Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Alphonsus Rodriguez Confessor and Jay brother, also called Alonso. He was born in Segovia, Spain, on July 25, 1532, the son of a wealthy merchant, and was prepared for First Communion by Blessed Peter Favre, a friend of Alphonsus' father. While studying with the Jesuits at Alcala, Alphonsus had to return home when his father died. In Segovia he took over the family business, was married, and had a son. That son died, as did two other children and then his wife. Alphonsus sold his business and applied to the Jesuits. His lack of education and his poor health, ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Herbert Bl. Angelus of Acri St. Arilda St. Artemas St. Talacrian St. Zenobius & Zenobia St. Theonestus St. Saturninus St. Serapion of Antioch St. Dorothy of Montau St. Ethelnoth St. Eutropia Bl. John Slade St. Julian St. Maximus Bl. Jean-Michel Langevin Bl. Jeremiah of Valachia Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Wolfgang Wolfgang (d. 994) + Bishop and reformer. Born in Swabia, Germany, he studied at Reichenau under the Benedictines and at Wurzburg before serving as a teacher in the cathedral school of Trier. He soon entered the Benedictines at Einsiedeln (964) and was appointed head of the monastery school, receiving ordination in 971. He then set out with a group of monks to preach among the Magyars of Hungary, but the following year (972) was named bishop of Regensburg by Emperor Otto II (r. 973-983). As bishop, he distinguished himself brilliantly for his ... Read More » Most Popular Bishop Thomas Paprocki Prevents Blasphemy, Stands Up to Homosexual Rainbow Sash Movement Read More   New research shows the Arctic is practically baking under anthropogenic global warming, hottest in 120,000 years Read More   Why the media, and some Catholics, are STILL WRONG about Pope Francis Read More   Childhood Vaccinations, The Moral Dilemma Read More   Up to $3 per day - what you spend in taxes and more to fight climate change 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