Facebook Twitter Newsletters Email Video News Catholic Life Shopping Saints Bible Prayers Mary Saint of the Day St. Marguerite d'Youville Foundress of the Sisters of Charity, the Grey Nuns of Canada. St. Marguerite D'Youville was born at Varennes, Quebec, on October 15, Marie Marguerite Dufrost de La Jemmerais. She studied under the Ursulines, married Francois D'Youville in 1722, and became a widow in 1730. She worked to support herself and her three children, devoted much of her time to the Confraternity of the Holy Family in charitable activities. In 1737, with three companions, she founded the Grey Nuns when they took their initial vows; a formal declaration took place in ... Read More » More Saints of the Day St. Stanislaus St. Gemma Galgani St. Antipas St. Barsanuphius St. Domnio St. Godebertha St. Machai St. Maedhog St. Philip of Gortyna Tomorrow's Saint of the Day St. Julius Julius whose feast day is April 12th. Julius was the son of a Roman named Rusticus. He was elected Pope to succeed Pope St. Mark on February 6, 337. Julius was soon involved in the Arian controversy when Eusebius of Nicomedia opposed the return of Athanasius to the See of Alexandria in 338. Eusebius and his followers elected George, whereupon the Arians elected Pistus. Julius convened a synod in Rome in 340 or 341 that neither group attended, and in a letter to the Eusebian bishops, Julius declared that Athanasius was the rightful bishop of ... Read More » Most Popular Who are my Mother and My Brothers? Correcting a Mistake, Recovering our Family Read More   Singing nuns bring Gregorian chant into the 21st century Read More   Who are my Mother and My Brothers? Correcting a Mistake, Recovering our Family Read More   Singing nuns bring Gregorian chant into the 21st century Read More   Is St. Joseph worthy of commemoration? 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