Saint of the Day for December 2
Saint of the Day
Habakkuk
Biblical prophet associated to the Book of Habakkuk
Habakkuk, or Habacuc, who was active around 612 BC, was a prophet whose oracles and prayer are recorded in the Book of Habakkuk, the eighth of the collected twelve minor prophets in the Hebrew Bible. He is revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Peter the IberianGeorgian saint
- ChromatiusBishop of Aquileia
- Hilarion the IberianGeorgian monk, anchorite and wonderworker, a leading religious figure of Georgian monasticism of the 9th century
- Jovan BrankovićDespot of Serbia
- Saint NonnusChristian saint, said to have been an Egyptian monk who became a bishop in Syria and was responsible for the conversion of St Pelagia the harlot during one of the Synods of Antioch.
- Lucius of Churlegendary 5th-century bishop
- Mirope of Chiosmartyr killed under Decius
Bible Verse of the Day
The Lord hath appeared of old unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.
On December 2 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.