Tag: Saint of the Day
Saint of the Day: Engelbert
St. Engelbert
Feast Day: November 7
As a child, Engelbert received several endowed church offices through family influence, then was named archbishop of Cologne (Germany) in...
Saint of the Day: Demetrian
Demetrian
Feast Day: November 5
After Demetrian's young wife died after three months of marriage, he entered a monastery on Cyprus dedicated to St. Anthony.
There he...
Saint of the Day: Charles Borromeo
Charles Borromeo
Feast Day: November 4
Though Charles suffered all his life from a speech impediment, his intelligence and zeal made him an outstanding figure of...
Saint of the Day: Martin de Porres
St. Martin de Porres
Feast Day: November 3
This illegitimate son of a freed Panamanian slave and a Spanish knight became a hero to the people...
Saint of the Day: Hubert
St. Hubert
Feast Day: November 3
Hubert was a married courtier who became a priest after his wife died.
According to legend, he was called to serve...
Saints of the Week: Zechariah and Elizabeth
Saints Zechariah and Elizabeth
Feast Day: November 5
The first chapter of Luke's Gospel tells the story of John the Baptist's parents.
Elizabeth, a cousin of Mary,...
Saints of the Day: All Souls
All the Faithful Departed
Feast: Nov. 2
Prayers for the dead were an ancient tradition, even in some pagan cultures.
In Jewish Scriptures, Judas Maccabeus “made atonement...
Saint of the Day: All Saints
Feast of All Saints
November 1
The Apostles' Creed lists “the communion of saints” among Catholic beliefs, and since at least the ninth century the church...
Saint of the Day: Alphonsus Rodriguez
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez
Feast Day: October 30
Alphonsus had to leave school when his father, a wealthy wool merchant in Segovia, Spain, died.
He was put in...
Saint of the Day: Contardo Ferrini
Blessed Contardo Ferrini
Feast Day: October 26
From his father, a teacher in Milan, Italy, Contardo inherited a love of learning.
He studied law at Pavia's Borromeo...