Saint of The Day 5/27/23: Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Saint Augustine of Canterbury’s Story In the year 596, some 40 monks set out from Rome to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons in England. Leading...
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The Littlest Angel
- 2 days ago
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/26/23: Saint Philip Neri
Saint Philip Neri’s Story Philip Neri was a sign of contradiction, combining popularity with piety against the background of a corrupt...
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The Littlest Angel
- 3 days ago
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/25/23: Saint Bede the Venerable
Saint Bede the Venerable’s Story Bede is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His writings were filled with...
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The Littlest Angel
- 4 days ago
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/24/23: Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi’s Story Mystical ecstasy is the elevation of the spirit to God in such a way that the person is aware of...
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The Littlest Angel
- 5 days ago
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/23/23: Saint Gregory VII
Saint Gregory VII’s Story The 10th century and the first half of the 11th were dark days for the Church, partly because the papacy was...
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The Littlest Angel
- 6 days ago
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/22/23: Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia’s Story Like Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rita of Cascia was a wife, mother, widow, and member of a religious community. Her...
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The Littlest Angel
- 7 days ago
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/21/23: Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions
Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions’ Story Like Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, SJ, Cristóbal and his 24 companion martyrs lived under...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 20
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/20/23: Saint Bernardine of Siena
Saint Bernardine of Siena’s Story Most of the saints suffer great personal opposition, even persecution. Bernardine, by contrast, seems...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 19
- 1 min
Saint of The Day 5/19/23: Saint Theophilus of Corte
Saint Theophilus of Corte’s Story If we expect saints to do marvelous things continually and to leave us many memorable quotes, we are...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 18
- 1 min
Saint of The Day 5/18/23: Saint John I
Saint John I’s Story Pope John I inherited the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ. Italy had been ruled for 30 years by an...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 17
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/17/23: Saint Paschal Baylon
Saint Paschal Baylon’s story In Paschal’s lifetime the Spanish empire in the New World was at the height of its power, though France and...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 16
- 1 min
Saint of The Day 5/16/23: Saint Margaret of Cortona
Saint Margaret of Cortona’s Story Margaret was born of farming parents in Laviano, Tuscany. Her mother died when Margaret was seven; life...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 15
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/15/23: Saint Isidore the Farmer
Saint Isidore the Farmer’s Story Isidore has become the patron of farmers and rural communities. In particular, he is the patron of...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 14
- 1 min
Saint of The Day 5/14/23: Saint Matthias
Saint Matthias’ Story According to Acts 1:15-26, during the days after the Ascension Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers—about...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 13
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/13/23: Our Lady of Fatima
The Story of Our Lady of Fatima Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese children–Francisco and Jacinta Marto and their...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 12
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/12/23: Saint Leopold Mandic
Saint Leopold Mandic’s story Western Christians who are working for greater dialogue with Orthodox Christians may be reaping the fruits...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 11
- 1 min
Saint of The Day 5/11/23: Saint Ignatius of Laconi
Saint Ignatius of Laconi’s Story Ignatius is another sainted begging brother. He was the second of seven children of peasant parents in...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 10
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/10/23: Saint Damien de Veuster of Moloka’i
Saint Damien de Veuster of Moloka’i’s Story When Joseph de Veuster was born in Tremelo, Belgium, in 1840, few people in Europe had any...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 9
- 2 min
Saint of The Day 5/9/23: Saint John of Avila
Saint John of Avila’s Story Born in the Castile region of Spain, John was sent at the age of 14 to the University of Salamanca to study...
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The Littlest Angel
- May 8
- 1 min
Saint of The Day 5/8/23: Saint Peter of Tarentaise
Saint Peter of Tarentaise’s Story There are two men named Saint Peter of Tarentaise who lived one century apart. The man we honor today...
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