Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi Saint of the Day for May 24 (April 2, 1566 – May 25, 1607) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay24.mp3 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 this union with God while both internal and external […]

Saint Bede the Venerable Saint of the Day for May 25 (c. 672 – May 25, 735) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay25.mp3 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 such faith and learning that even while he was still alive, a Church council […]

Saint Philip Neri Saint of the Day for May 26 (July 21, 1515 – May 26, 1595) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay26.mp3 Saint Philip Neri’s Story Philip Neri was a sign of contradiction, combining popularity with piety against the background of a corrupt Rome and a disinterested clergy: the whole post-Renaissance malaise. At an early age, Philip abandoned the chance to […]

Saint Augustine of Canterbury Saint of the Day for May 27 (? – May 26, 605) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay27.mp3 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 the group was Augustine, the prior of their monastery. Hardly had he and his men […]

Venerable Pierre Toussaint Saint of the Day for May 28 June 27, 1766 – June 30, 1853) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay28.mp3 Venerable Pierre Toussaint’s Story Born in modern-day Haiti and brought to New York City as a slave, Pierre died a free man, a renowned hairdresser, and one of New York City’s most well-known Catholics. Plantation owner Pierre […]

Saint of the Day for May 29 (December 12, 1779 – May 25, 1865) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay29.mp3 Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat’s Story The legacy of Madeleine Sophie Barat can be found in […]

Saint Joan of Arc Saint of the Day for May 30 (? January 6, 1412 – May 30, 1431) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay30.mp3 Saint Joan of Arc’s Story Burned at the stake as a heretic after a […]

Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saint of the Day for May 31 https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay31.mp3 The Story of the Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary This is a fairly late feast, […]

Saint Justin Martyr Saint of the Day for June 1 (c. 100 – 165) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun01.mp3 Saint Justin Martyr’s Story Justin never ended his quest for religious truth even when he […]

Saints Marcellinus and Peter Saint of the Day for June 2 (d. 304) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun02.mp3 Saints Marcellinus and Peter’s Story Marcellinus and Peter were prominent enough in the memory of the […]