Saint of the Day

August 25

Genesius

Feast Day: August 25

Patron of: Actors, performers, comedians, dancers, theatrical workers, lawyers, notaries

Actor converted through mocking Christian baptism, martyred for newfound faith.

Feast Day: August 25

Patron of: Catholic education, schools, teachers, poor schoolchildren, Christian education

Founder of free schools for the poor, pioneering Catholic education for society's most vulnerable.

Feast Day: August 25

Patron of: France, barbers, builders, construction workers, crown makers, hairdressers, prisoners, sculptors, tertiaries, Secular Franciscan Order

French king who united justice and piety, serving the poor while advancing Christian virtue.