Friday, October 9 · Ordinary Time
Saint Denis of Paris
The saints and blesseds of the Church, read one life at a time, with the sources in view.
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Celebrated today
Saint Louis Bertrand
From an early age, he displayed a deep religious fervor and a strong desire to serve God.
Valencia, SpainSaint
Saint John Leonardi
He grew up during a time of great religious and political unrest in Europe due to the Reformation.
Diecimo, Lucca, ItalySaint
Saint John Henry Newman
He received his education at Ealing, a private school, and later went on to study at Trinity College, Oxford.
London, EnglandSaint
Saint Athanasia of Antioch
She was born into a pious Christian family and eventually married a nobleman named Saint Andronicus of…
AntiochSaint
Saint Demetrius of Alexandria
He served as the Patriarch of Alexandria, Egypt, from the year 188 until his death in 231.
AlexandriaSaint
Saint Rusticus
Born in an era of religious persecution, Saint Rusticus lived during the third century AD, in a time marked by…
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Saint Goswin
Born in Douai, France, his life was devoted to the pursuit of knowledge and spiritual enlightenment.
Douai, FranceSaint
Saint Andronicus of Antioch
He was recognized for his devout Christian faith and remarkable dedication to serving God and his community.
AntiochSaint
Abraham the Patriarch
Abraham, also known as Abram, is an Old Testament patriarch, revered as the founder of the Hebrew nation and…
Ur, ChaldeaSaint
Saint Domninus
Born in Parma, Italy, Domninus dedicated his life to serving both God and his country.
Parma, ItalyOpen the library
Lives, freshly researched.
Francis of Assisi
From the ambitions of a merchant’s son to a brotherhood shaped by poverty, prayer, and the Gospel.
Clare of Assisi
A founder and writer who defended a community’s freedom to live the Gospel in poverty.
Teresa of Calcutta
A teacher who founded the Missionaries of Charity and brought the needs of abandoned people before the world.
Josephine Bakhita
A Sudanese survivor of slavery who chose religious life and became a witness to freedom, hope, and forgiveness.
Charbel Makhlouf
The Maronite monk of Annaya whose hidden life of prayer became the centre of a worldwide devotion.
Thérèse of Lisieux
A young Carmelite whose little way of trust and daily love grew from family loss, convent life, and a severe trial of faith.
Augustine of Hippo
A North African teacher, convert, and bishop whose searching account of the self became inseparable from the responsibilities and conflicts of his Church.
Thomas Aquinas
A Dominican friar whose teaching joined patient argument, biblical study, and prayer in a sustained search for truth.
Teresa of Ávila
A Carmelite writer and founder who made friendship with Christ the center of a demanding life of prayer, community, and reform.
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The saints and blesseds of this day.
Feast daysThe Roman Calendar, month by month.
Patron saintsBy cause, occupation, place, and need.
By countryThe lands the saints came from.
By religious orderFounders and members of the orders.
By nameA saint who shares your name.
The globeWhere the saints were born, lived, and died.
Saints of AmericaThe saints and blesseds of the United States.
Which saint are you?Seven questions toward a patron.
MiraclesThe works attributed to the saints, and what the Church has said of them.
SymbolsThe iconography and attributes of the saints.
The liturgical yearSeasons, colors, and the shape of the year.
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