Saints & Blesseds

December – Month of the Incarnation

1. 1.Bl Marie-Angele Astorch, Virgin, Capuchin religious, d. 1665
   2. Bl. Raphael Chylinski, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1741
   3. St. Francis Xavier, Priest, had been a tertiary before founding or joining another religious Institute, Martyr, 1623
   4. Bl. Francois Galves, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, Martyr 1623
   5. Bl. Pierre de Sienne, Confessor, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1289
   6. Bl. Elisabeth la Bonne, Virgin, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1420
   7. Bl. Louis Beltrame Quattrocchi, Confessor, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1951
   8. Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Patroness of the Seraphic Order, Holy Day of Obligation, Plenary Indulgence for tertiaries and cordbearers
   9. Bl. Delphine de Glandeves, Virgin, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1360
   10. Bl. Conrad d’Offide, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1306
   11. Bl. Hugolin Magalotti, Confessor, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1373
   12. Discovery of the tomb of St. Francis 1820
   13. Bl. Pius Bartosik, Priest, Conventual religious, Martyr 1941
   14. Bl. Barthole Buonpedini, Priest, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1300
   15. Mary Queen of the Seraphic Order
   16. Bl. Honorat de Biala, Priest, Capuchin religious, d. 1916
   17. Bl. Francois Bell, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, Martyr 1643
   18. Bl. Marie-Francoise Schervier, Virgin, religious of the Third-Order Regular [living in community, under a Rule], d. 1876
   19. Bl. Jean Discalceat, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1349
   20. Bl. Antoine Galvao, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1822
   21. St. Raphael Kalinowski, Priest, had been a tertiary before founding or joining another religious Institute, d. 1907
   22. St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, Virgin, had been a tertiary before founding or joining another religious Institute, d. 1917
   23. Bl. Nicolas Factor, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1583
   24. Bl. Bentivoglio de Bonio, Priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1231
   25. Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Holy Day of Obligation
   26. St. Albert Chmielowski, Confessor, religious of the Third-Order Regular [living in community, under a Rule], d. 1916
   27. Bl. Mathie de Nazareis, Virgin, the Franciscan 2nd-Order; a “Poor Clare” sister, d. 1320
   28. Feast of the Holy Innocents
   29. Bl Gerard de Valence, lay brother, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1342
   30. Bl. Marguerite Colonna, Virgin, the Franciscan 2nd-Order; a “Poor Clare” sister, d. 1280
   31. St. Gaspard Buffalo, Priest, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1836; Plenary Indulgence (Chant the Te Deum in public)

January—Month of the Holy Name of Jesus and His Holy Childhood

1. Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord—Holy Day of Obligation; Plenary Indulgence possible (Chant in public Veni Creator)
2. Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus
3. Bl. Chriatiane Menaburi, Virgin, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1310
4. Bl. Angele de Foligno, widow, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1310
5. Bl. Pierre Bonilli, priest, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1935
6. Feast of the Epiphany—Holy Day of Obligation
7. St. Charles de Sezza, lay brother, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1670
8. Bl. Roger de Toddi, priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1237
9. Bl. Gilles de Lorenzana, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1518
10. Bl. Gregory X, Pope, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1276
11. St. Thomas de Cori, priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1729
12. St. Bernard of Corleone, lay brother, Capuchin religious, d. 1667
13. Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord Jesus Christ
14. Bl. Oderic de Pordenone, priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1331
15. Bl. Jacques del Piebe, priest, Franciscan Third Order Secular, martyr d. 1304
16. Sts. Berard and Companions, Protomartyrs of the Order, d. 1220
17. Sl. Matthieu d’Argrigente, Bishop, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1451
18. Bl. Jeanne of Saint Mary, virgin, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1360
19. Bl. Marcel Spinola y Maestre, Bishop, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1906
20. Bl. Jean-Baptiste Triquerie, priest, conventual religious, martyr d. 1794
21. Bl. Joseph Nascimbeni, priest, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1922
22. St. Vincent Pallotti, priest, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1850
23. Feast of the Marriage of the Blessed Virgin Mary
24. Bl. Paule Gamgara Costa, widow, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1515
25. Bl. Emmanuel Dominguo y Sol, priest, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1909
26. Bl. Georges Matulwicz, Bishop, Franciscan Third Order Secular, d. 1927
27. St. Angela Merici, virgin, had been a tertiary before founding or joining another religious Institute, d. 1540
28. Bl. Bienvenu de Recanati, priest, religious of the Franciscan 1st Order, d. 1289
29. St. Francis de Sales, Bishop, Doctor of the Church, Cordbearer, d. 1622
30. St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti, virgin, religious of the Third-Order Regular [living in community, under a Rule], d. 1640
31. St. John Bosco, priest, had been a tertiary before founding or joining another religious Institute, d. 1888