Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. John Vianney St. John Vianney, Priest (Patron of priests) Feast day - August 4 Universally known as the "Cure of Ars)," St. John Mary Vianney was ordained a priest in 1815. Three years later he was made parish priest of Ars, a remote French hamlet, where his reputation as a confessor and director of souls made him known throughout the Christian world. His life was one of extreme mortification. Accustomed to the most severe austerities, beleaguered by swarms of penitents, and besieged by the devil, this great mystic manifested a imperturbable ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Agabius St. Aristarchus Bl. William Horne St. Tertullinus St. Eleutherius St. Epimachus St. Euphronius St. John Baptist Vianney St. Lua St. Raynerius of Spalatro St. Peregrinus, Maceratus, and Viventius Bl. Frederick Jansoone Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Addal A disciple of Christ sent by St. Thomas to the court of King Abgar the Black, the second century Osroene ruler. Legendary accounts claim Abgar wrote to Christ asking Jesus to cure him of an intolerable and incurable illness. Abgar's court was in Edessa in Asia Minor (modern Turkey). Addal cured Abgar and converted the king and his people to the faith. One of these was Addai, who became Addal's successor. Addal is also supposed to have sent another disciple, Man, to various sites along the Tigris River. It is known that Addal did missionary ... Read More » Most Popular On Plane Back to Rome: What Did the Pope Really Say about Homosexual Practice vs. Media Hype Read More   More important: What the Pope DIDN'T say about gays Read More   IT'S ALREADY TOO LATE: Sea level rise dooms American cities even if emissions stop Read More   Maybe It IS Time for a New Political Party in the United States, or at Least a New Political Movement Read More   Black racism in America won't end until blacks decide to end it - 'Racism in America' 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