Today’s Saint

November 26, 2018

Saint of the Day for November 26: St. Columban (543 – Nov. 21, 615)

By Franciscan Media Saint Columban’s Story – Columban was the greatest of the Irish missionaries who worked on the European continent. As a young man who was greatly tormented […]
November 24, 2018

Saint of the Day for November 24: St. Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions (1791 – Dec. 21, 1839; Companions d. 1820 – 1862)

By Franciscan Media Saint Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions’ Story – Andrew Dung-Lac, a Catholic convert ordained to the priesthood, was one of 117 people martyred in Vietnam between 1820 […]
November 21, 2018

Saint of the Day for November 21: Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary

By Franciscan Media - The Story of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mary’s presentation was celebrated in Jerusalem in the sixth century. A church was built there in honor of this mystery. The Eastern Church was more interested in the feast, but it does appear in the West in the 11th century. Although the feast at times disappeared from the calendar, in the 16th century it became a feast of the universal Church.
November 20, 2018

Saint of the Day for November 20: St. Rose Philippine Duchesne (Aug. 29, 1769 – Nov. 18, 1852)

By Franciscan Media Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne’s Story – Born in Grenoble, France, of a family that was among the new rich, Rose learned political skills from her father […]

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