Saint of the Day for March 26
Saint of the Day
Gabriel
Angel in Abrahamic religions
In Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and other Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to humankind as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. In the Book of Daniel, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions. Gabriel also appears in the Jewish apocryphal First Book of Enoch and other ancient Hebrew writings incompletely preserved or wholly lost in Hebrew. Alongside the archangel Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of the Israelites, defending them against the angels of the other peoples.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Braulio of Zaragozabishop of Zaragoza
- Castulussaint
- Basil the YoungerByzantine Greek holy man and visionary
- BerchariusAbbot of Hautvillers
- LarissaOrthodox martyr and saint
- Saint Emmanuelsaint
- Felicitas of PaduaItalian saint
Bible Verse of the Day
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
On March 26 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.