Saint of the Day for December 12
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas
Our Lady of Guadalupe
Title of the Virgin Mary as she appeared to an Indigenous man in Mexico in December 1531
Our Lady of Guadalupe, also known as the Virgin of Guadalupe and as La Virgen Morena, is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary associated with four Marian apparitions to Juan Diego and one to his uncle Juan Bernardino reported in December 1531, when the Mexican territories were part of the Spanish Empire.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Jane Frances de ChantalFrench nun and saint (1572-1641)
- Saint SpyridonCypriot saint (270-348)
- Finnian of ClonardIrish saint
- Corentin of QuimperFrench bishop and saint
- Walric, abbot of LeuconayRoman Catholic saint
- Columba of Terryglassone of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
- Saint EpimachusChristian saint
Bible Verse of the Day
Then he answered and spake unto me, saying, This is the word of the Lord unto Zerubbabel, saying, Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts.
On December 12 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.