Our Lady of Le Puy (Our Lady of France)
The sanctuary of Our Lady of Le Puy finds its origin in apparitions of the Virgin Mary on Mount Anis to a widow and then to a paralyzed woma…
Our Lady of the Thorn
On March 24, 1400, two shepherds discovered a statue of the Virgin Mary in a thorn bush radiating a miraculous light near Châlons. This even…
Saint Quirinus of Tegernsee
Presented by tradition as the son of Emperor Philip, Quirinus was baptized by Pope Fabian before being martyred under Claudius II in 269. Hi…
The Blessed Virgin (Mary)
The Annunciation recounts the visit of the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary in Nazareth to announce that she would conceive the Son of God. …