Saint Dominic
Image: Stained glass | St. Dominic sends out the Friars | photo by Lawrence, OP | flickr Saint Dominic Saint of the Day for August 8 ( August 8, 1170 – August 6, 1221) Saint Dominic’s Story […]
Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
Image: Portrait of Edith Stein in the student chapel of the Hochschulgemeinde Wien im Edith-Stein-Haus | photo by Braveheart Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Saint of the Day for August 9 […]
Saint Lawrence
Image: Saint Lawrence | Bernardo Cavallino Saint Lawrence Saint of the Day for August 10 (c. 225 – August 10, 258) Saint Lawrence’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► The esteem in which […]
Saint Clare of Assisi
Image: Saint Clare | original painting for the Poor Clares in Cincinnati, OH Saint Clare of Assisi Saint of the Day for August 11 (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253) Saint Clare of Assisi’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► One of the more sugary movies made about Francis of Assisi pictures Clare as a golden-haired beauty […]
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
Image: Stained glass window in Église Saint-Honoré-d’Eylau, Paris | photo by Mbzt’s Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Saint of the Day for August 12 (January 28, 1572 – December 13, 1641) Saint Jane Frances de Chantal’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► Jane Frances was wife, mother, nun, and founder of a religious community. Her mother died […]
Saints Pontian and Hippolytus
Image: Diptych of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus | liturgies.net Saints Pontian and Hippolytus Saint of the Day for August 13 (d. 235) Saints Pontian and Hippolytus’ Story Click to hear audio clip ► Two men died for the faith after harsh treatment and exhaustion in the mines of Sardinia. One had been pope for five years, the other […]
Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Image: Stained glass in Our Lady of Czestochowa Grotto (Sorrowful Mother Shrine) | photo by Nheyob Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe Saint of the Day for August 14 (January 8, 1894 – August 14, 1941) Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► “I don’t know what’s going to become of you!” How many parents have said that? […]
Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary
Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary Saint of the Day for August 15 The Story of the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary Click to hear audio clip ► On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be […]
Saint Stephen of Hungary
Saint Stephen of Hungary Saint of the Day for August 16 (975 – August 15, 1038) Saint Stephen of Hungary’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► The Church is universal, but its expression is always affected—for […]
Saint Joan of the Cross
Image: Wooden statue of Saint Joan of the Cross | A l’école des soeurs de Jeanne Delanoue | unknown Saint Joan of the Cross Saint of the Day for August 17 (June 18, 1666 – August 17, 1736) Saint Joan of the Cross’ Story Click to hear audio clip ► An encounter with a shabby old […]
