Today’s Saint

The Dynamic Catholic Institute - William’s early years in the military of the Holy Roman Empire earned him the reputation of a fearless warrior, but it was later in life that he won his greatest battles... At 46 years old, an age where most soldiers of that time would consider their greatest achievements behind them, William led a Christian army into Spain to take back control of the country. It was 801 and Spain was under the control of the Ummayad Caliphate, a dynasty that had seemed invincible ever since they declared a jihad against Christians in 793.

By  The Dynamic Catholic Institute - Saint Mariana of Jesus discovered God’s dream for her through discussions with her confessor and spiritual director... Mariana was born in 1618 in Quito, Ecuador. She took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience at the age of ten, but she did not enter a convent. Instead, under the guidance of her spiritual director, a Jesuit priest, she became a solitary consecrated woman and lived in her sister’s home. Mariana spent much of her time in the local Jesuit church, and many hours with her spiritual director, who was also her confessor.

Vatican News, St. Philip Neri - When Philip Neri arrived in Rome in 1534, it was as if a light were lit in the darkness of misery that nestled amidst the glories of the Ara Pacis and the lustrous travertines of the noble palaces. The center of the city had the dirty face of the outskirts, and Philip would go and get a small room, in San Girolamo in via Giulia.

Bellarmine Forum - ST. YVO HELORI, descended from a noble and virtuous family near Treguier in Brittany, was born in 1253. At fourteen years of age, he went to laris, and afterwards to Orleans, to pursue his studies. His mother was wont frequently to say to him that he ought so to live as became a saint, to which his answer always was, that he hoped to be one. ...