Category: Saint of the day

Feast Day: August 31Born: c. 1204, Portell, Catalonia, SpainDied: August 31, 1240Patron Saint of: Expectant mothers, childbirth, midwives, children, and those falsely accused. Who Was St. Raymond Nonnatus? St. Raymond Nonnatus was a Spanish Mercedarian friar and priest who dedicated his life to helping Christians who had been captured and enslaved. His surname, Nonnatus, means “not born” or “not naturally born.” According to tradition, his…

Today the Catholic Church celebrates Saint Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars, a Spanish religious sister who dedicated her life to caring for the elderly and abandoned. Born on January 9, 1843, in Aitona, Spain, Teresa grew up in a devout Catholic family. She became a teacher and later felt called to a life of religious service.…

Pope and Defender of the Catholic Faith Today, August 21, the Catholic Church celebrates the memorial of Saint Pius X, who served as Pope from 1903 until his death in 1914. His feast is celebrated every year on August 21.  Born Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto in 1835 in Riese, Italy, Saint Pius X came from a humble family. He…

Abbot and Doctor of the Church Today, August 20, the Catholic Church celebrates the memorial of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, one of the great spiritual teachers of the Church. He was a Cistercian monk, abbot, preacher, and Doctor of the Church. The Church also recognizes him as the patron saint of beekeepers.  Saint Bernard was born…

Feast Day: August 14 Today the Catholic Church honors Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe, a Franciscan priest, missionary, publisher, and martyr whose life was marked by an extraordinary love for Jesus Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary. Born in Poland in 1894, Maximilian Kolbe entered the Franciscan order and became a priest deeply devoted to spreading the…

Feast Day: August 11 Today the Catholic Church celebrates Saint Clare of Assisi, a faithful disciple of Christ and the foundress of the Poor Clares. Born in Assisi around 1193, Clare came from a noble family but felt called to give up a life of comfort and wealth in order to follow Jesus more completely. Inspired…