SAINT OF THE DAY

Roman officer, Christian martyr, patron of Fire Fighters, endured torture, including fire, before death by drowning. The post Saint Florian appeared first on uCatholic.

Saints Philip and James, Apostles and Martyrs. Philip, a chosen disciple of Christ, and James the Less, author of an epistle, cousin of Jesus. The post Saints Philip and James appeared first on uCatholic.

Saint Athanasius the Great, a Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church, is renowned for defending the Christian faith against early heresies. The post Saint Athanasius appeared first on uCatholic.

The feast of Saint Joseph the Worker was established by Pope Pius XII in 1955 in order to Christianize the concept of labor and give to all workmen a model and a protector. The post Saint Joseph the Worker appeared first on uCatholic.

Dominican pontiff who convened Council of Trent, excommunicated Elizabeth I, patronized Palestrina, and led Holy League at Lepanto. The post Pope Saint Pius V appeared first on uCatholic.

Saint Catherine of Siena: 14th-century Dominican tertiary, philosopher, theologian, and peacemaker; proclaimed Doctor of the Church and patron saint of Italy. The post Saint Catherine of Siena appeared first on uCatholic.

Saint Peter Chanel (1803-1841) the protomartyr of the South Seas. He was a Priest, Martyr, and is the patron of all Oceania. The post Saint Peter Chanel appeared first on uCatholic.