April 5
Easter Sunday --- The solemnity that marks Jesus' Resurrection. It is a Holy Day of Obligation.
April 11
St. Stanislaus (1079) --- As Bishop of Krakow in 1072, St. Stanislaus attempted to reform the violent and depraved king of Poland, Boleslas II. When his efforts failed, he excommunicated the king. In retaliation, Boleslas murdered the saint as he said Mass.
April 12
Divine Mercy Sunday --- In 1931, Jesus appeared to St. Faustina and asked that the Sunday after Easter becomes the "Feast of Mercy." Jesus promised that anyone who honors him as the King of Mercy and prays The Chaplet of Divine Mercy --- the prayer he gave to St. Faustina --- will receive special graces and great mercy.
April 21
St. Anselm (1109) --- A native of Italy, St. Anselm initially enjoyed a carefree life at court. After his mother died, he became a monk in France and reluctantly became bishop of Canterbury, England. He was exiled for rebuffing the king's interference in Church matters.
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