John B. Manos
AUGUST 26 – ST. ZEPHYRINUS, POPE AND MARTYR.
Discover the inspiring story of St. Zephyrinus, the pope who courageously protected and defended Christ’s divinity from heretics during the five-year long Severus persecution.
AUGUST 25 – ST. LOUIS, KING.
Draw strength from St. Louis, the King of France, and his unwavering devotion to protecting the Catholic faith from Albigensian heretics and blasphemers.
AUGUST 24 – ST. BARTHOLOMEW, APOSTLE.
Drawing inspiration from the Apostles, St. Bartholomew, surely one of Christianity’s greats, carried the Gospel beyond the East & was martyred in Armenia. Read more!
AUGUST 23 – ST. PHILIP BENIZI.
Follow St. Philip Benizi as he gives up fame and fortune to become a servant of Mary, devoting his life to penance and restoring peace to Italy. Read more!
AUGUST 22 – ST. SYMPHORIAN, MARTYR.
Learn how St. Symphorian faced death with joy as he chose to obey God rather than man and inspire many miracles of faith that built the foundation of a Roman Empire led by Christianity.
AUGUST 21 – ST. JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL.
With faith and fortitude, St. Jane Frances de Fremyot weathered successive trials, including family loss, ill-treatment and spiritual desolation, to found an Order with St. Francis de Sales. Learn more!
AUGUST 20 – ST. BERNARD.
Discover the inspiring life of St. Bernard, who renounced the world to join the monks of Citeaux and became a renowned abbot of Clairvaux.
AUGUST 19 – ST. LOUIS, BISHOP.
Saint Louis, born in 1294, dedicated his life to divine service and had a strong devotion to God from a young age.
AUGUST 18 – ST. HELENA, EMPRESS. ST. AGAPETUS, MARTYR.
Follow in the footsteps of St. Helena, who embraced Christianity late in life and found the true Cross of our Lord, building a glorious church on Mount Calvary! Read more here!
AUGUST 17 – ST. LIBERATUS, ABBOT, AND SIX MONKS, MARTYRS.
Learn the inspiring story of seven African Catholic monks, whose faith in the Trinity and one Baptism led them through cruel torture and attempts at burning to travel the sea – all for their devotion!
