Today’s Saint

November 2, 2019

Saint of the Day for November 2: Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed

By Franciscan Media - The Church has encouraged prayer for the dead from the earliest times as an act of Christian charity. “If we had no care for the dead,” Augustine noted, “we would not be in the habit of praying for them.” Yet pre-Christian rites for the deceased retained such a strong hold on the superstitious imagination that a liturgical commemoration was not observed until the early Middle Ages, when monastic communities began to mark an annual day of prayer for the departed members.
October 31, 2019

Saint of the Day for October 31: St. Wolfgang of Regensburg (c. 924 – Aug. 31, 994)

By Franciscan Media Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg’s Story – Wolfgang was born in Swabia, Germany, and was educated at a school located at the abbey of Reichenau. […]
October 30, 2019

Saint of the Day for October 30: St. Alphonsus Rodriguez (1533 – Oct. 30, 1617)

By Franciscan Media Saint Alphonsus Rodriguez’s Story – Tragedy and challenge beset today’s saint early in life, but Alphonsus Rodriguez found happiness and contentment through simple service […]
October 29, 2019

Saint of the Day for October 29: St. Narcissus of Jerusalem (d. c. 216)

By Franciscan Media Saint Narcissus of Jerusalem’s Story – Life in second- and third-century Jerusalem couldn’t have been easy, but Saint Narcissus managed to live well beyond […]

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