Day | Eulogies |
| March 21 | Saint Serapion the Sindonite, anchorite In Egypt, Saint Serapion the Sindonite, anchorite. Holy martyrs of Alexandria of Egypt on the day of Pentecost Commemoration of the holy martyrs of Alexandria, who, under the emperor Constantius and the prefect Philagrius, while the Arians and pagans burst into the church, were killed on the Friday of the Lord’s Passion. Saint Lupicin, abbot Saint Enda, abbot Birth of Saint Benedict of Norcia, abbot At Montecassino, anniversary of the death of Saint Benedict, abbot, whose memorial is celebrated on July 11. Saint James the Confessor, martyr Saint Jean, bishop of Valence Saint Nicholas of Flüe, hermit Blesseds Thomas Pilcher, priest, and William Pike, martyrs of England Blessed Matthew Flathers, priest and martyr of England Saint Augustinus Zhao Rong, priest and martyr of China In the province of Sichuan in China, commemoration of Saint Augustinus Zhao Rong, priest and martyr, who, during the persecution, was thrown into prison as a Christian and died on an unspecified day in spring. Saint Benedetta Cambiagio Frassinello, founder of the Benedictine Sisters of Providence |
| March 22 | Saint Epaphroditus, disciple of Saint Paul the apostle Commemoration of Saint Epaphroditus, whom Saint Paul the Apostle calls brother and companion in work and struggle. Saint Paul, bishop of Narbonne and martyr At Narbonne on the coast of southern France along Via Domitia, deposition of Saint Paul, bishop and martyr. Saints Callinica and Basilissa, martyrs In Galatia, in present-day Turkiye, Saints Callinica and Basilissa, martyrs. Saint Basil, priest and martyr Saint Lea, widow Saint Benvenuto degli Scottivoli, bishop of Osimo At Osimo in the Marche, Saint Benvenuto degli Scottivoli, bishop, who, appointed here by Pope Urban IV, promoted peace among the citizens and, in the spirit of the Friars Minor, wanted to die on the bare ground. Saint Nicholas Owen, Jesuit priest and martyr of England At London, England, Saint Nicholas Owen, religious of the Society of Jesus and martyr, who for many years built shelters to hide priests and for this under King James I was imprisoned and cruelly tortured and, finally placed on the stand, died following gloriously the example of Christ the Lord. Blessed François Chartier, priest and martyr of France Blesseds Marian Górecki and Bronisław Komorowski, priests and martyrs of Poland |
| March 23 | Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, archbishop of Lima Saint Turibius of Mongrovejo, bishop of Lima: lay native of Spain, expert in law, he went to America after election to this see; moved by ardent apostolic zeal, he visited his vast diocese several times, often on foot, assiduously providing for the flock entrusted to him; he defeated abuses and scandals in the clergy with synods; he catechised and converted the natives, until at Sanna in Peru he found the ultimate rest. Saint Gwinear, martyr In Cornwall, Saint Gwinear, martyr. Saints Victorian, proconsular, Frumentius and Frumentius, martyrs Saint Gautier, first abbot of Saint-Martin at Pontoise Saint Ottone, hermit at Ariano Irpino Blessed Pietro da Gubbio, Augustinian priest At Gubbio in Umbria, Blessed Pietro, priest of the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine. Blessed Edmund Sykes, priest and martyr of England Blessed Peter Higgins, Dominican priest and martyr of Ireland At Naas near Dublin in Ireland, Blessed Peter Higgins, priest of the Order of Preachers and martyr, who, under the reign of Charles I, was hanged without trial for his loyalty to the Roman Church. Saint José Oriol, priest Blessed Annunciata Astoria Cocchetti, virgin, founder of the Sisters of Saint Dorothy Saint Rafqa Choboq Ar-Rayès, virgin of the Maronite Lebanese Order Blessed Metod Trčka, Redemptorist priest, martyr of Slovakia |
| March 24 | Saints Timolaus, Denis, Pausides, Alexander, Romulus, Alexander, Agapius and Denis martyrs At Caesarea in Palestine, the holy martyrs Timolaus, Denis, Pausides, Alexander, Romulus and another Alexander, who, during the persecution of the emperor Diocletian, led with their hands tied before the prefect Urban, confessed to being Christians and a few days later, together with their companions Agapius and another Denis, with the decapitation they deserved the crown of eternal life. Saint Secundulus, martyr In Mauritania, in the lands of present-day Algeria, Saint Secundulus, who underwent the passion for faith in Christ. Saint Macartan, bishop of Clogher Saint Severo, bishop of Catania Blessed Giovanni del Bastone, priest and monk Saint Catherine of Vadstena, virgin Blessed Diego José da Cadice López-Caamaño García-Pérez, Capuchin priest At Ronda in Andalusia in Spain, Blessed Diego José da Cadice López-Caamaño García-Pérez, priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, distinguished preacher and intrepid defender of the freedom of the Church. Blessed Maria od Jezusa Ukrzyżowanego Karłowska, virgin, founder of the Sisters of the Holy Shepherd of Divine Providence |
| March 25 | The Annunciation of the Lord Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, when, in the town of Nazareth, the angel of the Lord announced to Mary: “Behold, you will conceive and bear a son, and he will be called Son of the Most High.” And Mary replied: “Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to your word.” And thus, in the fullness of time, he who was the only begotten Son of God before all time became incarnate for us men and for our salvation, by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary, and was made man. The Good Thief Commemoration of the Good Thief, who, having professed faith in Christ on the cross, deserved to hear from him: “Today you will be with me in paradise.” Saint Dulas, martyr Saint Quirino, martyr at Rome At Rome in the cemetery of Pontian on Via Portuense, Saint Quirino, martyr. Saint Matrona, martyr at Thessalonica Saint Mona, bishop of Milan Saint Hermeland, monk at Fontanelle Saint Nicodemo, hermit Saint Procopius, hermit Blessed Eberhard, monk Blessed Tommaso, hermit Saint Margaret Clitherow, martyr of England Blessed James Bird, martyr of England Saint Lucia Filippini, founder of Maestre Pie Blessed Placido Riccardi, priest At Rome, near Saint Paul on Via Ostiense, Blessed Placido Riccardi, priest of the Order of Saint Benedict, who, although suffering from constant fevers, illnesses and paralysis, cultivated observance of the rule and prayer with tireless dedication, also teaching others to practise them. Blessed Yosafata Hordashevs’ka, virgin, founder of the Handmaids of Mary Immaculate, martyr of Ukraine Blessed Omeljan Kovč, priest and martyr of Poland Blessed Hilary Januszewski, Discalced Carmelite priest and martyr at Dachau In the Dachau prison camp near Munich in Germany, Blessed Hilary Januszewski, priest of the Order of Discalced Friars of Our Lady of Mount Carmel and martyr: in wartime, he was deported because of his faith in Christ from Poland to this foreign prison; having fallen ill with typhus while caring for the sick, he died distinguished for his faith and charity. |
| March 26 | Saint Castulo, martyr at Rome on Via Labicana At Rome on Via Labicana, Saint Castulo, martyr. Saints Emmanuel, Sabinus, Quadratus and Theodosius, martyrs In Anatolia, in present-day Turkiye, Saints Emmanuel, Sabinus, Quadratus and Theodosius, martyrs. Saints Montanus, priest, and Maxima, wife, martyrs Saint Eutychius, subdeacon of Alexandria and martyr Saint Peter, bishop of Sebastea Saint Bercaire, first abbot of Hautvilliers Saints Baronzio and Desiderio, hermits Saint Liudger, bishop of Münster In the monastery of Werden in Saxony, in Germany, transitus of Saint Liudger, bishop, who, instructed by Alcuin, preached the Gospel in the lands of Holland, Denmark and Saxony, constituted the episcopal see of Münster and founded many monasteries, true centres of propagation of faith. Blessed Maddalena Caterina Morano, Salesian virgin |
| March 27 | Saint Rupert, bishop of Salzburg At Salzburg in Bavaria, in present-day Austria, Saint Rupert, bishop, who, living first in Worms, at the request of Duke Theodone came to Bavaria and built a church and monastery in Salzburg, which he governed as bishop and abbot, spreading from there the Christian faith. Blessed Pellegrino da Falerone, Franciscan priest At San Severino Marche, Blessed Pellegrino da Falerone, priest, who was among the first disciples of Saint Francis and, having gone on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, aroused the admiration of the Saracens themselves. Blessed Panacea De’ Muzzi, virgin and martyr Blessed Francesco Faà di Bruno, priest, founder of the Sisters of Our Lady of Suffrage and Saint Zita |
| March 28 | Saint Castor, martyr at Tarsus At Tarsus in Cilicia, in present-day Turkiye, Saint Castor, martyr. Saints Priscus, Malchus and Alexander, martyrs Commemoration of the holy martyrs Priscus, Malchus and Alexander: at the time of the persecution of the emperor Valerian, they lived on a farm on the outskirts of Caesarea in Palestine, a city where numerous crowns of celestial martyrdom were offered to the gaze; moved by divine ardour, they spontaneously presented themselves before the judge and, having blamed him because he only raged against the blood of the pious, they were immediately given to the fairs by him as Christians. Saint Cyril, deacon and martyr Saint Proterius, bishop of Alexandria of Egypt Saint Gontran, king of the Franks Saint Hilarion, hegumen in Bithynia and martyr Saint Stephen Harding, abbot Saint Cono, monk Blessed Antonio da Monticiano Patrizi, Augustinian priest At Monticiano near Siena, Blessed Antonio da Monticiano Patrizi, priest of the Order of the Hermits of Saint Augustine, who was a true lover of his brothers and others. Blessed Jeanne-Marie de Maillé, widow Blessed Christopher Wharton, priest and martyr of England Blessed Renée-Marie Feillatreau épouse Dumont, martyr of France Saint Józef Sebastian Pelczar, bishop of Przemyśl, founder of the Handmaids of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| March 29 | Saint Eustasio, bishop of Naples At Naples, commemoration of Saint Eustasio, bishop. Saint Mark, bishop of Aretusa Commemoration of Saint Mark, bishop of Arethusa in Syria, who at the time of the Arian controversy never deviated from the right faith, and under the emperor Julian the Apostate suffered violent harassment; he was greeted by Saint Gregory Nazianzen as a distinguished personality and an elder of a very holy life. Saints Armogastes, Archinimus and Saturus, martyrs Commemoration of Saints Armogastes, Archinimus and Saturus, martyrs, who in Africa, at the time of the Vandal persecution, under the Arian king Genseric, suffered many atrocious tortures and infamy for having professed the true faith. Saint Berthold, founder of the Carmelites Saint Guillaume Tempier, bishop of Poitiers Saint Ludolf, bishop of Ratzeburg and martyr Blessed John Hambley, priest and martyr of England |
| March 30 | Saint Secondo, martyr in Lombardia At Asti, Saint Secondo, martyr. Saint Domninus, martyr in Macedonia At Thessalonica in Macedonia, now in Greece, Saint Domninus, martyr. Saint Regulus, bishop of Arles At Senlis in Gallia Lugdunensis, in present-day France, Saint Regulus, bishop. Holy martyrs of Constantinople during the time of Emperor Constantius Saint John Climacus, abbot Saint Zosimo, bishop of Syracuse Saint Osburh, first abbess of Coventry Saint Clinio, abbot Saint Pietro Regalado, Franciscan priest At Aguilera in Castile in Spain, Saint Pietro Regalado, priest of the Order of Minor, who was distinguished for his humility and rigor of penance and built two cells, in which only twelve friars could live in solitude. Blessed Amédée IX, duke of Savoy Saints Antoine-Marie-Nicolas Daveluy, bishop and apostolic vicar of Korea, Pierre Aumaître and Martin-Luc Huin, priests, Iosephus Chang Chu-gi, Thomas Son Cha-sŏn and Lucas Hwang Sŏk-tu, catechists, martyrs of Korea Saint Ludovico da Casoria Palmentieri, Franciscan priest, founder of Congregation of the Brothers of Charity At Naples, Saint Ludovico da Casoria Palmentieri, priest of the Order of Friars Minor, who, driven by the ardour of charity towards the poor of Christ, established the two Congregations of the Brothers of Charity and the Franciscan Sisters of Saint Elizabeth. Saint Leonardo Murialdo, priest, founder of the Congregation of Saint Joseph Saint Julio Álvarez Mendoza, priest and martyr of Mexico Blessed Maria Restituta Kafka, virgin of the Third Order of Saint Francis of Christian Charity and martyr at Vienna |
| March 31 | Saint Benjamin, deacon and martyr in Persia At Argol in Persia, Saint Benjamin, deacon, who did not give up preaching the word of God and, under the reign of Vararane V, suffered martyrdom with sharp rods stuck in his nails. Saint Balbina, martyr at Rome At Rome, commemoration of Saint Balbina, whose basilica founded on the Aventine bears her venerable name. Saint Agilolf, bishop of Cologne Saint Guido, abbot of Pomposa Blessed Jeanne, Third Order Carmelite virgin Blessed Bonaventura da Forlì Tornielli, Servite priest At Udine, Blessed Bonaventura da Forlì Tornielli, priest of the Order of the Servants of Mary, who in various regions of Italy exhorted the people to penance with his preaching and died in his octogenarian while he was busy preaching a Lenten celebration. Blessed Christopher Robinson, priest and martyr of England Blessed Natalia Tułasiewicz, martyr of Germany |
