December 23: Saint John of Kanty (Cantius), Priest—Optional Memorial

10 min • 22 december 2024

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December 23: Saint John of Kanty (Cantius), Priest—Optional Memorial

c. 1390–1473
Patron Saint of teachers, students, priests, pilgrims, Lithuania, and Poland
Canonized by Pope Clement XIII on July 16, 1767
Liturgical Color: Violet

Quote:
Fight all false opinions, but let your weapons be patience, sweetness and love. Roughness is bad for your own soul and spoils the best cause. ~Saint John of Kanty

Prayer:
Saint John Cantius, though you were a great intellectual, your humility and deep faith, coupled with your genuine love for those whom you ministered to, had a lasting effect upon the people of your community, and upon all of Poland. Please pray for me, that I will learn from your life and imitate your virtues so that I, too, will one day be counted among the saints. Saint John Cantius, pray for me. Jesus, I trust in You.

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Photo: Saint John Kanty Parish, Buffalo, NY