Augustinian Saints
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September 10th – Saint of the Day: Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, Augustinian Friar & Priest
He performed miracle after miracle, then told everyone the same thing: “Say nothing of this.” 🤫 No self-promotion. No credit. Just 30 years of showing up for one broken, war-torn Italian town. ⛪ At his canonization, the Church credited him… Continue reading
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September 8th – Saint of the Day: Saint Thomas of Villanova, Professor, Augustinian Friar & Bishop
The emperor of half of Europe begged this man to become a bishop. He said no. Twice. 😳 When they finally forced him under his vow of obedience, he showed up in a worn-out habit and a battered hat… then… Continue reading
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August 17th – Saint of the Day: Saint Clare of Montefalco, Augustinian Nun & Abbess
She told her sisters to open her heart after she died. ❤️🔥✝️ They actually did. And what they found left investigators speechless. Saint Clare of Montefalco spent her whole life saying she carried the cross of Christ inside her heart.… Continue reading
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May 22nd – Saint of the Day: Saint Rita of Cascia, Augustinian Nun, Wife, Mother, Widow, Mystic, and Peacemaker
🌹 She prayed for peace when revenge would have been easier. Saint Rita of Cascia lived the kind of story that sounds almost impossible: a painful marriage, a murdered husband, sons tempted by vengeance, rejection from the convent, a mystical… Continue reading
