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Image: Saint Lawrence | Bernardo Cavallino Saint Lawrence Saint of the Day for August 10 (c. 225 – August 10, 258) Saint Lawrence’s Story  Click to hear audio clip ► The esteem in which the Church holds Lawrence is seen in the fact that today’s celebration ranks as a feast. We know very little about his life. He is […]

Image: Saint Clare | original painting for the Poor Clares in Cincinnati, OH Saint Clare of Assisi Saint of the Day for August 11 (July 16, 1194 – August 11, 1253) Saint Clare of […]

Image: Stained glass window in Église Saint-Honoré-d’Eylau, Paris | photo by Mbzt’s Saint Jane Frances de Chantal Saint of the Day for August 12 (January 28, 1572 – December 13, 1641) Saint Jane […]

Image: Diptych of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus | liturgies.net Saints Pontian and Hippolytus Saint of the Day for August 13 (d. 235) Saints Pontian and Hippolytus’ Story Click to hear audio clip ► […]

Image: Stained glass in Our Lady of Czestochowa Grotto (Sorrowful Mother Shrine) | photo by Nheyob Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe Saint of the Day for August 14 (January 8, 1894 – August 14, 1941) […]

Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary Saint of the Day for August 15 The Story of the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary Click to hear audio clip ► On […]

                                        Saint Stephen of Hungary Saint of the Day for August […]

Image: Wooden statue of Saint Joan of the Cross | A l’école des soeurs de Jeanne Delanoue | unknown Saint Joan of the Cross Saint of the Day for August 17 […]

Image: Saint Louis of Toulouse | unknown Saint Louis of Toulouse Saint of the Day for August 18 (February 9, 1274 – August 19, 1297) Saint Louis of Toulouse’s Story Click to hear […]

Image: Stained glass window in Saint-Pierre de Dourdain | photo by GO69 Saint John Eudes Saint of the Day for August 19 (November 14, 1601 – August 19, 1680) Saint John Eudes’ Story […]