Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Nicholas Owen. Nicholas was born in Oxford; As a humble artisan, he saved many Christians in England during the Penal Era, when various states punished Christians for practicing their faith. Nicholas used his talents by building multiple hiding places for priests to hold ceremonies throughout England. Because of […]

today we celebrate the memorial of Blessed John of Parma. He was born around 1209 in Parma, Italy. God called him to leave the world he was used to and enter the new world of the Franciscan Order when he was still a young philosophy professor well-known for his knowledge and piety. After becoming a […]

Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Salvator of Horta. Salvator was born in Spain’s Golden Period. Politics, money and the arts were thriving. The same was true of religion. The Society of Jesus was started in 1540 by Ignatius of Loyola. Salvator’s parents had little money. He joined the Franciscans as a brother at […]

Today we celebrate the feast day of Saint Patrick, patron Saint of Ireland, Nigeria, and Engineers. Patrick is the subject of many myths, but the reality is that we should recognize his two enduring traits: courage and humility. The life of God’s instrument for converting the majority of Ireland to Christianity is the resolve to […]

Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer, Patron Saint of Vienna. The ninth of 12 children, John, as was his baptismal name, was born in an impoverished family in Moravia. He had always wanted to be a priest, but there was no money for education, so he was an apprentice to a […]

Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Louise de Marillac, Patron Saint of Social Wokers. Louise was born close to Meux, France. She lost her mother when she was a young child and her beloved father when she was only 15 years old. Her desire to be a nun got rejected by her confessor, and […]

Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Maximilian of Theveste. Maximilian of Tebessa, also known as St. Maximilian of Theveste, was a martyr who died in 296. The liturgies of the late Roman Empire African churches frequently featured readings from the acts of martyrdom. The one commonly cited for Saint Maximilian is the verified account […]

Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Leander of Seville. Leander was born to the virtuous Severianus and Theodora in Cartagena, Spain. He had two brothers who were bishops, St. Isidore and Fulgentius, and a sister whose also a saint named Florentina. After becoming a monk in Seville, he was appointed bishop of the See. […]

Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Dominic Savio, Patron Saint of Juvenile delinquents and Choirboys. Dominic was born into a rural family in Riva, Italy, and enrolled in Saint John Bosco’s Oratory in Turin as a student when he was 12. He made an impression on Don Bosco by wanting to become a priest […]

Today we celebrate the memorial of Saint Frances of Rome, Patron Saint of Motorists and Widows. As a young girl, Frances was born to a wealthy family and felt inspired to become religious. But her parents disapproved, so a young aristocrat was chosen as her husband instead. Frances quickly learned that the wife of her […]