Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Louis King of France St. Louis, King of France, patron of Tertiaries, was the ninth of his name. He was born at Poissy, France, in 1214. His father was Louis VIII, and his mother was Blanche, daughter of Alfonso VIII of Castille, surnamed the Conqueror. At the age of twelve he lost his father, and his mother became regent of the kingdom. From his tenderest infancy she had inspired him with a love for holy things. In 1234, he married Margaret, the virtuous daughter of Raymond Berenger, Count of Provence, and two years later he took the reigns of government ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Genesius St. Patricia St. Maria Michaela Desmaisieres St. Louis IX St. Warinus St. Yrieix St. Eusebius St. Gerintius of Italica St. Gurloes St. Hunegund St. Joseph Calasanctius St. Julian Bl. Louis Baba Bl. Louis Sasanda Bl. Louis Sotelo St. Maginus St. Marcian St. Nemesius and Lucilla St. Menas Bl. Peter Vasquez St. Genesius of Arles Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Teresa of Jesus Jornet Ibars Foundress of the Little Sisters of the Poor. Born in Catalonia, Spain, she overcame many difficulties in her youth and eventually became a teacher at Lerida. Desirous to enter the religious life, she failed to win entry into the convent at the advice of her spiritual director, decided to launch her own congregation. On January 27, 1872, at Barbastro, Spain, she began the Little Sisters of the Poor, called the Little Sisters of the Abandoned Age. Considerable zeal, she had founded by the time of death more than fifty houses for her ... Read More » Most Popular Guest Opinion: Sweet Cakes by Melissa and the Secularist Liberals' Quest to 'Rehabilitate' Christians Read More   Catholic Bishop quits Democratic party over homosexual marriage and abortion Read More   Comfortable in our Catholic Skin: Reject Triumphalism, Embrace the Call to Christian Unity Read More   Honor Among Killers: President Obama Awards Gloria Steinem Medal of Freedom Read More   War On the Horizon: Why is this Obama employee promoting a race war? Read More     News | Catholic Life | PRWire | Encyclopedia | Bible | Prayers | Vocations | Saints & Angels © Copyright 2012 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