Saint of the Day for October 18
Saint of the Day
Liturgical calendar Saint Luke, Evangelist
Luke the Evangelist
One of the four evangelists
Luke the Evangelist was one of the Four Evangelists, the four traditionally ascribed authors of the canonical gospels. The Early Church Fathers ascribed to him authorship of both the Gospel of Luke and the Acts of the Apostles. Prominent figures in early Christianity such as Jerome and Eusebius later reaffirmed his authorship. Scholarly opinion on the tradition is roughly evenly divided near the end of the 20th century.
Other saints and blesseds of the day
- Didymus the Blind4th century Alexandrian Christian theologian
- Isaac JoguesBeatified Martyred Jesuit Priest
- Gwen Teirbron6th c. Welsh Saint
- Justus of BeauvaisGallo-Roman saint
- ProculusChristian martyr
- Amabilis of RiomChristian saint (5th century)
- Gwen ferch Cynyrqueen of Cerniw and saint
Bible Verse of the Day
Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.
On October 18 the Church remembers several saints and blesseds. Every day of the year has its saints: browse them all in the saints calendar.