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Category: Saint of the day

Blessed Anton Martin Slomshek

Anton Martin Slomshek who was born November 26, 1800, at Ponikva, Slovenia is the first Slovenian to be beatified. Slomshek is known as a great educator, largely...

Saint of the day: St. Pio of Pietrelcina ( Padre Pio )

On Sept. 23, the Catholic Church remembers the Italian Franciscan priest St. Pio of Petrelcina, better known as “Padre Pio” and known for his suffering, humility,...

Saint of the day: St. Maurice and Companions

Saint Maurice was a member of the Theban Legion, a Roman legion said to have been constituted by Christian soldiers from Africa, which was called to put down a revolt in...

Saint of the day: St. Matthew, Apostle

Saint Matthew, the first-century tax collector turned apostle who chronicled the life and ministry of Christ in his Gospel, is celebrated by the Church today, September...

Saint of the day: St. Emily de Rodat

Emily was born in 1787 at Rodez, France. She was educated at Villefranche, became a teacher at the age of 18 and, realizing that many of the children of the poor were...

Saint of the day: St. Joseph of Cupertino, Priest (Memorial)

On September 18, the Church celebrates the life of St. Joseph of Cupertino, a mystic who was perhaps most famous for his ability to fly. His father, a poor carpenter,...

Saint of the day: St. Robert Bellarmine

On Sept. 17, the Catholic Church celebrates the Italian cardinal and theologian St. Robert Bellarmine. One of the great saints of the Jesuit order, St. Robert has also...

Saint of the day: St. Cornelius, Pope, Martyr and St. Cyprian, Bishop, Martyr

Saint Cornelius was elected Pope in 251 during the persecutions of Emperor Decius. His first challenge, besides the ever-present threat of the Roman authorities, was to...

Saint of the day: Our Lady of Sorrows

The feast of Our Lady of Sorrows commemorates the seven great sorrows which Mary lived in relation to Her Son, as they are recorded in the Gospels or through Tradition....

The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross

The feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross celebrates two historical events: the discovery of the True Cross by Saint Helena, the mother of Emperor Constantine, in...