17views 1shareConfessor Polish, he was born in Kenty, near Krakow, at whose University he received his doctorate, and taught for many years. Ordained priest, he returned to the chair, from where he…
Category: Catholic Saints
St. Peter of Alcántara, October 19
21views 1shareConfessor The blessed Fray Pedro of Alcántara, who, as Saint Therese writes, seemed to be made of tree roots, was born in Alcántara (Extremadura). At the age of sixteen he entered…
Saint Luke, October 18
23views 1shareEvangelist A native of Antioch, a doctor converted to the faith by Saint Paul, he gave himself to him as a companion on his apostolic trips. He wrote two canonical books:…
Saint Margaret Mary of Alacoque, October 17
28views 1shareVirgin Jesus Christ chose this most humble nun of the Visitation to reveal to the world the treasures of his divine Heart. Providentially, he sent Blessed Claudio de la Colombiére, of…
St. Hedwig of Silesia, October 16
22views 1shareWidow Daughter of the Marquis of Moravi, she married the Duke of Poland, and educated their six children in a holy manner; then she induced her husband to take a vow…
Saint Therese of Avila, 15 October
21views 1shareVirgin She was born in Ávila in 1515 and died in Alba de Tormes in 1582. The Lord endowed this extraordinary woman with wonderful natural garments of wit, judgment and greatness…
St. Calixtus, October 14
20views 1sharePope and Martyr He governed the Church when the faith was taking over the majority of the Empire, which forced him to solve delicate problems of Christian law and the sanctity…
St. Edward, October 13
19views 1shareKing and Confessor From the throne of England he shone with the virtues of a great King and a great Saint. He was splendid in erecting and equipping temples, and by…
St. Francis Borgia, October 10
41views 1shareConfessor Duke of Gandía, viceroy of Catalonia and great private of Carlos V, scared the world with contempt for his greatness, and embraced religious life in the newly founded Company of…
St. John Leonardi, October 9
15views 1shareConfessor Born in Décimi, near Lucca (Italy), he founded the Congregation of Regular Clerics of the Mother of God to teach the people the Christian doctrine. He supported St. Joseph of…
Saint Denis of Paris, and companions, October 9
23views 1shareMartyrs Converted by Saint Paul in the Areopagus of Athens, it is a tradition that he evangelized Gaul, together with the priest Rustic and the deacon Eleuterio; that he was the…
St. Bridget of Sweden, October 8
19views 1shareWidow From the royal house of Sweden, she married Prince Mericio, and educated their eight children in a holy manner; her daughter was Saint Catherine of Sweden. She made a pilgrimage…
St. Mark, October 7
35views 1sharePope and Confessor Only eight months did he rule the Church, immediately after Saint Sylvester, in the peace of Constantine. In his time, the heresiarch Arius, like another Judas, died disastrously,…
St. Bruno, October 6
21views 1shareConfessor He was born in Cologne; he studied deeply at the University of Paris, where he graduated as a doctor and teacher, and was a distinguished writer of theological and exegetical…
Commemoration of Saints Plácido and Companions Martyrs, October 5
26views 1shareMartyrs Saint Placido, protomartyr of the glorious Benedictine Order, was one of Saint Benedict’s favorite disciples. He founded a monastery in Sicily; but five years after its foundation the pirates assaulted…
St. Francis of Assisi, October 4
26views 1shareConfessor The human seraphim, who burned in love of the crucified Christ, the husband of holy poverty, the founder of three Orders: that of Friars Minor, that of Poor Ladies (Poor…
St. Thérèse of Lisieux, October 3
25views 1shareVirgin As the precursor of Saint Teresa the Great, her kind spiritual daughter, the contemporary Saint, comes today, who has poured such a copious rain of flowers from heaven on those…
Commemoration of Saint Remigius, October 1
24views 1shareBishop and Confessor The Holy Bishop of Reims had the good fortune to convert the Frankish barbarians who had subjugated Gaul to the faith of Christ, baptizing the ferocious Clovis on…
St. Jerome, September 30
16views 1sharePriest, Confessor and Doctor In his century he was the prophet of the divine Scriptures. He joined study with extreme penance, and with his steely pen he defended the faith against…
St. Wenceslaus I, September 28
22views 1shareDuke and Martyr Duke of Bohemia, he shone from the throne for his piety and charity towards the poor. A skilled politician and courageous leader, he defended his homeland against foreign…