Saint of the Day for February 17
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order
Seven founders of a Roman Catholic order
The Seven Holy Founders of the Servite Order were seven men of the town of Florence who became bound to each other in a spiritual friendship and started the Servite Order in the 13th century. They felt called by Mary, mother of Jesus, towards whom they practised an intense devotion. They reported a vision, apparently shared by all separately at the same moment. None of them was aware that the others also had experienced it. The call was to "leave the world, the better to serve almighty God".
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Ignatius of Antiochlate 1st/early 2nd century Christian author and Patriarch of Antioch
- Mesrop MashtotsArmenian theologian and linguist (362-440)
- MarcianEastern Roman (Byzantine) emperor (390-457)
- Flavian of Constantinople5th-century Archbishop of Constantinople
- Finan of LindisfarneBishop of Lindisfarne; Saint
- Alexis FalconieriOne of the founders of the Servite Order
- Evermode of RatzeburgNorbertine bishop and saint
Bible Verse of the Day
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.
On February 17 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.