St. Peter Claver – Sept. 9 Saint of the Month Celebrate the feast day of this Spanish-born Jesuit priest who cared for African slaves in Cartenga Read More
St. Anthony of Padua - June 13 Saint of the Month St. Anthony of Padua was a gifted preacher and teacher Read More
St. Paschal Baylon - May 17 Saint of the Month St. Paschal Baylon was a humble Spanish friar of the 16th century, celebrated fo... Read More
St. Gianna Molla – A mother who chose life for her unborn child Saint of the Month This married saint and pediatric specialist gave up her life so her daughter could live Read More
Saint Manuel Míguez González - March 8 Saint of the Month Early in his priesthood, Manuel (who took the religious name Faustino of the Inc... Read More
From slavery to joy and hopefulnessL St. Josephine Bakhita Saint of the Month Feast Day: Feb. 8 Kidnapped. Beaten. Sold. So traumatized she forgot he... Read More
St. Nicholas Feast day: Dec. 6 Saint of the Month Jolly Old St. Nicholas evokes a cheerful image of an elderly, bearded man, kindl... Read More
St. Leo the Great: Feast Day: Nov. 10 Saint of the Month A man of peace. A pastoral pope and a preacher. A staunch defender of doctrine. ... Read More
Saint Francis of Assisi Repairing God’s house Saint of the Month Feast day: Oct. 4Born into a life of privilege in the 12th century, Francis spen... Read More
St. Pius X Saint of the Month Feast Day: Aug. 21 When St. Pius X was named pope in 1903, he used the words ... Read More
Mother Lupita – patron saint of nurses Saint of the Month Feast Day: June 24 Saint Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala, known as Mother Lupit... Read More
St. Joan of Arc, patron saint of France Saint of the Month Feast Day: May 30 Thanks to movies, books and popular legend, St. Joan of Arc... Read More
St. Anselm of Canterbury Saint of the Month Feast Day: April 21 St. Anselm, a Benedictine monk who lived during the 11th ... Read More
Saint María Josefa of the Heart of Jesus Saint of the Month Feast Day - March 20 Saint María Josefa felt called to religious life at a yo... Read More
St. Polycarp, first heard the Gospel from Jesus' apostles Saint of the Month Feast Day: February 23 As the bishop of Smyrna in the second century, St. Pol... Read More
St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli Saint of the Month Virginia Centurione, born into a noble family in Genoa, Italy, in 1587, was forc... Read More
St. Charles Borromeo, A tireless reformer Saint of the Month Feast Day: November 4Born amidst the turmoil of the Protestant Reformation and t... Read More
St. Faustina - Secretary of Divine Mercy Saint of the Month Born Helena Kowalska in the small Polish town of Lodz, St. Faustina was one of 1... Read More
St. Padre Pio: Leading others to God’s healing mercy Saint of the Month Feast day: September 23 Devoted to Christ from his childhood in Italy, where ... Read More
Lily of the Mohawks, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Feast Day July 14 Saint of the Month Tekakwitha, born in 1656 to a Christian Algonquin mother and Mohawk father, embr... Read More
St. Thomas More: A man for all seasons Saint of the Month Feast Day: June 22 St. Thomas More was an educated man – a lawyer, husba... Read More
St. Damien of Molokai “Leper priest” in Hawaii Saint of the Month Feast Day: May 10 Born into a poor, Belgian farming family in 1840, Joseph De... Read More
Advocate of Peace, Advisors to Popes: Catherine of Siena Saint of the Month Feast Day: April 29 On the feast of the Annunciation, 1347, Jacopo and Lapa B... Read More
St. Katharine Drexel, An American Missionary Saint of the Month Feast Day: March 3 St. Katharine Drexel was born to a rich and charitable fam... Read More
The Humble Doorkeeper: St. Andre Bessette Saint of the Month Feast Day: January 7thSt. André was born Alfred Bessette in Quebec in 1845. Orph... Read More
Break with sin and follow Christ: St. Fabiola Saint of the Month St. Fabiola (d. 399/400) was a Roman physician who divorced her first husband du... Read More
Canonization of St. Junipero Serra Saint of the Month On Sept. 23, 2015, Pope Francis canonized Junípero Serra at the Basilica of the ... Read More
St. Thérèse of Lisieux | St. Teresa of Ávila Saint of the Month Feast Days: October 1 | October 15St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as St. Thér... Read More
Feast of the Archangels, Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael Saint of the Month Feast day: Sept. 29If you have ever wondered which saint to pray to for speedy h... Read More
Be Innocent: St. Maria Goretti Saint of the Month Feast day: July 6During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus called the meek blessed. ... Read More
Join your suffering to Christ: St. Alice Saint of the Month Feast Day: June 15St. Alice of Schaerbeek (which is near Brussels in Belgium) en... Read More
Mercy, the best path to truth: St. Pope John Saint of the Month Feast Day: May 18During last October’s Extraordinary General Assembly of the Syn... Read More
Develop a ‘drip’ mentality: St. Isidore of Seville Saint of the Month Feast Day: April 4St. Isidore of Seville (560-636) is the Doctor of Education. H... Read More
Make it a family affair: St. Gregory of Nyssa Saint of the Month Feast Day: March 9Every Christian is called to holiness. By living out this call... Read More
Pray until something happens: St. Genevieve Saint of the Month Feast Day: January 3PUSH is an acronym for “Pray Until Something Happens” and St... Read More
Learn and share the faith: St. Peter Canisius Saint of the Month Feast Day: December 21 St. Peter Canisius (1521–1597) was a Jesuit priest (an... Read More
Follow the stirrings of the Spirit: Blessed Gaius of Korea Saint of the Month Feast Day: November 15 There are times in life when we feel what could be the... Read More
Meditate on the Passion of Christ: St. Paul of the Cross Saint of the Month Feast Day: October 20 Our culture abounds with “spiritual seekers” hungry for... Read More
St. Hildegard of Bingen Saint of the Month Feast Day: September 17 The lives of saints are so instructive, in part, beca... Read More
St. Columba (Columcille) Saint of the Month Feast Day: June 9 When we hurt someone in some way, the right thing to do is ... Read More
Learn from sinfulness Blessed Juliana of Norwich Saint of the Month Feast Day: May 13 The word “sin” can be defined as “to miss the mark.” In thi... Read More
Blessed Juliana of Norwich Saint of the Month Feast Day: May 13The word “sin” can be defined as “to miss the mark.” In this se... Read More
St. Bernadette Saint of the Month Feast Day: April 16 Every once in a while we are able to catch a vivid glimps... Read More
St. Cyril of Jerusalem Saint of the Month Feast Day: March 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315–386) lived in a time of conti... Read More
St. Genoveva Torres Morales Saint of the Month Feast Day: January 5 Liberty is a perennial subject of concern in our society... Read More
Be Courageous St. Lucy Saint of the Month Feast Day: Dec. 13The moral virtue of courage, or fortitude, enables us to stand... Read More
Be Moved St. Bavo Saint of the Month Feast day: October 1In an instant, everything can change; a life can be forever ... Read More
Mimic the mustard seed St. Kieran Saint of the Month Feast Day: September 9St. Kieran (or Ciaran), unlike most of the Irish saints, w... Read More
The missionary of the Rosary Saint Dominic Saint of the Month Feast Day: August 8In 1208, Pope Innocent III began a seven year crusade against... Read More
Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God St. Germaine Cousin Saint of the Month Feast Day: June 15St. Germaine Cousin (1579-1601) is the patron for victims of c... Read More
Pay attention to the fruit St. Rose Venerini Saint of the Month Feast Day: May 7We have all no doubt heard that a tree can be known by its fruit... Read More
Live Mercifully St. Julie Billiart Saint of the Month Feast Day: April 8“Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.” This ... Read More
Strive for Perfection Saint of the Month Feast Day: March 2St. Angela of the Cross (1846- 1932) founded the Institute of ... Read More
Look back to move forward St. Giuseppe Maria Tommasi Saint of the Month Feast Day: Jan. 1 We live in a culture obsessed with the “new,” with a predicta... Read More
Be humble St. John of the Cross Saint of the Month Feast Day: Dec. 14 St. John of the Cross, born Juan de Yepes Álvarez, (June 2... Read More
Feed the Hungry, Care for the Sick St. Martin de Porres Saint of the Month Feast: Nov. 3 St. Martin de Porres (Dec. 9, 1579 – Nov. 3, 1639) was a lay Do... Read More
Lessons from the path to holiness: take up your cross Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Saint of the Month Blessed Teresa, or Mother Teresa, (Aug. 26, 1910 – Sept. 5, 1997) was born Agnes... Read More
Perpetua and Felicity Saint of the Month The heartbreaking account of the martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity was written ... Read More
St. Justin philosopher and martyr Saint of the Month Justin Martyr, was born at the end of the 1st Century, in a Roman settlement in ... Read More
St. Philip Neri The Patron Saint of U.S. Special Forces Saint of the Month St. Philip Neri was born in Florence, Italy in 1515. He gave up worldly goods as... Read More
St. Julie The patron saint against illness and disease Saint of the Month St. Julie Billart was born in 1751 in France, the sixth of seven children. S... Read More
St. Joseph husband of Mary Saint of the Month St Joseph was the husband of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus Christ. ... Read More
St. Basil from a family of saints Saint of the Month St. Basil was born in 330 in what is present-day Turkey. His family includes St.... Read More
St. Clare the patron saint of television Saint of the Month St. Clare was born on July 16, 1194, in Assisi, Italy. At age 18, her p... Read More
St. Irenaeus He helped decide what books went in the Bible Saint of the Month Irenaeus was born in the 2nd century A.D. During a time when others converted as... Read More
St. Athanasius, The great defender of the faith Saint of the Month Athanasius was born around 293 in the culturally diverse city of Alexandria, Egy... Read More
St. Crescentia Hoess ’finding yourself’ by finding God Saint of the Month Born Anna Hoess in 1682, she was raised devoutly by her parents Matthias and Luc... Read More
St. Patrick the cross-cultural saint Saint of the Month Patron of Ireland, Engineers, and Paralegals. Patrick was born in Britain, bu... Read More
St. Dominic, the boy saint Saint of the Month Feast Day: March 9 Patron saint: of boys, children’s choirs, choir boys, choi... Read More
St. Ignatius of Loyola Saint of the Month Feast Day: July 31 St. Ignatius of Loyola was born in 1491 in Loyola, Guipuzc... Read More
St. Vigilius of Trent Saint of the Month Feast Day: June 26 Vigilius of Trent was born in about 353 to patrician paren... Read More
This “flower” died rather than execute Christians Saint of the Month Feast Day: May 4 St. Florian of Lorch was born in the third century – his nam... Read More
‘Another rock’ St. Peter Chanel Saint of the Month Feast Day: April 28 Peter Louis Mary Chanel was born on July 12, 1803, in Cie... Read More
A ‘pearl’ of great value – St. Margaret Clitherow Saint of the Month Feast Day: March 26 Margaret Middleton was born in 1556. She was one of five ... Read More
A teacher of women Saint of the Month Feast Day: January 27 Angela Merici was born in Desenzano on March 24, 1474. ... Read More
From bread to roses Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Saint of the Month Feast Day: November 17 Elizabeth was born in 1207, and was the daughter of Ki... Read More
Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska the “star of the sea” Saint of the Month Feast Day: Oct. 11 Patron Saint of: exiles and sick people Sophia Camille ... Read More
St. Joseph Cupertino Saint of the Month Feast Day: Sept. 18 Patron Saint of: aviation, astronauts, people with mental h... Read More
Apostle of Germany Saint of the Month Feast Day: June 5 Patron saint: of Germany and the Netherlands, brewers, file... Read More
Saint Hilary of Arles Saint of the Month Feast day: May 5 Patron saint: of France Canonized: precongregation Mea... Read More
The angel of judgment - Saint Vincent Ferrer Saint of the Month Feast day: April 5 Patron saint: brick makers, builders, construction workers... Read More
The peacemaker – Saint Casimir Saint of the Month Feast Day: March 4 Patron saint: of Poland and Lithuania Canonized: 1522 ... Read More
“Mary of the Gaels” Saint Brigid Saint of the Month Feast day: Feb. 1 Patron saint of: Ireland, poets, dairymaids, blacksmiths, h... Read More
Giving light to the blind – St. Lucy Saint of the Month Feast day: December 13 Patron saint of sight and the blind Meaning of name... Read More
Blessed Pauline von Mallinckrodt Saint of the Month Father Denis Spitzley of St. Mary Parish, Charlotte, and Bishop Earl Boyea have ... Read More
Andrew the Apostle Saint of the Month Feast Day: November 30 Patron of Scotland, Russia, fishermen and unmarried wo... Read More
The pirate-fighting saint Saint of the Month Feast day: Oct. 11 Patron saint of Corsica Canonized Dec. 11, 1904 Mean... Read More
St. Bridget Saint of the Month Feast Day: July 23 Patron saint of Sweden, co-patroness of Europe Canonize... Read More
Do drinking and woodworking mix? Saint of the Month Feast day: May 14 Patron saint of alcoholism and carpenters Meaning of nam... Read More
From riches to rags Saint of the Month Feast day: Feb. 26 Patron saint of sick people Meaning of name: God’s prom... Read More
Madre Lupita: La santa patrona de las enfermeras Festividad: 24 de junio Saint of the Month Santa María Guadalupe García Zavala, conocida como Madre Lupita, abrazó una vida... Read More
San Pío X Festividad: 21 de Agosto Saint of the Month Cuando San Pío X fue nombrado Papa en 1903, usó las palabras de San Pablo para e... Read More
San Anselmo de Canterbury 'A menos que lo crea, no lo entenderé' Festividad: 21 de Abril Saint of the Month San Anselmo, un monje benedictino que vivió durante los siglos XI y XII en Europ... Read More
Santa Juana de Arco Santa patrona de Francia | Festividad: 30 de mayo Saint of the Month Gracias a las películas, libros y leyendas populares, Santa Juana de Arco parece... Read More