He succeeded the Apostle Saint James the Less as Bishop of Jerusalem. All were astonished at his fortitude and constancy when he was crucified at the age of one hundred and twenty during the persecution of Trajan.
Category: Saint of the Day
Saint Bernadette (1879)
Marie Bernadette Soubirous was a little girl who lived in southern France, in the town of Lourdes. When she was fourteen years old, Our Lady appeared to her eighteen times, in the year 1858. Marie Bernadette later became a Sister … Continue reading
The Flight into Egypt (1 A.D.)
It was on the seventeenth of February, fifty five days after the birth of Jesus (Note: the term 1 A.D. is applied to the last seven days of the calendar year when Our Lord was born, and to the twelve … Continue reading
Saint Onesimus (95)
He was a slave of Philemon, to whom Saint Paul wrote an Epistle. He ran away from Saint Philemon and met Saint Paul, who sent him back to Saint Philemon, carrying the Epistle. Saint Onesimus was converted to the Catholic … Continue reading
The Finding of the Tongue of Saint Anthony of Padua (1263)
Saint Anthony died in 1231, when he was thirty-six years old. His body was exhumed thirty two years later and examined, and it was found to be all corrupt except his tongue, which was as fresh as the day he … Continue reading
Saint Claude de la Colombiere (1682)
This was the brilliant and saintly priest of the Society of Jesus who was the spiritual director and complete supporter of Saint Margaret Mary in establishing devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. He died eight years before Saint Margaret … Continue reading
Saint Valentine (269)
He was a priest at Rome, beheaded for the Catholic Faith. Because this day is considered by many to be the first approach of Spring, and so connected with romance, Saint Valentine’s Day is celebrated for other than a religious … Continue reading
Saint Polyeucte (259)
He was a Roman officer martyred for the Catholic Faith by the Emperor Valerian. The story of his martyrdom is so dramatic that it was put into a classical play by Corneille, one of the famous French dramatists.
Saint Eulalia (304)
She was a glorious Spanish virgin from Barcelona who was tortured and finally crucified under Diocletian. She was only fourteen years old when she was martyred.
The Seven Holy Founders of the Servants of the Blessed Virgin Mary (1233)
This Order was dedicated to the virginal Mother of God in complete love and loyalty, and is known as the Servites. Their founders were seven noblemen of Florence who dedicated their whole lives to the cult and honor of the … Continue reading
Our Lady of Lourdes (1858)
This is the feast of the first of the eighteen apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary to a little fourteen-year-old French girl in southern France, in 1858. The name of the little girl was Marie Bernadette Soubirous. The first of … Continue reading
Saint Scholastica (543)
She was the twin sister of Saint Benedict, the great founder of the Benedictine Order. She became a nun when her brother became a monk. She lived a life of radiant holiness. Saint Scholastica died forty days before her brother, … Continue reading
Saint Apollonia (249)
She was a noble and valiant Catholic woman of Alexandria in Egypt. She was burned to death for professing the Catholic Faith, after all her teeth were torn out. Saint Apollonia is the patroness of Catholic dentists.
Saint Cyril of Alexandria (444)
He is a Doctor of the Church, and was “the soul of the Council of Ephesus” in 431. This was an Ecumenical Council, the third one and it defended the Divine Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary against a diabolical … Continue reading
Saint Cynthia (Cinthia) (249)
She was an Egyptian girl who was martyred under Decius. Because she would not worship idols, her feet were tied to a horse and she was dragged through the streets.
