Saint of the Day, september 23: Saint Pio of Pietrelcina
Saint Pio of Pietrelcina’s Story: in one of the largest such ceremonies in history, Pope John Paul II canonized…
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Saint of the Day, september 22: Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions
Saint Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions' Story: Lorenzo was born in Manila of a Chinese father and a Filipino mother,…
Saint of the Day, September 21: Saint Matthew
Matthew was a Jew who worked for the occupying Roman forces, collecting taxes from other Jews. The Romans were not…
Saints of the Day for September 20: Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang,…
Saints Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions’ Stories: The first native Korean priest, Andrew Kim…
Saint of the Day, september 19: Saint Januarius
Little is known about the life of Januarius. He is believed to have been martyred in the Emperor Diocletian’s…
Saint of the Day, september 18: Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Joseph of Cupertino is most famous for levitating at prayer. Already as a child, Joseph showed a fondness for…
Saint of the Day: September, 17: Saint Robert Bellarmine
When Robert Bellarmine was ordained in 1570, the study of Church history and the fathers of the Church was in a sad…
Saint of the Day, September 16: Saint Cornelius, Pope
Saint Cornelius was the pope from March 251 AD until June 253 AD when he was banished by Roman Emperor Trebonianus…
Saint of the Day, September 15: St. Nicomedes
St. Nicomedes is a martyr. A Roman priest who was beaten to death with whips after refusing to sacrifice to the…
Saint of the Day, September 14: St. Notburga
Patroness of poor peasants and servants in the Tyrol. Born in Rattenberg, in the Tyrol, she was the daughter of…