Saint of the Day

Saint Joseph Calasanz

Saint Joseph Calasanz dedicated his life to poor children. He gathered teachers to help him, and eventually organized the Clerks Regular of Religious Schools–also known as the Piarists or Scolopi. But his work was not without opposition, as some objected to the education of the poor.

August 26

Dedication of Churches of Saints Peter and Paul

Franciscan Media November 18

St. Peter Basilica is probably the most famous church in Christendom and the largest in the city of Rome. St. Paul Outside-the-Walls is second in size only to St. Peter’s. The Churches of Saints Peter and Paul are holy sites ...

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Franciscan Media November 17

She died before her 24th birthday, but in those few years Saint Elizabeth of Hungary was a wife, mother, queen, widow, the founder of a hospital, and did other charitable works of mercy.

Saint Margaret of Scotland

Franciscan Media November 16

Saint Margaret of Scotland was considered Scottish because her family was rescued by the king of Scotland as they fled William the Conqueror. She married the king and introduced him and his country to a more cultured life. They had ...

Saint Albert the Great

Franciscan Media November 15

Saint Albert the Great was a highly influential 13th-century German Dominican. Probably best known in philosophical circles as the master of Saint Thomas Aquinas, Saint Albert deserves recognition on his own. He was a voracious writer who composed a compendium ...