Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 21

On May 21, the church around the world remembers 12 saints and blesseds, including Agustín Caloca Cortés, Charles-Joseph-Eugene de Mazenod, Gisela, Abbess of Chelles.

Remembered on May 21

Agustín Caloca CortésCatholic saint
1898 to 1927 · Mexico
Charles-Joseph-Eugene de Mazenodsaint
1782 to 1861 · France
Gisela, Abbess of Chellessaint
757 to 810 · France
Godric of Finchalesaint
1065 to 1170 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Hermann Josephsaint
1150 to 1241 · Germany
Mantius of Évorasaint
100 to 100 · Kingdom of Portugal
Padarnsaint
500 to 510 · Wales
Pietro Parenzosaint
1101 to 1199
Hyacinthe-Marie Cormierblessed
1832 to 1916 · France
Manuel Gómez Gonzálezblessed
1877 to 1924 · Spain
Hemming of TurkuThe Venerable
1300 to 1366 · Sweden
Hospitiusthaumaturge
501 to 581

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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