Most saints have specially designated feast days. On those days we remember these holy men and women in a special way. The tradition arose from the early Christian custom of commemorating each martyr annually on the date of his or her death, or birth into heaven, a date therefore referred to in Latin as the martyr's dies natalis ("day of birth"). The Church also celebrates special events or happenings in the history of the Church with solemnities, feasts, and memorials. The saint days and other celebrations in the month of June (the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus) are:
June 1 - Saint Justin, martyr
June 3 - Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions, martyrs
June 5 - Pentecost Sunday
June 6 - The Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
June 11 - Saint Barnabas, apostle
June 12 - The Most Holy Trinity
June 13 - Saint Anthony of Padua, priest and doctor of the Church
June 19 - The Most Holy Body and Blod of Christ (Corpus Christi)
June 21 - Saint Aloysius Gonzaga, religious
June 23 - The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
June 24 - The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
June 25 - The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
June 28 - Saint Irenaeus, bishop and martyr
June 29 - Saints Peter and Paul, apostles
All you holy men and women, pray for us!