Saint of the Day

October 16

Gerard Majella

Feast Day: October 16

Patron of: Childbirth, motherhood, children, expectant mothers, sick children

Humble lay brother whose stigmata and compassion made him the beloved protector of mothers and children.

Feast Day: October 16

Patron of: Silesia, widows, victims of war, queens, those in need

Medieval duchess whose charity and political wisdom made her Silesia's greatest saint.

Feast Day: October 16

Patron of: Soldiers, military personnel, eye diseases, blood diseases, spear makers

Roman centurion whose conversion at the Crucifixion made him a powerful witness to Christ's divinity.

Feast Day: October 16

Patron of: Sacred Heart devotion, those with polio, religious of the Visitation order

Visitation nun whose visions launched the Sacred Heart devotion central to Catholic spirituality.