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Our Lady of Lourdes  Saint of the Day for February 11 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of Our Lady of Lourdes On December 8, 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception in the apostolic constitution Ineffabilis Deus. A little more than three years later, on February 11, 1858, a […]

Saint Apollonia Saint of the Day for February 12 (d. c. 249) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Apollonia’s Story The persecution of Christians began in Alexandria during the reign of the Emperor Philip. The first victim of the pagan mob was an old man named Metrius, who was tortured and then stoned to death. The […]

Saint Giles Mary of St. Joseph Saint of the Day for February 13 (November 16, 1729 – February 7, 1812) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Giles Mary of Saint Joseph’s Story In the same year that a power-hungry Napoleon Bonaparte led his army into Russia, Giles Mary of Saint Joseph ended a life of humble […]

Saints Cyril and Methodius Saint of the Day for February 14 (Cyril: c. 827 – February 14, 869; Methodius: c. 815 – April 6, 884) Click to hear audio clip ► Saints Cyril and Methodius’ Story Because their father was an officer in a part of Greece inhabited by many Slavs, these two Greek brothers ultimately […]

Saint Claude de la Colombière Saint of the Day for February 15 (February 2,1641 – February 15, 1682) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Claude de la Colombière’s Story This is a special day for the Jesuits, who claim today’s saint as one of their own. It’s also a special day for people who have a […]

Saint Gilbert of Sempringham Saint of the Day for February 16 (c. 1083 – February 4, 1189) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Gilbert of Sempringham’s Story Gilbert was born in Sempringham, England, into a wealthy family, but he followed a path quite different from that expected of him as the son of a Norman knight. […]

Seven Founders of the Servite Order Saint of the Day for February 17 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Seven Founders of the Servite Order Can you imagine seven prominent men of Boston or Denver banding together, leaving their homes and professions, and going into solitude for a life directly given […]

Blessed John of Fiesole Saint of the Day for February 18 (1387 – February 18, 1455) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed John of Fiesole’s Story The patron of Christian artists was born around 1400 in a village overlooking Florence. He took up painting as a young boy and studied under the watchful eye […]

Saint Conrad of Piacenza Saint of the Day for February 19 (c. 1290 – February 19, 1351) Saint Conrad of Piacenza’s Story Born of a noble family in northern Italy, Conrad as a young man married Euphrosyne, daughter of a nobleman. One day while hunting he ordered attendants to set fire to some brush in order to flush out […]

Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto Saint of the Day for February 20 (Jacinta: 1910 – February 20, 1920; Francisc0: 1908 – April 14, 1919) Click to hear audio clip ► Saints Jacinta and Francisco Marto’s Story Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese shepherd children from Aljustrel, received apparitions of Our Lady at […]