Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 4

On May 4, the church around the world remembers 19 saints and blesseds, including Augustine Webster, Forty Martyrs of England and Wales, Judas Cyriacus.

Remembered on May 4

Augustine WebsterCatholic saint
1450 to 1535 · United Kingdom
Forty Martyrs of England and WalesCatholic saint
Judas Cyriacussaint
350 to 363 · Ancient Rome
Richard Reynoldssaint
1492 to 1535
Robert LawrenceCatholic saint
1485 to 1535 · United Kingdom
Saint Floriansaint
250 to 304
Ceferino Giménez Mallablessed
1861 to 1936 · Spain
Charles Mahoneyblessed
1640 to 1679
Jean-Martin Moyeblessed
1730 to 1793 · France
John Haileblessed
? to 1535
Ladislaus von Gielniówblessed
1440 to 1505 · Kingdom of Poland
Marie-Léonie Paradisblessed
1840 to 1912 · Canada
Mykolas Giedraitisblessed
1420 to 1485 · Grand Duchy of Lithuania
Sandra Sabattiniblessed
1961 to 1984 · Italy
Thomas Pilchardblessed
1557 to 1587
Thomas Reynoldsblessed
1562 to 1642
Tommaso da Olerablessed
1563 to 1631
Edvige CarboniThe Venerable
1880 to 1952 · Kingdom of Italy
Victor Emilio Moscoso CárdenasVenerable
1846 to 1897 · Ecuador

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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