Saint of the Day

August 2

Eusebius of Vercelli

Eusebius of Vercelli

Feast Day: August 2

Patron of: Vercelli, Italy, bishops, clergy, confessors

Fourth-century bishop who combated Arianism through unwavering orthodoxy and monastic discipline.

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Our Lady of the Angels

Our Lady of the Angels

Feast Day: August 2

Patron of: Costa Rica, the Americas, spiritual protection, grace, divine motherhood

Marian devotion from Costa Rica centered on miraculous protection and maternal grace.

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Peter Julian Eymard

Peter Julian Eymard

Feast Day: August 2

Patron of: Eucharistic adoration, vocations to religious life, perpetual adoration movements

Founder of Blessed Sacrament Fathers who advanced perpetual Eucharistic adoration and lay spirituality.

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