Saint of the Day for May 24
Saint of the Day
Saint Sarah
French-Egyptian saint
Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kâli, is the patron saint of the Romani people in Folk Catholicism. The center of her veneration is Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a place of pilgrimage for Roma in the Camargue, in Southern France. Legend identifies her as the servant of one of the Three Marys, with whom she is supposed to have arrived in the Camargue. Saint Sarah also shares her name with the Hindu goddess Kali who is a popular deity in northern India from where the Romani people originate. The name "Sara" itself is seen in the appellation of Durga as Kali in the famed text Durgasaptashati. Despite her popular veneration amongst Romani Catholics, she is not considered a Saint by the Roman Catholic Church.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Vincent of Lérins5th-century saint and theologian
- Simeon Stylites the YoungerChristian Saint
- Hermann JosephGerman mystic
- ManahenTeacher of the Church of Antioch
- Gennadius of AstorgaLliones abbot, bishop and saint
- Donatian and RogatianEastern Orthodox saints; martyrs
- Patrice de Bayeux6th century French bishop
Bible Verse of the Day
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
On May 24 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.