Saint Frances of Rome Saint of the Day for March 9 (1384 – March 9, 1440) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMar09.mp3   Saint Frances of Rome’s Story Frances’ life combines aspects of secular and […]

Saint Dominic Savio Saint of the Day for March 10 (April 2, 1842 – March 9, 1857) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMar10.mp3 Saint Dominic Savio’s Story So many holy persons seem to die young. Among them […]

Saint John Ogilvie Saint of the Day for March 11 (1579 –  March 10, 1615) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMar11.mp3 Saint John Ogilvie’s Story John Ogilvie’s noble Scottish family was partly Catholic and partly […]

Blessed Angela Salawa Saint of the Day for March 12 (September 9, 1881 – March 12, 1922) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMar12.mp3 Blessed Angela Salawa’s Story Angela served Christ and Christ’s little ones with all her […]

Saint Leander of Seville Saint of the Day for March 13 (c. 534 – March 13, 600 or 601) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMar13.mp3 Saint Leander of Seville’s Story The next time you recite the […]

Saint Maximilian Saint of the Day for March 14 (274 – March 12, 295) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMar14.mp3 Saint Maximilian’s Story We have an early, precious, almost unembellished account of the martyrdom of […]

Saint Louise de Marillac Saint of the Day for March 15 (August 12, 1591 – March 15, 1660) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMar15.mp3 Saint Louise de Marillac’s Story Born near Meux, France, Louise lost her mother when she was still a child, her beloved father when she was but 15. Her desire to become a nun was discouraged by […]

Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer Saint of the Day for March 16 (December 26, 1751 – March 15, 1820) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMar16.mp3 Saint Clement Mary Hofbauer’s Story Clement might be called the second founder of the Redemptorists, as it was he who carried the congregation of Saint Alphonsus Liguori to the people north of the Alps. John, the […]

Saint Patrick Saint of the Day for March 17 (c. 386 – 461) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMar02.mp3 Saint Patrick’s Story Legends about Patrick abound; but truth is best served by our seeing two solid qualities in him: He was humble and he was courageous. The determination to accept suffering and success with equal indifference guided the life of […]

Saint Cyril of Jerusalem Saint of the Day for March 18 (c. 315 – March 18, 386) Saint Cyril of Jerusalem’s Story The crises that the Church faces today may seem minor when compared with the threat posed by the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ and almost overcame Christianity in the fourth […]