• St. Polycarp (69-155)
    St. Polycarp (69-155)
    February 1, 2022
    by Jim Graves
    Saint Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna (Turkey), fought early Church heresy, was friend to St. Ignatius of Antioch, and was martyred for his faith.
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  • St. Andre Bessette (1845-1937)
    St. Andre Bessette (1845-1937)
    January 1, 2022
    André Bessette, Canada’s first male saint, was a brother of the Congregation of the Holy Cross, which oversees Notre Dame University in South Bend, IN.
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  • St. John the Evangelist (Circa 6-100 AD)
    St. John the Evangelist (Circa 6-100 AD)
    December 1, 2021
    by Jim Graves
    John was the youngest Apostle, a teenager when called by the Lord, and the only one of the Eleven not to die by martyrdom.
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  • St. James of the Marches (1391-1476)
    St. James of the Marches (1391-1476)
    November 1, 2021
    by Jim Graves
    Known for devotion to the Holy Name of Jesus and his severe penances, James won many converts.
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  • St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
    St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)
    October 1, 2021
    by Jim Graves
    Founder of the Discalced Carmelites, Teresa was born in Avila, Spain. A pious child, she built her own ‘hermitage’ in her back yard where she would pretend to be a nun.
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  • St. Gregory the Great (540 - 604)
    St. Gregory the Great (540 - 604)
    September 1, 2021
    by Jim Graves
    Born into a wealthy Roman family, young Gregory’s father was a senator and prefect – exposing him to the legal world. But as a youth, he was deeply affected by seeing many dying from disease and war.
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  • St. Bernard of Clairvaux
    St. Bernard of Clairvaux
    August 1, 2021
    by Jim Graves
    St. Bernard was born into a wealthy Catholic family in France. Originally trained as a soldier, he subsequently joined the Cistercians, and led 12 monks to start a new community in Clairvaux (“the valley of light”).
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  • St. Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (1865-1942)
    St. Pauline of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (1865-1942)
    July 1, 2021
    by Jim Graves
    "Trust always... in divine providence; never let yourselves be discouraged..."
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  • St. Albert Chmielowski
    St. Albert Chmielowski
    June 1, 2021
    by Jim Graves
    Albert was born into a wealthy family in Poland, but kept his heart for the poor. Passionate about politics, at age 17 he took part in an 1863 uprising against Russian Czar Alexander II.
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  • St. Isidore, the Farmer (1070-1130)
    St. Isidore, the Farmer (1070-1130)
    May 1, 2021
    by Jim Graves
    St. Isidore was born into a peasant family in Madrid. Although his family was poor, they were rich in love for God and taught Isidore to dedicate himself to His service.
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  • Pope St. Pius V (1504-72)
    Pope St. Pius V (1504-72)
    April 1, 2021
    by Jim Graves
    Pope St. Pius V, known as “the pope of the rosary,” was born as Michele Ghislieri in Bosco, Italy in 1504, and became a Dominican priest at 26.
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  • Blessed Marcel Callo (1921-45)
    Blessed Marcel Callo (1921-45)
    March 1, 2021
    by Jim Graves
    Arrested by the German Gestapo in 1944 for being “too Catholic” and sent to a concentration camp, Blessed Marcel Callo remains an exemplar for his faith devotion.
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  • St. Peter Damian (988 - 1072)
    St. Peter Damian (988 - 1072)
    February 2, 2021
    by Brian Fraga
    St. Peter Damian, a Doctor of the Church, is one of its greatest reformers.
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  • St. John Neumann (1811-1860)
    St. John Neumann (1811-1860)
    January 4, 2021
    by Brian Fraga
    St. John Neumann, the first U.S. bishop to be canonized, was a champion of the Catholic school system.
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  • St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850 – 1917)
    St. Frances Xavier Cabrini (1850 – 1917)
    November 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, Italian-born foundress of the Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, was drawn to religious life as a little girl, and dreamt of being a missionary.
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  • St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905 - 1938)
    St. Maria Faustina Kowalska (1905 - 1938)
    October 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Blessed by visions of Christ when she was a young nun, St. Faustina obeyed Him in launching a new mission – spreading worldwide devotion to His mercy, particularly to those oppressed in sin.
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  • St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968)
    St. Padre Pio of Pietrelcina (1887-1968)
    September 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Padre Pio was a 20th-century Italian Franciscan friar and priest with mystical gifts including bilocation, ability to read hearts in the confessional, transverberation (having piercings like Christ’s), and the odor of sanctity.
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  • 5 plague saints who spared nothing
    5 plague saints who spared nothing
    August 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Pandemics are nothing new; humanity has been ravaged by them throughout history. In Christian Europe, the clergy, religious, and laity often responded to pandemic outbreaks with heartfelt prayer and acts of penance.
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  • St. Dominic (1170-1221)
    St. Dominic (1170-1221)
    August 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    St. Dominic introduced devotion to the rosary and founded one of the great Catholic orders of the 13th century, The Order of Preachers, also known as the Dominicans.
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  • Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati (1901-1925)
    July 1, 2020
    by Brian Fraga
    Pier Giorgio Frassati, “The Man of the Beatitudes,” was born in 1901 in Turin, Italy to an influential family. From his youth, the handsome and personable Frassati showed a devout nature, attending daily Mass, and joined the Marian Sodality and the Apostleship of Prayer.
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