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Image: Saint James of the Marches | Francisco de Zurbarán | photo by Galería online Saint James of the Marche Saint of the Day for November 28 (1394 – November 28, 1476) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint James of the Marche’s Story Meet one of the fathers of the modern pawnshop! James was born in the Marche […]

Image: Pope Saint Clement I | photo by Lawrence | flickr Saint Clement Saint of the Day for November 29 (d. 101) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Clement’s Story Clement […]

  Saint Andrew Saint of the Day for November 30 (d. 60?) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Andrew’s Story Andrew was St. Peter’s brother, and was called with him. […]

Blessed Charles de Foucauld Saint of the Day for December 1 (September 15, 1858 – December 1, 1916) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Charles de Foucauld’s Story Born into an aristocratic family in Strasbourg, France, Charles was orphaned at the age of 6, raised by his devout grandfather, rejected the Catholic faith as […]

Blessed Rafal Chylinski Saint of the Day December 2 (January 8, 1694 – December 2, 1741) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Rafal Chylinski’s Story Born near Buk in the Poznan region of Poland, Melchior showed early signs of religious devotion; family members nicknamed him “the little monk.” After completing his studies at the […]

  Saint Francis Xavier Saint of the Day for December 3 (April 7, 1506 – December 3, 1552) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Francis Xavier’s Story Jesus asked, “What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” (Matthew 16:26a). The words were repeated to a young teacher of […]

Saint John Damascene Saint of the Day for December 4 (c. 676 -749) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint John Damascene’s Story John spent most of his life in the monastery of Saint Sabas, near Jerusalem, and all of his life under Muslim rule, indeed, protected by it. He was born in Damascus, received […]

                          Saint Sabas Saint of the Day for December 5 (439 – December 5, 532)  Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Sabas’ Story Born in Cappadocia, Sabas is one of the most highly regarded patriarchs among the monks of Palestine, and is considered one […]

Saint Nicholas Saint of the Day for December 6 (March 15, 270 – December 6, 343) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Nicholas’ Story The absence of the “hard facts” of history is not necessarily an obstacle to the popularity of saints, as the devotion to Saint Nicholas shows. Both the Eastern and Western […]

Saint Ambrose Saint of the Day for December 7 (337 – April 4, 397) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Ambrose’ Story One of Ambrose’s biographers observed that at the Last Judgment, people would still be divided between those who admired Ambrose and those who heartily disliked him. He emerges as the man of action […]