Saints April 7
Albert of Tournai
Alexander Rawlins
Aphraates
Brenach of Carn-Engyle
Calliopus
Cyriaca of Nicomedia
Domingo Iturrate Zubero
Donatus of North Africa
Eberhard of Schaffhausen
Edward Oldcorne
Epiphanius the Martyr
Finian of Kinnitty
George the Younger
Gibardus of Luxeuil
Goran

Hegesippus of Jerusalem
Henry Walpole
Herman Joseph
John Baptist de La Salle
Manegold of Obermarchtal
Maurus of Milano
Mary Assunta
Nilus of Sora
Pelagius of Alexandria
Peleusius
Rufinus the Martyr
Sabas of … [More]

APRIL 7, 2011
DAILY PRAYER WITH REGNUM CHRISTI
GOD'S TESTIMONY
April 7, 2011
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Lent
John 5:31-47
Jesus said to the Jews: "If I testify on my own behalf, my testimony
cannot be verified. But there is another who testifies on my behalf,
and I know that the testimony he gives on my behalf is true. You sent
emissaries to John, and he testified to the truth. I do not accept
testimony from a human being, but I say this so that you may be
saved. He was a burning and … [More]

April 7 Saint of the Day: St. John Baptist de la Salle (1651-1719) http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saints/saint.aspx?id=1346 Complete dedication to what he saw as God's will for him dominated the life of John Baptist de la Salle. In 1950, Pope Pius XII named him patron of schoolteachers for his efforts in upgrading school instruction. As a young seventeenth-century Frenchman, John had everything going for him: scholarly bent, good looks, noble family background, money, refined … [More]

Saint Jean-Baptiste de La Salle or John Baptist de La Salle (30 April 1651 – 7 April 1719) was a priest, educational reformer, and founder of Institute of the Brothers of the Christian Schools. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic church, and the patron saint of teachers. He dedicated much of his life for the education of poor children of France, and in doing so, started many lasting educational practices in France. Many other people today follow in the path of education created by Saint John … [More]