Saint of the Day

St. Hyacinth Feast date: Aug 17 St. Hyacinth was one of the first members of the Dominicans (the Order of Preachers) and the “apostle of the North”, and is also called the “Apostle of Poland.” Hyacinth was born into nobility in 1185 at the castle of Lanka, at Kamin, in Silesia, Poland, and received an … Read moreSt. Hyacinth

St. Stephen of Hungary Feast date: Aug 16 On Aug. 16, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast day of King Saint Stephen of Hungary, the monarch who led his country to embrace the Christian faith during the 11th century. Before the future saint’s birth in 975, his mother, the duchess Sarolt, is said to have … Read moreSt. Stephen of Hungary

The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Feast date: Aug 15 Today, Catholics and many other Christians celebrate the feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. This significant feast day recalls the spiritual and physical departure of the mother of Jesus Christ from the earth, when both her soul and her body were … Read moreThe Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Saint Maximilian Kolbe Feast date: Aug 14 Saint Maximilian Kolbe, the Polish Franciscan priest, missionary and martyr, is celebrated throughout the Church today, August 14. The saint died in the concentration camp at Auschwitz, during World War II, and is remembered as a “martyr of charity” for dying in place of another prisoner who had a … Read moreSaint Maximilian Kolbe

Saint Maximus Feast date: Aug 13 “To harbor no envy, no anger, no resentment against an offender is still not to have charity for him. It is possible, without any charity, to avoid rendering evil for evil. But to render, spontaneously, good for evil – such belongs to a perfect spiritual love.” – Saint Maximus. … Read moreSaint Maximus

Saint Pontian and Saint Hippolytus Feast date: Aug 13 St. Pontian became Pope in the year 230. Five years later, after Pope Urban I, he was exiled to the mines of the Italian island of Sardinia during a period of Christian persecution. There, he decided to resign from his papal office and died a martyr … Read moreSaint Pontian and Saint Hippolytus

Blessed Pope Innocent XI Feast date: Aug 12 Benedetto Odescalchi was born at Como on May 16, 1611, and died in Rome, August 11, 1689. He was educated by the Jesuits at Como, and studied jurisprudence at Rome and Naples. Urban VIII appointed him successively prothonotary, president of the Apostolic Camera, commissary at Ancona, administrator of Macerata, … Read moreBlessed Pope Innocent XI

Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Feast date: Aug 12 “In Madame de Chantal I have found the perfect woman, whom Solomon had difficulty finding in Jerusalem”. – St. Francis de Sales, her spiritual director. St. Jane Frances de Chantal was born in Dijon, France, on January 28, 1572, and died at the Visitation Convent Moulins on December 13, 1641. … Read moreSaint Jane Frances de Chantal

Saint Clare of Assisi Feast date: Aug 11 “Go forth without fear, Christian soul, for you have a good guide for your journey. Go forth without fear, for He that created you has sanctified you, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother.” – Saint Clare, on her deathbed in 1253 Saint Clare … Read moreSaint Clare of Assisi

St. Lawrence Feast date: Aug 10 “‘Just as Christ laid down his life for us, so we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.’ My brethren, Lawrence understood this and, understanding, he acted on it. In his life he loved Christ; in his death he followed in his footsteps.” – St. Augustine, in a … Read moreSt. Lawrence