Saint Hildegard of Bingen Saint of the Day for December 17 (September 16, 1098 – September 17, 1179) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Hildegard of Bingen’s Story Abbess, artist, author, composer, mystic, pharmacist, poet, preacher, theologian—where to begin describing this remarkable woman? Born into a noble family, she was instructed for ten […]

Blessed Anthony Grassi Saint of the Day for December 18 (November 13, 1592 – December 13, 1671) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Anthony Grassi’s Story Anthony’s father died when his son was only 10 years old, but the young lad inherited his father’s devotion to Our Lady of Loreto. As a schoolboy, he […]

Blessed Pope Urban V Saint of the Day for December 19 (1310 – December 19, 1370) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Pope Urban V’s Story In 1362, the man elected pope declined the office. When the cardinals could not find another person among them for that important office, they turned to a relative […]

Saint Dominic of Silos Saint of the Day for December 20 (c. 1000 – December 20, 1073) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Dominic of Silos’ Story It’s not the founder of the Dominicans we honor today, but there’s a poignant story that connects both Dominics. Our saint today, Dominic of Silos, was born […]

Saint Peter Canisius Saint of the Day for December 21 (May 8,1521 – December 21, 1597) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Peter Canisius’ Story The energetic life of Peter […]

Blessed Jacopone da Todi Saint of the Day for December 22 (c. 1230 – December 25, 1306) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed Jacopone da Todi’s Story Jacomo, or […]

Saint John of Kanty Saint of the Day for December 23 (June 24, 1390 – December 24, 1473) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint John of Kanty’s Story John was […]

Christmas at Greccio Saint of the Day for December 24 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of Christmas at Greccio What better way to prepare for the arrival […]

Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord Saint of the Day for December 25 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Solemnity of the Nativity of the […]

Saint Stephen Saint of the Day for December 26 (d. c. 36 ) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Stephen’s Story As the number of disciples continued to grow, […]