Today’s Saint

By The Catholic Apostolate Center - St. Peter Damian was born in 1007 in Ravenna, Italy. He lost his parents at a very young age and one brother was left in charge of him. This brother treated him poorly and had him tend swine. Once Peter was old enough, a different brother, who was the archpriest of Ravenna, noticed the neglected Peter and took him in to be educated. Peter added Damian to his name in honor of this brother. In school, Peter proved to be an apt student, and later became a professor. While a professor, Peter constantly engaged in fasts and prayer. He then resolved to leave the world to enter monastic life.

Patron Saint of Bodily Illness - Francisco and Jacinta Marto were two of the three children to whom the Blessed Virgin Mary appeared six times at Fatima in 1917. Mary asked the children to pray the rosary, pray for sinners, and pray specifically for the conversion of Russia. The siblings both died during the influenza epidemic, not long after the apparitions in Fatima. They were canonized by Pope Francis in 2017. “We can take as our examples Saint Francisco and Saint Jacinta, whom the Virgin Mary introduced into the immense ocean of God’s light and taught to adore him.” -Pope Francis

Catholic Apostolate Center - Our Lady of Lourdes was a Marian apparition that occurred in Lourdes, France in 1858. Mary appeared to a 14 year old girl, St. Bernadette Soubirous. Bernadette’s faith was so strong that she continued to visit the site even when her parents were unsure about the apparitions. In 1862, Church authorities confirmed the authenticity of the apparitions. The apparitions at Lourdes revitalized the faith of millions of people, and continues to do so today. ...

By Catholic Apostolate Center - St. Scholastica was the twin sister of St. Benedict of Nursia and the foundress of the women's branch of Benedictine monasticism. Each year, she and her brother would meet near his abbey in Monte Cassino to pray and discuss faith, issues of the day, and Scripture. One year, as her brother prepared to leave, she prayed to God and asked that her brother would stay. Suddenly, a storm broke out, preventing Benedict’s departure. ....