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Image: Santo Tomás de Villanueva | Francisco Camilo Saint Thomas of Villanova Saint of the Day for September 10 (1488 – September 8, 1555) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Thomas of […]

Image: Head Reliquary of Saint Cyprian in the St. Kornelius chapel of the abbey church of Kornelimünster Abbey in Kornelimünster | photo by ACBahn Saint Cyprian Saint of the Day for September […]

Image: The Virgin and Child (The Madonna of the Rose) | Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saint of the Day for September 12 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Most Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary This feast is a counterpart to the Feast of the […]

Image: Chrysostemos | Carl Christian Peters Saint John Chrysostom Saint of the Day for September 13 (c. 349 – September 14, 407) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint John Chrysostom’s Story The ambiguity and intrigue surrounding John, the great preacher (his name means “golden-mouthed”) from Antioch, are characteristic of the life of any great man in a capital […]

Image: The Exaltation of the True Cross | anonymous Russian icon painter Exaltation of the Holy Cross Saint of the Day for September 14 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross Early in the fourth century, Saint Helena, mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine, went to Jerusalem in search […]

Image: Our Lady of Sorrows statue in Golgotha, Holy Sepulchre Jerusalem | photo by creisor Our Lady of Sorrows Saint of the Day for September 15 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of Our Lady of Sorrows For a while there were two feasts in honor of the Sorrowful Mother: one going back to […]

Image: Stained glass window in Catholic Church of Saint-Corneille | photo by GFreihalter Saint Cornelius Saint of the Day for September 16 (d. 253) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Cornelius’ Story There was no pope for 14 months after the martyrdom of Saint Fabian because of the intensity of the persecution of the Church. During the interval, […]

Image: Detail | Stained glass window in Saint Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Dayton, Ohio | photo by Nheyob Saint Robert Bellarmine Saint of the Day for September 17 (October 4, 1542 – September 17, 1621) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Robert Bellarmine’s Story When Robert Bellarmine was ordained in 1570, the study of Church history […]

Image: Saint Joseph of Cupertino. Engraving after F.A. Lorenzini | Wellcome Images Saint Joseph of Cupertino Saint of the Day for September 18 (June 17, 1603 – September 18, 1663) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Joseph of Cupertino’s Story Joseph is most famous for levitating at prayer. Already as a child, Joseph showed a fondness for prayer. […]

Image: The Martyrdom of Saint Januarius | Neri di Bicci Saint Januarius Saint of the Day for September 19 (c. 300) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Januarius’ Story Little is known about the life of Januarius. He is believed to have been martyred in the Emperor Diocletian’s persecution of 305. Legend has it that Januarius and his […]