The Catholic Church believes that saints are ordinary and typical human beings who made it into heaven. In the broader sense, everyone who’s now in heaven is technically a saint. Saints are human beings who lived holy lives in obedience to God’s will and are now in heaven for eternity.
Saint of the Day Sts. Rufina & Secunda Feast Day: July 10 Birth: 3rd century Rome, Roman Empire Death: 257 Rome Canonized: Pre-Congregation Life: Rufina and Secunda (died 257) were Roman virgin-martyrs and Christian saints. Their feast day is celebrated on 10 July. According to the legendary Acts, they suffered in 287 during the persecution […]
Saint of the Day St. Veronica Giuliani Feast Day: July 9 Birth: December 27, 1660 Mercatello sul Metauro, Duchy of Urbino (Italy) Death: July 9, 1727 (aged 66) Città di Castello, Papal States (Italy) Beatified: June 17, 1804 by Pope Pius VII Canonized: May 26, 1839 by Pope Gregory XVI Attributes: Crowned with thorns and […]
Feast Day: July 4 Patronage: Coimbra, Diocese of San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Cathedral of La Laguna Birth: 1271 Aljafería Palace, Zaragoza, Kingdom of Aragon Death: 4 July 1336 Estremoz Castle in Estremoz, Alentejo, Kingdom of Portugal Canonized: 25 May 1625, Rome by Pope Urban VIII Life: Elizabeth of Aragon, also known as Elizabeth of […]
Saint of the Day He who is humble easily obeys everyone, fears to offend anyone, is at peace with everyone, is kind with all. – St. Thomas the Apostle Feast Day: July 3 Patronage: India, Saint Thomas Christians, Sri Lanka, and Pula in Croatia Birth: 1st century AD Galilee, Roman Empire (present-day Israel) Death: 03 […]
St. Bernardino Realino Feast Day: July 2 Patronage: Lecce Birth: 1 December 1530 Carpi, Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio Death: 2 July 1616 (aged 85) Lecce, Kingdom of Naples Beatified: 12 January 1896, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Kingdom of Italy by Pope Leo XIII Canonized: 22 June 1947, Saint Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City by Pope […]
Feast Day: June 29 Story: The Feast of Saints Peter and Paul or Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul is a liturgical feast in honour of the martyrdom in Rome of the apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June. The celebration is of ancient origin, the date selected being the […]
Feast Day: June 28 Birth: AD 130 Smyrna in Asia Minor (modern-day İzmir, Turkey) Death: AD 202 (aged 72) Lugdunum in Gaul (modern-day Lyon, France) Life: Irenaeus (/aɪrəˈniːəs/; Greek: Ειρηναίος Eirēnaíos) (died about 202) was a Greek cleric noted for his role in guiding and expanding Christian communities in what is now the south of […]