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Saint of The Day 6/28/23: Saint Irenaeus
Saint Irenaeus’ Story The Church is fortunate that Irenaeus was involved in many of its controversies in the second century. He was a...
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Jun 28, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/27/23: Saint Cyril of Alexandria
Saint Cyril of Alexandria’s Story Saints are not born with halos around their heads. Cyril, recognized as a great teacher of the Church,...
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Jun 27, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/26/23: Blessed Raymond Lull
Blessed Raymond Lull’s Story Raymond worked all his life to promote the missions and died a missionary to North Africa. Raymond was born...
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Jun 26, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/25/23: Blessed Jutta of Thuringia
Blessed Jutta of Thuringia’s Story Today’s patroness of Prussia began her life amidst luxury and power but died the death of a simple...
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Jun 25, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/24/23: Nativity of Saint John the Baptist
Saint John the Baptist’s Story Jesus called John the greatest of all those who had preceded him: “I tell you, among those born of women,...
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Jun 24, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/23/23: Saint John Fisher
Saint John Fisher’s Story John Fisher is usually associated with Erasmus, Thomas More, and other Renaissance humanists. His life...
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Jun 23, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/22/23: Saint Thomas More
Saint Thomas More’s Story His belief that no lay ruler has jurisdiction over the Church of Christ cost Thomas More his life. Beheaded on...
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Jun 22, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/21/23: Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga’s Story The Lord can make saints anywhere, even amid the brutality and license of Renaissance life. Florence was...
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Jun 21, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/20/23: Saint Paulinus of Nola
Saint Paulinus of Nola’s Story Anyone who is praised in the letters of six or seven saints undoubtedly must be of extraordinary...
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Jun 20, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/19/23: Saint Romuald
Saint Romuald’s Story In the midst of a wasted youth, Romuald watched his father kill a relative in a duel over property. In horror he...
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Jun 19, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/18/23: Venerable Matt Talbot
Venerable Matt Talbot’s story Matt can be considered the patron of men and women struggling with alcoholism. He was born in Dublin, where...
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Jun 18, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/17/23: Saint Joseph Cafasso
Saint Joseph Cafasso’s story Even as a young man, Joseph loved to attend Mass and was known for his humility and fervor in prayer. After...
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Jun 17, 20231 min read
Saint of The Day 6/16/23: Saint John Francis Regis
Saint John Francis Regis’ Story Born into a family of some wealth, John Francis was so impressed by his Jesuit educators that he himself...
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Jun 16, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/15/23: Saint Marguerite d’Youville
Saint Marguerite d’Youville’s Story We learn compassion from allowing our lives to be influenced by compassionate people, by seeing life...
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Jun 15, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/14/23: Saint Albert Chmielowski
Saint Albert Chmielowski’s Story Born in Igolomia near Kraków as the eldest of four children in a wealthy family, he was christened Adam....
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Jun 14, 20231 min read
Saint of The Day 6/13/23: Saint Anthony of Padua
Saint Anthony of Padua’s Story The gospel call to leave everything and follow Christ was the rule of Saint Anthony of Padua’s life. Over...
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Jun 13, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/12/23: Blessed Jolenta of Poland
Blessed Jolenta of Poland’s Story Jolenta was the daughter of Bela IV, King of Hungary. Her sister, St. Kunigunde, was married to the...
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Jun 12, 20231 min read
Saint of The Day 6/11/23: Saint Barnabas
Saint Barnabas’ Story Barnabas, a Jew of Cyprus, comes as close as anyone outside the Twelve to being a full-fledged apostle. He was...
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Jun 11, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/10/23: Saint Joachima
Saint Joachima’s Story Born into an aristocratic family in Barcelona, Spain, Joachima was 12 when she expressed a desire to become a...
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Jun 10, 20232 min read
Saint of The Day 6/9/23: Saint Ephrem
Saint Ephrem’s Story Poet, teacher, orator, and defender of the faith, Ephrem is the only Syriac Christian recognized as a doctor of the...
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Jun 9, 20232 min read
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