Saint of the day


Saint Lutgarde

Saint Lutgarde

Famous for her mystical gifts, the Belgian saint Lutgarde (1182-1246) was a precursor of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She received numerous revelations about souls in Purgatory, for whom she offered many of her prayers.

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Saint Germaine Cousin

Saint Germaine Cousin

She was born with a malformed hand and had suffered from scrofula. Her piety grew every time a feast in honour of Our Lady approached

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Saint Elisha

Saint Elisha

He continued Elijah's mission at a dramatic time for Israel, marked by continuous infidelity to the Covenant on the part of the kings and the people

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Saint Anthony of Padua

Saint Anthony of Padua

Gregory IX called him “Ark of the Covenant” and “Treasure trove of Scriptures”.

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Saint Gaspar Bertoni

Saint Gaspar Bertoni

He took care to educate young people to know Jesus, teaching them to thank the Lord in both joy and trials.

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Saint Barnabas

Saint Barnabas

Although not one of the Twelve, Saint Barnabas has always been venerated as an apostle and so called in the Acts of the Apostles, alongside Paul (Acts 14:14), because of the important role he played in the early Church.

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Saint Landry of Paris

Saint Landry of Paris

He founded the first hospital in Paris, the Hôtel-Dieu (“Hostel of God”), the oldest in the world still in operation

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Saint Ephrem the Syrian

Saint Ephrem the Syrian

His uniqueness was that he was able to bring together theology and poetry

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Immaculate Heart of Mary

Immaculate Heart of Mary

The cult to the Immaculate Heart of Mary came about through some of the greatest Marian manifestations in history, such as Fatima, where the Virgin asked for the reparative Communion of the five Saturdays

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Sacred Heart of Jesus

Sacred Heart of Jesus

Through St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the Lord established the devotions of the Holy Hour and the Communion of Reparation on the nine first Fridays of the month.

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Saint Norbert

Saint Norbert

The founder of the Premonstratensian Order was born into a family belonging to the high nobility. For about thirty years he was mostly attracted to the worldly life, until an event in 1115...

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Saint Boniface

Saint Boniface

Called the Apostle of Germany, he played a decisive role in the Christianization of Central Europe