Saint of the Day Desk

Saint Giles Mary-of-Saint-Joseph – Consoler of Naples

Giles’ given name was Francesco, and he was born to very poor but pious parents in the town of Taranto, Italy, in 1729. Francesco learned the rope-making trade at a very young age and was reportedl...

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Feast of the presentation of the Lord

Forty days after Christmas, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, an event that the evangelist Luke recounts in Chapter 2 of his Gospel. Celebration of this feast started...

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Saint Bathilde
Saint Angela Merici
Conversion of Saint Paul

Saint Ildephonsus of Toledo

Ildephonsus was a scholar and theologian who served as the metropolitan Bishop of Toledo for the last decade of his life. His Gothic name was Hildefuns. Ildefonsus was born to a promine...

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