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A Litany of the Saints of the Three Seraphic Orders
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
God the Son, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy. Christ, have mercy. God the Holy Spirit, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy. Lord, have mercy.
Holy Trinity, one God, have mercy on us.
God the Father, have mercy on us.
Holy Virgin Mary, Protectress and Advocate of the Franciscan Family, R/. Pray for us.
Holy Father St. Francis of Assisi, R/.
Holy Mother St. Clare of Assisi, R/.
All Saintly Friars of the First Order, R/.
St. Anthony of Padua, R/.
St. John of Capistrano, R/.
St. Anthony of St. Ann Galvao, R/.
St. John Dukla, R/.
St. Benedict the Moor, R/.
St. John Joseph of the Cross, R/.
St. Benvenute of Osimo, R/.
St. Joseph of Cupertino, R/.
St. Bernard of Corleone, R/.
St. Joseph of Leonissa, R/.
St. Bernardine of Siena, R/.
St. Junipero Serra, R/.
St. Bonaventure of Bagnoregio, R/.
St. Lawrence of Brindisi, R/.
St. Charles of Sezze, R/.
St. Leonard of Port Maurice, R/.
St. Conrad of Parzham, R/.
St. Leopold Mandic, R/.
St. Crispin of Viterbo, R/.
St. Louis of Casoria, R/.
St. Didacus of Alcala, R/.
St. Louis of Tolouse, R/.
St. Felix of Cantalice, R/.
St. (Padre) Pio of Pietrelcina, R/.
St. Felix of Nicosia, R/.
St. Pacificus of San Severino, R/.
St. Francis Anthony Fasani, R/.
St. Paschal Baylon, R/.
St. Francis Mary of Camporosso, R/.
St. Peter of Alcantara, R/.
St. Francis Solano, R/.
St. Peter of Regalado, R/.
St. Giles Mary of St. Joseph, R/.
St. Salvator of Horta, R/.
St. Humilis of Bisignano, R/.
St. Seraphin of Montegranaro, R/.
St. Ignatius of Laconi, R/.
St. Simon of Lipnica, R/.
St. Ignatius of Santhia, R/.
St. Theophilus of Corte, R/.
St. James of the March, R/.
St. Thomas of Cori, R/.
All Saintly Nuns of the Second Order, R/.
St. Agnes of Assisi, R/.
St. Colette of Corbie, R/.
St. Agnes of Bohemia, R/.
St. Cunegunda of Poland, R/.
St. Beatrice of Silva, R/.
St. Eustochia Calafato, R/.
St. Camilla Baptista Varano, R/.
St. Veronica Giuliani, R/.
St. Catherine of Bologna, R/.
All Saintly Men and Women of the Third Order, R/.
St. Albert Chmielowski, R/.
St. Benedict Joseph Labre, R/.
St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, R/.
St. Bridget of Sweden, R/.
St. Amatus Ronconi, R/.
St. Catherine of Genoa, R/.
St. Angela of Foligno, R/.
St. Charles Borromeo, R/.
St. Angela Merici, R/.
St. Conrad of Piacenza, R/.
St. Maria Crescentia Hoss, R/.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Patroness of the Secular Franciscan Order
St. Marianne Cope of Moloka’i, R/.
St. Marie-Bernard Butler, R/.
St. Elizabeth of Portugal, R/.
St. Mary Ann of Jesus of Paredes, R/.
St. Elzear and Blessed Delphina, R/.
St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds, R/.
St. Ferdinand III, King of Castile, R/.
St. Nicholas of Flue, R/.
St. Gemma of Goriano Sicoli, R/.
Pope St. Pius X, R/.
St. Hyacinth of Mariscotti, R/.
St. Roch of Montpellier, R/.
St. Jane of Valois, R/.
St. Rose of Viterbo, R/.
St. Jean-Baptiste Rossi, R/.
St. Veridiana of Florence, R/.
Pope St. John XXIII, R/.
St. Yves of Brittany, R/.
St. John Mary Vianney, R/.
St. Zita of Lucca, R/.
St. Joseph Benedict Cottolengo, R/.
Blessed Angeline of Marsciano, R/.
St. Joseph Cafasso, R/.
Blessed Contardo Ferrini, R/.
St. Jutta of Thuringia, R/.
Blessed Jacoba of Settesoli, R/.
St. Louis IX, King of France, Patron of the
Secular Franciscan Order, R/.
Blessed Luchesio, first Secular Franciscan, R/.
Blessed Mary Frances Schervier, R/.)
Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin, R/.
St. Margaret of Cortona, R/.
All Holy Saintly Martyrs of the Franciscan Order, R/.
St. Berard and companions, protomartyrs of
the Franciscan Order, R/.
St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe, R/.
St. Nicholas Pieck and companions, R/.
St. Daniel and companions, R/.
St. Nicholas Tavelic and companions, R/.
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, R/.
Sts. Peter Baptist, Anthony of Nagasaki and companions, R/.
Sts. Gregory Grassi and companions, R/.
St. Joan of Arc, R/.
Sts. Thomas More, John Jones and John Wall, R/.
St. John of Triora, R/. (Blessed Raymond Lull, R/.)
All you blessed and holy ones of the Franciscan Family, R/.
Let us pray:
Almighty everlasting God, we thank you for granting us the joy of honoring our holy Father Francis, our holy Mother Clare and their sainted followers, enjoying the protection of their unceasing prayer. Grant us also the grace to imitate their example and so attain their fellowship in eternal glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
[Proposed by Cyndy Garwood, O.F.S.; adapted from the following sources: Proper Offices of Franciscan Saints and Blesseds in the Liturgy of the Hours; Secular Franciscan Companion, Habig, by Deacon Dave & Thérèse Ream, O.F.S., Revised July 2017]
Calendar of Franciscan Saints and Blesseds
JANUARY
3 Holy Name of Jesus.
6 Bl. Diego José of Cádiz, priest, I Ord.
7 Bl. Angela of Foligno, religious, III Ord.
8 Bl. Eurosia Fabris, III Order
12 St. Bernard of Corleone, religious, I Ord.
14 Bl. Odoric of Pordenone, priest, I Ord.
16 Sts. Berard, priest, and companions, protomartyrs of the Order
18 St. Charles of Sezze, religious, I Ord.
19 Bl. Thomas of Cori, priest, I Ord.
St. Eustochia Calafato, virgin, II Order
20 Bl.John Baptist Triquerie, priest, martyr, I Ord.
24 St. Francis de Sales, bishop, doctor, III Ord., founder
27 St. Angela Merici, virgin, III Ord., founder
29 Bl. Roger of Todi, religious, I Ord.
30 St. Hyacinth of Mariscotti, virgin, III Ord.
31 St. John Bosco, priest, III Ord., founder
FEBRUARY
1 St. Veridiana, virgin, III Ord.
Bl. Andrew of Segni, religious, I Ord.
4 St. Joseph of Leonessa, priest, I Ord.
6 Sts. Peter Baptist, priest, and companions, martyrs [Martin of the Ascension, Francis Blanco, priests; Philip of Jesus, cleric; Francis of St.
Michael, Gonsalvo Garcia, religious; seventeen tertiaries], I and III Ord.
7 St. Colette of Corbie, virgin, II Ord.
8 St. Giles Mary of St. Joseph, religious, I Ord.
15 Transfer of the Body of St. Anthony of Padua
17 Bl. Luke Belludi, religious, I Ord.
19 St. Conrad of Piacenza, hermit, III Ord.
27 Bl. Sebastian of Aparicio, religious, I Ord.
MARCH
2 Bl. Agnes of Bohemia, virgin, II Ord.
3 Bls. Liberatus Weiss, Samuele Marzorati and Michele Pio Fasoli, priests and martyrs, I Ord.
5 St. John Joseph of the Cross, priest, I Ord.
9 St. Frances of Rome, religious, III Ord.
12 Bl. Angela Salawa, virgin, III Ord.
18 St. Salvator of Horta, religious I Ord.
20 Bl. John of Parma, priest, I Ord.
22 St. Benvenute of Osimo, priest, I Ord.
23 St. Catherine of Genoa, III Ord.
24 Bl. Ludovico of Casoria, priest, I Ord.
30 St. Peter Regaldo, priest, I Ord.
APRIL
2 Bl. Elisabetta Vendramini, religious, III Ord., founder
3 St. Benedict the Moor, religious, I Ord. (Sometimes celebrated on April 4)
6 St. Crescentia Höss, virgin, III Order
16 St. Bernadette Soubirous, cord-bearer of St. Francis
St. Benedict Joseph Labre, cord-bearer of St. Francis
21 St. Conrad of Parzham, religious, I Ord.
23 Bl. Giles of Assisi, religious, I Ord.
24 St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen, priest, martyr, I Ord.
25 Bl. Pedro de San Jose Betancur, religious, III Ord., founder
27 St. Zita of Lucca, virgin, III Ord.
28 Bl. Luchesius, III Ord.
30 Bl. Benedict of Urbino, priest, I Ord.
St. Benedict Joseph Cottolengo, III Ord.
MAY
3 Bl. Arthur Bell, Henry Heath, John Woodcock, et al., priests, martyrs of England, I Ord.
7 Bl. Agnellus of Pisa, religious, I Ord.
8 Bl. Jeremiah of Valacchia, religious, I Ord..
9 St. Catherine of Bologna, virgin, II Ord.
10 St. Ivo of Brittany, III Ord.
11 St. Ignatius of Laconi, religious, I Ord.
Bl. Antonio of St. Anne Galvoa, I Ord., founder
12 St. Leopold Mandic, priest, I Ord.
16 St. Margaret of Cortona, III Ord.
17 St. Paschal Baylon, religious, I Ord.
18 St. Felix of Cantalice, religious, I Ord.
19 St. Crispin of Viterbo, religious, I Ord.
St. Theophilus of Corte, priest, I Ord.
20 St. Bernardine of Siena, priest, I Ord.
24 Dedication of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi
28 St. Mariana of Jesus de Paredes, virgin, III Ord.
30 Bl. Baptista Varano, virgin, II Ord.
St. Ferdinand, king, III Ord.
JUNE
2 St. Felix of Nicosia, religious, I Ord.
8 Bl. Nicholas of Gèsturi, religious, I Ord.
12 Bl. Florida Cevoli, virgin, I Ord.
Bl. Jolenta, religious, III Ord.
Bl. Antoninus Bajewski, priest, and comp., martyrs [Pius Bartosik, Innocent Guz, Achille Puchala, Herman Stepien, priests; Timothy
Troianowski, Boniface Zukowski, religious], I Ord.
13 St. Anthony of Padua, priest, doctor, I Ord.
16 Bl. Anizet Koplin, priest, and comp., martyrs of Poland [Henry Krzystofik, Florian Stêpniak, Fidelis Chojnacki, Symforiam Ducki], I Ord.
Bl. Guy (Guido) Vignotelli, priest, I Ord.
17 St. Albert Chmielowski, religious, III Ord., founder
22 St. Thomas More, martyr, III Ord.
23 St. Joseph Cafasso, priest, III Ord.
26 Bl. Andrew Hyacinth Longhin, bishop, I Ord.
30 Bl. Raymond Lull, martyr, III Ord.
JULY
1 Bl. Junipero Serra, priest, I Ord.
4 St. Elizabeth of Portugal, queen, III Ord.
8 Bl. Gregory Grassi, bishop, and comp., martyrs, I and III Ord.
9 St. Nicholas Pick, priest, and companions, martyrs, I Ord.
10 St. Veronica Giuliani, virgin, II Ord.
12 Sts. John Jones and John Wall, priests, martyrs, I Ord.
13 Bl. Angeline of Marciano, religious, III Ord.
15 St. Bonaventure, bishop, doctor, I Ord.
16 Canonization of St. Francis
St. Francis Solano, priest, I Ord
21 St. Lawrence of Brindisi, priest, doctor, I Ord.
23 Bl. Cunegunda, religious, II Ord.
St. Bridget of Sweden, widow, III Ord.
24 Bl. Louise of Savoy, widow, II Ord.
Bl. Modestino of Jesus and Mary, religious, I Ord.
Bl. Antonio Lucci, bishop, I Ord.
27 Bl. Mary Magdalene of Martinengo, virgin, II Ord.
28 Bl. Mary Teresa Kowalska, virgin, martyr of Poland, II Ord.
Bl. Mattia Nazarei, virgin, II Ord.
30 St. Francis Solanus, I Ord.
AUGUST
2 Our Lady of the Angels of the Portiuncula
3 Bl. Frederic Janssoone, priest, I Ord.
4 St. John Vianney, priest, III Ord.
7 Bls. Agathangelus and Cassian, priests and martyrs, I Ord.
8 Holy Father Dominic, priest, founder, Order of Preachers
9 Bl. John of La Verna, priest, I Ord.
11 St. Clare of Assisi, virgin, II Ord.
13 Bl. Mark of Aviano, priest, I Ord.
14 St. Maximilian Kolbe, priest, I Ord.
17 St. Roch, III Ord.
18 Bls. John-Louis Loir, Protase Bourdon and Sebastian François, priests, martyrs of Rochefort, I Ord.
19 St. Louis of Toulouse, bishop, I Ord.
21 St. Pius X, pope, III Ord.
23 Bl. Bernard of Offida, religious, I Ord.
25 St. Louis IX, king, Patron of the Third Order
SEPTEMBER
1 St. Beatrice of Silva, virgin, II Ord., founder
2 Bls. Apollinaris of Posat, John Francis Burté, Severin Girault, priests, and companions, martyrs, I and III Ord.
3 Bl. Claudio Granzotto, religious, I Ord.
4 St. Rose of Viterbo, virgin, III Ord.
17 Stigmata of our Holy Father Francis
18 St. Joseph of Cupertino, priest, I Ord.
19 St. Francis Mary of Camporossa, religious, I Ord.
22 St. Ignatius of Santhia, priest, I Ord.
23 St. Pio of Pietrelcina, priest, I Ord.
24 St. Pacifico of San Severino, priest, I Ord.
25 Finding of the Body of St. Clare
26 Bl. Aurelio of Vinalesa, priest, and companions, martyrs of Valencia [Ambrose of Benaguacil, Pedro of Benisa, Joachim of Albocácer,
Modesto of Albocácer, Germaine of Cargagente, Bonaventure of Puzol, Santiago of Rafelbunol, Henry of Almazora, Fidel of Puzol,
Berard Lugar Nuevo de Fenollet, Pacifico of Valencia], I Ord.
St. Elzear of Sabran and Bl. Delphina of Glandenes, husband & wife, III Ord.
28 Bl. Innocent of Berzo, priest, I Ord.
OCTOBER
3 St. John of Dukla, priest, I Ord.
4 Our Holy Father Francis, deacon, Founder of the Three Orders
6 St. Mary Frances of the Five Wounds, virgin, III Ord.
10 St. Daniel, priest, and companions, martyrs [Angelus, Samuel, Donulus, Leo, Hugolinus and Nicholas], I Ord.
Bl. Mother Mary Angela Truszkowska, III Ord.
11 Bl. John XXIII, pope, III Ord.
12 St. Seraphin of Montegranaro, religious, I Ord.
13 Bl. Honorat Kozminski, priest, I Ord., founder
20 Bl. James of Strepar, bishop, I Ord.
Bl. Contardo Ferrini, III Ord.
21 Bl. Josephine Leroux, virgin, martyr, II Ord.
22 St. Peter of Alcantara, priest, I Ord. * Outside of the U.S., he is celebrated on October 19
23 St. John of Capestrano, priest, I Ord.
26 Bl. Maria Jesus Ferragut, virgin, and companions, martyrs of Valencia [Maria Veronica Masiá, Maria Felicity Masiá Ferragut, Isabel Claduch
Rovira, Milagros Ortells Gimeno], II Ord.
Bl. Bonaventure of Potenza, priest, I Ord.
31 Bl. Angelo of Acri, priest, I Ord.
NOVEMBER
4 St. Charles Borromeo, bishop, III Ord.
6 Bl. Alfonso Lopez, priest, and companions, martyrs [Pedro Rivera, Modesto Vegas, Dionisio Vicente, priests; Francisco Remon, Miguel
Remon, religious, I Ord.
7 St. Didacus of Alcala, religious, I Ord.
8 Bl. John Duns Scotus, priest, I Ord.
13 St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, virgin, III Ord., founder
14 St. Nicholas Tavelic, priest, and companions, martyrs, I Ord.
17 St. Elizabeth of Hungary, widow, Patron of the Third Order
18 Bl. Salome, virgin, II Ord.
19 St. Agnes of Assisi, virgin, II Ord.
25 Bl. Elizabeth of Reute, virgin, III Ord.
26 St. Leonard of Port Maurice, priest, I Ord.
27 St. Francis Anthony Fasani, priest, I Ord.
Bl. Umile de Bisignano, religious, I Ord.
28 St. James of the March, priest, I Ord.
29 All Saints of the Franciscan Order (We pray the Franciscan Litany of Saints) Beginning of the Novena for the Immaculate Conception
DECEMBER
2 Bl. Maria Angela Astorch, virgin, II Ord.
Bl. Rafal Chylinski, priest, I Ord.
8 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, Patron & Queen of the Franciscan Order
10 Bl. Peter Tecelano, III Ord.
13 Finding the Body of St. Francis
15 Bl. Mary Frances Schervier, virgin, III Ord.
Upd. 2020;
Fred Schaeffer, OFS. Fraternity Minister of Divine Mercy Fraternity in Vero Beach, FL.
This calendar came out of collaboration between Fr. Pio Maria Hoffmann, CFR and Fred Schaeffer, OFS
Each of the major Franciscan branches has its own calendar. This calendar seeks to combine them.