Saint Of The Day For December 18: Saint Malachy, Prophet
St. Malachy lived between the 6th and 5th centuries B.C. on returning from the Babylonian exile, he denounced the…
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Saint Of The Day For December 17: Saint Daniel
A Jew from a noble family, Daniel was deported to Babylon (7th century BC). For his wisdom and ability to interpret…
Saint Of The Day For December 16: Saint David
God chose David as king of Israel (10th century BC) while he was shepherding sheep, even though he was the youngest…
Saint Of The Day For December 15: Saint Valerian
Bishop of Avensano (today Tunisia), Valerian witnessed faith in Jesus true God and true man during the persecution…
Saint Of The Day For December 14: Saint John of the Cross
John is a saint because his life was a heroic effort to live up to his name: “of the Cross.” The folly of the cross…
Saint Of The Day For December 13: Saint Lucy
Lucy suffered martyrdom on 13 December 304. Denounced as a Christian, the prefect is said to have taken a fancy to…
Saint Of The Day For December 12: Blessed Virgin Mary
Star of the evangelisation of peoples, support of the indigenous people and the poor.
The people of the faithful…
Saint Of The Day For December 11: Saint Damasus I
It is thanks to Damasus, Pope from 366 to 384, that the memory of so many early martyrs was not lost: every…
Saint Of The Day For December 10: Saint Gregory III
A Syriac by birth, he succeeded Gregory II and was elected on 18 March 731 by popular acclamation. His pontificate…
Saint Of The Day For December 9: Saint Juan Diego
The narrative of the Guadalupe apparitions is compelling. The protagonist is an unknown Mexican Indian, Juan Diego,…