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Image: Diptych of Saints Pontian and Hippolytus | liturgies.net Saints Pontian and Hippolytus Saint of the Day for August 13 (d. 235) Saints Pontian and Hippolytus’ Story Click to hear audio clip ► Two men died for the faith after harsh treatment and exhaustion in the mines of Sardinia. One had been pope for five years, the other […]

Image: Stained glass in Our Lady of Czestochowa Grotto (Sorrowful Mother Shrine) | photo by Nheyob Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe Saint of the Day for August 14 (January 8, 1894 – August 14, 1941) Saint Maximilian Mary Kolbe’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► “I don’t know what’s going to become of you!” How many parents have said that? […]

Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary Saint of the Day for August 15 The Story of the Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary Click to hear audio clip ► On November 1, 1950, Pope Pius XII defined the Assumption of Mary to be a dogma of faith: “We pronounce, declare and define it to be […]

                                        Saint Stephen of Hungary Saint of the Day for August 16 (975 – August 15, 1038) Saint Stephen of Hungary’s Story Click to hear audio clip ► The Church is universal, but its expression is always affected—for […]

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 (June 18, 1666 – August 17, 1736) Saint Joan of the Cross’ Story Click to hear audio clip ► An encounter with a shabby old […]

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 to hear audio clip ► Man of the century! Woman of the century! You see such terms applied to so many today—“golfer of the century,” […]

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 Story Click to hear audio clip ► Pope Pius X is perhaps best remembered for his encouragement of the frequent reception of Holy Communion, especially […]

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 in 1954. But Mary’s queenship has roots in Scripture. At the Annunciation, Gabriel announced that Mary’s Son would receive the throne of David and rule […]