The Stefaneschi Triptych: Martyrdom of Peter
Giotto di Bondone
c. 1330
Tempera on panel
Pinacoteca, Vatican
Saturday, May 10
Liturgical Color: White
Today is the optional memorial of St. Damien
Joseph de Veuster of Moloka’i, priest. He
served as a missionary to Hawaii, volunteering
for service in the leper colony. After 15 years
he contracted the disease himself, dying in
1889.