Solemnity of All Saints
Image: Evening of All Saints’ Day at Malmi Cemetery, Helsinki, Finland | photo by Jori Samonen | flickr Solemnity of All Saints Saint of the Day for November 1 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Solemnity of All Saints The earliest certain observance of a feast in honor of all the saints […]
Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed
Image: Orthodox service for the Faithful Departed | Vasily Vereshchagin Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed Saint of the Day for November 2 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed The Church has encouraged prayer for the dead from the earliest times as an act of Christian […]
Saint Martin de Porres
Image: Saint Martin de Porres | St Dominic’s priory church in London | photo by Lawrence OP Saint Martin de Porres Saint of the Day for November 3 (December 9, 1579 – November 3, 1639) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Martin de Porres’ Story “Father unknown” is the cold legal phrase sometimes used on […]
Saint Charles Borromeo
Image: Saint Carlo Borromeo, cardinal of Milan | Wellcome Images Saint Charles Borromeo Saint of the Day for November 4 (October 2, 1538 – November 3, 1584) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Charles Borromeo’s Story The name of Saint Charles Borromeo is associated with reform. He lived during the time of the Protestant Reformation, and […]
Venerable Solanus Casey
Image: Venerable Solanus Casey Shrine | Saint Mary Magdalen Church, Brighton, Michigan | photo by Nheyob Venerable Solanus Casey Saint of the Day for November 5 (November 25, 1875 – July 31, 1957) Click to hear audio clip ► Venerable Solanus Casey’s Story Barney Casey became one of Detroit’s best-known priests even though he was not […]
Saint Nicholas Tavelic and Companions
Image: Altar of Saint Nikola Tavelić in church of St. Francis of Assisi, Šibenik, Croatia | photo by ignot Saint Nicholas Tavelic and Companions Saint of the Day for November 6 (1340 – November 14, 1391) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Nicholas Tavelic and Companions’ Story Nicholas and his three companions are among the […]
Saint Didacus
Image: San Diego (Didacus) de Alcalá | Francisco de Zurbarán Saint Didacus Saint of the Day for November 7 (c. 1400 – November 12, 1463) Click to hear audio clip ► Didacus is living proof that God “chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame […]
Blessed John Duns Scotus
Image: Detail | Stained glass in Franciscan Convent Chapel in Paris | Saints Bonaventure, John Duns Scotus, Anthony of Padua, and Paschal Baylon | André Pierre and P. Villette | photo by GFreihalter Blessed John Duns Scotus Saint of the Day for November 8 (c. 1266 – November 8, 1308) Click to hear audio clip ► […]
Dedication of St. John Lateran
Image: Archbasilica of St John Lateran, Rome | photo by Livioandronico2013 Dedication of St. John Lateran Saint of the Day for November 9 Click to hear audio clip ► Story of the Dedication of St. John Lateran Most Catholics think of St. Peter’s as the pope’s main church, but they are wrong. St. John Lateran is […]
Saint Leo the Great
Image: The Meeting between Leo the Great (painted as a portrait of Leo X) and Attila | Raphael | photo by Art Renewal Center Saint Leo the Great Saint of the Day for November 10 (d. November 10, 461) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Leo the Great’s Story With apparent strong conviction of the importance […]
