Saint of the day

Saint of the Day: October 3

On October 3, the church around the world remembers 15 saints and blesseds, including Cyprian of Toulon, Edmund of Scotland, Fragan.

Remembered on October 3

Cyprian of Toulonsaint
476 to 546
Edmund of ScotlandCatholic saint
1100 to 1100
FraganCatholic saint
? to 500
Gwen Teirbronsaint
500 to ? · Brittany
Gérard of Brognesaint
885 to 959
Pope Dionysius of Alexandriasaint
190 to 264 · Ancient Rome
Théodore Guérinsaint
1798 to 1856 · France
Thérèse of Lisieuxcanonized saint
1873 to 1897 · France
Dionysius the Areopagitehieromartyr
100 to 100 · Classical Athens
Columba Marmionblessed
1858 to 1923 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Josef Mayr-Nusserblessed
1910 to 1945 · Kingdom of Italy
Martyrs of Natalblessed
Alberto RamentoVenerable
1936 to 2006 · Philippines
Clerviepre-congregation saint
450 to ?
Szilárd BogdánffyServant of God
1911 to 1953 · Kingdom of Romania

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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