Saint of the Day for March 24
Saint of the Day
Catherine of Vadstena
Swedish noblewoman (c.1332-1381)
Catherine of Sweden, Katarina av Vadstena, Catherine of Vadstena or Katarina Ulfsdotter was a Swedish noblewoman. She is venerated as a saint in the Evangelical Lutheran Churches and in the Roman Catholic Church. Her father was Ulf Gudmarsson, Lord of Ulvåsa, and her mother was Saint Bridget of Sweden.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Patriarch Parthenius III of ConstantinopleEcumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1656 to 1657
- Mac Cairthinn of ClogherIrish saint and Bishop of Clogher
- Pigmenius van Romecatholic saint and martyr (4th century AD)
- Bernolfo di Asti
- Saint Bernulf
- Eiso of Klaarkamp
Bible Verse of the Day
But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
On March 24 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.