SAINT OF THE DAY

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (Died 296 AD) Maximilian was the son of the Roman army veteran Fabius Victor. About 295, when Maximilian was 21 years old, the proconsul Dion went to Theveste to recruit soldiers for the third Augustan legion stationed there. At this time, the Roman army was mainly volunteers, […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (534 -600) Leander was born at Cartagena, Spain. St. Isidore and Fulgentius, both bishops, were his brothers, and his sister Florentina is numbered among the saints. He became a monk at Seville and then the bishop of the See. He was instrumental in converting the two sons […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (895-968) Matilda, the daughter of a German count, was brought up at the monastery of Erfurt in Germany. She was betrothed at age 14 to Henry, who became the king of Germany. She would bear him two sons: Otto and Henry. Matilda became admired by her subjects […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1581-1660) Louise was born in Paris in 1581, never having known her mother; she was raised by her father, a member of the aristocracy. When her father married, Louise had a difficult time adjusting and was placed in the royal Monastery of Poissy and educated by the Dominican […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1751-1820) Today’s saint demonstrates that luck, or divine providence, plays an important role in our lives. He was born into a poor family with the name John in Moravia. He was the ninth of 12 children. Although he longed to be a priest, there was no money […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (circa 385-461) One of the most famous of all saints, Patrick was born as Maewyn Succat in Roman Britain to a Christian family. When he was 15 or 16, he was kidnapped by Irish pirates who sold him in Northern Ireland as a slave. In his “Confession,” […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (315-387) Cyril was born in Jerusalem about 315, shortly after the legalization of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire. Although that legalization put a stop to many of the persecutions that threatened the Church for two centuries, it indirectly gave rise to a number of internal controversies—both in […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor Undoubtably, the news that his intended bride was pregnant came as a shock to Joseph. But as Matthew says in his Gospel, Joseph was “just” man. Instead of his wounded pride or dignity, Joseph first thought was to save Mary from public shame or, worse still, from […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (1520-1567) St. Salvator of Horta was born of poor parents in 1520. Orphaned when still quite young, he tended cattle and was later sent as an apprentice to a shoemaker in Barcelona. When he was 20 years old, he entered the Franciscan Order as a lay brother. […]

Last Updated on April 29, 2022 by Editor (Died 530) Just a few days after the feast of Ireland’s most famous saint, Patrick, we celebrate another Irish trailblazer, Enda of Aran. He is a remarkable character in Catholic and Irish history, as his life’s path took a 180-degree turn. Enda inherited control of a large […]