Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Dismas All that is known of Dismas is that he is the Good Thief crucified with Christ on Calvary. The other thief is known as Gestas. A completely unsubstantiated myth from the Arabic Gospel of the Infancy that enjoyed great popularity in the West during the Middle Ages had two thieves who held up the Holy Family on the way to Egypt. Dismas bought off Gestas with forty drachmas to leave them unmolested, whereupon the Infant predicted that they would be crucified with Him in Jerusalem, and that Dismas would accompany Him to Paradise. His feast day is ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Alfwold St. Dula St. Harold St. Hermenland St. Humbert of Morailles Bl. James Bird St. Kennocha St. Lucy Filippini St. Robert of Bury St. Quirinus of Tegernsee St. Pelagius of Laodicea Bl. Emilian Kovch Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Margaret Clitherow St. Margaret Clitherow was born in Middleton, England, in 1555, of protestant parents. Possessed of good looks and full of wit and merriment, she was a charming personality. In 1571, she married John Clitherow, a well-to-do grazier and butcher (to whom she bore two children), and a few years later entered the Catholic Church. Her zeal led her to harbor fugitive priests, for which she was arrested and imprisoned by hostile authorities. Recourse was had to every means in an attempt to make her deny her Faith, but the holy woman stood firm. ... Read More » Most Popular A Barren Heart: God is in the Desert Read More   Is War in Asia imminent? Region locked in an arms race reminiscent of pre-WWI Europe Read More   Feast of Joseph, Husband of Mary: Time for Christian Men to Follow His Example Read More   Verdict In Rape of Nun : Persecution Against Christians In India From Hindu Nationalists Continues Read More   Ukrainian Catholics experiencing 'total persecution' in Crimea Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2014 Catholic Online. This e-mail is never sent unsolicited. You have received this Catholic Online e-mail because you subscribed to it or someone forwarded it to you. To opt out, see the links below. TO ADVERTISE For information on advertising at Catholic Online, please contact Advertising Sales. TO SUBSCRIBE If this email has been forwarded to you and would like a subscription, please sign up for Catholic Online Newsletters. Remove your e-mail address from our list. We respect your right to privacy. View our policy. This e-mail was sent by: Catholic Online, P.O. Box 9686 Bakersfield, CA 93389 USA