Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions Saint of the Day for May 21 (d. between 1915 and 1937) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay21.mp3 Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions’ Story Like Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, S.J., […]

Saint Rita of Cascia Saint of the Day for May 22 (1381 – May 22, 1457) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay22.mp3 Saint Rita of Cascia’s Story Like Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rita of Cascia was […]

Saint Gregory VII Saint of the Day for May 23 (c. 1025 – May 25, 1085) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay23.mp3 Saint Gregory VII’s Story The 10th century and the first half of the 11th […]

Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi Saint of the Day for May 24 (April 2, 1566 – May 25, 1607) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay24.mp3 Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi’s Story Mystical ecstasy is the […]

Saint Bede the Venerable Saint of the Day for May 25 (c. 672 – May 25, 735) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay25.mp3 Saint Bede the Venerable’s Story Bede is one of the few saints honored […]

Saint Philip Neri Saint of the Day for May 26 (July 21, 1515 – May 26, 1595) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay26.mp3 Saint Philip Neri’s Story Philip Neri was a sign of contradiction, combining popularity with […]

Saint Augustine of Canterbury Saint of the Day for May 27 (? – May 26, 605) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay27.mp3 Saint Augustine of Canterbury’s Story In the year 596, some 40 monks set […]

Venerable Pierre Toussaint Saint of the Day for May 28 June 27, 1766 – June 30, 1853) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay28.mp3 Venerable Pierre Toussaint’s Story Born in modern-day Haiti and brought to New York City as a slave, Pierre died a free man, a renowned hairdresser, and one of New York City’s most well-known Catholics. Plantation owner Pierre […]

Saint of the Day for May 29 (December 12, 1779 – May 25, 1865) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay29.mp3 Saint Madeleine Sophie Barat’s Story The legacy of Madeleine Sophie Barat can be found in the more than 100 schools operated by her Society of the Sacred Heart, institutions known for the quality of the education made available to the […]

Saint Joan of Arc Saint of the Day for May 30 (? January 6, 1412 – May 30, 1431) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay30.mp3 Saint Joan of Arc’s Story Burned at the stake as a heretic after a politically-motivated trial, Joan was beatified in 1909 and canonized in 1920. Born of a fairly well-to-do peasant couple in Domremy-Greux southeast of Paris, Joan was […]