Saint of the Day: A Book Review

I knew that Saint of the Day was going to be a good book when I showed my wife and she said, "Ooooh, Cool!" It is indeed a very good book!

I decided to get this book from The Catholic Company for a couple of reasons. First of all, while I grew up Catholic, I know very little of the wonderful saints of our faith. I want to learn more. Secondly, and most importantly, we are all called to be saints. We should all get to know the saints better so that we can have an example with which to live our lives by.

Now, on to the book review. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of saint books available. One of the reasons I've never purchased one before was that it seems as though the choices are overwhelming. Well, let me make the choice easier for you. This is a wonderful saint book. Does it have every saint that has ever been named by the Vatican? No, and I don't think such a book exists. It does, however, have entries for 239 saints and blesseds and 16 Marian feasts. It is ordered by feast day and includes an alphabetical listing in the index.

In addition to the format of the book, I really enjoyed the format of this book. With each saint there is biographical information, a comment, and a quote. What I enjoy most are the comments because they contain reflections to help the readers become more like the saints.

If you are looking to get a good saint book, I highly recommend this one.

(Required disclosure: I received this book for free in return for giving an honest review)