JULY 14
Ketari Tekakwitha
Ketari Tekakwitha is the first Native American to become a saint. She is considered the patron saint of ecology.
JULY 22
Mary Magdalene
A disciple of Jesus, Mary Magdalene witnessed the crucifixion and burial of Jesus and was the first person to see him upon his resurrection.
AUGUST 1
Alphonse Ligouri
Saint Alphonse Ligouri was an Italian Catholic bishop considered a moral theologian. He published nine editions of Moral Theology. He is known as the patron saint of arthritis, as he suffered from curvature of the spine.
AUGUST 15
Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
AUGUST 21
Pius X
Pope Pius X, 1922 – 1939, became known as the Missionary Pope because he promoted missionary work in China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia and required all religious orders to perform missional work.
SEPTEMBER 4
Labor Day
SEPTEMBER 5
St. Theresa of Calcutta
October 19 will be the 20th anniversary of the beatification of Mother Theresa of Calcutta, who devoted her life to the pain and suffering of the poorest of the poor and the sickest of the sick.
SEPTEMBER 8
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Celebrate the birth of Mary in your classrooms by:
SEPTEMBER 15 – 17
Rosh Hashanah
SEPTEMBER 18
Catechetical Sunday
OCTOBER 2
Feast of Guardian Angels
The Catechism of the Catholic Church proclaims that “from infancy to death human life is surrounded by their [angels’] watchful care and intercession.†Take this day to offer prayers of thanks.
OCTOBER 4
St. Francis of Assisi
OCTOBER 15
Saint Teresa of Avila
OCTOBER 28
Feast of Saints Simon and Jude, Apostles
Without any repose, and even to the shedding of their blood, they “edified the body of Christ.â€
