Saint of the day


Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist

Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist

The last and greatest of the prophets was beheaded by a guard of Herod. As soon as they heard the news, John's disciples “came, and took up the body and buried it, and went and told Jesus”


Saint Augustine

Saint Augustine

He explained that faith and reason are “the two forces that lead us to know” and summarized his thought in two famous formulas: “Believe in order to understand” (Crede ut intelligas); “understand in order to believe” (Intellige ut credas)


Saint Monica

Saint Monica

Saint Monica, that exemplary model of bride and mother, powerfully reminds us of the meaning of our life down here: the conquest of eternal salvation


Saint Alexander

Saint Alexander

Patron saint of Bergamo, he is traditionally considered the standard bearer of the Theban Legion


Saint Louis (Louis IX)

Saint Louis (Louis IX)

He was called by his contemporaries “the devout king” and went down in history as a just sovereign who was able to promote the artistic, cultural and economic development of France.


Saint Bartholomew

Saint Bartholomew

The Synoptic Gospels call him by his patronymic and simply mention him in the lists of the Twelve. The evangelist John instead offers us a fascinating insight into his person.


Saint Rose of Lima

Saint Rose of Lima

She offered her whole life in oblation to God for the salvation of souls and the conversion of the peoples of the New World.


Mary Queen

Mary Queen

This celebration falls in the octave of the Assumption, to underline the very close link between these two glorious mysteries


Saint Pius X

Saint Pius X

He was able to analyse lucidly and condemn the errors of Modernism. His great devotion to the Virgin and love for the Eucharist nourished his holiness. He supported the Cecilian Movement, which wanted to give back the deserved space in the liturgy to Gregorian chant


Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

Bernard intervened in the most serious questions of his time, which threatened the Church. He kept his humility alive by meditating on Mary's sorrows and on the mysteries of Jesus' Passion


Saint John Eudes

Saint John Eudes

He was the first to compose an office and a Mass in honour of the Immaculate Heart of Mary and the Sacred Heart of Jesus


Saint Helena

Saint Helena

She was the mother of the emperor Constantine and the woman rich in faith who found the True Cross.