Saint of the Day for March 8
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint John of God, Religious
John of God
Religious
John of God, O.H. was a Portuguese soldier turned healthcare worker in Spain, whose followers later formed the Brothers Hospitallers of Saint John of God, a Catholic religious institute dedicated to the care of the poor, sick and those with mental disorders.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Senán mac GeirrcinnIrish saint
- Felix of Burgundy7th-century Bishop of Dunwich and saint
- Stephen of ObazineFrench saint
- Hunfrid of PrümBenedictine monk
- Saint DerchairthinnIrish Saint
- Veremund of IracheSpanish saint, Benedictine monk
- ConainneIrish missionary and saint
Bible Verse of the Day
Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.
On March 8 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.