Category: Saint of the Day

During the age of the so-called Reformation, in the sixteenth century, this was the greatest Pope. Saint Pius V ruled the one true Church for six years, from 1566 to 1572. He is the Pope who supported the Christians in … Continue reading →

He was an officer in the Roman army who courageously professed his Faith during the persecution of Diocletian. He was terribly scourged and then thrown into a river with a stone around his neck. He is the patron of firemen … Continue reading →

She was one of the most heroically beautiful Christian women in all the history of the Church. She was married by arrangement to a pagan official in North Africa who was much older than she was. She bore him three … Continue reading →

These were a Christian man of Egypt and his saintly wife, who, because they refused to deliver sacred books to pagan officials, were crucified, and died, as their Saviour, Our Lord Jesus Christ, did.

The Holy Cross on which Our Lord was crucified was first discovered by Saint Helena in the year 326. A Roman emperor, Hadrian, about two hundred years before, in order to stop Christians from venerating the mount of Calvary where … Continue reading →

He was one of the greatest Doctors of the Catholic Church. He was only a deacon at the Council of Nicea, in 325, when he courageously denounced Arius as a heretic for denying the full divinity of Jesus Christ. Saint … Continue reading →

He was an Italian boy who spent a life of pleasure in the world until one day he met Saint Philip Benizi. He struck Saint Philip in the face and when Saint Philip, in his humility, turned the other cheek, … Continue reading →

Jeremias was one of the four major prophets of the Old Testament. His Prophecy and his Lamentations constitute a book in the Old Testament. There are forty-five books in the Old Testament and twenty-seven books in the New Testament. There … Continue reading →

Saint Joseph, the virginal spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who guarded and protected her in her Divine Maternity, is, as a member of the Holy Family, one of a trinity in Heaven which every Christian heart must turn to … Continue reading →

May is one of the four months especially dedicated to the Blessed Virgin. The other three months are: August, dedicated to her Immaculate Heart; September, dedicated to her Seven Sorrows; and October, dedicated to her most Holy Rosary.

She was born in France, married at eighteen, widowed at twenty, and then became an Ursuline nun. In 1639 she came to Canada where she was the first missionary Sister. She was a great contemplative but led a most active … Continue reading →

Blessed Miles Gerard was born in England and became a schoolmaster. He studied for the priesthood at Rheims. During the era of the Protestant Reformation he was martyred for the Catholic Faith and for his priesthood at Rochester in England.

She was the twenty-fifth child of a wool dyer and his wife, who lived in northern Italy. She became a Third Order Dominican at the age of sixteen. Though never educated in any formal way, she was one of the … Continue reading →

He is called Saint Hugh the Great, and is one of the glories of the Benedictine Order. He was the adviser to nine Popes. One of his disciples was the monk of Cluny called Hildebrand, who after his election to … Continue reading →