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St. Peter Claver – Sept. 9

St. Peter Claver – Sept. 9

Saint of the Month
September 2018


Celebrate the feast day of this Spanish-born Jesuit priest who cared for African slaves in Cartenga
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St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony of Padua - June 13

Saint of the Month
June 2018


St. Anthony of Padua was a gifted preacher and teacher
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St. Paschal Baylon - May 17

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St. Paschal Baylon was a humble Spanish friar of the 16th century, celebrated fo...
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St. Gianna Molla – A mother who chose life for her unborn child

Saint of the Month
April 2018


This married saint and pediatric specialist gave up her life so her daughter could live
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Saint Manuel Míguez González - March 8

Saint of the Month
March 2018


Early in his priesthood, Manuel (who took the religious name Faustino of the Inc...
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From slavery to joy and hopefulnessL St. Josephine Bakhita

Saint of the Month
January/February 2018


Feast Day: Feb. 8  Kidnapped. Beaten. Sold. So traumatized she forgot he...
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St. Nicholas Feast day: Dec. 6

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Jolly Old St. Nicholas evokes a cheerful image of an elderly, bearded man, kindl...
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St. Leo the Great: Feast Day: Nov. 10

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A man of peace. A pastoral pope and a preacher. A staunch defender of doctrine. ...
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Saint Francis of Assisi Repairing God’s house

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Feast day: Oct. 4Born into a life of privilege in the 12th century, Francis spen...
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St. Pius X

St. Pius X

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July/August 2017


Feast Day: Aug. 21 When St. Pius X was named pope in 1903, he used the words ...
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Mother Lupita – patron saint of nurses

Saint of the Month
June 2017


Feast Day: June 24 Saint Maria Guadalupe Garcia Zavala, known as Mother Lupit...
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St. Joan of Arc

St. Joan of Arc, patron saint of France

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Feast Day: May 30 Thanks to movies, books and popular legend, St. Joan of Arc...
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St. Anselm of Canterbury

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Feast Day: April 21 St. Anselm, a Benedictine monk who lived during the 11th ...
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Saint María Josefa of the Heart of Jesus

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Feast Day - March 20 Saint María Josefa felt called to religious life at a yo...
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St. Polycarp

St. Polycarp, first heard the Gospel from Jesus' apostles

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Feast Day: February 23 As the bishop of Smyrna in the second century, St. Pol...
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St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli

St. Virginia Centurione Bracelli

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Virginia Centurione, born into a noble family in Genoa, Italy, in 1587, was forc...
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St. Charles Borromeo, A tireless reformer

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Feast Day: November 4Born amidst the turmoil of the Protestant Reformation and t...
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St. Faustina - Secretary of Divine Mercy

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Born Helena Kowalska in the small Polish town of Lodz, St. Faustina was one of 1...
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St. Padre Pio: Leading others to God’s healing mercy

St. Padre Pio: Leading others to God’s healing mercy

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Feast day: September 23 Devoted to Christ from his childhood in Italy, where ...
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Lily of the Mohawks, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Feast Day July 14

Lily of the Mohawks, Saint Kateri Tekakwitha, Feast Day July 14

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Tekakwitha, born in 1656 to a Christian Algonquin mother and Mohawk father, embr...
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St. Thomas More: A man for all seasons

St. Thomas More: A man for all seasons

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Feast Day: June 22 St. Thomas More was an educated man – a lawyer, husba...
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St. Damien of Molokai “Leper priest” in Hawaii

St. Damien of Molokai “Leper priest” in Hawaii

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Feast Day: May 10 Born into a poor, Belgian farming family in 1840, Joseph De...
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Advocate of Peace, Advisors to Popes: Catherine of Siena

Advocate of Peace, Advisors to Popes: Catherine of Siena

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Feast Day: April 29 On the feast of the Annunciation, 1347, Jacopo and Lapa B...
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St. Katharine Drexel, An American Missionary

St. Katharine Drexel, An American Missionary

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Feast Day: March 3 St. Katharine Drexel was born to a rich and charitable fam...
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The Humble Doorkeeper: St. Andre Bessette

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Feast Day: January 7thSt. André was born Alfred Bessette in Quebec in 1845. Orph...
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Break with sin and follow Christ: St. Fabiola

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December 2015


St. Fabiola (d. 399/400) was a Roman physician who divorced her first husband du...
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Canonization of St. Junipero Serra

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On Sept. 23, 2015, Pope Francis canonized Junípero Serra at the Basilica of the ...
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St. Thérèse of Lisieux | St. Teresa of Ávila

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Feast Days: October 1 | October 15St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as St. Thér...
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Feast of the Archangels, Sts. Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

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Feast day: Sept. 29If you have ever wondered which saint to pray to for speedy h...
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Be Innocent: St. Maria Goretti

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Feast day: July 6During the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus called the meek blessed. ...
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Join your suffering to Christ: St. Alice

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Feast Day: June 15St. Alice of Schaerbeek (which is near Brussels in Belgium) en...
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Mercy, the best path to truth: St. Pope John

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Feast Day: May 18During last October’s Extraordinary General Assembly of the Syn...
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Develop a ‘drip’ mentality: St. Isidore of Seville

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Feast Day: April 4St. Isidore of Seville (560-636) is the Doctor of Education. H...
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Make it a family affair: St. Gregory of Nyssa

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Feast Day: March 9Every Christian is called to holiness. By living out this call...
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Pray until something happens: St. Genevieve

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Feast Day: January 3PUSH is an acronym for “Pray Until Something Happens” and St...
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Learn and share the faith: St. Peter Canisius

Learn and share the faith: St. Peter Canisius

Saint of the Month
December 2014


Feast Day: December 21 St. Peter Canisius (1521–1597) was a Jesuit priest (an...
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Follow the stirrings of the Spirit: Blessed Gaius of Korea

Saint of the Month
November 2014


Feast Day: November 15 There are times in life when we feel what could be the...
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Meditate on the Passion of Christ: St. Paul of the Cross

Meditate on the Passion of Christ: St. Paul of the Cross

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Feast Day: October 20 Our culture abounds with “spiritual seekers” hungry for...
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St. Hildegard of Bingen

St. Hildegard of Bingen

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Feast Day: September 17 The lives of saints are so instructive, in part, beca...
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St. Columba (Columcille)

St. Columba (Columcille)

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Feast Day: June 9 When we hurt someone in some way, the right thing to do is ...
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Learn from sinfulness Blessed Juliana of Norwich

Learn from sinfulness Blessed Juliana of Norwich

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Feast Day: May 13 The word “sin” can be defined as “to miss the mark.” In thi...
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Blessed Juliana of Norwich

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Feast Day: May 13The word “sin” can be defined as “to miss the mark.” In this se...
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St. Bernadette

St. Bernadette

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Feast Day: April 16 Every once in a while we are able to catch a vivid glimps...
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St. Cyril of Jerusalem

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

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Feast Day: March 18 St. Cyril of Jerusalem (315–386) lived in a time of conti...
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St. Genoveva Torres Morales

St. Genoveva Torres Morales

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Feast Day: January 5 Liberty is a perennial subject of concern in our society...
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Be Courageous St. Lucy

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Feast Day: Dec. 13The moral virtue of courage, or fortitude, enables us to stand...
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Be Moved St. Bavo

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Feast day: October 1In an instant, everything can change; a life can be forever ...
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Mimic the mustard seed St. Kieran

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Feast Day: September 9St. Kieran (or Ciaran), unlike most of the Irish saints, w...
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The missionary of the Rosary Saint Dominic

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Feast Day: August 8In 1208, Pope Innocent III began a seven year crusade against...
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Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with God St. Germaine Cousin

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Feast Day: June 15St. Germaine Cousin (1579-1601) is the patron for victims of c...
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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...
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Live Mercifully St. Julie Billiart

Saint of the Month


Feast Day: April 8“Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.” This ...
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Strive for Perfection

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Feast Day: March 2St. Angela of the Cross (1846- 1932) founded the Institute of ...
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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...
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Be humble St. John of the Cross

Be humble St. John of the Cross

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Feast Day: Dec. 14 St. John of the Cross, born Juan de Yepes Álvarez, (June 2...
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Feed the Hungry, Care for the Sick St. Martin de Porres

Feed the Hungry, Care for the Sick St. Martin de Porres

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Feast: Nov. 3 St. Martin de Porres (Dec. 9, 1579 – Nov. 3, 1639) was a lay Do...
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Lessons from the path to holiness: take up your cross Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

Lessons from the path to holiness: take up your cross Blessed Teresa of Calcutta

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Blessed Teresa, or Mother Teresa, (Aug. 26, 1910 – Sept. 5, 1997) was born Agnes...
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Perpetua and Felicity

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The heartbreaking account of the martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity was written ...
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St. Justin philosopher and martyr

St. Justin philosopher and martyr

Saint of the Month
By Chris Sushynski | June 2012


Justin Martyr, was born at the end of the 1st Century, in a Roman settlement in ...
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St. Philip Neri The Patron Saint of U.S. Special Forces

St. Philip Neri The Patron Saint of U.S. Special Forces

Saint of the Month
By Chris Sushynski | May 2012


St. Philip Neri was born in Florence, Italy in 1515. He gave up worldly goods as...
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St. Julie The patron saint against illness and disease

St. Julie The patron saint against illness and disease

Saint of the Month
By Chris Sushynski | April 2012


St. Julie Billart was born in 1751 in France, the sixth of seven children. S...
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St. Joseph husband of Mary

St. Joseph husband of Mary

Saint of the Month
By Chris Sushynski | March 2012


St Joseph was the husband of the Virgin Mary and foster father of Jesus Christ. ...
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St. Basil from a family of saints

St. Basil from a family of saints

Saint of the Month
By Chris Sushynski | January/February 2012


St. Basil was born in 330 in what is present-day Turkey. His family includes St....
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St. Clare the patron saint of television

Saint of the Month
By Chris Sushynski | July/August 2011


St. Clare was born on July 16, 1194, in Assisi, Italy.  At age 18, her p...
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St. Irenaeus He helped decide what books went in the Bible

Saint of the Month
By Chris Sushynski | June 2011


Irenaeus was born in the 2nd century A.D. During a time when others converted as...
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St. Athanasius, The great defender of the faith

Saint of the Month
By Chris Sushynski | May 2011


Athanasius was born around 293 in the culturally diverse city of Alexandria, Egy...
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St. Crescentia Hoess ’finding yourself’ by finding God

Saint of the Month
By Chris Sushynski | April 2011


Born Anna Hoess in 1682, she was raised devoutly by her parents Matthias and Luc...
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St. Patrick the cross-cultural saint

Saint of the Month
By Chris Sushynski | March 2011


Patron of Ireland, Engineers, and Paralegals. Patrick was born in Britain, bu...
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St. Dominic, the boy saint

St. Dominic, the boy saint

Saint of the Month
September 2010


Feast Day: March 9 Patron saint: of boys, children’s choirs, choir boys, choi...
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St. Ignatius of Loyola

St. Ignatius of Loyola

Saint of the Month
July/August 2010


Feast Day: July 31 St. Ignatius of Loyola was born in 1491 in Loyola, Guipuzc...
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St. Vigilius of Trent

St. Vigilius of Trent

Saint of the Month
June 2010


Feast Day: June 26 Vigilius of Trent was born in about 353 to patrician paren...
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This “flower” died rather than execute Christians

This “flower” died rather than execute Christians

Saint of the Month
May 2010


Feast Day: May 4 St. Florian of Lorch was born in the third century – his nam...
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‘Another rock’ St. Peter Chanel

‘Another rock’ St. Peter Chanel

Saint of the Month
April 2010


Feast Day: April 28 Peter Louis Mary Chanel was born on July 12, 1803, in Cie...
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A ‘pearl’ of great value – St. Margaret Clitherow

A ‘pearl’ of great value – St. Margaret Clitherow

Saint of the Month
By Cari Ann DeLamielleure | March 2010


Feast Day: March 26 Margaret Middleton was born in 1556. She was one of five ...
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A teacher of women

A teacher of women

Saint of the Month
January/February 2010


Feast Day: January 27 Angela Merici was born in Desenzano on March 24, 1474. ...
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From bread to roses Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Saint of the Month
November 2009


Feast Day: November 17 Elizabeth was born in 1207, and was the daughter of Ki...
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Blessed Mary Angela Truszkowska the “star of the sea”

Saint of the Month
October 2009


Feast Day: Oct. 11 Patron Saint of: exiles and sick people Sophia Camille ...
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St. Joseph Cupertino

Saint of the Month
July/August 2009


Feast Day: Sept. 18 Patron Saint of: aviation, astronauts, people with mental h...
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Apostle of Germany

Saint of the Month
June 2009


Feast Day: June 5 Patron saint: of Germany and the Netherlands, brewers, file...
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Saint Hilary of Arles

Saint of the Month
May 2009


Feast day: May 5 Patron saint: of France Canonized: precongregation Mea...
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The angel of judgment - Saint Vincent Ferrer

Saint of the Month
April 2009


Feast day: April 5 Patron saint: brick makers, builders, construction workers...
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The peacemaker – Saint Casimir

Saint of the Month
March 2009


Feast Day: March 4 Patron saint: of Poland and Lithuania Canonized: 1522 ...
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“Mary of the Gaels” Saint Brigid

Saint of the Month
January/February 2009


Feast day: Feb. 1 Patron saint of: Ireland, poets, dairymaids, blacksmiths, h...
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Giving light to the blind – St. Lucy

Saint of the Month
December 2008


Feast day: December 13 Patron saint of sight and the blind Meaning of name...
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Blessed Pauline von Mallinckrodt

Saint of the Month
November 2008


Father Denis Spitzley of St. Mary Parish, Charlotte, and Bishop Earl Boyea have ...
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Andrew the Apostle

Saint of the Month
November 2008


Feast Day: November 30 Patron of Scotland, Russia, fishermen and unmarried wo...
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The pirate-fighting saint

Saint of the Month
October 2008


Feast day: Oct. 11 Patron saint of Corsica Canonized Dec. 11, 1904 Mean...
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St. Bridget

Saint of the Month
By Katie Hicks | July/August 2008


Feast Day: July 23 Patron saint of Sweden, co-patroness of Europe Canonize...
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Do drinking and woodworking mix?

Saint of the Month
April 2008


Feast day: May 14 Patron saint of alcoholism and carpenters Meaning of nam...
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From riches to rags

Saint of the Month
January/February 2008


Feast day: Feb. 26 Patron saint of sick people Meaning of name: God’s prom...
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Madre Lupita: La santa patrona de las enfermeras Festividad: 24 de junio

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Santa María Guadalupe García Zavala, conocida como Madre Lupita, abrazó una vida...
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San Pío X Festividad: 21 de Agosto

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Cuando San Pío X fue nombrado Papa en 1903, usó las palabras de San Pablo para e...
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San Anselmo de Canterbury 'A menos que lo crea, no lo entenderé' Festividad: 21 de Abril

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San Anselmo, un monje benedictino que vivió durante los siglos XI y XII en Europ...
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St. Joan of Arc

Santa Juana de Arco Santa patrona de Francia | Festividad: 30 de mayo

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Gracias a las películas, libros y leyendas populares, Santa Juana de Arco parece...
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