THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS, TOR

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 […]

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 […]

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 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 […]

  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 […]