He was the penitent thief crucified with Jesus. He died shortly after Our Lord, when his legs were broken by the Roman soldiers. Dismas said to Jesus, while hanging beside Him on the Cross, “Lord, remember me when Thou comest … Continue reading
Category: Saint of the Day
This is the Greatest of All Days in the History of the World
It was on March 25 that Adam and Eve were created. It was on March 25 that Our Lord was conceived in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was on March 25 that Jesus died on the Cross … Continue reading
Saint Gabriel
The name Gabriel means Strength of God. Saint Gabriel is the special angel of the Annunciation. He is the Guardian Angel of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It was he who brought the news of the Annunciation to her. He came … Continue reading
Saint Turibius (1606)
Saint Turibius was Archbishop of Peru for twenty-six years. He traveled 50,000 miles over his vast diocese, almost always on foot. He built the first American seminary at Lima in 1591.
Our Lady of Victories
This is the name given to a beautiful image of the Blessed Virgin which the French took from the Greeks at Constantinople in 1204 in a battle in which they scored a victory. There is also a famous and much-loved … Continue reading
Saint Zachary (752)
Pope Saint Zachary was a great friend and supporter of Saint Boniface, the apostle of Germany. It was on Saint Zachary’s authority that Pepin, the father of Charlemagne, was crowned King of the Franks. Saint Zachary condemned the teaching of … Continue reading
Saint Isidore the Farmer (1170)
Saint Isidore was born in Madrid, in Spain. He worked all his life in the field. He is the patron saint of Madrid. His wife, too, was a saint. Her name is Saint Mary de la Cabeza.
Saint Catherine of Sweden (1381)
She was the daughter of Saint Bridget of Sweden. She persuaded the man whom she married to make a vow of chastity and live with her the life of a religious. She became an abbess. She died when she was … Continue reading
Saint Serapion (Fourth Century)
He was a learned man of Alexandria in Egypt who became a desert recluse and later a bishop. He was a friend of Saint Anthony the Abbot. Driven from his see by the Arians he died in exile.
Saint Benedict (543)
This is the great Saint Benedict of Nursia, father of all Western monks. Saint Benedict was born in Italy, in 480. In 529, on a mountain called Monte Cassino, he built the first great abbey of the Benedictines. His twin … Continue reading
Saint Herbert (687)
He was a priest who lived as a hermit on an island in a lake in England.
Saint Photina (First Century)
It is fitting that on this day should be celebrated the feast of a radiant saint named Photina, which means light. She was the Samaritan woman whom Jesus met at the well of Jacob. She was martyred at Carthage, in … Continue reading
First Day of Creation
This day commemorates the First Day of Creation, when God said, “Let there be light.”
Saint Joseph (29)
He was the royal and divinely-trusted man to whom the Blessed Virgin Mary was given as a bride, and whom God knew would guard her innocence as a virgin and protect her Divine Child. Saint Joseph is the foster father … Continue reading
Saint Cyril of Jerusalem (386)
He is a Doctor of the Church, born in Palestine, near Jerusalem. His simple and clear explanations of the Catholic Faith, which an innocent child can understand, have been responsible for his being truly and properly proclaimed a Doctor of … Continue reading
