Saint of the day

A saint or feast for the day: the life, what it left behind, the verse that anchors it, and a short film in the app.

Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn · September 16
Smuggled out of an isolationist kingdom to study, Andrew Kim Tae-gŏn returned in secret to become Korea's first native Catholic priest and a fearless martyr.
Exaltation of the Holy Cross · September 14
From the excavations of Saint Helena to the barefoot penance of Emperor Heraclius, the Church exalts the Cross not as an instrument of defeat, but as the royal throne of Christ's victory.
Marcellinus of Carthage · September 13
How a Roman magistrate arbitrated the Donatist schism, inspired Augustine's City of God, and faced martyrdom with an unblemished conscience.
Francis Ch'oe Kyong-hwan · September 12
When Joseon authorities outlawed Christianity, noble-born catechist Francis Ch'oe Kyong-hwan abandoned his inheritance to establish a mountain sanctuary and face martyrdom.