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Take a look at our Hand-Colored Saint Clare of Assisi Keychain (Laser-engraved and then hand-colored by Mary!)
🗓 Tuesday, August 12 – St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Widowed mother of four, she founded the Visitation Order with St. Francis de Sales, opening its doors to women not called to austere cloister life, and teaching gentle holiness in the midst of daily duties.
🗓 Wednesday, August 13 – Sts. Pontian & Hippolytus
Hippolytus was a brilliant priest in Rome who broke away from the Church in the early 3rd century under Pope Pontian, becoming the Church's first recorded anti-pope. His schism began over a dispute about papal leniency toward Christians who had lapsed under persecution—he believed the pope was too merciful, and in his zeal for purity, set himself up in opposition. Under Emperor Maximinus Thrax, both Pontian and Hippolytus were arrested, condemned to forced labor in the mines of Sardinia, and faced certain death. In that suffering, they were reconciled—Hippolytus renounced his claim and returned to full communion with the Church. They died as martyrs, leaving behind a legacy that warns against the wound of schism and celebrates the healing power of repentance and unity in Christ.
🗓 Thursday, August 14 – St. Maximilian Kolbe
A Franciscan priest devoted to the Immaculate Virgin, Kolbe offered his life at Auschwitz in place of another prisoner. His heroic charity and Marian zeal have inspired millions.
🗓 Friday, August 15 – The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A solemnity celebrating the moment when Mary, the Mother of God, was taken body and soul into heavenly glory at the end of her earthly life. This dogma affirms her unique share in her Son’s Resurrection and foreshadows the destiny promised to all the faithful. In the United States, the Assumption is a Holy Day of Obligation, when Catholics are called to attend Mass in honor of Our Lady’s triumph and intercession.
Historical Feast of St. Tarcisius — A young Roman acolyte in the 3rd century, Tarcisius was entrusted with carrying the Eucharist to imprisoned Christians during a time of persecution. Attacked by a mob along the way, he protected the Blessed Sacrament with his body and gave his life rather than allow it to be profaned. His martyrdom is a stirring example of courage, purity, and Eucharistic devotion, and he is honored as the patron of altar servers.
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