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…
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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,…
Saint Of The Day For December 8: Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A feast called the Conception of Mary arose in the Eastern Church in the seventh century. It came to the West in…
Saint Of The Day For December 7: Saint Ambrose
He is among the great holy doctors of the Western Church. Bishop of Milan, inventor of hymns, initiator of…
Saint Of The Day For December 6: Saint Nicholas
St Nicholas is one of the most popular and beloved saints, due to the tradition of him being the patron saint of…
Saint Of The Day For December 5: Saint Sabas, Abbott
The Life of St Sabas: Born in Mutalasca, near Caesarea of Cappadocia in 439, he entered the monastery while still…