April 18 - Saints of the Day!

St Eleutherius and St Antia

(Son and Mother. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite)

St Euthymius of Karelia & Finland

(Ascetic & Enlightener of karelia & Finland. African Latin Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite)

St Deicola of Ireland

(also known as Dicul . African Latin Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite)

St Laserian of Ireland

(also known as Molaisse. African Latin Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite. Celtic Latin Catholic Rite)

St John of Ioannina

(1526. African Latin Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite)

St Matthew of Aegina

(Aegina. African Latin Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite)

Blessed Marie- Anne Blondin

(Canadian Saint. African Latin Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite)

St Acacius II

(Bishop of Melitene. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite)

St Austregildis & St Hidulf 

(Husband  from Hainault  with his wife also known as St Agia, Aye, Aia. African Latin Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite)

St Athanasia the Wonderworker

(from Aegina. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite)

St Auxentius of Bithynia 

( African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. PersiArabic Catholic Rite. Africanusarabian Catholic Rite)

St Basil Ratishvili of Georgia

( African Latin Catholic Rite. Georgian Byzantine Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite)

St Cosmas of Chalcedon 

(Bishop & Confessor. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. Africanusarabian Catholic Rite)

St Cyril of Pythio 

(patriarch of Constantinople, 1821. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite)

St Perfectus of Cordoba

(Hieromartyr. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite)

St Tounom the Emir

(Hmartyr. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. Africanusarabian Catholic Rite)

St Zeno of Nicomedia

(martyr. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. Africanusarabian Catholic Rite )

St Zoticus of Nicomedia

(martyr. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. Africanusarabian Catholic Rite)

St Macrina the Elder & St Basil

(Wife & Husband. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite. Africanusarabian Catholic Rite)

St Emmelia & St Basil the Elder

(wife & husband also commemorated May 30 & Jan 3; Covenantal daughter & Son of St Marcrina the Elder & St Basil & parents of  10 kids including St Macrina the Younger, St Peter of Sebaste, St Naucratius, St Gregory of Nyssa, St Theosebia the deaconess & St Basil of Ceasarea. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite. Russian Byzantine Catholic Rite. Syro- malabar Antiochian Catholic Rite. Chaldean Antiochian Catholic Rite. Malankara Antiochian Cahtolic Rite. Syriac Antiochian Catholic Rite. Maronite Antiochian Catholic.   Africanusarabian Catholic Rite)

St Naucratius, St Macrina the Younger, St Peter of Sebaste, St Gregory of Nyssa, St Theosebia the deaconess, St Basil of Ceasarea

  (Children of St Emmelia & St Basil the Elder and grandchildren of  St Macrina & St Basil. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite. Latin Roman Catholic Rite. Russian Byzantine Catholic Rite. Syro- malabar Antiochian Catholic Rite. Chaldean Antiochian Catholic Rite. Malankara Antiochian Cahtolic Rite. Syriac Antiochian Catholic Rite. Maronite Antiochian Catholic.   Africanusarabian Catholic Rite)