Archbishop Benny Mario Travas Urges “Remain in Me and Bear Fruit” at First Religious Profession of Three Franciscan Tertiary Sisters of Lahore 

Lahore – Sacred Heart Cathedral | August 9, 2025 – In a solemn and grace-filled celebration, three young women—Sr. Sara Anwar, FTL, Sr. Sawera Nadeem, FTL, and Sr. Saiqa Ishaq, FTL—professed their First Religious Vows in the Congregation of the Franciscan Tertiary Sisters of Lahore (FTL).

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    Saint Bartholomew

    Saint Bartholomew the Apostle—Feast
    First Century
    Patron Saint of bookbinders, butchers, cobblers, leatherworkers, plasterers, shoemakers, tanners, trappers, and whiteners
    Invoked against neurological diseases
    Pre-Congregation canonization
    Liturgical Color: Red

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      Saint Rose of Lima

      Saint Rose of Lima, Virgin—Optional Memorial
      1586–1617
      Patron Saint of the Americas, Peru, embroiderers, florists, gardeners, needleworkers, and people ridiculed for their piety
      Invoked against vanity and self-love
      Canonized by Pope Clement X in 1671
      Liturgical Color: White

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        Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

        Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Abbot and Doctor of the Church—Memorial
        1090–1153
        Patron Saint of beekeepers, bees, candlemakers, chandlers, Cistercians, and Knights Templar
        Canonized by Pope Alexander III on January 18, 1174
        Declared a Doctor of the Church (Doctor Mellifluus, “Honey-Sweet Doctor”) by Pope Pius VIII in 1830
        Liturgical Color: White

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          Saint John Eudes

          Saint John Eudes, Priest—Optional Memorial
          1601–1680
          Patron Saint of Eudists, Order of Our Lady of Charity; Diocese of Baie-Comeau; and Missionaries
          Canonized by Pope Pius XI on May 31, 1925
          Liturgical Color: White

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