Saint Panteleon, also known as Panteleimon, Pantaleon, and Pantaleone, was born to a Christian mother and a pagan father. Despite this divided religious upbringing, Panteleon chose to embrace Christianity as his faith. He grew up to become a renowned physician and was appointed as the personal physician to Emperor Maximian. Throughout his life, Panteleon remained a devout layman and bachelor,...

Saint Anne is widely recognized as the mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the grandmother of Jesus Christ. She was the wife of Saint Joachim and, according to tradition, they were a well-off couple. The belief that Anne remained a virgin in the conception and birth of Mary was condemned by the Vatican in 1677. It is believed that Anne gave Mary into the service of the Temple when the girl...

Saint José Fernández De Ventosa, also known as Joseph Fernandez, was a Dominican priest and missionary who dedicated his life to the service of God and the spreading of the Catholic faith. He is one of the Martyrs of Vietnam, a group of courageous individuals who were willing to sacrifice their lives for their beliefs. Born on 3 September 1775 in Ventosa de la Cueva, Ávila, Spain, José...

Saint Euphrasia, also known as Euphrasia of Constantinople, Ephrasia of Thebes, Eufrasia, and Eupraxia, was born in the year 380 to the Roman nobility. She was the daughter of Antigonus, a senator of Constantinople, and was related to the Roman Emperor Theodosius I, who played a significant role in the conversion of Rome to a Christian state. Unfortunately, Euphrasia's father passed away...

St. Sharbel Makhloof O God, who didst call the Priest Saint Sharbel Makhluf to the solitary combat of the desert and imbued him with all manner of devotion: grant us, we pray thee; that, being made imitators of the Lord’s Passion, we may merit to be coheirs of his kingdom; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one...