Saint Clement
Image: Pope Saint Clement I | photo by Lawrence | flickr Saint Clement Saint of the Day for November 29 (d. 101) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Clement’s Story Clement of Rome was the third successor of Saint Peter, reigning as pope during the last decade of the first century. He’s known as one of […]
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew Saint of the Day for November 30 (d. 60?) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Andrew’s Story Andrew was St. Peter’s brother, and was called with him. […]
Blessed Charles de Foucauld
Blessed Charles de Foucauld Saint of the Day for December 1 (September 15, 1858 – December 1, 1916) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Charles de Foucauld’s Story Born into an aristocratic family in Strasbourg, France, Charles was orphaned at the age of 6, raised by his devout grandfather, rejected the Catholic faith as […]
Blessed Rafal Chylinski
Blessed Rafal Chylinski Saint of the Day December 2 (January 8, 1694 – December 2, 1741) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Rafal Chylinski’s Story Born near Buk in the Poznan region of Poland, Melchior showed early signs of religious devotion; family members nicknamed him “the little monk.” After completing his studies at the […]
Saint Francis Xavier
Saint Francis Xavier Saint of the Day for December 3 (April 7, 1506 – December 3, 1552) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Francis Xavier’s Story Jesus asked, “What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” (Matthew 16:26a). The words were repeated to a young teacher of […]
Saint John Damascene
Saint John Damascene Saint of the Day for December 4 (c. 676 -749) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint John Damascene’s Story John spent most of his life in the monastery of Saint Sabas, near Jerusalem, and all of his life under Muslim rule, indeed, protected by it. He was born in Damascus, received […]
Saint Sabas
Saint Sabas Saint of the Day for December 5 (439 – December 5, 532) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Sabas’ Story Born in Cappadocia, Sabas is one of the most highly regarded patriarchs among the monks of Palestine, and is considered one […]
Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas Saint of the Day for December 6 (March 15, 270 – December 6, 343) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Nicholas’ Story The absence of the “hard […]
Saint Ambrose
Saint Ambrose Saint of the Day for December 7 (337 – April 4, 397) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Ambrose’ Story One of Ambrose’s biographers observed that at the Last Judgment, people would still be divided between those who admired Ambrose and those who heartily disliked him. He emerges as the man of action […]
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception Saint of the Day for December 8 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception A feast called the Conception of Mary arose in the Eastern Church in the seventh century. It came to the West in the eighth century. In the 11th […]
