THE FRANCISCAN FRIARS, TOR

Blessed Michael Giedroyc Saint of the Day for May 4 (c. 1425 – May 4, 1485) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay04.mp3 Blessed Michael Giedroyc’s Story A life of physical pain and mental torment didn’t prevent Michael Giedroyc from achieving holiness. Born near Vilnius, Lithuania, Michael suffered from physical and permanent handicaps from birth. He was a dwarf who had […]

Saint Hilary of Arles Saint of the Day for May 5 (c. 401 – May 5, 449) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay05.mp3 Saint Hilary of Arles’ Story It’s been said that youth is wasted on the young. In some ways, that was true for today’s saint. Born in France in the early fifth century, Hilary came from an aristocratic family. […]

Saints Marian and James Saint of the Day for May 6 (d. May 6, 259) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay06.mp3 Saints Marian and James’s Story Saints Marian, an ordained lector, and James, a deacon, were martyred during the persecution of Valerian around the year 259. Few other facts are known about them. It seems that while they were in […]

Saint Rose Venerini Saint of the Day for May 7 (February 9, 1656 – May 7, 1728) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/SOD_May07.mp3 Saint Rose Venerini’s Story Rose was born at Viterbo in Italy, the daughter of a doctor. Following the death of her fiancé she entered a convent, but soon returned home to care for her newly widowed mother. […]

Saint Peter of Tarentaise Saint of the Day for May 8 (1102 – 1175) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay08.mp3 Saint Peter of Tarentaise’s Story There are two men named Saint Peter of Tarentaise who lived one century apart. The man we honor today is the younger Peter, born in France in the early part of the 12th century. The other […]

Saint John of Avila Saint of the Day for May 9 (c. 1500 – May 10, 1569) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay09.mp3 Saint John of Avila’s Story Born in the Castile region of Spain, John was sent at the age of 14 to the University of Salamanca to study law. He later moved to Alcala, where he studied philosophy and […]

Saint Damien de Veuster of Moloka’i Saint of the Day for May 10 (January 3, 1840 – April 15, 1889) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay10.mp3 Saint Damien de Veuster of Moloka’i’s Story When Joseph de Veuster was born in Tremelo, Belgium, in 1840, few people in Europe had any firsthand knowledge of leprosy, Hansen’s disease. By the time he […]

Saint Ignatius of Laconi Saint of the Day for May 11 (December 17, 1701 – May 11, 1781) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay11.mp3 Saint Ignatius of Laconi’s Story Ignatius is another sainted begging brother. He was the second of seven children of peasant parents in Sardinia. His path to the Franciscans was unusual. During a serious illness, Ignatius vowed […]

Saints Nereus and Achilleus Saint of the Day for May 12 https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay12.mp3 Saints Nereus and Achilleus’ Story Devotion to these two saints goes back to the fourth century, though almost nothing is known of their lives. They were praetorian soldiers of the Roman army, became Christians, and were removed to the island of Terracina, where […]

Our Lady of Fatima Saint of the Day for May 13 https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay13.mp3 The Story of Our Lady of Fatima Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, three Portuguese children–Francisco and Jacinta Marto and their cousin Lucia dos Santos–received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria near Fatima, a city 110 miles north of Lisbon. […]