Saint Louis of Toulouse
Image: Saint Louis of Toulouse | unknown Saint Louis of Toulouse Saint of the Day for August 18 (February 9, 1274 – August 19, 1297) Saint Louis of Toulouse’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► When he died at the age of 23, Louis was already a Franciscan, a bishop and a saint! Louis’s parents were Charles […]
Saint John Eudes
Image: Stained glass window in Saint-Pierre de Dourdain | photo by GO69 Saint John Eudes Saint of the Day for August 19 (November 14, 1601 – August 19, 1680) Saint John Eudes’ Story Click to hear audio clip ► How little we know where God’s grace will lead. Born on a farm in northern France, John died at […]
Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Image: Stained glass representing St. Bernard of Clairvaux | photo by Jastrow (2006) Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Saint of the Day for August 20 (1090 – August 20, 1153) Saint Bernard of Clairvaux’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► Man of the century! Woman of the century! You see such terms applied to so many today—“golfer of the century,” […]
Saint Pius X
Image: Portrait of Pope Saint Pius X | Library of Congress | Tryphosa Bates-Batcheller Saint Pius X Saint of the Day for August 21 (June 2, 1835 – August 20, 1914) Saint Pius X’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► Pope Pius X is perhaps best remembered for his encouragement of the frequent reception of Holy Communion, especially […]
Queenship of Mary
Image: Virgin of the Deliverance | Ernest Hébert Queenship of Mary Saint of the Day for August 22 The Story of the Queenship of Mary https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODAug22.mp3 Pope Pius XII established this feast in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule […]
Saint Rose of Lima
Image: Saint Rose of Lima with Child Jesus | anonymous Saint Rose of Lima Saint of the Day for August 23 (April 20, 1586 – August 24, 1617) Saint Rose of Lima’s Story https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODAug23.mp3 The first canonized saint of the New World has one characteristic of all saints—the suffering of opposition—and another characteristic which is more for admiration than […]
Saint Bartholomew
Image: Sant Bertolomeu | Bernat Jiménez Saint Bartholomew Saint of the Day for August 24 (b. 1st century) Saint Bartholomew’s Story https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODAug24.mp3 In the New Testament, Bartholomew is mentioned only in the lists of the apostles. Some scholars identify him with Nathanael, a man of Cana in Galilee who was summoned to Jesus by Philip. Jesus paid him […]
Saint Louis of France
Image: HDR photo of the Apotheosis of St. Louis | Sculpture by C.H. Niehaus Saint Louis IX of France Saint of the Day for August 25 (April 25, 1214 – August 25, 1270) Saint Louis of France’s Story https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODAug25.mp3 At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as […]
Saint Joseph Calasanz
Image: San José de Calasanz | Francisco Jover y Casanova Saint Joseph Calasanz Saint of the Day for August 26 (September 11, 1556 – August 25, 1648) Saint Joseph Calasanz’ Story https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODAug26.mp3 From Aragon, where he was born in 1556, to Rome, where he died 92 years later, fortune alternately smiled and frowned on the work of Joseph […]
Saint Monica
Image: Detail | Stained glass window in the Church of Saint James the Greater in Bouxwiller | photo by GFreihalter Saint Monica Saint of the Day for August 27 (c. 330 – 387) Saint Monica’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► The circumstances of Saint Monica’s life could have made her a nagging wife, a […]
