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November 26: At his father's behest, Saint Sylvester studied law, but he felt within himself a call to the ecclesiastical state, so he went to study theology and the Sacred Scriptures instead.

November 27: A true shepherd of souls, Saint Francis Fasani's apostolic zeal was firmly grounded on an intense and deep interior life. His life of prayer was fortified by mortification, severe penances, and long hours spent in Eucharistic adoration.

December 8: The Church teaches us that the Blessed Virgin Mary was immaculately conceived, that is, from the time of her conception she was free from the stain of the original sin.

There is a special beauty to this feast since it highlights the fact that Our Lady was chosen even before time began.

November 3: Saint Martin de Porres was a Dominican friar and an excellent surgeon who was known for his charitable work with the sick and for many miracles.

November 5: From an early age, Saint Bertilla felt drawn to God and resolved to renounce the world in pursuit of eternal truths. She was formed in the strictest practice of monastic perfection.

November 6: Saint Illtud, considered one of the greatest Welsh saints, was a distinguished warrior and knight who entered the monastic life.

November 7: Saint Willibrord, missionary to Frisia and Denmark, was nearly slain by pagans, risking his life for the conversion of souls.

November 8: Saint Godfrey, Bishop of Amiens, enforced his strict discipline and rigid austerity upon lax and wayward clergy under his authority.