Blessed John Francis Burté and Companions
Image: Massacre à la Salpêtrière, 3 septembre 1792 | anonymous (Unrelated, but similar incident during the French Revolution.) Blessed John Francis Burté and Companions Saint of the Day for September 2 (d. September 2, 1792 and January 21, 1794) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed John Francis Burté and Companions’ Story These priests were victims of […]
Saint Gregory the Great
Image: Saint Gregory the Great | Jusepe de Ribera, also known as José de Ribera Saint Gregory the Great Saint of the Day for September 3 (c. 540 – March 12, 604) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Gregory the Great’s Story Gregory was the prefect of Rome before he was 30. After five years in […]
Saint Rose of Viterbo
Image: Santa Rosa e San Donnino | fresco, Duomo di Ivrea | photo by Laurom Saint Rose of Viterbo Saint of the Day for September 4 (1233 – March 6, 1251) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Rose of Viterbo’s Story Even as a child, Rose had a great desire to pray and to aid the […]
Saint Teresa of Calcutta
Image: Mother Teresa accompanies Pope John Paul II as he visits people at the Home For the Dying in Kolkata, India, in 1986. (CNS photo/Arturo Mari, L’Osservatore Romano) Saint Teresa of Calcutta Saint of the Day for September 5 (August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s […]
Blessed Claudio Granzotto
Image: Blessed Claudio Granzotto | photo by Infovalli It | flickr Blessed Claudio Granzotto Saint of the Day for September 6 (August 23, 1900 – August 15, 1947) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Claudio Granzotto’s Story Born in Santa Lucia del Piave near Venice, Claudio was the youngest of nine children and was accustomed […]
Blessed Frédéric Ozanam
Image: Blessed Frédéric Ozanam. Frontispiece from Complete Works of Frederic Ozanam, Lecoffre editions, Paris , 1862 ( second edition ). Blessed Frédéric Ozanam Saint of the Day for September 7 (April 23, 1813 – September 8, 1853) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Frédéric Ozanam’s Story A man convinced of the inestimable worth of each human […]
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Image: The Birth of the Virgin | fresco by Giotto Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saint of the Day for September 8 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Church has celebrated Mary’s birth since at least the sixth century. A September birth was chosen because […]
Saint Peter Claver
Image: Stained glass window in the Church of St. Mary Magdalene and St. Andrew in Dormagen in Rhein-Kreis Neuss (Nordrhein-Westfalen) | photo by GFreihalter Saint Peter Claver Saint of the Day for September 9 (June 26, 1581 – September 8, 1654) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Peter Claver’s Story A native of Spain, young Jesuit […]
Saint Thomas of Villanova
Image: Santo Tomás de Villanueva | Francisco Camilo Saint Thomas of Villanova Saint of the Day for September 10 (1488 – September 8, 1555) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Thomas of Villanova’s Story Saint Thomas was from Castile in Spain and received his surname from the town where he was raised. He received a superior education at […]
Saint Cyprian
Image: Head Reliquary of Saint Cyprian in the St. Kornelius chapel of the abbey church of Kornelimünster Abbey in Kornelimünster | photo by ACBahn Saint Cyprian Saint of the Day for September 11 (d. 258) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Cyprian’s Story Cyprian is important in the development of Christian thought and practice in the […]