Blessed Vasyl Velychkovsky was a bishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and a martyr. He had a great zeal for the salvation of souls and lived a life of great virtue.
Saint Julia Maria Ledóchowska was a Polish nun who established the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus, also called the Grey Ursulines, an order dedicated to “the education and training of children and youth, and service to the poorest and the oppressed among our brethren.”
Saint Peter Chanel was a missionary priest of the Society of Mary and a martyr who was sent to bring the Catholic faith to the Pacific island of Futuna, northwest of Australia between Fiji and Samoa.
Saint Matilda was queen of Germany and wife of King Henry I. She lived a life of piety and service to the poor, and she helped build many churches and monasteries.