August 14.ST. MAXIMILLIAN KOLBE. O.F.M. CONV. Martyr, Apostle of Consecration to Mary. Patron Saint of Prisoners, of those struggling against Drug Addiction, Pro-Life Movement,...
August feasts and saints
August 14. ST. MAXIMILIAN KOLBE, MARTYR. Short bio and a letter. St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe (1894-1941) was born in Poland. He became a Franciscan...
August 12: ST. JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL.Foundress of the Order of Visitation. Learn how to forgive.The Martyrdom of Love Today we celebrate the memorial...

August 10: ST. LAWRENCE,DEACON, AND MARTYR.Patron Saint of Cooks, Chefs and Comedians. Short bio. A Roman deacon, St. Lawrence died four days after Pope...
August 10.St. LAWRENCE, Deacon, Martyr. Feast.Gospel, Commentary, Divine office 2nd reading, and prayer. OUTLINE GOSPEL: Jn 12:24–26 GOSPEL COMMENTARY (Commentary to the Gospel of...

AUGUST 8: ST. DOMINIC,Founder of Order of Preachers.Spread the Devotion of the Holy Rosary. “St. Dominic Félix de Guzmán (1170–1221), also known as Dominic...

August 22: WHY IS MARY CALLED QUEEN? The terms Queen and Lady with reference to the Virgin are not metaphors. By means of them,...
August 27: THE BEAUTIFUL CONVERSATION BETWEEN ST. AUGUSTINE AND HIS MOTHER, ST. MONICA, PRIOR TO HER DEATH. From the Confessions of St. Augustine, bishop...
AUG. 8: ST. DOMINIC SPOKE WITH GOD OR ABOUT GOD From various writings on the history of the Order of Preachers Dominic possessed such...
AUG. 7: ST. CAJETAN, FOUNDER OF THE THEATINES. St. Cajetan (1480-1547) was remarkable for his spirit of prayer and charity. St. Cajetan’s great zeal...

PRAYER TO ST. MONICA,PATRON SAINT OF MOTHERS, ESP. OF THOSE WITH ALCOHOLIC, ABUSIVE AND UNFAITHFUL HUSBANDS, AND DIFFICULT CHILDREN. Exemplary Mother of the Great...
August 23: St. ROSE OF LIMA, Virgin.Short bio + Divine Office 2nd reading. Born in Lima, Peru, St. Rose (1586-1617) became the first saint...