Saint of the day

She lived and died for Christ

Saint Regina of Alise, virgin and martyr, lived around 286 A.D. in Alise, France, near the city of Autun. Although little is known about her life and much of it remains uncertain, her veneration spread widely not only in France but also in Germany.

Prophecy of the Messiah’s triumphant entry into Jerusalem

Saint Zechariah, who lived in the 6th century B.C. in Gilead (modern-day Jordan), is one of the minor prophets of the Old Testament. His name means “God remembers.” A member of the tribe of Levi, he was called to prophetic ministry by the prophet Haggai.

The little pencil in God’s hands

“God still loves the world and He sends you and me to be His love and His compassion to the poor”, Mother Teresa often told people she met, involving them in charity towards those in need. She was convinced that in serving the poorest of the poor, one should not simply act as social workers, but as brothers and sisters who seek out other brothers and sisters. Her charity was fuelled by faith. It was not just philanthropy. Mother Teresa felt the urgent need to lift people from their misery, but she also believed in the importance of bringing to them the message that God is love and that his love translated into attention to their condition. Her thoughts regarding this were very clear: “God has identified himself with the hungry, the sick, the naked, the homeless; hunger, not only for bread, but for love, for care, to be somebody to someone; nakedness, not of clothing only, but nakedness of that compassion that very few people give to the unknown; homelessness, not only for a shelter made of stone, but that homelessness that comes from having no one to call your own.”

Thanks to her intersession, the plague in Palermo came to an end

Saint Rosalia lived between 1130 and 1170, during the reign of William I of Sicily, known as “the Bad.” At that time, there was a revival of Christian spirituality. Following the end of Arab rule, both Byzantine and Western monasticism flourished, enthusiastically supported by the Norman kings. The hermit’s life, dedicated to prayer and solitude, was considered one of the highest forms of devotion.

He is one of the first four Doctors of the Church of the West, who promoted the evangelization of England and laid down the fundamental norms for chants, which later took his name. Gregory the Great was born to a wealthy Roman patrician family, some time around 540. He received a sound education, studying a range of subjects that went from the law, to the Bible, to the works of the Fathers, in particular of Saint Augustine.