BORN:1585 | DIED: 1628 | FEAST DAY: AUG. 28 Claim to fame: Brian Arrowsmith, who preferred to use his confirmation name, Edmund, was the son of […]
Saint of the Week: St. Edmund Arrowsmith
Santo del mes: San Juan Bautista
El Evangelio de Lucas revela el papel predeterminado de Juan en la historia de la salvación.
Saint of the Week: St. John the Baptist
The Gospel of Luke reveals John’s preordained role in salvation history.
Saint of the Week: St. Isidore the Farmer
The life of a generous, hardworking farm laborer who loved God and the land he tended is celebrated around the world as spring planting begins.
Saint of the Week: St. Benedict the Moor
Benedict’s prayerful humility, compassionate generosity, and wise, spiritual insight attracted both the simple and the powerful from all over Italy to seek his counsel.
Saint of the Week: St. Patrick
St. Patrick, the beloved patron of Ireland, is renowned as the bishop who brought Christianity to Ireland, who used the three-leaflet shamrock to teach about the Trinity, and wrote the often-recited prayer that begins, Christ with me, Christ before me, Christ behind me.
Saint of the Month: St. Peter Damian
St. Peter Damian emerged as a voice of truth and reform at a time when the Church was struggling with corruption and immorality.
Saint spotlight: St. Nicholas
His feast is celebrated on Dec. 6. And whether he makes his appearance as a bishop on a white horse or a jolly old man in red, St. Nicholas is probably one of the most universally known symbols of the Christmas season throughout the world.