What saint is celebrated today, Sunday, January 5? Everything you need to know about today’s saints

Today, Sunday, January 5, 2025, the Christian Saints celebrate the Saint of Saint Simeonfollowed by other names that you can consult right here.

Saint Simeon, a Christian ascetic born in Cilicia, was known as “the Stylite.” Dedicated to penance and prayer, he lived with extreme austerity, which led him to join a monastic community in Tedela. However, he was expelled when the monks considered his penance excessive, discovering marks from a rough rope on his body, fearing that his extreme sacrifice might demoralize others in their Christian faith. Seeking greater isolation, he took refuge in a dry cistern, but the constant visitors interrupted his contemplative and prayer life. So, he erected a three-meter column, then a seven-meter column, and finally a 17-meter column, where he spent the last 37 years of his life.

The Catholic Church celebrates the name day of some of the canonized people every day of the year. Today, Sunday, January 5, 2025, is Saint Simeon and in Spain they celebrate their saint. Although today it is known for the day mentioned above, people named Juan Nepomuceno, Neumann, Eduardo el Confesor, Emiliana and Sinclética also celebrate their saint.

Today, Sunday, January 5, 2025, there are many saints and saints that are celebrated on the occasion of this Catholic tradition that is so intrinsic in our daily culture. Discover on ABC all the names of the saints that are celebrated today.

The day of the homage of the saints has its origin in our culture thanks to the christian tradition who settled in Spain. But what does it really mean to celebrate the saint? Catholicism has taken each of the days of the year to remember (commemorate) to those important Christians who, in addition, suffered the torments of those who repudiated the Catholic faith.

The names of whose saint today Sunday, January 5, 2025 we commemorate are obtained from Roman Martyrology. This manual brings together and adds new saints after their canonization. From time to time, the Vatican adds new names to the Roman Martyrology and thus the list is completed.

Saints for today January 5

In addition to the festival of Saint Simeonwhich we celebrate today, other name days are commemorated in the Catholic Church. This is due to the large number of saints who, throughout the centuries of history, have earned this distinction. For this reason today, January 5th, we also celebrate:

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