JANUARY
3 Most Holy Name of Jesus. [Liturgy in the Franciscan Supplement]
6 Bl. Diego José of Cádiz, priest, I
Ord.
* Outside of the U.S., he is celebrated on January 5
7 Bl. Angela of Foligno, religious, III
Ord.
8 Bl. Eurosia Fabris, III Order
12 St. Bernard of Corleone, religious, I
Ord.
14 Bl. Odoric of Pordenone, priest, I Ord.
16 Sts. Berard, priest, and companions, protomartyrs of the Order
18 St. Charles of Sezze, religious, I Ord.
19 Bl. Thomas of Cori, priest, I Ord.
St. Eustochia Calafato,
virgin, II Order
20 Bl. John Baptist Triquerie, priest, martyr,
I Ord.
23 St. Maryanne Cope, virgin, OSF  see also
24 St. Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor, III Ord., founder
27 St. Angela Merici, virgin, III Ord.,
founder
29 Bl. Roger of Todi, religious, I Ord.
30 St. Hyacinth of Mariscotti, virgin, III
Ord.
31 St. John Bosco, priest, III Ord.,
founder
FEBRUARY
1 St. Veridiana, virgin, III Ord.
Bl.
Andrew of Segni, religious, I Ord.
4 St. Joseph of Leonessa, priest, I Ord.
6 Sts. Peter Baptist, priest, Paul Miki and companions, martyrs [Martin of
the Ascension, Francis Blanco, priests; Philip of Jesus, cleric; Francis of
St. Michael, Gonsalvo Garcia, religious; seventeen tertiaries], I and III Ord.
7 St. Colette of Corbie, virgin, II Ord.
8 St. Giles Mary of St. Joseph, religious, I Ord.
15 Transfer of the Body of St. Anthony of Padua
17 Bl. Luke Belludi,
religious, I Ord.
19 St. Conrad of Piacenza, hermit, III Ord.
27 Bl. Sebastian of Aparicio, religious, I Ord.
MARCH
2 Bl. Agnes of Prague, virgin, II Ord.
3 Bls. Liberatus Weiss, Samuele Marzorati and Michele Pio Fasoli,
priests and martyrs, I Ord.
5 St. John Joseph of the Cross, priest, I Ord.
9 St. Frances of Rome, religious, III Ord.
12 Bl. Angela Salawa, virgin, III Ord.
18 St. Salvator of Horta,
religious I Ord.
20 Bl. John of Parma, priest, I Ord.
22 St. Benvenute of Osimo, priest, I Ord.
23 St. Catherine of Genoa, III Ord.
24 Bl. Ludovico of Casoria, priest, I Ord.
30 St. Peter Regaldo, priest, I Ord.
APRIL
2 Bl. Elisabetta Vendramini, religious, III
Ord., founder
3 St. Benedict the Moor, religious, I Ord. (Sometimes celebrated on April 4)
6 St. Crescentia Höss,
virgin, III Order
16 St. Bernadette Soubirous, cord-bearer of
St. Francis
St. Benedict Joseph Labre,
cord-bearer of St. Francis
21 St. Conrad of Parzham, religious, I Ord.
23 Bl. Giles of Assisi, religious, I Ord.
24 St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen,
priest, martyr, I Ord.
25 Bl. Pedro de San Jose Betancur,
religious, III Ord., founder
27 St. Zita of Lucca, virgin, III Ord.
28 Bl. Luchesius, III Ord.
30 Bl. Benedict of Urbino, priest, I Ord.
St. Benedict Joseph Cottolengo, III
Ord.
MAY
3 Bl. Arthur Bell, Henry Heath, John Woodcock, et al., priests,
martyrs of England, I Ord.
7 Bl. Agnellus of Pisa, religious, I Ord.
8 Bl. Jeremiah of Valacchia, religious,
I Ord..
9 St. Catherine of Bologna, virgin, II Ord.
10 St. Ivo of Brittany, III Ord.
11 St. Ignatius of Laconi, religious, I
Ord.
Bl. Antonio of St. Anne Galvoa, I
Ord., founder
12 St. Leopold Mandic, priest, I Ord.
16 St. Margaret of Cortona, III Ord.
17 St. Paschal Baylon, religious, I Ord.
18 St. Felix of Cantalice, religious, I Ord.
19 St. Crispin of Viterbo, religious, I
Ord.
St. Theophilus of Corte, priest, I Ord.
20 St. Bernardine of Siena, priest, I Ord.
21 Bl. Franz Jägerstätter, Martyr, III Ord.
24 Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
28 St. Mariana of Jesus de Paredes, virgin,
III Ord.
30 St. Ferdinand, king, III Ord.
30 St. Camilla Batista of Varano, OSC
JUNE
2 St. Felix of Nicosia, religious, I Ord.
8 Bl. Nicholas of Gèsturi, religious, I
Ord.
12 Bl. Florida Cevoli, virgin, I Ord.
Bl.
Jolenta, religious, II Ord.
Bl. Antoninus Bajewski, priest, and companions, martyrs [Pius
Bartosik, Innocent Guz, Achille Puchala, Herman Stepien, priests; Timothy
Troianowski, Boniface Zukowski, religious], I Ord.
13 St. Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor, I Ord.
16 Bl. Anizet Koplin,
priest, and companions, martyrs of Poland [Henry Krzystofik, Florian Stêpniak, Fidelis Chojnacki, Symforiam Ducki], I Ord.
Bl. Guy (Guido) Vignotelli, priest, I Ord.
17 St. Albert Chmielowski, religious, III Ord., founder
22 St. Thomas More, martyr, III Ord.
23 St. Joseph Cafasso, priest, III Ord.
25 Bl. Jutta of Thuringia, widow, III Ord.
26 Bl. Andrew Hyacinth Longhin, bishop, I
Ord.
30 Bl. Raymond Lull, martyr, III Ord.
JULY
1 Bl. Junipero Serra, priest, I Ord.
4 St. Elizabeth of Portugal, queen, III Ord.
7 Bl. Davanzato, bishop, III Ord.,
8 Bl. Gregory Grassi, bishop, and
companions, martyrs, I and III Ord.
9 St. Nicholas Pick, priest, and companions, martyrs, I Ord.
10 St. Veronica Giuliani, virgin, II Ord.
12 Sts. John Jones and John Wall, priests, martyrs, I Ord.
13 Bl. Angeline of Marisciano, religious, III Ord.
15 St. Bonaventure, bishop, doctor, I Ord.
16 Canonization of St. Francis - Canonized
16 July 1228 by Pope Gregory IX
St. Francis Solano, priest, I Ord.
* Outside of the U.S., he is celebrated on July 14
18 St. Simon of Lipnica
21 St. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest,
doctor, I Ord.
23 Bl. Cunegunda, religious, II Ord.
St. Bridget of Sweden, widow, III Ord.
24 Bl. Louise of Savoy, widow, II Ord.
Bl. Modestino of Jesus and Mary,
religious, I Ord.
Bl. Antonio Lucci,
bishop, I Ord.
27 Bl. Mary Magdalene of Martinengo,
virgin, II Ord.
28 Bl. Mary Teresa Kowalska, virgin, martyr
of Poland, II Ord.
Bl. Mattia Nazarei, virgin, II Ord.
AUGUST
2 Our Lady of the Angels at the Portiuncula
3 Bl. Frederic Janssoone, priest, I Ord.
4 St. John Vianney, priest, III Ord.
7 Bls. Agathangelus and Cassian, priests and martyrs, I Ord.
8 Holy Father Dominic, priest, founder, Order of Preachers
9 Bl. John of La Verna, priest, I Ord.
11 St. Clare of Assisi, virgin, II Ord.
13 Bl. Mark of Aviano, priest, I Ord.
14 St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest, I Ord.
17 St. Roch, III Ord.
18 Bls. John-Louis Loir, Protase Bourdon and Sebastian François, priests, martyrs
of Rochefort, I Ord.
* On this day the Conventuals celebrate Bls. Louis-Armand Adam and Nicholas Savouret, priests, martyrs of Rochefort,
I Ord.
19 St. Louis of Toulouse, bishop, I Ord.
21 St. Pius X, pope, III Ord.
23 Bl. Bernard of Offida, religious, I Ord.
25 St. Louis IX, king, Patron of the Third Order
27 The Seven Joys of Our Lady (OFM Conv. on 8/26)
SEPTEMBER
1 St. Beatrice of Silva, virgin, II Ord., founder
2 Bls. Apollinaris of Posat, John Francis Burté, Severin Girault, priests,
and companions, martyrs, I and III Ord.
3 Bl. Claudio Granzotto, religious, I Ord.
4 St. Rose of Viterbo, virgin, III Ord.
17 Stigmata of our Holy Father Francis
18 St. Joseph of Cupertino, priest, I Ord.
20 St. Francis Mary of Camporossa,
religious, I Ord.
22 St. Ignatius of Santhia, priest, I Ord.
23 St. Pio of Pietrelcina,
priest, I Ord.
24 St. Pacifico of San Severino,
priest, I Ord.
25 Finding of the Body of St. Clare
26 Bl. Aurelio of Vinalesa, priest, and
companions, martyrs of Valencia [Ambrose of Benaguacil,
Pedro of Benisa, Joachim of Albocácer,
Modesto of Albocácer, Germaine of Cargagente, Bonaventure of Puzol,
Santiago of Rafelbunol, Henry of Almazora, Fidel of Puzol, Berard Lugar Nuevo de Fenollet, Pacifico of Valencia], I Ord.
St. Elzear of Sabran and Bl. Delphina of Glandenes,
husband & wife, III Ord.
28 Bl. Innocent of Berzo, priest, I Ord.
OCTOBER
3 St. John of Dukla, priest, I Ord.
4 Our Holy Father Francis, deacon, Founder of the Three Orders
5
St. Anna Schäffer, OFS (on ciofs website, she died on Oct 5th)
6 St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds, virgin, III Ord.
10 St. Daniel, priest, and companions, martyrs [Angelus, Samuel, Donulus, Leo, Hugolinus and
Nicholas], I Ord.
Bl. Mother Mary Angela Truszkowska,
III Ord.
11 Bl. John XIII, pope, III Ord. (.pdf)
12 St. Seraphin of Montegranaro,
religious, I Ord.
13 Bl. Honorat Kozminski,
priest, I Ord., founder
16 The Servant of the Lord—James of the Rosary
20 Bl. James of Strepar, bishop, I Ord.
Bl. Contardo Ferrini, III Ord.
21 Bl. Josephine Leroux,
virgin, martyr, II Ord.
22 St. Peter of Alcantara, priest, I Ord.
* Outside of the U.S., he is celebrated on October 19
22 Blessed John Paul II - on Roman Calendar
23 St. John of Capestrano, priest, I Ord.
25 Saint Antonio de Santa Ana (Frei
Galvao)
25 Bl. Maria Jesus Ferragut, virgin, and
companions, martyrs of Valencia [Maria Veronica Masiá, Maria Felicity Masiá
Ferragut, Isabel Claduch Rovira, Milagros Ortells Gimeno], II Ord.
If anyone has good information on these Blesseds, please let us know.
26 Bl. Bonaventure of Potenza, priest, I
Ord.
31 Bl. Angelo of Acri, priest, I Ord.
NOVEMBER
(Note: Nov. 1., homily by Pope Benedict XVI on "The Solemnity of All Saints")
3 Bl. Teresa Manganiello (SFO), Italy (precise date of feastday not declared)
4 St. Charles Borromeo, bishop, III Ord.
6 Bl. Alfonso Lopez, priest, and companions, martyrs [Pedro
Rivera, Modesto Vegas, Dionisio Vicente, priests;
Francisco Remon, Miguel Remon,
religious, I Ord.
Bl. Alfonso Lopez OFM Conv., no further info-Listed under Martyrs of
Valencia
7 St. Didacus of Alcala, religious, I
Ord. also Blessed Helen of Arcella (Italy)
8 Bl. John Duns Scotus, priest, I Ord.
13 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin, III Ord., founder
14 St. Nicholas Tavelic, priest, and
companions, martyrs, I Ord.
17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary, widow, III Ord., Patron of the Secular Franciscan Order
18 Bl. Salome, virgin, II Ord.
19 St. Agnes of Assisi, virgin, II Ord.
25 Commemoration of all the Deceased of the Franciscan Family (I,II,III Ord.)
25 Bl. Elizabeth of Reute,
virgin, III
Ord.
26 St. Leonard of Port Maurice, priest, I Ord.
27 St. Francis Anthony Fasani, priest, I
Ord.
Manifestation of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal (OFM
Conv.)
Bl. Umile de Bisignano, religious, I Ord.
28 St. James of the March, priest, I Ord.
29 All Saints of the Franciscan Order (I,II,III Ord.)
DECEMBER
2 Bl. Maria Angela Astorch, virgin, II
Ord.
Bl. Rafal Chylinski, priest, I Ord.
8 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, Patron &
Queen of the Franciscan Order
10 Bl. Peter Tecelano, III Ord.
13 Finding the Body of St. Francis
15 Bl. Mary Frances Schervier, virgin, III
Ord.
List of Popes who were Secular Franciscans, some of whom are "Blessed"
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