Category: Saint of the Day

He was the young disciple of Saint John Bosco, who wrote his life. Saint Dominic was only fifteen years old when he died. He was one of the glories of the last century by way of a heroic young Catholic … Continue reading →

Saint Humphrey was a monk of the Benedictine Order in France who later became a bishop. He was especially devoted to the feast of Our Lady’s Assumption, and had it kept with special ceremonies in his diocese.

He was born in Portugal. He lived in Spain and, for a time, in Hungary. He was a poor shepherd. Saint John of God had a great devotion to sacred images. He founded the Order of Brothers Hospitallers. They are … Continue reading →

He was the Angelic Doctor of the Church, a member of the Dominican Order, admired for the brilliance of his mind in writing such great works as the Summa Theologica, but loved for the warmth and devotion his heart had … Continue reading →

She was a Poor Clare nun who was born in 1381. Her special devotions were to the Passion of Our Lord and to the practice of holy poverty. She was a loyal friend of the great Dominican, Saint Vincent Ferrer. … Continue reading →

Saint Perpetua was a noble young matron, twenty-two years old, who lived in Carthage, in Africa, and was taking instructions to be a Catholic when she was seized by the pagans there and thrown into prison. She was the mother … Continue reading →

He was a Franciscan who died after a life of heroic mortification and sanctity in Naples, in Italy. He was eighty years old when he died. He died with his eyes fixed on a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary … Continue reading →

He was the son of a king of Poland, and a most saintly prince. He refused the crown of Hungary, and died when he was only twenty-four years old, of tuberculosis. His great love was for the virginal Mother of … Continue reading →

She was born into an extremely wealthy Philadelphia family in 1858. Her father, Francis, was a Catholic. Her mother, Hannah Langsroth Drexel, a Baptist Quaker, died soon after giving birth to Katharine. Two years later, her father married a Catholic, … Continue reading →

She was the virginal wife of Saint Henry II, Emperor of Germany, who dedicated her to God as soon as he married her. Saint Henry’s feast is on July 15. After Saint Henry’s death, Saint Cunegunda, the virgin, became a … Continue reading →

He was the son of Saint Canute, King of Denmark, and was called “the Good” because of his outstanding Catholic virtues. He was martyred in a Catholic church in Bruges. Noted Catholic saints killed in Catholic churches by enemies of … Continue reading →

He was a Frenchman and the son of a nobleman. He became a bishop and instituted a feast in honor of Our Lady’s Immaculate Conception.

He was the disciple of a Saint Paulinus, an apostle to England. Saint David is the patron of Wales, where thousands and thousands of noble Catholics have lived and where many saints have been given to God. Saint David was … Continue reading →

He was the forty-eighth Pope. He was born on the Island of Sardinia. He fought tirelessly against the heretics who denied the Divine Maternity of Mary and the abiding humanity of Jesus.