Venerable Solanus Casey
Image: Venerable Solanus Casey Shrine | Saint Mary Magdalen Church, Brighton, Michigan | photo by Nheyob Venerable Solanus Casey Saint of the Day for November 5 (November 25, 1875 – July 31, 1957) Click to hear audio clip ► Venerable Solanus Casey’s Story Barney Casey became one of Detroit’s best-known priests even though he was not […]
Saint Nicholas Tavelic and Companions
Image: Altar of Saint Nikola Tavelić in church of St. Francis of Assisi, Šibenik, Croatia | photo by ignot Saint Nicholas Tavelic and Companions Saint of the Day for November 6 (1340 – November 14, 1391) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Nicholas Tavelic and Companions’ Story Nicholas and his three companions are among the […]
Saint Didacus
Image: San Diego (Didacus) de Alcalá | Francisco de Zurbarán Saint Didacus Saint of the Day for November 7 (c. 1400 – November 12, 1463) Click to hear audio clip ► Didacus is living proof that God “chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame […]
Blessed John Duns Scotus
Image: Detail | Stained glass in Franciscan Convent Chapel in Paris | Saints Bonaventure, John Duns Scotus, Anthony of Padua, and Paschal Baylon | André Pierre and P. Villette | photo by GFreihalter Blessed John Duns Scotus Saint of the Day for November 8 (c. 1266 – November 8, 1308) Click to hear audio clip ► […]
Dedication of St. John Lateran
Image: Archbasilica of St John Lateran, Rome | photo by Livioandronico2013 Dedication of St. John Lateran Saint of the Day for November 9 Click to hear audio clip ► Story of the Dedication of St. John Lateran Most Catholics think of St. Peter’s as the pope’s main church, but they are wrong. St. John Lateran is […]
Saint Leo the Great
Image: The Meeting between Leo the Great (painted as a portrait of Leo X) and Attila | Raphael | photo by Art Renewal Center Saint Leo the Great Saint of the Day for November 10 (d. November 10, 461) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Leo the Great’s Story With apparent strong conviction of the importance […]
Saint Martin of Tours
Image: Statue of Saint Martin of Tours on the dome of the Basilica of Saint Martin of Tours | photo by ZohaStel Saint Martin of Tours Saint of the Day for November 11 (c. 316 – November 8, 397) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Martin of Tours’ Story A conscientious objector who wanted to be […]
Saint Josaphat
Image: Icon of St. martyr Josaphat Kutsevych, Archbishop of Polotsk | photo by Mykola Swarnyk Saint Josaphat Saint of the Day for November 12 (c. 1580 – November 12, 1623) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Josaphat’s Story In 1964, newspaper photos of Pope Paul VI embracing Athenagoras I, the Orthodox patriarch of Constantinople, marked a […]
Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini
Image: Statue of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in the portico of the sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary in Pompei | photo by Dario Crespi Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Saint of the Day for November 13 (July 15, 1850 – December 22, 1917) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini’s Story Frances Xavier Cabrini […]
Saint Gertrude the Great
Image: The high altar statue of Saint Gertrude the Great with a mouse on the distaff| Grafenbach, Austria | photo by Rollroboter Saint Gertrude the Great Saint of the Day for November 14 (January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Gertrude the Great’s Story Gertrude, a Benedictine nun in Helfta, Saxony, […]
