Saint of the day

Born in Sezze in 1613, the son of peasants, he joined the Order of Friars Minor: he worked as a cook, porter, and beggar. Despite poor education, he had the gift of infused knowledge and was advisor to the Popes. He was distinguished for his humility, combining contemplation and concrete charity.  

A Spanish religious (1850-1925), she founded a Congregation dedicated to perpetual eucharistic adoration and to the apostolate. Misunderstood by her sisters, she resigned and carried out the most humble tasks with meekness, as a simple nun, accepting everything "as if it came from the hand of God".  

An illiterate laborer deeply devoted to St. Joseph became Brother André, the Holy Cross brother whose gift of healing won him the nickname “the miracle man of Montreal.” He consoled thousands, invoking the intercession of St. Joseph on all who came to him. His feast day is January 6.