SAINT OF THE DAY

(Died circa 84 AD) Luke was born in Antioch and was a Gentile. We know this because, Paul always mentions first “those of the circumcision” (that is, the Jews), in the Letter to the Colossians, when speaking of his companions without including Luke among them (cf. Col 4:10-11). And in his Gospel, Luke shows a […]

(Died 1642-1649) Isaac Jogues and his companions were the first martyrs of the North American continent officially recognized by the church. Jogues gave up a career as a teacher of literature in France to work among the Huron Indians in the New World, and in 1636, he and his companions, under the leadership of Jean […]

(1888-1922) Maria Bertilla Boscardin gave witness to Christian stewardship through her simple living and caring for others as a nurse and consecrated religious. She was born in 1888 in a village near Vicenza, in northern Italy, to a poor farming family headed by a violently abusive and alcoholic father. She lacked a normal education and […]

(1786-1837) Gaspare was such a sickly child that his mother had him confirmed at the age of one and a half. Prayers were offered to St. Francis Xavier for his recovery from an incurable malady of the eyes, which threatened to leave him blind. In 1787, he was miraculously cured. Later in life he held […]

(1920-2005) Today’s saint was one of the most significant figures of the 20th century, not only in the church but on the world stage. Born in 1920 in Wadowice, Poland, Karol Wojtyła – “Lolek” to his family and friends, lost his mother when he was 9. When he was 12, his elder brother died. He […]

(1385-1456) Today’s saint is considered to be the patron saint of military chaplains. His life is a story of faith and action. Born in Italy in 1385, John lost his father – a French or possibly German knight who had settled in Capistrano – at a young age. John’s mother took care to have him […]

(1807-1870)                                                          St. Anthony Mary Claret is considered the “spiritual father of Cuba.” He was a missionary, religious founder, social reformer, queen’s chaplain, writer and publisher, archbishop and […]

(1540-1581) Edmund Campion carried the name of his father, a Catholic bookseller in London. As a young schoolboy, he was chosen to give the Latin salutatory to Mary Tutor, who had just entered London. At age 17, he was already appointed a junior fellow at St. John’s College at Oxford. He became renowned for his […]

(1499-1562) Peter was born into a noble family (his father was the governor of Alcantara in Spain). He studied law at the University of Salamanca, and at 16 he joined the Observant Franciscans, also known as the discalced friars. His exemplary behavior was dually noted and he was eventually named the superior of a new […]

(Died 383) St. Frumentius was still a child when his uncle, a Christian philosopher of Tyre in Phoenicia, took him and his brother Edesius on a voyage to Ethiopia. In the course of their voyage the vessel anchored at a certain port, and the barbarians of that country slew all the crew and passengers, except […]