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6 days ago · Bosco had been popularly known as the patron saint of illusionists. On January 30, 2002, Silvio Mantelli petitioned Pope John Paul II to declare Bosco formally to the patron of stage magicians .
5 days ago · The intercession of the saints. “Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church more firmly in holiness.... They do not cease to intercede with the Father ...
3 days ago · 1. Saint Sebastian. While we don’t necessarily know if this 3rd-century soldier and martyr was an athlete himself, we do know that his qualities of strength and courage make him a patron saint fit for athletes. Saint Sebastian, Pray for Us! Caroline Perkins, ChurchPOP. 2. Saint John Paul II. Karol Wojtyla was an avid skier and hiker.
4 days ago · A belief in the need of special protection by saints is the basis of the system of patron saints. Saints became patrons of cities, regions, vocational groups, or classes, and most Roman Catholic churches have a saint as their patron, whose presence in the church is represented by a particular relic.
1 day ago · Giovanni di Pietro di Bernardone (c. 1181 – 3 October 1226), known as Francis of Assisi, [b] was an Italian [c] mystic, poet, and Catholic friar who founded the religious order of the Franciscans. Inspired to lead a Christian life of poverty, he became a beggar [7] and itinerant preacher.
2 days ago · St. Andrew St. Andrew, one of the Twelve Apostles, depicted with an X-shaped cross. Exterior mosaic next to the cathedral at Amalfi, Italy. In the Bible: St. Andrew was the first apostle named in the Gospel According to John (John 1:40) and was originally a disciple of St. John the Baptist.
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Date 13 November. The Saint of the Day presents a daily calendar of Saints remembered by the Church. The pages feature the stories of the great witnesses of Christian life through the centuries, lighting our way on our journey of faith. St. Agostina Pietrantoni, Virgin. St. Nicholas I, Pope. Nicholas was a Roman, born around the year 800.
