Saint of the Day for April 28
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Peter Chanel, Priest and Martyr · Saint Louis Grignion de Montfort, Priest
Peter Chanel
Priest and Martyr
Peter Louis Marie Chanel, SM, was a Catholic priest, missionary, and martyr. Chanel was a member of the Society of Mary and was sent as a missionary to Oceania. He arrived on the island of Futuna in November 1837. Chanel was clubbed to death in April 1841 at the instigation of a chief upset because his son had converted.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Louis de MontfortFrench Catholic saint, priest, and confessor
- Gianna Beretta MollaItalian saint (1922-1962)
- Vitalis of Milanearly Christian martyr and saint
- Sabbas the Goth4th-century Gothic Christian martyr and locally venerated saint from what is now Romania
- Valeria of Milanancient Christian saint
- Prudentius of Tarazonaanchorite and bishop of Tarazona
- MemnonEgyptian hegumen
Bible Verse of the Day
But even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Fear not therefore: ye are of more value than many sparrows.
On April 28 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.