Altar Relic Saints
Saints Whose Relics are in the Altar of Sacrifice
Saint Paul of the Cross
January 3, 1694 – October 18, 1775 (aged 81).
Founder of the Passionists, the Congregation of the Passion.
Canonized in 1867
Feast day is October 19 (Oct. 20 in the United States)
Saint Gabriel of
Our Lady of Sorrows
Born Francesco Possenti
March 1, 1838- February 27, 1862 (aged 23) Passionist Seminarian
Patron saint of gun owners and young people. Canonized in 1920
Feast day on February 27.
Saint Maria Goretti
(martyr)
October 16, 1890 – July 6, 1902 (aged 11).
Patron saint of purity, rape victims, and the youth in general.
Canonized in 1950
Feast day is July 6.
Saint Gemma Galgani
March 12, 1878 – April 11, 1903 (aged 25).
Laywoman, mystic, and stigmatist.
Canonized in 1940
Feast day is April 11.
Saint Simon Stock
1165 – May 16, 1265 (aged 100).
General Superior of the Carmelites and recipient of the Carmelite Brown Scapular.
Feast day is May 16.
