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Calendar of Saints |
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The Catholic Church recognises that all who attain Heaven
are truly saints, though the formal title ‘Saint’
is reserved for those canonised or officially recognised in
its liturgical records. Official saints include all individuals
listed in the Roman Martyrology, those on the General Roman
Calendar, and countless others who are not officially named
in these records, including local and regional saints whose
public veneration is approved only for a particular diocese,
region or religious community, usually following a process
of beatification. The Roman Martyrology was recognised by
the Catholic Church as an official record of those of its
saints and martyrs whose veneration is officially approved;
its first typical edition, prepared under Pope Gregory XIII
in 1584, drew on the ninth-century Martyrology of Usuard and
became the basis for later revisions. It continued to be revised
and updated over the centuries, with notable changes in the
seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, an attempted reform
prepared in the early twentieth century that met with criticism,
and further adjustments leading to the mid-twentieth-century
editions until the post-conciliar edition of 2001. The General
Roman Calendar records the Church's liturgical year and lists
the most important universal feasts and celebrations; its
most important modern revision was issued in 1969. Saints
removed from the General Roman Calendar remain recognised
by the Church and may still be venerated locally or privately.
Removal from the Roman Martyrology indicates that public liturgical
veneration is no longer authorised for that individual.
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first stage towards canonisation is the subject being named
a ‘Servant of God’, after which his/her status of
holiness may be recognised by papal decree and the title of
‘venerable’ bestowed. Liturgical veneration of a
venerable is prohibited. The next stage is beatification, where
the subject is considered having lived a holy life or suffered
martyrdom, and is worthy of public veneration. The title of
‘blessed’ is bestowed, with limited liturgical veneration
accorded, including a feast day. The final step is canonisation,
where the Church declares sainthood, and the subject is worthy
of universal veneration. |
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Venerables
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Fourteen
Holy Helpers
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