Saint of the Day
Saint Elizabeth of Hungary (1231)
NOV 19
Saint Elizabeth was a princess of Hungary.  She married Louis of Thuringia, and had three children.  After his death, she became a Franciscan.  She is the patron saint of the Third Order of Saint Francis.  She died when only twenty-four years old, the same age as the Little Flower of Jesus, Saint Casimir of Poland and Gabriel of the Most Sorrowful Virgin.  Four years after her death, Saint Elizabeth of Hungary was canonized.  The dead have been raised to life when brought to her tomb.


Saint Mechtilde (1310)
NOV 19
She was a Benedictine nun at Helfta in Germany and was a teacher of Saint Gertrude the Great. She received revelations from God, which Saint Gertrude recorded.


Saint Pontian (235)
NOV 19
Saint Pontian was Pope from 230 to 235.  He was exiled to Sardinia where he died.