Saint of the Day

January 5

John Neumann

John Neumann

Feast Day: January 5

Patron of: Bishops, Catholic schools, missions, children's education

Redemptorist bishop who founded America's first diocesan Catholic school system and reformed Philadelphia's Church.

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Simeon Stylites

Simeon Stylites

Feast Day: January 5

Patron of: Ascetics, pilgrims, repentant sinners, mental illness, General intercession

Syrian ascetic who spent 37 years atop a pillar in radical devotion to God.

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