THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS, TOR

Image: Statue of Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini in the portico of the sanctuary of the Blessed Virgin of the Rosary in Pompei | photo by Dario Crespi Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini Saint of the Day for November 13 (July 15, 1850 – December 22, 1917) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini’s Story Frances Xavier Cabrini […]

Image: The high altar statue of Saint Gertrude the Great with a mouse on the distaff| Grafenbach, Austria | photo by Rollroboter Saint Gertrude the Great Saint of the Day for November 14 (January 6, 1256 – November 17, 1302) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Gertrude the Great’s Story Gertrude, a Benedictine nun in Helfta, Saxony, […]

Image: Saint Albert the Great | Vincenzo Onofri | photo by sailko Saint Albert the Great Saint of the Day for November 15 (1206 – November 15, 1280) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Albert the Great’s Story Albert the Great was a 13th-century German Dominican who decisively influenced the Church’s stance toward Aristotelian philosophy […]

Image: Saint Margaret of Scotland | François Augustin Caunois | photo by BastienM Saint Margaret of Scotland Saint of the Day for November 16 (1045 – November 16, 1093) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Margaret of Scotland’s Story Margaret of Scotland was a truly liberated woman in the sense that she was free to be […]

Image: Detail | Saint Elizabeth of Hungary | Series of frescoes with scenes from the life of St. Martin of tours in the Lower Church of Saint Francis of Assisi | Simone Martini Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Saint of the Day for November 17 (1207 – November 17, 1231) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Elizabeth of […]

Image: The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican | photo by Fczarnowski / Image: Statue of Saint Paul in front of the facade of the Basilica of Saint Paul outside the Wall, Rome | photo by Berthold Werner Dedication of Churches of Saints Peter and Paul Saint of the Day for November 18 Click to hear […]

Image: Saint Agnes of Assisi | France | gift of E. Royall Tyler Saint Agnes of Assisi Saint of the Day for November 19 (c. 1197 –  November 16, 1253) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Agnes of Assisi’s Story Agnes was the sister of Saint Clare and her first follower. When Agnes left home two […]

Image: Mosaic of Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne in the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis, MO | photo by Andrew Balet Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne Saint of the Day for November 20 (August 29, 1769 – November 18, 1852) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne’s Story Born in Grenoble, France, of a family that was […]

Image: Presentation of Mary in the Temple | Alfonso Boschi | photo by sailko Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Saint of the Day for November 21 Click to hear audio clip ► The Story of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Mary’s presentation was celebrated in Jerusalem in the sixth century. A church was built […]

Image: Saint Cecilia | photo by Jill Watson | flickr Saint Cecilia Saint of the Day for November 22 (d. 230?) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Cecilia’s Story Although Cecilia is one of the most famous of the Roman martyrs, the familiar stories about her are apparently not founded on authentic material. There is no trace […]