SAINTS' DAYS FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST
ST.
ALPHONSUS
LIGUORI,
Bishop
and
Doctor
of
the
Church
August
1-Patron
of
Confessors
and
Theologians
ST.
EUSEBIUS
OF
VERCELLI,
Bishop
ST.
PETER
JULIAN
EMYARD,
Founder
August
2
ST.
LYDIA
August
3-Patroness
of
Dyers
ST.
JOHN
VIANNEY,
Priest
August
4-Patron
of
Priests
DEDICATION
OF
ST.
MARY
OF
THE
SNOWS
August
5
THE
TRANSFIGURATION
August
6
While
Jesus
was
in
Galilee,
about
one
year
before
His
Passion,
He
manifested
His
glory
to
three
of
His
most
beloved
disciples-the
same
who
were
afterward
witnesses
of
His
Agony
in
the
Garden:
Peter
and
the
two
sons
of
Zebedee,
James
and
John.
He
led
them
to
the
summit
of
Mount
Tabor,
as
it
is
generally
believed-this
mountain,
situated
in
Galilee,
best
answering
the
description
of
the
evangelists.
The
face
of
the
Divine
Savior
became
resplendent
as
the
sun
and
His
garments
white
as
snow.
Moses
and
Elijah
appeared
at
His
side
and
conversed
with
Him
on
the
death
He
was
to
suffer
at
Jerusalem.
Peter,
in
admiration,
exclaimed:
"Lord,
it
is
good
for
us
to
be
here!"
He
then
proposed
to
erect
three
tents:
one
for
the
Savior,
another
for
Moses,
and
a
third
for
Elijah.
While
he
was
still
speaking,
a
luminous
cloud
enveloped
them
and
a
voice
was
heard
proceeding
from
it:
"This
is
My
beloved
Son
in
Whom
I
am
well
pleased;
hear
Him."
The
three
Apostles
fell
prostrate;
but
Jesus
touched
them
and
commanded
them
to
arise.
When
they
arose,
the
vision
had
vanished
and
our
Lord
stood
beside
them
in
His
ordinary
guise.
It
was
fitting
that
those
who
so
soon
should
behold
Jesus
in
the
depths
of
the
humiliation
to
which
His
sacred
humanity
was
to
be
subject
in
Gethsemane
should
catch
a
glimpse
of
that
glorified
humanity
and
of
His
Divinity,
that
they
might
be
strengthened
against
temptation.
PRAYER
God,
in
the
glorious
Transfiguration
of
Your
only
Son
You
confirmed
the
mysteries
of
Faith
by
the
witness
of
the
fathers
and
wonderfully
foreshadowed
the
adoption
of
sons.
Help
us
Your
servants
to
listen
to
Your
beloved
Son
and
become
coheirs
with
Him.
Amen.
STS.
SIXTUS
II,
Pope
and
Martyr,
AND
COMPANIONS,
Martyrs
ST.
CAJETAN,
Priest
August
7
ST.
DOMINIC,
Priest
August
8-Patron
of
Astronomers
ST.
ROMANUS,
Martyr
August
9
ST.
LAWRENCE,
Martyr
August
10-Patron
of
the
Poor
and
of
Cooks
ST.
CLARE,
Virgin
August
11-Patroness
of
Television
ST.
EUPLIUS,
Martyr
August
12
ST.
PONTIAN,
Pope
and
Martyr,
AND
ST.
HIPPOLYTUS,
Priest
and
Martyr
August
13
ST.
MAXIMILIAN
MARY
KOLBE,
Priest
and
Martyr
BLESSED
EBERHARD,
Abbot
August
14
ASSUMPTION
OF
THE
BLESSED
VIRGIN
August
15
ST.
STEPHEN,
King
August
16-Patron
of
Hungary
ST.
HYACINTH,
Priest
August
17
ST.
JANE
FRANCES
DE
CHANTAL,
Religious
ST.
HELENA,
Widow
August
18
ST.
JOHN
EUDES,
Priest
August
19
ST.
BERNARD,
Abbot
and
Doctor
of
the
Church
August
20
ST.
PIUS
X,
Pope
August
21
QUEENSHIP
OF
MARY
August
22
ST.
ROSE
OF
LIMA,
Virgin
August
23-Patroness
of
South
America
ST.
BARTHOLOMEW,
Apostle
August
24-Patron
of
Plasterers
ST.
LOUIS,
King
of
France,
Patron
of
Tertiaries
ST.
JOSEPH
CALASANZ,
Priest,
Patron
of
Students
August
25
ST.
CAESARIUS
OF
ARLES,
Bishop
August
26-Patron
of
the
Unmarried
ST.
MONICA,
Widow
August
27-Patroness
of
Mothers
and
Widows
ST.
AUGUSTINE,
Bishop
and
Doctor
of
the
Church
August
28-Patron
of
Theologians
BEHEADING
OF
ST.
JOHN
THE
BAPTIST,
Patron
of
Farriers
ST.
MEDERICUS
(OR
MERRY),
Abbot
August
29
ST.
FIACRE,
Hermit
August
30-Patron
of
Gardeners
and
Cabdrivers
ST.
ARISTEDES,
Lay
Apologist
August
31
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EXCERPTS
TAKEN FROM:
Lives of the Saints Revision of the Original Edition of REV.
HUGO HOEVER, S.O. CIST., Ph.D. Catholic Book Publishing Co.
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