Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: August 2

On August 2, the church around the world remembers 7 saints and blesseds, including Peter Julian Eymard, Ælfthryth of Crowland, Stephen I.

Remembered on August 2

Peter Julian Eymardsaint
1811 to 1868 · France
Ælfthryth of Crowlandsaint
701 to 835 · Kingdom of Mercia
Stephen Ihieromartyr
300 to 257
Fernando Olmedo Reguerablessed
1873 to 1936 · Spain
Joan of Azablessed
1140 to 1205 · Kingdom of Leon
Basil Fool for Christthaumaturge
1468 to 1552 · Tsardom of Russia
Justin RussolilloServant of God
1891 to 1955 · Kingdom of Italy

A great cloud of witnesses

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,Hebrews 12:1 (KJV)

What is a saint's feast day?

A feast day is the day the church gives thanks for a particular Christian and remembers their life and witness. Christians honor the saints not as objects of worship, which belongs to God alone, but as brothers and sisters who ran the race before us and now cheer us on. Traditions differ on how the saints are honored, and the same saint is sometimes remembered on different days in the Catholic, Orthodox, and other calendars; the dates here follow the record kept on Wikidata.

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