Saints & Feast Days

Image: The Virgin of the Carmelitas | unknown Saint of the Day for July 16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel The Story of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Hermits lived on Mount Carmel near the Fountain of Elijah in northern Israel in the 12th century. They had a chapel dedicated to Our Lady. By the 13th century the...

Image: Stained glass of Saint Kateri Tekakwitha | Saint Stephen Catholic Church, Chesapeake, Virginia | photo by Nheyob Saint of the Day for July 14 (1656 – April 17, 1680) Saint Kateri Tekakwitha’s Story The blood of martyrs is the seed of saints. Nine years after the Jesuits Isaac Jogues and Jean...

Image: The Prayer of St. Bonaventura about the Selection of the New Pope | Francisco de Zurbarán Saint of the Day for July 15 (1221 – July 15, 1274) Saint Bonaventure’s Story Perhaps not a household name for most people, Saint Bonaventure, nevertheless, played an important role in both the medieval...

Image: Stained glass window of Saint Henry | photo by Lawrence, OP | flicker Saint of the Day for July 13 (May 6, 972 – July 13, 1024) Saint Henry’s Story As German king and Holy Roman Emperor, Saint Henry was a practical man of affairs. He was energetic in consolidating his rule. He crushed rebelli...

Image: Forty Martyrs of England and Wales commissioned by the General Postulation of the Society of Jesus | Daphne Pollen Saints of the Day for July 12 Saint John Jones (c.1530 – 1598) and Saint John Wall (1620 – 1679) Saint John Jones’ and Saint John Wall’s stories These two friars were martyred in...

Image: Patriarch of Western Monks | Saint Benedict | photo by Lawrence, OP Saint of the Day for July 11 (c. 480 – c. 547) Saint Benedict’s Story It is unfortunate that no contemporary biography was written of a man who has exercised the greatest influence on monasticism in the West. Benedict is well...

Image: Statue of Saint Veronica Giuliani | Mercatello sul Metauro, Marches, Italie | photo by Adri08 Saint of the Day for July 10 (December 27, 1660 – July 9, 1727) Saint Veronica Giuliani’s Story Veronica Giuliani’s desire to be like Christ crucified was answered with the stigmata. Veronica was bor...

Image: Stained glass window of Saint Augustine Zhao Rong and companions | The Hong Kong Catholic Cathedral of The Immaculate Conception | photo by hugo poon Saints of the Day for July 9 (d. 1648 – 1930) Saint Augustine Zhao Rong’s and Companions’ Stories Christianity arrived in China by way of Syria...

Image: Saint Gregory Grassi, OFM | Whitworth Digital Commons | Whitworth University Saints of the Day for July 8 (February 13, 1823 – July 9, 1900) Saint Gregory Grassi and Companions’ Story Christian missionaries have often gotten caught in the crossfire of wars against their own countries. When th...

Image: Stained glass window of Saint Maria Goretti | Reinhard Müller Saint of the Day for July 6 (October 16, 1890 – July 6, 1902) Saint Maria Goretti’s Story One of the largest crowds ever assembled for a canonization—250,000—symbolized the reaction of millions touched by the simple story of Maria...

Image: Stained glass window in St. Peter Church | Jaffa | photo by yiftah-s Saints of the Day for July 7 (1804 – 1860) Blessed Emmanuel Ruiz and Companions’ Story Not much is known of the early life of Emmanuel Ruiz, but details of his heroic death in defense of the faith have come down to us. Born...

Image: Sculpture of Saint Anthony Zaccaria, at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican | Cesare Aureli Saint of the Day for July 5 (1502 – July 5, 1539) Saint Anthony Zaccaria’s Story At the same time that Martin Luther was attacking abuses in the Church, a reformation within the Church was already being atte...