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Image: Wooden statue of Saint Joan of the Cross | A l’école des soeurs de Jeanne Delanoue | unknown Saint Joan of the Cross Saint of the Day for August 17 […]

Image: Saint Louis of Toulouse | unknown Saint Louis of Toulouse Saint of the Day for August 18 (February 9, 1274 – August 19, 1297) Saint Louis of Toulouse’s Story Click to hear […]

Image: Stained glass window in Saint-Pierre de Dourdain | photo by GO69 Saint John Eudes Saint of the Day for August 19 (November 14, 1601 – August 19, 1680) Saint John Eudes’ Story […]

Image: Stained glass representing St. Bernard of Clairvaux | photo by Jastrow (2006) Saint Bernard of Clairvaux Saint of the Day for August 20 (1090 – August 20, 1153) Saint Bernard of Clairvaux’s Story Click […]

Image: Portrait of Pope Saint Pius X | Library of Congress | Tryphosa Bates-Batcheller Saint Pius X Saint of the Day for August 21 (June 2, 1835 – August 20, 1914) Saint Pius X’s […]

Image: Virgin of the Deliverance | Ernest Hébert Queenship of Mary Saint of the Day for August 22 The Story of the Queenship of Mary https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODAug22.mp3 Pope Pius XII established this feast […]

Image: Saint Rose of Lima with Child Jesus | anonymous Saint Rose of Lima Saint of the Day for August 23 (April 20, 1586 – August 24, 1617)  Saint Rose of Lima’s Story https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODAug23.mp3 […]

Image: Sant Bertolomeu | Bernat Jiménez Saint Bartholomew Saint of the Day for August 24 (b. 1st century) Saint Bartholomew’s Story https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODAug24.mp3 In the New Testament, Bartholomew is mentioned only in the lists of the apostles. Some scholars identify him with Nathanael, a man of Cana in Galilee who was summoned to Jesus by Philip. Jesus paid him […]

Image: HDR photo of the Apotheosis of St. Louis | Sculpture by C.H. Niehaus Saint Louis IX of France Saint of the Day for August 25 (April 25, 1214 – August 25, 1270) […]

Image: San José de Calasanz | Francisco Jover y Casanova Saint Joseph Calasanz Saint of the Day for August 26 (September 11, 1556 – August 25, 1648) Saint Joseph Calasanz’ Story https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODAug26.mp3 From […]