THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS, TOR

Saint Mary MacKillop Saint of the Day for July 19 (January 15, 1842 – August 8, 1909) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul19.mp3 Saint Mary MacKillop’s Story If Saint Mary MacKillop were alive today, she would be a household name. It’s not that she sought the limelight. On the contrary, she simply wanted to serve the poor wherever she found them in her native […]

Saint Apollinaris Saint of the Day for July 20 (d. c. 79) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul20.mp3 Saint Apollinaris’ Story According to tradition, Saint Peter sent Apollinaris to Ravenna, Italy, as its first bishop. His preaching of the Good News was so successful that the pagans there beat him and drove him from the city. He returned, however, and was exiled […]

Saint Lawrence of Brindisi Saint of the Day for July 21 (July 22, 1559 – July 22, 1619) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul21.mp3 Saint Lawrence of Brindisi’s Story At first glance, perhaps the most remarkable quality of Lawrence of Brindisi is his outstanding gift of languages. In addition to a thorough knowledge of his native Italian, he had complete reading and speaking ability […]

Saint Mary Magdalene Saint of the Day for July 22 (d. c. 63) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul22.mp3 Saint Mary Magdalene’s Story Except for the mother of Jesus, few women are more honored in the Bible than Mary Magdalene. Yet she could well be the patron of the slandered, since there has been a persistent legend in the Church that […]

Saint Bridget of Sweden Saint of the Day for July 23 (c. 1303 – July 23, 1373) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul23.mp3 Saint Bridget of Sweden’s Story From age 7 on, Bridget had visions of Christ crucified. Her visions formed the basis for her activity—always with the emphasis on charity rather than spiritual favors. She lived her married life in the court of the […]

Saint Sharbel Makhluf Saint of the Day for July 24 (May 8, 1828 – December 24, 1898 ) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul24.mp3 Saint Sharbel Makhluf’s Story Although this saint never traveled far from the Lebanese village of Beka-Kafra where he was born, his influence has spread widely. Joseph Zaroun Makluf was raised by an uncle because his father, […]

Saint James the Apostle Saint of the Day for July 25 (d. 44) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul25.mp3 Saint James the Apostle’s Story This James is the brother of John the Evangelist. The two were called by Jesus as they worked with their father in a fishing boat on the Sea of Galilee. Jesus had already called another pair of […]

Saints Joachim and Anne Saint of the Day for July 26 (b. 1st century) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul26.mp3 Saints Joachim and Anne’s Story In the Scriptures, Matthew and Luke furnish a legal family history of Jesus, tracing ancestry to show that Jesus is the culmination of great promises. Not only is his mother’s family neglected, we also know nothing […]

Blessed Antonio Lucci Saint of the Day for July 27 (August 2, 1682 – July 25, 1752) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul27.mp3 Blessed Antonio Lucci’s Story Antonio studied with and was a friend of Saint Francesco Antonio Fasani, who after Antonio Lucci’s death, testified at the diocesan hearings regarding the holiness of Lucci. Born in Agnone in southern Italy, a […]

Saint Leopold Mandic Saint of the Day for July 28 (May 12, 1866 – July 30, 1942) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJul28.mp3 Saint Leopold Mandic’s story Western Christians who are working for greater dialogue with Orthodox Christians may be reaping the fruits of Father Leopold’s prayers. A native of Croatia, Leopold joined the Capuchin Franciscans and was ordained several years […]