Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015: St. Padre Pio

Saint of the Day for Wednesday, September 23rd, 2015

St. Padre Pio

Francesco, named in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, was born to Giuseppa and Grazio Forgione, peasant farmers, in the small Italian village of Pietrelcina on May 25, 1887. From his childhood, it was … continue reading

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St. Padre Pio St. Adamnan St. Andrew and Companions Bl. Bernardina Maria Jablonska St. Cissa St. Constantius

St. Irais St. Linus St. Thecla Bl. William Way St. Xantippa & Polyxen

Saint of the Day for Friday, April 10th, 2015: St. Michael de Sanctis

Saint of the Day for Friday, April 10th, 2015

St. Michael de Sanctis

Michael de Sanctis was born in Catalonia, Spain around 1591. At the age of six he informed his parents that he was going to be a monk. Moreover, he imitated St. Francis of Assisi to such a great … continue reading

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St. Michael de Sanctis Bl. Anthony Neyrot St. Apollonius St. Apollonius St. Beocca St. Fulbert of Chartres

St. Macarius the Ghent St. Malchus St. Michael of the Saints St. Palladius St. Paternus St. Terence

Saint of the Day for Saturday, October 4th, 2014: St. Francis of Assisi

Saint of the Day for Saturday, October 4th, 2014:

 

 

 

St. Francis of Assisi (circa 1182-1220) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

St. Francis of Assisi

 

 

 

Founder of the Franciscan Order, born at Assisi in Umbria, in 1181. In 1182, Pietro Bernardone returned from a trip to France to find out his wife had given birth to a son. Far from being excited or … continue reading

 

 

 

 

 

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St. Francis of Assisi St. Adauctus St. Ammon St. Aurea St. Crispus & Gaius St. Domnina

St. Hierotheus St. Mark St. Peter of Damascus St. Petronius St. Quintius