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"Today's Saint 8-25" by denisecthompson on August 18, 2010, 10:54 pm, in category Saint of the Day
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August 25
St. Louis IX, King of France
King Louis IX was born in 1215. As a young prince, his mother, Blanche of Castille, told him that she would rather see him dead in a coffin than have a single mortal sin stain his soul. He never forgot her words and when he ascended the throne at the age of 12, he vowed to defend the honor of God above all else for the rest of his life.
Despite the demands of the throne, he took time to recite the Divine Office ea.....
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"Today's Saint 8-24" by denisecthompson on August 18, 2010, 10:53 pm, in category Saint of the Day
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August 24
St. Bartholomew
St. Bartholomew was one of the original 12 apostles of Jesus. He was also a friend of St. Philip and it was this apostle with the encouragement of St. Peter and St. Andrew, who recruited St. Bartholomew by telling him that the Savior spoken of by Moses had come.
St. Bartholomew followed St. Philip to Jesus who hailed him as the Son of God and the true king of Israel. In return, Jesus addressed St. Bartholomew as one without g.....
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"Today's Saint 8-23" by denisecthompson on August 18, 2010, 10:53 pm, in category Saint of the Day
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August 23
St. Philip Benizi
St. Philip was born in Florence, Italy on the feast of the Assumption in 1233. He decided as a very young child that he would devote himself entirely to the Blessed Mother for as long as he lived.
Another thing he carried with him for his entire life was his constant worry that he was not worthy enough to enter the kingdom of heaven. Thus he relegated himself to the status of a lowly sinner and did constant penan.....
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"Today's Saint 8-22" by denisecthompson on August 18, 2010, 10:52 pm, in category Saint of the Day
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August 22
Immaculate Heart of Mary
The Blessed Mother appeared to the children of Fatima 6 times in 1917. She showed Lucy, the oldest of the children, a vision of hell and told her that hell is where sinners go. On one of those 6 visits, Jesus, the Son of Man, appeared with His beloved Mother Mary and told the children to offer devotion to her gentle and immaculate heart. He said her heart had been broken continually and crucified by the ingratitude of people.
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"Today's Saint 8-21" by denisecthompson on August 18, 2010, 10:51 pm, in category Saint of the Day
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August 21
Saint Jane Frances de Chantal
St. Jane Frances de Chantal was born in 1572. She lost her mother when she was just a child. When she was 16, a governess who cared only about worldly things came to be her guardian and the experience strengthened her resolve to dedicate herself to the Lord.
When St. Jane Frances was a little older, her family tried to force her to marry a Protestant. To her, Protestants were the enemy of the one true Church and.....
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"Today's Saint 8-20" by denisecthompson on August 18, 2010, 10:51 pm, in category Saint of the Day
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August 20
St. Bernard
This saint was born in a castle in Burgundy to a wealthy French family in 1090. He proved a very bright child full of grace and vigor. His parents had high hopes for him in the secular world. But St. Bernard wished to devote himself to the Lord and joined a monastery in Citeaux. Four of his brothers followed him leaving only the youngest brother behind. This young brother by name of Nivard became the final remaining focus of his.....
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"Today's Saint 8-19" by denisecthompson on August 18, 2010, 10:49 pm, in category Saint of the Day
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August 19
St. Louis, Bishop of Toulouse
This saint was born in 1274 in Provence. His great uncle was Saint Louis, King of France, and his great Aunt was Saint Elizabeth of Hungary. Ever since Louis was a small boy, he was devoted to God. He focused all his energies on prayer and contemplation of the Lord. He would go for long walks and wind up at churches or monasteries where he would listen to the monks and priests talk about the word of God. He constantly dep.....
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"Today's Saint 8-18" by denisecthompson on August 18, 2010, 10:48 pm, in category Saint of the Day
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August 18
St. Helen
St. Helen is a wonderful saint. She was born a British princess and married a Roman general. It was later in life that she embraced Christianity and her zeal and love of the one true faith greatly influenced her son, Constantine, who became the first Christian emperor. St. Helen was ever mindful and helpful of the indigent and poor and her zeal and good deeds helped to inspire the people to follow in her footsteps of charity.
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"Today's Saint 8-17" by denisecthompson on August 18, 2010, 10:48 pm, in category Saint of the Day
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August 17
St. Hyacinth
St. Hyacinth was born in 1185 to noble parents in Poland. When he was 32 and a Canon of Cracow, he traveled with the bishop to Rome. There he met St. Dominic and became one of the first to join the Order of the Preaching Friars that St. Dominic had founded.
St. Hyacinth became very much like his St. Dominic. He fervently preached the word of God, spent all his waking moments in the service of the church and slept on the ground depriving himself of all.....
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"Today's Saint 8-16" by denisecthompson on August 18, 2010, 10:47 pm, in category Saint of the Day
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August 16
St. Joachim
St. Joachim was the father of the Blessed Virgin Mary. His wife and the mother of Mary was St. Anne. Her father, Stolanus, gave his pious daughter in marriage to Joachim who was of the house of David and the tribe of Judah.
St. Joachim was a shepherd. He made only a meager living but even so, divided his income into three equal parts. The first part he gave to the church to support all of its ministries and functions. .....
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