Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: May 8

On May 8, the church around the world remembers 18 saints and blesseds, including Amato Ronconi, Benedict II, Boniface IV.

Remembered on May 8

Amato Ronconisaint
1226 to 1292
Benedict IIsaint
635 to 685 · Byzantine Empire
Boniface IVsaint
550 to 615 · Byzantine Empire
Desideratussaint
512 to 550
Dionysius of Viennesaint
200 to 193
Gibriansaint
? to 509
Helladius of Auxerresaint
? to 387
Indract of Glastonburysaint
? to 710
Itta of Metzsaint
592 to 652 · Austrasia
Methodius of Thessalonikisaint
815 to 885
Victor Maurussaint
300 to 303
Wera of Utrechtsaint
601 to 753 · Ireland
Aloísio Rabatáblessed
1443 to 1490
Esther Paniagua Alonsoblessed
1949 to 1994 · Spain
Mary Catherine of St. Augustineblessed
1632 to 1668 · Kingdom of France
María del Carmen González Ramosblessed
1834 to 1899 · Spain
Teresa Demjanovichblessed
1901 to 1927 · United States
Clara FeyVenerable
1815 to 1894 · Kingdom of Prussia

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.

Join the family of God, in every age

The saints are not distant strangers but the same body of Christ you belong to. Pray, read the Word, and gather with the living family of God on The Living Bread, free, with no ads.

Get the appThe Christian year

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.

Enter Living Breadprayer, Scripture, a family near you