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Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem
Image: Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem | in Caractâeristiques des saints dans l’art populaire | photo by Internet Archive Book Images Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem Saint of the Day for October 29 (d. c. 216) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem’s Story Life in second- and third-century Jerusalem couldn’t have been easy, but Saint Narcissus managed […]
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Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez
Image: Detail | Vision of Alphonsus Rodriguez | Francisco de Zurbarán Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez Saint of the Day for October 30 (1533 – October 30, 1617) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez’ Story Tragedy and challenge beset today’s saint early in life, but Alphonsus Rodriguez found happiness and contentment through simple service and […]
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Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg
Image: Statue of Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg | main altar, Parish church in Metnitz | Raul de Chissota Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg Saint of the Day for October 31 (c. 924 – August 31, 994) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg’s Story Wolfgang was born in Swabia, Germany, and was educated at a school […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 ► […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Saint Martin of Tours
Image: Statue of Saint Martin of Tours on the dome of the Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours | photo by ZohaStel Saint Martin of Tours Saint of the Day for November 11 (c. 316 – November 8, 397) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Martin of Tours’ Story A conscientious objector who wanted to be […]
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Saint Josaphat
Image: Icon of St. martyr Josaphat Kutsevych, Archbishop of Polotsk | photo by Mykola Swarnyk Saint Josaphat Saint of the Day for November 12 (c. 1580 – November 12, 1623) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Josaphat’s Story In 1964, newspaper photos of Pope Paul VI embracing Athenagoras I, the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, marked a […]
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Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
Image: Statue of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in the portico of the sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary in Pompei | photo by Dario Crespi Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Saint of the Day for November 13 (July 15, 1850 – December 22, 1917) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini’s Story Frances Xavier Cabrini […]
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Saint Gertrude the Great
Image: The high altar statue of Saint Gertrude the Great with a mouse on the distaff| Grafenbach, Austria | photo by Rollroboter Saint Gertrude the Great Saint of the Day for November 14 (January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Gertrude the Great’s Story Gertrude, a Benedictine nun in Helfta, Saxony, […]
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Saint Albert the Great
Image: Saint Albert the Great | Vincenzo Onofri | photo by sailko Saint Albert the Great Saint of the Day for November 15 (1206 – November 15, 1280) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Albert the Great’s Story Albert the Great was a 13th-century German Dominican who decisively influenced the Church’s stance toward Aristotelian philosophy […]
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Saint Margaret of Scotland
Image: Saint Margaret of Scotland | François Augustin Caunois | photo by BastienM Saint Margaret of Scotland Saint of the Day for November 16 (1045 – November 16, 1093) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Margaret of Scotland’s Story Margaret of Scotland was a truly liberated woman in the sense that she was free to be […]
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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary
Image: Detail | Saint Elizabeth of Hungary | Series of frescoes with scenes from the life of St. Martin of tours in the Lower Church of Saint Francis of Assisi | Simone Martini Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Saint of the Day for November 17 (1207 – November 17, 1231) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Elizabeth of […]
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Dedication of Churches of Saints Peter and Paul
Image: The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican | photo by Fczarnowski / Image: Statue of Saint Paul in front of the facade of the Basilica of Saint Paul outside the Wall, Rome | photo by Berthold Werner Dedication of Churches of Saints Peter and Paul Saint of the Day for November 18 Click to hear […]
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Saint Agnes of Assisi
Image: Saint Agnes of Assisi | France | gift of E. Royall Tyler Saint Agnes of Assisi Saint of the Day for November 19 (c. 1197 – November 16, 1253) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Agnes of Assisi’s Story Agnes was the sister of Saint Clare and her first follower. When Agnes left home two […]
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Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
Image: Mosaic of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne in the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis, MO | photo by Andrew Balet Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne Saint of the Day for November 20 (August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne’s Story Born in Grenoble, France, of a family that was […]
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Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Image: Presentation of Mary in the Temple | Alfonso Boschi | photo by sailko Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saint of the Day for November 21 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary’s presentation was celebrated in Jerusalem in the sixth century. A church was built […]
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Saint Cecilia
Image: Saint Cecilia | photo by Jill Watson | flickr Saint Cecilia Saint of the Day for November 22 (d. 230?) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Cecilia’s Story Although Cecilia is one of the most famous of the Roman martyrs, the familiar stories about her are apparently not founded on authentic material. There is no trace […]
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Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro
Image: The blessed Miguel Agustin Pro, Mexican Jesuit | photo by Grentidez Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro Saint of the Day for November 23 (January 13, 1891 – November 23, 1927) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro’s Story ¡Viva Cristo Rey! (Long live Christ the King!) were the last words Pro uttered before he […]
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Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions
Image: St Andrew Dung-Lac and Companion Martyrs | photo by Lawrence OP | flickr Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions Saint of the Day for November 24 (d. 1820 – 1862) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions’ Story Andrew Dung-Lac was one of 117 people martyred in Vietnam between 1820 and 1862. Members of […]
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Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Image: St Catherine with Angels | photo by Lawrence OP | flickr Saint Catherine of Alexandria Saint of the Day for November 25 (d. c. 310) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Catherine of Alexandria’s Story According to the Legend of St. Catherine, this young woman converted to Christianity after receiving a vision. At the age of 18, she […]
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Saint Columban
Image: Saint Columba | photo by Lawrence | flickr Saint Columban Saint of the Day for November 26 (543 – November 21, 615) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Columban’s Story Columban was the greatest of the Irish missionaries who worked on the European continent. As a young man who was greatly tormented by temptations of the […]
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Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani
Image: Man of Prayer | Lawrence OP | flickr Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani Saint of the Day for November 27 (August 6, 1681 – November 29, 1742) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani’s Story Born in Lucera, Francesco entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1695. After his ordination 10 years later, he taught philosophy […]
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Saint James of the Marche
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 […]
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Saint Clement
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 of Rome was the third successor of Saint Peter, reigning as pope during the last decade of the first century. He’s known as one of […]
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Saint Andrew
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. “As was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is now called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net […]
