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 […]
Saint Augustine of Hippo
Image: Saint Augustine of Hippo | Line engraving by P. Cool after M. de Vos | Wellcome Images Saint Augustine of Hippo Saint of the Day for August 28 (November 13, 354 – August 28, 430) Saint Augustine’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► A Christian at 33, a priest at 36, a bishop at 41: Many […]
Martyrdom of John the Baptist
Image: Salome with the Head of John the baptist | Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio Martyrdom of John the Baptist Saint of the Day for August 29 The Story of the Martyrdom of John the Baptist https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODAug29.mp3 The drunken oath of a king with a shallow sense of honor, a seductive dance and the hateful heart of […]
Saint Jeanne Jugan
Image: Statue of Saint Jeanne Jugan at the Sisters of the Poor in Valladolid | photo by Rodelar Saint Jeanne Jugan Saint of the Day for August 30 (October 25, 1792 – August 29, 1879) Saint Jeanne Jugan’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► Born in northern France during the French Revolution—a time when congregations of […]
Saints Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus
Image: Monastery Church: Altar of the crucifixion, Mecklenburg | Gaston Lenthe | (Longinus, Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus) Saint Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus Saint of the Day for August 31 (1st century) Saint Joseph of Arimathea’s and Nicodemus’ Story Click to hear audio clip ► The actions of these two influential Jewish leaders give insight […]
