Saint of the day
August, 25th | Saint Louis of France
Saint Louis of France's Story At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and...
August, 25th | Saint Louis of France
Saint Louis of France's Story At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and...
August, 24th | Saint Bartholomew
Saint Bartholomew's Story In the New Testament, Bartholomew is mentioned only in the lists of the apostles. Some scholars identify him with Nathanael, a man of Cana in Galilee who...
August, 24th | Saint Bartholomew
Saint Bartholomew's Story In the New Testament, Bartholomew is mentioned only in the lists of the apostles. Some scholars identify him with Nathanael, a man of Cana in Galilee who...
August, 23rd | Saint Rose of Lima
Saint Rose of Lima's Story The first canonized saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints—the suffering of opposition—and another characteristic which is more for admiration than...
August, 23rd | Saint Rose of Lima
Saint Rose of Lima's Story The first canonized saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints—the suffering of opposition—and another characteristic which is more for admiration than...
August, 22nd | Queenship of the Blessed Virgin ...
The Story of the Queenship of Mary Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son...
August, 22nd | Queenship of the Blessed Virgin ...
The Story of the Queenship of Mary Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son...
August, 21st | Saint Pius X
Saint Pius X’s Story Pope Pius X is perhaps best remembered for his encouragement of the frequent reception of Holy Communion, especially by children. The second of 10 children in...
August, 21st | Saint Pius X
Saint Pius X’s Story Pope Pius X is perhaps best remembered for his encouragement of the frequent reception of Holy Communion, especially by children. The second of 10 children in...
August, 20th | Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux's Story Man of the century! Woman of the century! You see such terms applied to so many today—“golfer of the century,” “composer of the century,” “right...
August, 20th | Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux's Story Man of the century! Woman of the century! You see such terms applied to so many today—“golfer of the century,” “composer of the century,” “right...