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Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Saint Augustine of Canterbury Saint of the Day for May 27 (? – May 26, 605) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay27.mp3 Saint Augustine of Canterbury’s Story In the year 596, some 40 monks set out from Rome to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons in England. Leading the group was Augustine, the prior of their monastery. Hardly had he and his men […]
Saint Philip Neri
Saint Philip Neri Saint of the Day for May 26 (July 21, 1515 – May 26, 1595) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay26.mp3 Saint Philip Neri’s Story Philip Neri was a sign of contradiction, combining popularity with piety against the background of a corrupt Rome and a disinterested clergy: the whole post-Renaissance malaise. At an early age, Philip abandoned the chance to […]
Saint Bede the Venerable
Saint Bede the Venerable Saint of the Day for May 25 (c. 672 – May 25, 735) https://www.franciscanmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/SODMay25.mp3 Saint Bede the Venerable’s Story Bede is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His writings were filled with such faith and learning that even while he was still alive, a Church council […]
