Saint of the Day for 17 August: St Beatrix de Silva
Founder, Mystic and Spiritual Guide
Name
Beatrice de Silva Meneses
Title
Virgin
Birth
1424, Cauta, North…
Saint of the Day for 16 August: St Roch
Protector and guide in times of trial
Name
St Roch
Title
Pilgrim and Thaumaturge
Birth
14th century,…
Gospel for Tuesday, August 15: Luke 1:39-56
Assumption B. V. Mary
39In those days Mary set out for the mountain and quickly reached a town in Judah. 40As…
Saint of the Day for 15 August: Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Heavenly Triumph of the Mother of God
Name
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Title
Mary assumed…
Saint of the Day for 14 August: St Maximilian Mary Kolbe
Infinite love at the heart of the holocaust
Name
Rajmund Kolbe
Title
Priest and martyr
Birth
08 January…
Saint of the Day for 13 August: Saints Pontian and Hippolytus
Reconciliation and martyrdom, two lives intertwined in the name of the Faitha
Name
Saints Pontian and…
Gospel for Sunday, August 13: Matthew 14:22-33
XIX Sunday A
22Immediately afterward he ordered the disciples to get into the boat and precede him to the other…
Saint of the Day for 12 August: Saint Jeanne Frances de Chantal
Unconditional love and sacrifice, a path to holiness at the heart of family and community
Name…
Saint of the Day for 11 August: St Clare
A beacon of simplicity and dedication, the woman who illuminated the Middle Ages with the Love of Christ
Name…
Saint of the Day for 10 August: St Lawrence
Martyr and Patron of the Poor, a Hero of the Faith between Legend and History
Name
St Lawrence
Title
Deacon…