Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: March 25

On March 25, the church around the world remembers 6 saints and blesseds, including Humbert of Maroilles, Lucy Filippini, Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas.

Remembered on March 25

Humbert of Maroillessaint
? to 680 · France
Lucy Filippinisaint
1672 to 1732
Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattassaint
1843 to 1927 · Mandatory Palestine
Hilary Paweł Januszewskiblessed
1907 to 1945 · Poland
Omelyan Kovchblessed
1884 to 1944
IsaacPatriarchs
-1850 to -1670

March 25 at a glance

Saints and blesseds remembered6
How the church names them3 saint, 2 blessed, 1 patriarchs
Countries in the recordFrance, Mandatory Palestine, Poland
Earliest death in the recordyear -1670
Latest death in the recordyear 1945
Earliest birth in the recordyear -1850
With a Wikipedia article6 of 6

Questions people ask

Which countries are connected with the saints remembered on March 25?

The records name 3 countries: France, Mandatory Palestine, Poland.

How does the church describe the people remembered on March 25?

In the Wikidata record, 3 saint, 2 blessed, 1 patriarchs. Titles differ between the Catholic, Orthodox and other calendars.

When did the saints of March 25 die?

Where a year is recorded, they died between the years -1670 and 1945.

Is every saint of March 25 listed here?

No. This page follows one freely licensed record, and many traditions keep more names than any single record holds. If you know a saint who belongs here, write to support@living-bread.org and we will check it against a source.

Pray this

Father, you are already present in March 25, before any of us arrive. We bring you Humbert of Maroilles, Lucy Filippini, Marie-Alphonsine Danil Ghattas, France. Teach us to love one another, as you have loved us. In the name of Jesus, amen.

Live this

Where to begin this week.

  1. Choose one name from March 25 and read what is recorded about their life.
  2. Ask a friend which Christian, living or gone, first showed them what faith looks like.
  3. Thank God by name for one person whose faith made yours easier.

Where this fits in the walk with Christ

Christ meets people in a place, and then walks on with them. Here are doors that walk on.

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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Sources: saint records and feast days from Wikidata and Wikipedia, both freely licensed. If you find an error, email support@living-bread.org and we will correct it.