Saint Martin I
Saint Martin I Saint of the Day for April 13 (d. September 16, 655) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr13.mp3 Saint Martin I’s Story When Martin I became pope in 649, Constantinople was the capital […]
Blessed Peter Gonzalez
Blessed Peter Gonzalez Saint of the Day for April 14 (1190 – April 15, 1246) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr14.mp3 Blessed Peter Gonzalez’s Story Saint Paul had a conversion experience on the road to Damascus. Many years later, the same proved true for Peter Gonzalez, who triumphantly rode his horse into the Spanish city of Astorga in the 13th century to […]
Blessed Caesar de Bus
Blessed Caesar de Bus Saint of the Day for April 15 (February 3, 1544 – April 15, 1607) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr15.mp3 Blessed Caesar de Bus’ Story Like so many of us, […]
Saint Bernadette Soubirous
Saint Bernadette Soubirous Saint of the Day for April 16 (January 7, 1844 – April 16, 1879) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr16.mp3 Saint Bernadette Soubirous’s Story Bernadette Soubirous was born in 1844, the first […]
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre Saint of the Day for April 17 (March 25, 1748 – April 17, 1783) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr17.mp3 Saint Benedict Joseph Labre’s Story Benedict Joseph Labre was truly eccentric, […]
Blessed James Oldo
Blessed James Oldo Saint of the Day for April 18 (1364 – April 18, 1404) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr18.mp3 Blessed James Oldo’s Story You’ve heard rags-to-riches stories. Today, we celebrate the reverse. James of Oldo was born into a well-to-do family near Milan in 1364. He married a woman who like him, appreciated the comforts that came with […]
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla Saint of the Day for April 19 (October 4, 1922 – April 28, 1962) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr19.mp3 Saint Gianna Beretta Molla’s Story In less than 40 years, Gianna Beretta Molla became a pediatric physician, a wife, a mother and a saint! She was born in Magenta near Milano, the 10th of Alberto and Maria […]
Saint Conrad of Parzham
Saint Conrad of Parzham Saint of the Day for April 20 (December 22, 1818 – April 21, 1894) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr20.mp3 Saint Conrad of Parzham’s Story Conrad spent most of his life as porter in Altoetting, Bavaria, letting people into the friary and indirectly encouraging them to let God into their lives. His parents, Bartholomew and Gertrude […]
Saint Anselm
Saint Anselm Saint of the Day for April 21 (1033 – April 21, 1109) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr21.mp3 Saint Anselm’s Story Indifferent toward religion as a young man, Anselm became one of the Church’s greatest theologians and leaders. He received the title “Father of Scholasticism” for his attempt to analyze and illumine the truths of faith through the […]
Saint Adalbert of Prague
Saint Adalbert of Prague Saint of the Day for April 22 (956 – April 23, 997) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODApr22.mp3 Saint Adalbert of Prague’s Story Opposition to the Good News of Jesus did not discourage Adalbert, who is now remembered with great honor in the Czech Republic, Poland, Hungary, and Germany. Born to a noble family in Bohemia, he […]
