Saints

Saint Eleutherius was the father superior or “abbot” of St. Mark’s Monastery in Spoleto, Italy.  He was distinguished for his holiness, simplicity and morality.  Once there was a child possessed by the devil brought to their monastery for deliverance.  Saint Eleutherius declared that the devil would not dare approach the …

September 5 marks the Feast Day of Saint Teresa of Calcutta, who is well-known all over the world as “Mother Teresa,” a Roman Catholic nun who devoted much of herself in caring for the poor in India.  Pope Francis describes this newly canonized saint as a “model of holiness” for …

Saint Rosalia, nicknamed La Santuzza or “Little Saint,” was born in 1130 at Palermo, Sicily, Italy.  Even at a young age, Saint Rosalia had a firm resolve to turn away from earthly vanities in life and focus on God alone instead.  This led her to leave her home and reside …

Born around 540 in Rome, Pope Saint Gregory the Great belonged to a wealthy and highly-esteemed family.  He was well educated and at age thirty-three, chosen to be a Prefect of Rome, just like his father.  Pope Gregory often referred to himself as a servant of God and became a …

The Martyrs of September are a group of 191 Catholic priests and religious brothers and sisters who were martyred by revolutionary men in the French revolution of September 1792.  This group refused to take an oath of support for the civil constitution which at that time placed the clergy under …

Born in the seventh century in Athens, Greece, Saint Giles was a Catholic hermit from a noble family.  His excellent knowledge and deep piety made him well-known and highly admired by his countrymen.  But he did not want to bask in this worldly popularity and would rather live a hidden …

Born in Catalonia, Spain, Saint Raymond Nonnatus was delivered via caesarean operation after his mother died during childbirth.  Hence his nickname, Nonnatus, which means “not born.”  This miraculous survival made him Patron Saint of childbirth and pregnant mothers.  He grew up as a pious man and drawn to the religious …

Saint Jeanne Jugan was born in 1792 in Brittany, France.  Their family of eight children struggled in life when her fisherman father was lost at sea.   When she was sixteen she worked as a kitchen maid for a charitable woman who frequently brought her along her visits to the …

This day the Church commemorates the martyrdom and passion (beheading) of Saint John the Baptist.  Without fear, Saint John the Baptist preached and proclaimed the coming of the Kingdom of the Son of God.  He was imprisoned for rebuking the divorce of Herod from his wife, Phasaelis.  Herod also unlawfully …

Saint Augustine of Hippo is considered the patron saint of brewers because of his story of conversion from drinking, partying, and worldly life. He is an inspiration to those who seek conversion, especially from repeated sin or vice they struggle to stop.  Although brought up as a Christian by his …