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Painting of Saint Clare of Assisi
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Saint Clare of Assisi

Saint Clare of Assisi referred to herself as a little plant. In many ways, she was a strong oak. The first woman to write a Rule of Life for her sisters, she insisted on the privilege of poverty until her dying breath, getting papal approval of her Rule just days before she died.

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August 11
Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions

Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions

November 24
Saint Andrew Dung-Lac was one of the 117 people martyred in Vietnam between 1820 and 1862. While members of this group were beatified on four different occasions between 1900 and 1951, all were canonized by Pope John Paul II.
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Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro

Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro

November 23
Faced with persecution and possible death, Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro returned to his native Mexico after his ordination to minister to the people of God. Within a couple of years, he was arrested on trumped-up charges and executed.
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Painting of Saint Cecilia

Saint Cecilia

November 22
Although there is little historical evidence concerning the life of Saint Cecilia, she is one of the famous martyrs of the Church in Rome. She is mentioned in the list of saints in the first Eucharistic Prayer—Roman Canon. Cecilia is ...
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Paint of Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

November 21
Today we celebrate the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple by her parents Anna and Joachim. While it is not mentioned in Scripture, there is early evidence that this event was celebrated in both the Eastern and ...
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Mosaic of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne

Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne

November 20
Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne, a Sister of the Society of the Sacred Heart and French by birth, was an early missionary to the United States.
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Sculpture of Saint Agnes of Assisi

Saint Agnes of Assisi

November 19
Often confused with Saint Agnes of Bohemia to whom Saint Clare wrote her famous letters, Saint Agnes of Assisi was Saint Clare’s biological younger sister as well as first follower in the way of poverty.
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Dedication of Churches of Saints Peter and Paul

Dedication of Churches of Saints Peter and Paul

November 18
St. Peter Basilica is probably the most famous church in Christendom and the largest in the city of Rome. St. Paul Outside-the-Walls is second in size only to St. Peter’s. The Churches of Saints Peter and Paul are holy sites ...
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