Saints & Feast Days

Image: Stained glass window depicting Saint Peter Claver Saint of the Day for September 9 (June 26, 1581 – September 8, 1654) Saint Peter Claver’s Story A native of Spain, young Jesuit Saint Peter Claver left his homeland forever in 1610 to be a missionary in the colonies of the New World. He sailed...

Image: The Birth of the Virgin | fresco by Giotto Saint of the Day for September 8 The Story of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary The Church has celebrated Mary’s birth since at least the sixth century. A September birth was chosen because the Eastern Church begins its Church year with Septemb...

Image: Blessed Frédéric Ozanam. Frontispiece from Complete Works of Frederic Ozanam, Lecoffre editions, Paris , 1862 ( second edition). Saint of the Day for September 7 (April 23, 1813 – September 8, 1853) Blessed Frédéric Ozanam’s Story A man convinced of the inestimable worth of each human being,...

Photo from CNS-Saint Teresa of Calcutta Saint of the Day for September 5 (August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997) Saint Teresa of Calcutta’s Story Saint Teresa of Calcutta, the tiny woman recognized throughout the world for her work among the poorest of the poor, was beatified October 19, 2003. Among t...

Image: Blessed Claudio Granzotto | photo by Infovalli It | flickr Saint of the Day for September 6 (August 23, 1900 – August 15, 1947) Blessed Claudio Granzotto’s Story Born in Santa Lucia del Piave near Venice, Claudio was the youngest of nine children and was accustomed to hard work in the fields....

Image: Saint Rose of Viterbo | fresco, Duomo di Ivrea | photo by Laurom Saint of the Day for September 4 (1233 – March 6, 1251) Saint Rose of Viterbo’s Story Even as a child, Rose had a great desire to pray and to aid the poor. While still very young, she began a life of penance in her parents’ hous...

Image: Saint Gregory the Great | Jusepe de Ribera, also known as José de Ribera Saint of the Day for September 3 (c. 540 – March 12, 604) Saint Gregory the Great’s Story Saint Gregory the Great was the prefect of Rome before he was 30. After five years in office he resigned, founded six monasteries...

Image: Massacre à la Salpêtrière, 3 septembre 1792 | Blessed John Francis Burté and Companions | anonymous (Unrelated, but similar incident during the French Revolution.) Saints of the Day for September 2 (d. September 2, 1792 and January 21, 1794) Blessed John Francis Burté’s and Companions’ Storie...

Image: Saint Giles and the Hind | Master of St. Giles Saint of the Day for September 1 (c. 650 – 710) Saint Giles’ Story Despite the fact that much about Saint Giles is shrouded in mystery, we can say that he was one of the most popular saints in the Middle Ages. Likely, he was born in the first hal...

Image: Monastery Church: Altar of the crucifixion, Mecklenburg | Gaston Lenthe | (Longinus, Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus) Saints of the Day for August 31 (1st century) Saints Joseph of Arimathea’s and Nicodemus’ Story The actions of these two influential Jewish leaders give insight into the cha...

Image: Statue of Saint Jeanne Jugan at the Sisters of the Poor in Valladolid | photo by Rodelar Saint of the Day for August 30 (October 25, 1792 – August 29, 1879) Saint Jeanne Jugan’s Story Born in northern France during the French Revolution—a time when congregations of women and men religious wer...

Image: Saint Augustine of Hippo | Line engraving by P. Cool after M. de Vos | Wellcome Images Saint of the Day for August 28 (November 13, 354 – August 28, 430) Saint Augustine of Hippo’s Story A Christian at 33, a priest at 36, a bishop at 41: Many people are familiar with the biographical sketch o...