June 18 - Saints of the Day!

Icon of the Mother of "The God Loving"

Sti. Cyriaci et Sta. Paulae

(SMartyrs. African Latin Catholic Rite, Mozarabic Latin Catholic Rite)

St Elgiva of Shaftsbury & St Edmund I of Wessex

(Also known as Aelfgifu, Aelgifu, Aelgiva, Aelgytha.  First wife of King Edmund I & mother of King Eadwig of Saxony & of King Edgar the Peaceful & Grandmother of AEthelred the Unready, Edward the Martyr, Edith of Wilton, Edmund AEtheling. African Latin Catholic Rite, Greek Byzantine Catholic Rite)

Apparition of Our Lady to St Agnes of Montepulciano

(African Latin Catholic Rite,  Latin Roman Catholic Rite)

St Alexandria

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

St Alena of Belgium

(Martyr. African Latin Catholic Rite. West Syriac Antiochian Maronite Catholic Rite. West Syriac Antiochian Syriac Catholic Rite. East Syriac Antiochian Syro-Malabar Catholic Rite. East Syriac Antiochian Chaldean Catholic Rite. West Syriac Antiochian Malankara Rite)

St Osanna of Jouarre 

(Martyr also known as Osmanna. African Latin Catholic Rite. West Syriac Antiochian Maronite Catholic Rite. West Syriac Antiochian Syriac Catholic Rite. East Syriac Antiochian Syro-Malabar Catholic Rite. East Syriac Antiochian Chaldean Catholic Rite. West Syriac Antiochian Malankara Rite)

St Osanna Andreasi of Italy 

(Martyr also known as Osanna. African Latin Catholic Rite. Latin ROman Catholic RIte)

St David IV of Georgia, the King 

(Son of Queen Elene & King George II of Georgia. Married King, spouse of Rusudan of Armenia & of Gurandukht of the Kipchaks & Father of prince Demetrius I, prince Vakhtang, prince George, princess Tamar & princess Kata. African Latin Catholic Rite. Greek Byzantine Catholic RIte. Armenian Byzantine Catholic Rite)