SM-June

June 29th: Venerable Andrew de Oviedo, SJBorn: Circa 1517 Died: Between June 19 and July 9, 1577 Andrew de Oviedo was born in Illescas, Spain. He went to Rome to offer himself as a candidate for the Society after he graduated from the University of Alcala and was accepted by Fr Ignatius, the founder in…

June 23rd: Saint Thomas Garnet, SJBorn: 1574 Died: 23 June 1608 Beatified:1929 Canonized: 1970 St. Thomas Garnet was born in 1574 at Southwark, England as the son of an Oxford don. Because Catholic colleges had been turned over to aggressive Protestants, young Thomas went to the continent in 1593 to attend the newly opened Jesuit…

June 19th: Blessed Thomas Woodhouse, SJBorn : 1535 Died : June 19, 1573 Beatified : December 9, 1886 Fr Thomas Woodhouse was the first Jesuit to die for Christ in the conflict between the Catholic Church and the English monarchy between 1573 and 1679. Very little is known about his life prior to his imprisonment…

June 21st: Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, SJBorn: Mar. 9, 1568 Died June 21, 1591 Canonized: Dec. 21, 1726 Feast Day June 21 Patron Saint of Youth St. Aloysius of Gonzaga was born in Castiglione, Italy. As the eldest son of the Marquis of Castiglione, an Italian nobleman, his father had great hopes that he would embark…

June 20th: Blessed Francis Pacheco, SJ and 8 companions Francis Pacheco,SJ: Beatified by Pope Pius IX on May 7, 1867. Fr Pacheco was the most experienced Jesuit who died a martyr during the Great Persecution in Japan between 1617 and 1632. At the time of his arrest, he was provincial superior of the Jesuits and…

June 20th: Blessed William Harcourt, John Gavan, Anthony Turner, SJBl. William Harcourt, SJ; Bl.John Gavan, SJ; Bl. Anthony Turner, SJ Died : June 20, 1679 Beatified : Dec 15, 1929 Frs Harcourt, Gavan and Turner were three of the five Jesuits who were caught in the web of lies concocted by Titus Oates who falsely…

June 20th: Blessed Thomas Whitbread and BL John Fenwick, SJBL Thomas Whitbread: Born: circa 1618 Died : June 20, 1679 Beatified : December 15, 1929 BL John Fenwick: Born: circa 1626 Died : June 20, 1679 Beatified : December 15, 1929 Fr Thomas Whitbread, the provincial superior of the English Jesuits, Frs John Fenwick, William…

June 19th: Blessed Modeste Andlauer,SJ and Bl Remy Isore, SJBl Modeste Andlauer, SJ Born : May 22, 1847 Died : June 19, 1900 Beatrified : April 17 Bl Remy Isore, SJ Born : January 22, 1852 Died : June 19, 1900 Beatified : April 17, 1955 Catholic missionaries were permitted to reenter China following the…

June 18th - Servant of God Edward Billotet & 5Companions, SJBorn: May 3, 1812 Died : June 18, 1860 Edward Billotet, a Frenchman was born in Villefrancon. He studied at the minor seminary of Luxeuil and later at the major seminary at Besancon. He was ordained a diocesan priest in 1836 and served for about…

June 15th - Venerables Apollinaris de Almeida, SJ, Hyacinth Franceschi, SJ, Francis Rodrigues, SJVen Apollinaris de Almeida, SJ Born : July 22, 1587 Died : circa 9-15 June, 1638 Ven Hyacinth Franceschi, SJ Born : 1598 Died : circa 9-15 June, 1638 Ven Francis Rodrigues, SJ Born : 1603 Died : circa 9-15 June, 1638…