Saint Thomas More Saint of the Day for June 22 (February 7, 1478 – July 6, 1535 ) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun22.mp3 Saint Thomas More’s Story His belief that no lay ruler has jurisdiction over the Church of Christ cost Thomas More his life. Beheaded on Tower Hill, London, on July 6, 1535, More steadfastly refused to approve King Henry VIII’s […]

Saint Aloysius Gonzaga Saint of the Day for June 21 (March 9, 1568 – June 21, 1591) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun21.mp3 Saint Aloysius Gonzaga’s Story The Lord can make saints anywhere, even amid the brutality and license of Renaissance life. Florence was the “mother of piety” for Aloysius Gonzaga despite his exposure to a “society of fraud, dagger, poison, […]

Saint Paulinus of Nola Saint of the Day for June 20 (354 – June 22, 431) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun20.mp3 Saint Paulinus of Nola’s Story Anyone who is praised in the letters of six or seven saints undoubtedly must be of extraordinary character. Such a person was Paulinus of Nola, correspondent and friend of Saints Augustine, Jerome, Melania, […]