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CALENDAR of the SAINTS
27 August 2006 A.D.
Saint Joseph Calasanctius
Confessor, founder of the Piarist Order, born Petralta, Aragon, 1556; died Rome, Italy, 1648. He studied law and theology, received the degree of Doctor of Laws; and was ordained in 1583. He became attached to Bishop della Figuera to whom he rendered invaluable service as secretary and theologian. Upon the death of the bishop, he journeyed to Rome, and as a member of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine he began his work of caring for and educating homeless children. In 1597 he established a free school, the first in Europe, and five years later founded the Order of Piarists to continue his charitable work. Canonized, 1767. Feast, Roman Calendar, 27 August.
Saint Anthusa the Younger Saint Caesarius of Arles Saint Carpophorus Img src=http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintl2p.jpg>
Saint David Lewis
His mother, Margaret Prichard, was Catholic, but his father, Morgan Lewis, was a Protestant school headmaster; David, the youngest of nine children, was raised Protestant. Reconciled to Catholicism in Paris, France at age 16. Studied at the English College in Rome, Italy from 1638. Ordained in 1642. Joined the Jesuits in 1645. Spiritual director of the English College in Rome. He returned to Wales in 1648 and spent over 30 years ministering to persecuted Catholics from the village of Cym, living in a farmhouse that served as a base for missionary work. During the increased persecutions triggered by the Titus Oates Plot, David was betrayed by a servant, and arrested in November 1678 at Llantarnan, Wales. Condemned in March 1679 for the crimes of being a priest and saying Mass. Imprisoned and interrogated in London, then returned to Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales where he was hanged, drawn and quartered on 22 August 1679; buried in Usk; his grave has become a pilgrimage destination . One of the Forty Martyrs of England and Wales. Saint Decuman Saint Dominic Barberi Saint Ebbo Saint Gabriel Mary Saint Gebhard Saint Honoratus
Beheaded in 303 at Potenza, southern Italy during the persecution of Maximian. One of the Twelve Holy Brothers. Saint John Saint Licerius Saint Malrubius Saint Margaret the Barefooted Saint Monica Saint Narnus Saint Phanurius Saint Poemen
Leader of a group of hermits in the desert of Skete in Egypt, living in the abandoned ruins of a pagan temple at Terenuth. Noted for his strong discipline, permitting himself and his brothers to sleep four hours of sleep a day, spending the rest of the time in chores, prayers or study. One of the very few survivors of barbarian raids in 407. Urged frequent Communion for all, and is known for his wise sayings. Saint Roger Cadwallador
Studied at Rheims, France in 1591, and at English College, Valladolid, Spain in 1592. Ordained at Valladolid in 1593. An exceptional student of Greek. Returned to England in 1594 to minister to covert Catholics in the area of Herefordshire for 16 years. Arrested on Easter, 1610, and condemned for the crime of being a priest. One of the Martyrs of England, Scotland, and Wales. Hanged, drawn, and quartered on 27 August 1610 at Leominster, Herefordshire, England Saint Rufus 
Transverberation of the Heart of Blessed Teresa of Avila, Doctor of the Church
Detail of the Ecstasy of [Blessed Teresa], by Bernini, Cornaro Chapel, Church of Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome. One of Bernini's most famous sculptures, this work depicts a scene described in Teresa's mystical writings, in which an angel has pierced her heart with a dart of divine love and withdrawn it.
Spanish noble, the daughter of Don Alonso Sanchez de Cepeda and Doña Beatriz. She grew up reading the lives of the saints, and playing at "hermit" in the garden. Crippled by disease in her youth, which led to her being well educated at home, she was cured after prayer to Saint Joseph. Her mother died when Teresa was 12, and she prayed to Our Lady to be her replacement. Her father opposed her entry to religious life, so she left home without telling anyone, and entered a Carmelite house at 17. Seeing her conviction to her call, her father and family consented.
Soon after taking her vows, Teresa became gravely ill, and her condition was aggravated by the inadquate medical help she received; she never fully recovered her health. She began receiving visions, and was examined by Dominicans and Jesuits, including Saint Francis Borgia, who pronounced the visions to be holy and true.
She considered her original house too lax in its rule, so she founded a reformed convent of Saint John of Avila. Founded several houses, often against fierce opposition from local authorities. Mystical writer. Proclaimed a Doctor of the Church on 27 September 1970 by Pope Paul VI. Body incorrupt; relics preserved at Alba; her heart shows signs of Transverberation (piercing of the heart), and is displayed, as well.
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