The Saint Library
A biographical archive of saints
Evaristus
Pope · Early Church · Catholic & Orthodox
Pope Evaristus (c. 99–107 AD) organized the Roman Church by dividing the city into parishes assigned to specific priests, establishing roots of the modern parish system. Tradition holds he was martyred under Emperor Trajan and buried near Saint Peter's tomb.
Feast Day
October 27
Illustrated biographies
Thirteen scenes from a saint's life
Short illustrated introductions to the people behind the feast days and the traditions they shaped.
Prayer of the Day
Divine Mercy Chaplet
Corona Divinae Misericordiae
Optional Opening Prayers: You expired, Jesus, but the source of life gushed forth for souls, and the ocean of mercy opened up for the whole world. O Fount of Life, unfathomable Divine Mercy, envelop the whole world and empty Yourself out upon us. (Repeat three times) O Blood and Water, which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fountain of Mercy for us, I trust in You! Our Father, Hail Mary, The Apostles' Creed. On the Our Father Beads: Eternal Father, I offer you the Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity of Your Dearly Beloved Son, Our Lord, Jesus Christ, in atonement for our sins and those of the whole world. On the Hail Mary Beads: For the sake of His sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Concluding Doxology (Repeat three times): Holy God, Holy Mighty One, Holy Immortal One, have mercy on us and on the whole world. Optional Closing Prayer: Eternal God, in whom mercy is endless and the treasury of compassion inexhaustible, look kindly upon us and increase Your mercy in us, that in difficult moments we might not despair nor become despondent, but with great confidence submit ourselves to Your holy will, which is Love and Mercy itself. Amen.
Browse the Archive