Saint of the Day for July 9
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, and Companions, Martyrs
Augustine Zhao Rong
Priest, and Companions, Martyrs
Augustine Zhao Rong was a Chinese Catholic priest who was martyred in 1815. He was canonized by Pope John Paul II on October 1, 2000, as one of the 120 Martyrs of China.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Veronica GiulianiCapuchin mystic (1660-1727)
- Pancras of Taorminahieromartyr, bishop of Taormina
- Auguste Chapdelaine19th-century French Christian missionary, martyr, Catholic saint
- Saint PaulinaAustro-Hungarian immigrant to Brazil, foundress and saint
- Callisto CaravarioItalian Roman Catholic missionary and saint (1903-1930)
- Martyrs of GorkumChristian martyrs
- Agilulfus of CologneAbbot and martyr
Bible Verse of the Day
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
On July 9 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.