In the midst of one of the most anti-clerical movements in the history of the West, God lifted up a lowly and unlearned peasant, St. John Vianney, to become who we now know as the patron saint of priests. His feast day is Aug. 4.
St. John Vianney was a French Catholic Priest who who served as Pastor for the town of Ars, France and is known for living a holy life. Today on Saints in Focus, Br. Steve Castellano, MIC, teaches us about the extraordinary life of this devoted saint! His feast day is August 4.
His Excellency, Bishop Edward Scharfenberger of the Diocese of Albany, New York, was the main celebrant and homilist at our Divine Mercy Sunday liturgy this year. Watch his full homily here with a special blessing with the incorrupt heart of St. John Vianney.
By holiness, St. John Vianney spread the light of faith to all those around him, and so lived Christ's task for the Church till the end of time.
