Category: Saint of the day

Today, September 5, the Catholic Church celebrates St. Teresa of Calcutta, better known as Mother Teresa, a humble servant of God who devoted her entire life to caring for the poorest and most forgotten among us. She is remembered especially for her extraordinary charity, humility, and love for Jesus Christ. St. Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu on August…

Pope and Doctor of the Church Saint of the Day – September 3 Saint Gregory the Great was born around the year 540 into a wealthy and influential Roman family. He received an excellent education and became prefect of Rome while still a young man. Yet Gregory discovered that worldly success could not satisfy his…

Saint Zenon was a Christian martyr who lived in Nicomedia, an important city of the ancient Roman Empire. He remained faithful to Jesus Christ during a time when Christians faced persecution for their faith. According to the ancient account of his martyrdom, Saint Zenon suffered and gave his life for Christ together with his two…

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…