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Saint Paul Miki and Companions Saint of the Day for February 6 (d. 1597) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Paul Miki and Companions’ Story Nagasaki, Japan, is familiar to Americans as the city on which the second atomic bomb was dropped, immediately killing over 37,000 people. Three and a half centuries before, 26 martyrs of […]

Saint Colette Saint of the Day for February 7 (January 13, 1381 – March 6, 1447) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Colette’s Story Colette did not seek the limelight, […]

Saint Josephine Bakhita Saint of the Day for February 8 (c. 1869 – February 8, 1947) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Josephine Bakhita’s Story For many years, Josephine Bakhita was […]

Saint Jerome Emiliani Saint of the Day for February 9 (1486 – February 8, 1537) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Jerome Emiliani’s Story A careless and irreligious soldier for […]

Saint Scholastica Saint of the Day for February 10 (c. 480 – February 10, 542) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Scholastica’s Story Twins often share the same interests and […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]