Saint Agnes was a glorious virgin and martyr slain with the sword at the age of thirteen. Her name is mentioned in the Roman Canon of the Mass and always in the litany of the Saints. Saint Agnes is one … Continue reading
Category: Saint of the Day
Saint Fabian (250) and Saint Sebastian (288)
Saint Fabian was the twenty-first Pope, and a martyr. The first thirty one Popes of the Catholic Church were martyred for the Faith that Catholics now possess. Saint Sebastian was a noble young soldier, one of the earliest martyrs under … Continue reading
Saints Marius, Martha, Audifax, and Abachum
This was a family of noble Persians, all martyred together for the Catholic Faith.
Saint Canute (1086)
He was a king of Denmark, and a martyr for the truths of the Catholic Faith. See also: Saint Olaf and the End of the Viking World by Gary Potter.
Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys (1700)
She came from France to Montreal in Quebec in 1653 and established the first school there. She founded the Congregation of Notre Dame, the first uncloistered congregation of Sisters in the New World. The French settlers in Quebec called her … Continue reading
Saint Prisca (270)
This was a lovely virgin martyr killed in Rome for the Catholic Faith. There is a church dedicated to her there. Saint Prisca is one of the eleven million Catholics, men, women, and children, who were martyred and shed their … Continue reading
Earliest Potential Date for Septuagesima Sunday
This is the earliest day that Septuagesima Sunday, the first approach-Sunday to Lent, can occur. The latest day on which it can fall is February 21, or, in leap year, February 22.
Our Lady of Pontmain (1871)
During the Franco-Prussian War, when the German army was about to overrun the French village of Pontmain, Our Lady appeared in the sky to six children. She gave them a message of hope: “…pray my children. God will hear you … Continue reading
Saint Anthony the Abbot (356)
This was the first great Saint Anthony. His name is mentioned in the Litany of the Saints. His life was written by Saint Athanasius. It was the story of this life, told to Saint Augustine, that helped to lead to … Continue reading
Saint Marcellus (309)
He was the thirty-first Pope, and a martyr. The Catholic Faith was completely spread in the early ages by the shedding of the blood of martyrs. From the year 36 to the year 306, there were eleven million Catholics martyred … Continue reading
The Five Protomartyrs of the Franciscan Order (1220)
The Franciscan Order was officially approved in 1215. Five years later, and six years before Saint Francis of Assisi died, five members of his Order were killed by the Mohammedans. The names of these glorious Franciscan martyrs are: Saint Berard, … Continue reading
Saint Priscilla (First Century)
Saint Priscilla was the hostess of Saint Peter when he went to Rome in the year 42. It was at her house that the Chair of Saint Peter was first set up in Rome. She was the mother of Saint … Continue reading
Saint Paul, the First Hermit (342)
This was the first notable Catholic saint who went apart completely and absolutely from the world to live a life of perfect contemplation of God. His glorious life was written by Saint Jerome. Saint Paul the Hermit was one hundred … Continue reading
Saint Hilary of Poitiers (368)
He was a bishop and a Doctor of the Church. He was the first Doctor of the Church to die, and suffered many things for the truth of the Catholic Faith, including banishment from his own diocese There are thirty-two … Continue reading
Saint Malachias (Fifth Century B.C.)
He was a glorious prophet of the Old Testament. There are seventeen of these writing prophets who wrote books of the Bible, and all of them are commemorated by the Catholic Church as saints. The four major prophets are: Isaias, … Continue reading
