Biography credits
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Saint of the Day
The daily feature matches feast dates from our biography library, with separately sourced Catholic commemorations. Individual readings display their date references. Historical biographies retain their Wikipedia attribution; supplementary introductions and reflections are original.
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Prayer credits
The short prayer excerpt for St. Peter Claver is credited to the Society of Jesus. Other prayers marked original were written for Life of the Saints.
Jesuit prayer source: https://www.jesuits.global/2023/09/08/in-september-let-us-pray-to-st-peter-claver/