SAINT OF THE DAY

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1815-1888) John was born in Castelnuovo d’Asti and educated by his mother. Even as a child he felt the calling to be a teacher and would entertain his friends with games alternated with work, prayer, and religious education. He became a priest in 1841, and as his […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (453-523) Bridgid was born in Fochard, province of Ulster Ireland. It is said that when she was just an infant her father had a vision of men clothed in white garments pouring a sacred unguent on her head, thus prefiguring her future sanctity. Even as a youngster […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1522-1590) Today’s saint was born Alessandra Lucrezia Romola de’ Ricci in Florence to patrician parents, Pier Francesco de’ Ricci, and his wife, Caterina Bonza, who died soon after. Alessandra received her early education in a school run by a monastery of Benedictine nuns in the Monticelli quarter […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (Died 316 AD) All sources on the life of St. Blaise agree that he was bishop of Sebaste in Armenia and most of the accounts place his martyrdom in the reign of Licinius (about 316). The particulars concerning his life and martyrdom that are found in the […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1556-1612) Today’s saint was born Eufranio Desiderio at Leonessa, a small town in central Italy. He was particularly religious even as a child, gathering companions and inducing them to pray with him. Eufranio was educated by his uncle, who had planned a suitable marriage for him, but […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (235-251 AD) Agatha was born to a wealthy noble family at the foot of Mount Etna in Sicily. As an adolescent she committed herself with the ritual of the taking of a red veil signifying the consecrated virgins of those times. Tradition also describes her as a […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1565-1597) A native of Japan, Paul entered the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits) as a young man. He worked as a missionary brother, along with St. Leo Karasuma (a Korean layman), and six Franciscan missionaries from Europe, led by St. Peter Baptist of Spain. Building on the […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1381-1447) The Roman Martyrology celebrates Colette on Feb. 6, but Franciscans and Capuchins remember her on Feb. 7. Let’s take a look into the life of this remarkable woman. Colette was born to a carpenter and his wife. Orphaned at age 17, she was left in the […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1869-1947) Josephine was born in the Darfur region of southern Sudan. At age 7, she was kidnapped and sold into slavery and given the name Bakhita, which means fortunate. In truth, her life was anything but that. Through a combination of branding and tattooing, Josephine suffered the […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (Died 249 AD) In 249 AD, there was a mass persecution of Christians in the city of Alexandria, Egypt. A magician of that city incited the pagans to harass, capture, torture and kill Christians who would not renounce their faith. Among them was St. Apollonia, a deaconess […]