Saint of the Day for April 16
Saint of the Day
Benedict Joseph Labre
French mendicant and saint
Benedict Joseph Labre, TOSF was a French Franciscan tertiary, and Catholic saint. Labre was from a well-to-do family near Arras, France. After attempting a monastic lifestyle, he opted instead for the life of a pilgrim. He traveled to most of the major shrines of Europe, subsisting by begging. Labre is patron saint of the homeless.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Fructuosus of BragaBishop of Dumio
- Turibius of AstorgaSpanish bishop and saint
- Saint Contardo of EsteItalian saint
- Paul of KolomnaRussian bishop
- Agape of ThessalonikiChristian saint and martyr
- Michel de Bourla
- Vaize
Bible Verse of the Day
My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
On April 16 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.