THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS, TOR

Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions Saint of the Day for June 3 (d. between November 15, 1885 – January 27, 1887) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun03.mp3 Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions’ Story One of 22 Ugandan martyrs, Charles Lwanga is the patron of youth and Catholic action in most of tropical Africa. He protected his fellow pages, aged 13 […]

Blessed Angeline of Marsciano Saint of the Day for June 4 (1377 – July 14, 1435) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun04.mp3 Blessed Angeline of Marsciano’s Story Blessed Angeline founded the first community of Franciscan women other than Poor Clares to receive papal approval. Angeline was born to the Duke of Marsciano near Orvieto. She was 12 when her mother […]

Saint Boniface Saint of the Day for June 5 (c. 675 – June 5, 754) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun05.mp3 Saint Boniface’s Story Boniface, known as the apostle of the Germans, was an English Benedictine monk who gave up being elected abbot to devote his life to the conversion of the Germanic tribes. Two characteristics stand out: his Christian […]

Saint Norbert Saint of the Day for June 6 (c. 1080 – June 6, 1134) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun06.mp3 Saint Norbert’s Story In the 12th century in the French region of Premontre, Saint Norbert founded a religious Order known as the Praemonstratensians or the Norbertines. His founding of the Order was a monumental task: combating rampant heresies–particularly regarding the […]

Blessed Franz Jägerstätter Saint of the Day for June 7 ( May 20, 1907 – August 9, 1943) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun07.mp3 Blessed Franz Jägerstätter’s Story Called to serve his country as a Nazi solider, Franz eventually refused, and this husband and father of three daughters–Rosalie, Marie and Aloisia–was executed because of it. Born in St. Radegund in Upper […]

Saint William of York Saint of the Day for June 8 (c. 1090 –  June 8, 1154) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun08.mp3 Saint William of York’s Story A disputed election as archbishop of York and a mysterious death. Those are the headlines from the tragic life of today’s saint. Born into a powerful family in 12th-century England, William seemed destined […]

Saint Ephrem Saint of the Day for June 9 (c. 306 – June 9, 373) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun09.mp3 Saint Ephrem’s Story Poet, teacher, orator, and defender of the faith, Ephrem is the only Syrian recognized as a doctor of the Church. He took upon himself the special task of opposing the many false doctrines rampant at his […]

Blessed Joachima Saint of the Day for June 10 (1783-1854) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun10.mp3 Blessed Joachima’s Story Born into an aristocratic family in Barcelona, Spain, Joachima was 12 when she expressed a desire to become a Carmelite nun. But her life took an altogether different turn at 16 with her marriage to a young lawyer, Theodore de Mas. […]

Saint Barnabas Saint of the Day for June 11 (c. 75) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun11.mp3 Saint Barnabas’ Story Barnabas, a Jew of Cyprus, comes as close as anyone outside the Twelve to being a full-fledged apostle. He was closely associated with Saint Paul–he introduced Paul to Peter and the other apostles–and served as a kind of mediator between […]

Blessed Jolenta (Yolanda) of Poland Saint of the Day for June 12 (c. 1235 – June 11,1298) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODJun12.mp3 Blessed Jolenta of Poland’s Story Jolenta was the daughter of Bela IV, King of Hungary. Her sister, St. Kunigunde, was married to the Duke of Poland. Jolenta was sent to Poland where her sister was to supervise […]