SAINT OF THE DAY

(340-397) Ambrose was born in Trier, Germany, to a Roman Christian family, the third son after two other children, the saints Marcellina and Satyrus. In Rome he had completed his juridical studies in the footsteps of his father, prefect of Gaul, learning Greco-Latin oratory and literature. He lived during the time of the “Arian Controversy,” […]

(6th century) St. Budoc (aka Beuzec and Budeaux) was born at sea. In fact, his name could mean “saved from the waters,” if based on the Breton word “beuziñ,” which means “drown.” Another interpretation comes from the Celtic word, “boudi” for “victory” and “profit.” In any case, a legend says that Budoc was grandson of […]

(Died 304 AD) St. Leocadia is highly reverenced in Spain. She was a native of Toledo, and was apprehended by an order of Dacian, the cruel governor under Diocletian, in 304. She was asked to renounce her Christian faith and refused. She was subjected to terrible torture but remained steadfast in her convictions. She died […]

(Died 741) Pope St. Gregory III was born in Syria. He was so respected that he was elected pope by those attending the funeral procession of his predecessor, Gregory II, on Feb. 11, 731. In an instant this humble man found himself to be the chief shepherd of the Catholicism. He jumped into a conflict […]

(304-384) Damasus was the son of a Roman priest, possibly of Spanish extraction. Damasus started as a deacon in his father’s church and served as a priest in what later became the basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome. He served Pope Liberius (352-366) and followed him into exile. When Liberius died, Damasus was elected bishop […]

(470-549) It is believed that Finnian was born near the present town of New Ross in Ireland. St. Abban baptized him, and at an early age he was placed under the care of Bishop Fortchern of Trim. Sources say Finnian studied for a time at the austere monastic center of Martin of Tours in Gaul. […]

(284-304 AD) Lucy was born in 283 to wealthy Roman parents in the area of Siracusa in western Sicily. Her father was Roman, while her mother, Eutychia, had Greek origins. When Lucy was 5 years old, her father died, leaving Lucy and Eutychia to fend for themselves. Lucy was a Christian and knew that she […]

(1542-1591) St. John was born Juan de Yepes y Alvarez, in Fontiveros, Avila, Spain in 1542. His father was employed by wealthy family members as an accountant, but they disowned him when he married a poor woman from the lower class. As a result of his family’s poverty, John’s family suffered greatly. His father died […]

(1819-1876) Blessed Mary Frances Schervier was a descendant of a distinguished family in the old imperial city of Aachen or Aix-la-Chapelle. Her hopes to enter a religious order were cut short by the early death of her mother in 1832, when Frances was only 13 years old. It fell upon Mary Frances to remain at […]

(1829-1916) Today’s saint was born Wenceslaus Kozminski in Biala Podlaska in 1829. At the age of 16 he had already lost his faith and his father had died. He studied architecture at the School of Fine Arts in Warsaw. Suspected of participating in a rebellious conspiracy against the Czarists in Poland, he was imprisoned from […]