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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Feast Day Nov. 17

November 13, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

St. Elizabeth of Hungary by Moroder Public Domain Image — St. Elizabeth of Hungary
by Moroder

The feast day of St. Elizabeth of Hungary is celebrated on November 17. Elizabeth was a Princess born in 1207 to King Andrew II of Hungary. St. Elizabeth of Hungary is the patron saint of widows, charities, bakers and young brides.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary was born in 1207 in Hungary. She was the daughter of Alexander II who was the King of Hungary. She was betrothed at the age of four to be married to Louis of Thuringa (a German principality). At the age of 14 she married Louis who was 21.

Elizabeth was very pious from a young age. Louis, also was quite religious. Their marriage was a happy and fruitful union. They had three children. Louis was a brave soldier. While he was away Elizabeth devoted herself to charity. She helped to build a hospital which had 12 beds.

He encouraged her works of charity. After six years of marriage Louis was killed during the crusades while she was pregnant with their third child at the age of 20. Elizabeth’s relatives resented how generous she was with the family’s money. They mistrusted her and eventually threw her out of the palace.

Upon hearing the news of her husband’s death, Elizabeth cried out,

“The world with all its joys is now dead to me.”

After finding care for her children, Elizabeth left the castle and became a Third Order Franciscan, joining them on Good Friday. She devoted herself entirely to helping the sick and poor. A Franciscan hospital was built in which she was able to care for the sick and suffering.

St. Elizabeth died at the age of 24 in 1231. Soon after her death miracles of healing were reported at her grave site

A legend exists that her husband met her unexpectedly as she went secretly on an errand to help the poor. The bread she was carrying was turned into roses. Pictures of St. Elizabeth often show her carrying bread or roses.

St. Elizabeth of Hungary died at the age of 24 in 1231 at Marburg, Germany of natural causes. She was canonized on May 27, 1235 by Pope Gregory IX.

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“How could I bear a crown of gold

when the Lord bears a crown of thorns?…

and bears it for me!”

Quote of St. Elizabeth of Hungary

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: Bl. Raphael Kalnowski, Feast Day Nov. 19

November 11, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

The feast day of Bl. Raphael Kalnowski is celebrated on Nov. 19.

The name at baptism given to Bl. Raphael Kalnowski was Joseph. He was born to Polish parents in Vilnius in 1835. After military service he studied engineering at St. Petersburg. He helped design the Kursk-Kiev-Odessa railway.

During the Polish insurrection against Russia, he accepted the post of Minister of War. He was arrested on March 24, 1864 and condemned to death. The sentence was changed to ten years hard labor in Siberia.

After his release, he became a tutor for Prince Augusto Czarteryski in Paris. Augusto was inspired to become a priest, becoming a member of the Salesians. Through his travels, Joseph met St. Teresa of Avila and St. John of the Cross, both Carmelites. Two years later he decided to join the Carmelite Order taking the name of Brother Raphael of St. Joseph. H studied theology in Hungary and was ordained a priest on Jan. 15, 1882.

He served as a priest with apostolic zeal. He was known as a good confessor and a spiritual director. He worked for church unity and was known for his holiness.

Bl. Raphael died of natural causes on Nov. 15, 1907. Miraculous healings which were attributed to him led to his canonization by Pope John Paul II in 1991.

I like to find at least a few moments each day spent in doing good for others out of love for God. These few moments, almost unnoticeably used, bring something like rays of peace and comfort behind them; they unite us with people and God by a pure feeling of tender sweetness.

Quote of Bl. Raphael Kalnowski

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Carlo Acutis

October 11, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

The Feast Day of Carlo is celebrated on October 12. Carlo Acutis was born on May 3, 1991 in London to Italian parents who working there. He was raised in Milan, Italy. Carlo died at the age of 15 in Manza, Italy of leukemia on October 12, 2006.

St. Carlo Acutis was beatified by Pope Francis in 2020 and Canonized by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 7, 2025. He is considered the first millennial saint and the patron saint of the internet.

At a young age of 11, Carlo became very interested in Eucharistic Miracles. He visited the birthplace of many of the saints and sites of the Eucharistic miracles. His passion for the Eucharist led him to use his skills as a coder to build a website cataloging over 150 Miracles. He listed them by country and date. His site is still active at Carlo Acutis La dlinea del tempo di Carlo Acutis

St. Carlos was known for being very generous. He helped the poor and defended students in his school from bullies. He enjoyed helping the elderly and disabled. His passion for his faith inspired his parents to become active in their faith. They enrolled in a theology class so they could answer questions which came up.

At the age of 14, Carlo fell ill. At first, they believed he had the flu; however he was diagnosed with acute Myeloid Leukemia. Afte r suffering from a cerebral hemorrhage, he went into a coma and died on October 12.

Initially buried in Ternengo his body was reburied in January 2007 in Assisi because of his devotion to St. Francis of Assisi.

St. Carlo is credited with two miracles. The healing of a Brazilian boy born with a malformed pancreas was healed after prayers of intercession to Blessed Carlo in 2020. The second miracle occurred in Costa Rico then a woman was healed in 2024 after suffering a serious head injury. Prayers of intercession were prayed at St. Acutis’s tomb after which she was healed. These miracles led to the canonization of St. Carlo in 2025 by Pope Leo XIV.

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Carlo Acutis

St. Carlo Acutis was beatified by Pope Francis in 2020 and Canonized by Pope Leo XIV on Sept. 7, 2025. He is considered the first millennial saint and the patron saint of the internet.

Initially buried in Ternengo his body was reburied in January 2007 in Assisi because of his devotion to St. Francis of Assisi.

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Denis and Companions, Feast Day October 9

The feast day of St. Denis and Companions is celebrated on October 9. St. Denis is the patron saint of France and against headaches.

St. Denis was born and raised in Italy. He is also known as St. Dionysius. He was sent to Gaul by Pope St. Clement. He is probably the first Bishop of Paris. St. Denis was martyred along with two companions according to the writings of St. Gregory of Tours. His companions are believed to be St. Rustreus and St. Eleutherius, a priest and deacon. They were beheaded with a sword under the persecution of Emperor Valerius in 258. The head of St. Denis was carried into the nearby village before their bodies were thrown into the Seine River. St. Denis body was recovered and a chapel was built over his tomb.

St. Denis is one of the 14 helpers who were invoked in the middle ages against the Black Plaque. It is for this reason he became the patron saint against headaches.

Remember that this life is short, and that eternity is very long.

Quote of Bl. Susanna Araki Chabyoye

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: Immaculate Conception of Mary, Feast Day December 8

May 31, 2025 Vicki Scheenstra

The Immaculate Conception
by Padre Manuel

The Feast day of the Immaculate Conception is celebrated on Dec. 8 during the season of Advent. The feast day celebrates the belief that Mary was conceived without the stain of original sin. It is often misunderstood as the celebration of the conception of Jesus.

Mary under the title of the Immaculate Conception is the Patron Saint of Brazil and the United States.

The feast day became a celebration for the universal church in the 18th century. Pope Pius IX declare;

“The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.”

Mary herself confirmed her title to St. Bernadette saying to her;

” I am the Immaculate Conception.”

The largest Marian shrine in the U S. is the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception located in Washington D.C.

Just as Eve was conceived without sin, Mary also was conceived without sin. Mary is considered, ‘the new Eve’.

Rather than disobeying God, Mary said, “Let it be.”

Purer than heaven’s purest angels, brighter than its brightest seraph:

Mary, after her Creator, God, made her and gave her all,

the most perfect of beings, the masterpiece of Infinite Wisdom,

Almighty Power and Eternal Love.

To such a being we cannot reasonably suppose that

a perfection was denied her which had been already

gratuitously bestowed on inferior creatures;

on the angelic spirits.

Quote of St. John N. Newmann; Feast Day January 5

The Immaculate Conception by Francisco de Zubaran

The Immaculate Conception by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

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Feast Days and Saint of the Day; NOVEMBER CALENDAR

July 15, 2022 Vicki Scheenstra

1 All Saints Day

2. All Soul’s Day

3. St. Martin de Porres…Peru…Dominican…Incorrupt

4. St. Charles Borromeo…Bishop of Milan…Oblates of St. Ambrose

5. St. Elizabeth... relative of Virgin Mary

6. St. Theophane Venard...France…Vietnam…Missionary…Martyr

7. St. Carina and her companions...Martyr

8. St. Elizabeth of the Trinity…France…Carmelite…Patron Saint of the sick and the loss of parents

9. Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome…Pope’s cathedral

10. St. Leo the Great...Bishop of Rome…Doctor of the church

11. St. Martin of Tours...Bishop…Patron Saint of soldiers and beggars.

12. St. Josephat…Poland…Martyr…Bishop…Incorrupt

13…St. Frances Cabrini...Italy…U.S…Patron Saint of immigrants, orphans and against malaria…Incorrupt..Sisters of the Sacred Heart

14, St. Laurence O’Toole…Ireland…Bishop

15. St. Albert the Great...Germany…patron saint of scientists and philosophers…Dominican…Bishop…Doctor of the Church

16. St. Gertrude the Great...Germany…Patron Saint of West Indies, Nuns and travelers…Benedictine…Mystic

17, St. Elizabeth of Hungary...Third Order Franciscan…Patron Saint of widows, charities, bakers and young brides.

18, St. Rose Philippine Duchasne…France…U.S.A….Patron Saint of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri

19, Bl. Raphael Kalnowski…Poland…Carmelite

20, St. Edmund...King of East Angles…Martyr…Patron Saint of kings and against plaque and torture

21, Presentation of the Virgin Mary...Jerusalem

22, St. Cecelia...Rome…Patron Saint of musicians…Martyr

23. St. Clement of Rome...Bishop of Rome…Martyr

24. St. Andrew Dung and companions...Vietnam…Martyr

25. St. Catherine of Alexandria…Egypt…Martyr…Patron Saint of Christian philosophers, teachers and librarians

26. St. John Berchomans...Belgium…Patron Saint of altar boys.

27. Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal...Vision in France

28. St. Catherine Laboure’...France….Visionary…Incorrupt

29. Bl. Denis of the Nativity...France…Carmelite Priest…Martyr

30. St. Andrew...Apostle…Brother of Simon Peter…Patron Saint of Fishermen, Russia, Scotland, and Greece

Crucifixion of St. Andrew the Apostle by Mattia Petri

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Feast Days and Saint of the Day; OCTOBER CALENDAR

June 29, 2022 Vicki Scheenstra

October 1...St. Therese of Lisieux...France…Carmelite…Doctor of the Church…Patron Saint of florists, missionaries, pilots and against tuberculosis

October 2…Feast of the Guardian Angels

October 3…St. Theodore Guerin…France and United States..Patron Saint of the Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana…Sisters of Providence

October 4…St. Francis of Assisi…Italy…Founder of Franciscans…Patron Saint of the environment, peacemakers, and animals.

October 5…St. Faustina...Poland…Apostle of Mercy…Visionary

October 6…St. Bruno...Germany…Founder of Carthursian Order

October 7…Feast of the Most Holy Rosary...Devotion begun by St. Dominic

October 8…Bl. Ambrose of Sienna...Dominican…Peacemaker

October 9…St. Denis & Companions...Italy…Bishop of Paris…Martyr…Patron Saint of France and against headaches

October 10…Bl. Mary Angela...Poland…Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice

October 11…St. John XXIII...Italy…Bishop of Rome…Franciscan

October 12…Bl. Maria Teresa …Fasce…Italy…Augustinian; St. Carlo Acutis…Patron Saint of the Internet

October 13…Bl. Alexandrina Mariada Costa...Portugal… Patron Saint of the bedridden and paralyzed.

October 14…St. Callistus I...Bishop of Rome…Martyr

October 15…St. Teresa of Avila...Spain…Carmelite mystic…Patron Saint against headache

October 16…St. Margaret Mary…France…Apostle of the Sacred Heart…

October 17…St. Ignatius of Antioch…Bishop of Antioch…Church Father…Martyr

October 18…St. Luke…Disciple of Jesus…Patron Saint of physicians and surgeons

October 19…St. Laura of Cordoba…Spain…Widow and Martyr North American Martyrs

October 20…St. Paul of the Cross…Republic of Genoa…Founder of Passionist Order…

October 21…St. Gaspar of Bufalo…Rome…Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood

October 22…St. John Paul II…Poland…Bishop of Rome…Patron Saint of youth.

October 23…St John of Capistrano...Franciscan…Patron Saint of chaplains, military chaplains and judges.

October 24…St. Anthony Mary Claret...Archbishop of Canary Islands…Patron Saint of educators, the Catholic Press and weavers

October 25…St. John Roberts…England…Benedictine…Martyr…Founder of Claretians…Archbishop of Canary Islands

October 26…Bl. Bonaventura of Poternza…Italy…Franciscan

October 27...St. Frumentius…Lebenon…Bishop of Axsom…Ethiopia

October 28…St. Simon & St. Jude...Apostles…Martyrs..Patron Saint of impossible causes.

October 29...Bl. Maria Restituta...Austria…Franciscan Sister…Martyr

October 30…St. Alphonsus Rodriguez...Spain…Jesuit Brother

October 31…St. Quintin…Italy…Missionary…Martyr

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Feast Days and Saint of the Day; SEPTEMBER CALENDAR

June 24, 2022 Vicki Scheenstra

September 1…St. Giles the Abbot...Greece…St. Giles is the Patron Saint of the mentally ill, the disabled, epileptics, childhood fears, and depression.

September 2…St. Ingrid of Sweden…Dominican Nun

September 3…St. Gregory the Great...Italy…Bishop of Rome…Patron Saint of musicians, students, singer and teachers

September 4…St. Rose of Viteho...Italy…Incorrupt

September 5…Teresa of Calcutta…Missionary…Sisters of Charity…Patron Saint of the poor and dying

September 6…Bl. Bertrand...France…Dominican…Incorrupt

September 7…St. Regina…France…Martyr…Patron Saint against poverty and abuse victims

September 8…Birth of the Virgin Mary

September 9…St. Peter Claver...Spain…Patron Saint of African missions.

September 10…St. Nicholas of Tolentino…Augustinian Monk…He is the patron saint of the souls in purgatory and the dying.

September 11…St. John G. Perboyre...France…Vincentian Priest…Missionary in China…Martyr

September 12…Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary

September 13…St. John Chrysostom...Bishop of Constantinople…Doctor of the Eucharist…Patron Saint of preachers, speakers and epilepsy.

September 14...The Exaltation of the Cross

September 15…Our Lady of Sorrows…12th century

September 16…St. Cyprian...N. Africa…Bishop of Carthage…Martyr

September 17…Stigmata of St. Francis...Founder of Franciscan Order

September 18…St. Joseph of Cupertino…Italy…Capuchin Mystic…Patron Saint of air travelers, pilots, astronauts, and those with learning disabilities.

September 19…Our Lady of La Salette…France…Approved 1851

September 20…The Korean Martyrs

September 21...St. Mathew…Apostle…Martyr…Patron Saint of accountants and bankers.

September 22…St. Thomas of Villanova…Spain…Bishop of Valencia

September 23…St. Padre Pio...Italy…Confessor…Stigmata

September 24…St. Gerard…Bishop of Csanad…Patron Saint of Hungary…Martyr

September 25…Bl. Herman the Cripple...Germany…Benedictine…Patron Saint of the unborn child and the disabled

September 26...St. Terese Couderc...France…Cenacle Sisters

September 27…St. Vincent de Paul...France…Founder of Vincentians…Patron Saint of charities, hospitals and volunteers.

September 28…St. Weneslaus of Bohemia...King of Bohemia

September 29…Feast of the Archangels...St. Michael…St. Gabriel…St. Raphael

September 30…St. Jerome...Syria…Patron Saint of Bible scholars…Doctor of the Church

The Archangels St. Michael, St. Gabriel and St. Raphael

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Feast Days and Saint of the Day; AUGUST CALENDAR

June 16, 2022 Vicki Scheenstra

August 1…St. Alphonsus Liguori...Italy…Patron saint of confessors and theologians…Redemptorist Priest…Doctor of the Church

August 2…St. Peter Julian Eymard...France…Oblates of Mary

August 3…St. Lydia…Early disciple of Jesus

August 4…St. John Vianney…France…Priest…Incorrupt

August 5…Dedication of St. Mary of the Snows...Rome…358

August 6…Feast of the Transfiguration...Jesus with the Apostles John, James and John.

August 7…St. Cajetan...Italy…Patron saint of the unemployed

August 8…St. Dominic...Dominican…Italy… Patron of astronomers

August 9…St. Edith Stein…Germany…Martyr…Patron saint of loss of parents and converts

August 10…St. Lawrence...Rome…Deacon… Patron saint of deacons, librarians, and the poor…martyr

August 11…St. Clare of Assisi...Italy…Poor Clares…Incorrupt

August 12…St. Jane Francis de Chantel…France…Congregation of the Visitation

August 13…St. Maximus the Confessor...Constantinople…Mystic…Author…Abbot

August 14...St. Maximillian Mary Kolbe...Poland…Franciscan Priest…patron saint of drug addicts, prisoners, families, and the pro life movement…Martyr

August 15…Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary…proclaimed dogma in 1950

August 16…St. Stephen of Hungary...King of Hungary

August 17…St. Hyacinth…Poland…Dominican

August 18…St. Helena…Asia Minor…Martyr

August 19…St. John Eudes...France…Jesuit Priest

August 20…St. Bernard of Clairvaux...Burgundy…Cistercian…Doctor of the Church

August 21….St. Pius X...Italy…Bishop of Rome…Incorrupt

August 22…The Queenship of Mary

August 23...St. Rose of Lima...Peru…Third Order Franciscan…Patron Saint of the Americas, florists and gardeners.

August 24...St. Bartholomew...Galilee…Apostle…Martyr…Patron saint against neurological diseases and leather workers

August 25…St. Genesius the Comedian...Martyr…patron saint of actors, comedians and clowns

August 26…Augustinian Martyrs of Africa

August 27…St. Monica...Africa…patron saint of mothers, alcoholism and difficult marriages

August 28…St. Augustine...Africa…Bishop…Doctor of the Church…St. Augustine is the patron saint of brewers

August 29…Beheading of St. John the Baptist…Cousin of Jesus…Martyr

August 30… St. Jeanne Juga...France…Third Order of St. John Eudes…Little Sisters of the Poor

August 31...St. Raymond Nonnatus…Spain…Cardinal…patron saint of women in labor and the falsely accused

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Feast Days and Saint of the Day; JULY CALENDAR

June 8, 2022 Vicki Scheenstra

Our Lady of Mt. Carmel

July 1…St. Junipero Serra…Spain…Franciscan

July 2…St. Bernadino Realino...Italy…Jesuit Priest…Incorrupt

July 3…St. Thomas...Apostle…Martyr

July 4…St. Elizabeth of Portugal...Queen…Third Order Franciscan

July 5…St. Anthony Zaccarra...Italy…Priest…Incorrupt

July 6...St Maria Goretti...Italy…Martyr…Patron saint of rape victims, purity, chastity, forgiveness, and youth

July 7…St. Peter To Rot ...New Guinea…Martyr

July 8…Bl. Eugene III...Bishop of Rome…Cistercian

July 9…St. Veronica Giuliani...Italy…Poor Clare…Incorrupt

July 10...Bl. Emmanuel Ruiz & Companions...Franciscan Priest…Spain…Martyr

July 11…St. Benedict...Founder of Benedictine Order…Patron saint of students and Europe.

July 12…St. Veronica…Follower of Jesus…patron saint of photographers.

July 13…St. Henry II...King and Emperor of Rome…Reformer

July 14…St. Kateri Tekakawitha...New York, U.S.A…Patron of the environment and ecology

July 15…St. Bonaventure...Latium…Franciscan…Philosopher…Author

July 16…Our Lady of Mount Carmel...Jerusalem…Carmelites…Brown Scapular

July 17…Bl. Rose Chretien...France…Carmelite…Martyr

July 18…St. Camillas...Italy…Priest…Order of St. Camillas

July 19…St. Macrina the Younger…Cesarea…Contemplative

July 20...St. Joseph Barsabas … Follower of Jesus…one of first disciples

July 21…St. Lawrence of Brindisi…Italy…Capuchin Order…Doctor of the Church

July 22...St. Mary Magdalene...Friend and Follower of Jesus…Patron of penitent sinners

July 23…St. Bridget of Sweden…widow…visionary

July 24…St. John Boste…England…Priest…Martyr

July 25...St. James the Greater…Apostle…Martyr… Patron saint of laborers and Spain.

July 26…St. Joachim & St. Anne…Parents of the Virgin Mary…Grandparents of Jesus…Patron saints of parents and grandparents.

July 27…Bl. Titus Brandsma...Netherlands…Carmelite…Martyr

July 28…St. Alphonsa...India…Poor Clares

July 29…St. Martha...Friend and follower of Jesus…Patron saint of cooks, housewives and domestic workers

July 30…St. Peter Chrysologus ..Italy…Bishop…Doctor of the Church

July 31...St. Ignatius of Loyola...Spain…Jesuit…Patron Saint of Catholic soldiers, and retreats…Mystic

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Denis and Companions, Feast Day October 9

“The most Blessed Virgin Mary, in the first instant of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege granted by Almighty God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the savior of the human race, was preserved free from all stain of original sin.”

” I am the Immaculate Conception.”

Purer than heaven’s purest angels, brighter than its brightest seraph:

Mary, after her Creator, God, made her and gave her all,

the most perfect of beings, the masterpiece of Infinite Wisdom,

Almighty Power and Eternal Love.

To such a being we cannot reasonably suppose that

a perfection was denied her which had been already

gratuitously bestowed on inferior creatures;

on the angelic spirits.

December is the Month of the Divine Infancy

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