Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: January 7

On January 7, the church around the world remembers 10 saints and blesseds, including Brannoc of Braunton, Canute Lavard, Cwyllog.

Remembered on January 7

Brannoc of Brauntonsaint
Canute Lavardsaint
1096 to 1131 · Kingdom of Denmark
Cwyllogsaint
550 to ? · Anglesey
Kyros of Constantinoplesaint
Byzantine Empire
Lucian of Antiochsaint
240 to 312 · Ancient Rome
Sæthrythsaint
650 to 601
Valentin von Rätiensaint
500 to 475
Lindalva Justo de Oliveirablessed
1953 to 1993 · Brazil
Maria Theresia Hazeblessed
1782 to 1876 · Belgium
Matthew of Agrigentoblessed
1376 to 1450

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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