Gift: Maria C. Hayes, RN, 2015
“May the Holy Family, icon and model of every human family, help each individual to walk in the spirit of Nazareth” (St. John Paul II).
“Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive so that your joy may be complete” (Jn. 16:24).
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Remembrances
Annunciation of the Lord… about… Angelus… Lady Day… reflection… solemnity… waiting for God…
Ascension of the Lord… about… solemnity (more)… teaching activities…
Assumption… about… challenge… feast… twelve things to know…
Baptism of the Lord… about… feast..
Blessed Virgin Mary… apparitions… feast dates… fifth Marian dogma: Church’s unused weapon… finder of grace… prayers for May… solemnity: Jan 1st…
Chair of St. Peter… feast (more)… nine things to know… what is…
Corpus Christi… body & blood of Christ…
Dedication of the Basilica of St. Mary Major… in Rome… memorial… photos…
Dedication of the Basilicas of St. Peter & St. Paul… Nov. 18…
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica… in Rome… homily… Nov. 9… photos…
Divine Mercy Sunday… Divine Mercy Sunday… message…
Exaltation of the Holy Cross… what is…
Holy Family of Jesus, Mary, & Joseph… feast… novena…
Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin… Dec. 8… profile…
Immaculate Heart of Mary… about… consecration… feasts… memorial… Saturdays… symbols… two hearts: consecration / devotion / prayer…
Infant Jesus of Prague… history… novena… photos (Prague)… story… thanksgiving…
Miracles attributed to Jesus... thirty-seven (more)…
Most Holy Body & Blood of Christ… solemnity…
Most Holy Name of Jesus… devotion… litany…
Most Holy Name of Mary… feast origin… devotion (story)… prayers… Sept. 12…
Mother of Perpetual Help... devotion… June 27… novena… story… tradition…
Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary… feast dates… nativity… patronage… prayers: liturgies / more / novena… reflection… Sept. 8…
Our Lady Help of Christians… about…
Our Lady of Fatima… apparition… miracle of the sun… message (request)… prediction… sanctuary…
Our Lady of Guadalupe… apparitions… chapel… Dec. 12… devotion over time… Queen of the Americas Guild: history / newsletter (Bp. Jerome Hastrich)… prayers: against COVID / JPII / pdf… resources… story…
Our Lady of Lourdes… apparitions & miracles… chapel… grotto (San Antonio)… Medugorje… novena… placing a petition… prayer… webcam…
Our Lady of Mount Carmel… about… brown scapular (free order)…
Our Lady of Ransom… about… Mercedarians…
Our Lady of Sorrows… about… devotion… Sept. 15 (more)… graces… prayer… rosary/chaplet… why the name…
Our Lady of the Rosary… about… history of the rosary… Oct. 7 (more)… powerful prayer…
Our Lord Jesus Christ the King… about… feast…
Pentecost… about… origins & practices… what is…
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary… about… Nov. 21 (more)…
Presentation of the Lord… Feb. 2 (more)… why we celebrate…
Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary… about… Aug. 22 (more)… why we honor…
Sacred Heart… 1st Friday devotion… litany (video)… month… novena… solemnity…
Transfiguration of the Lord… craft… feast… ten things to know… what was…
Trinity Sunday… celebration of heart & soul… customs… history & symbolism… reflection… solemnity…
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary… about… May 31 (more)… Mary & Elizabeth’s joy (more)… meaning… prayers…
Angels & saints
About saints… sainthood…
All Saints… about… index of saints (calendar)… Nov. 1 (more)… saint of the day… prayers for heavenly help… significance… solemnity… video… why saints are shown with halos…
All Souls… chaplet… commemoration… Nov. 2… for souls in purgatory… gospel & inspiration… Nov. 2… prayers (morning)… three deaths… visiting a cemetery… video… what is…
Angels… about (more)… amazing facts… guardian (chaplet – prayer)… Oct. 2 (more)… messengers of comfort & courage… prayers… stories…
Archangels… about… chaplets: St. Gabriel / St. Michael / St. Raphael / St. Uriel… Sept. 29 (more)… novena… prayers: for protection / to St. Michael… who are St. Michael, St. Gabriel, & St. Raphael…
Blessed Carlo Acutis… stained-glass window…
Blessed Francisca de Paula de Jesus Isabel… about (more)… biography (more)… video…
Blessed John of Vercelli… about… Dec. 1… history… patron of the Holy Name Society… shrine…
Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ… about… book… Jesuit… Nov. 23 (recipe)… padrecito… prayers: chaplet / novena… priest, master of disguise, martyr (more)… printables & more…
Blessed Miriam Demjanovich… about… beatification… “cured” blindness… en route to sainthood (photos)… miracle (more)… nun from New Jersey…
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati… biography… favorite saint… hidden truth… July 4… prayers & meditations…
Blessed Solanus Casey… about… blessed… Capuchin… doorkeeper… man who shed his ego… miracle worker… mystic… novena… opening the door to miracles (the miracle)… ordination… prayer… relic badge… saint… shrine… simple man… Words & wisdom… writings…
Capuchin Franciscan saints… who they are…
Carmelite saints… calendar…
Doctors of the Catholic Church… about… chronological list (37 in 2022)… fact of faith (more)…
First martyrs of the Church of Rome… June 30… “proto-martyrs”…
Guide to Christian Iconography… images, symbols, & texts…
Holy innocents… Dec. 28…
Judas Iscariot… why Jesus was betrayed…
Julia Greeley… about… African-American sainthood causes illustrate the beauty of everyday holiness… angel of charity… considered for canonization (more)… decoding the icon… first to be buried at Denver’s cathedral… from slavery to model of mercy… guild (membership form)… In Secret Service of the Sacred Heart: The Life & Virtues of Julia Greeley… investigated as a possible saint (more)… powerful story… remains exhumed, laid to rest… who was (firefighters – home)…
Marist saints… who they are…
Norbertines… saints & blesseds…
Saints’ Favorite Books (Brandon Vogt)… pdf… search…
Salesian calendar… saints & others…
Seven holy founders of the Servite Order… about… founders (more)… history… Feb. 17 (more)…
St. Agatha… about (more)… Feb. 5 (more)… novena (vs. breast cancer)… profile…
St. Agnes… about… consecrated virgin… convert… eve & day… Jan 21 (more)… martyr (more)… prayers… story…
St. Aidan… bishop… Irish monk… missionary (more)…
St. Albert the Great… about… Nov. 15 (more)… prayer at his tomb… theologian… universal thinker…
St. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga… about… biography… prophet of social faith & justice… tomb (more)…
St. Aloysius Gonzaga… about (more)… June 21 (more)… mystic… patronage: youth… story…
St. Alphonsus Liguori… about… Aug. 1… dignity & duties of priests… litany… prayers before the Blessed Sacrament… Redemptorists… theologian…
St. Alphonsus Rodriguez, SJ… about (more)… doorkeeper (poem)… lay brother (more)… life… mystic… Oct. 30 (more)… patronage: Jesuit brothers (more)… prayer… unsung hero…
St. Ambrose… about (more)… advice on prayer (more)… baptism to bishop in one day (more)… converted St. Augustine (more)… Dec. 7 (more)… iconography… one of the original four… patronage: beekeepers, candlemakers, students & more… profile (more)… selected works & letters (table of contents)… sermon: Order of Melchisedech…
St. André Bessette… about (more)… booklet (source)… God’s doorkeeper (more)… Jan. 6 (more)… life of prayer & hospitality (more)… mountain of miracles… prayers… profile (more)… St. Joseph devotee (more)… story…
St. Andrew… about (more)… apostle… biography & prayer (more)… day… faith & mission… first-called of the apostles… Nov. 30 (more)… one of Christ’s first disciples… patronage: fishermen, rope makers, golfers, & more… prayers… profile (more)… St. Peter’s brother (more)… three lessons… tribute…
St. Andrew Dung-Lac & companions… about: 116 (more)… Nov. 24 (more)… vanguards of the faith (more)…
St. Angela Merici… about (more)… educator (more)… book… convent… foundress (more)… Jan. 27 (more)… patronage: sickness, loss of parents, & challenged individuals… prayers (more)… profile (more)…
St. Anselm of Canterbury… about (more)… April 21 (more)… archbishop… biography & prayer (St. Nicholas)… bishop & doctor (more)… his death… man of premises… ontological argument… works…
St. Anthony Mary Claret… about (more)… autobiography (pdf)… biography & prayer (more)… bishop & confessor… images of relics (photo)… missionary (more)… healing & conversion… life & work: chronology… Oct. 24 (more)… patronage: textile merchants, weavers, & others… profile (more)… Spanish light… very special patron… who is…
St. Anthony Mary Zaccaria… about (more)… founder (more)… July 5 (more)… life (more)… patronage: Barnabites, medical students & physicians… prayers: novena & triduum & litany… spirituality… writings…
St. Anthony of Egypt… abbot (more)… father of all monks… life & legacy… Jan. 17 (more)… monastic legacy (more)… prayer for wisdom… sayings…
St. Anthony of Padua… about… “ark of the covenant“… biography… bread… hymn… June 13 (more)… prayers… relic… Si quaeris miracula (13 miracles)… song… medieval fish…
St. Apollonia of Alexandria… about (now)… biography & prayers (toothache)… Feb. 12 (more)… chaplet: photo & prayers… deaconess (more)… her life & more… iconography: one / more… martyr (more)… patronage: dentists, teeth & orthodontists…
St. Athanasius… about (more)… Apostolic Father… Arian controversy & the Nicean council… biography & prayers… “Black Dwarf”… church doctor… creed… May 2 (more)… patriarch… profile (life)… vivid description… who was… works, writings, & letters: about psalms / to his flock…
St. Augustine of Canterbury… about (more)… apostle of the English… biography & prayers… bishop & missionary… evangelizer… friend of Pope Gregory the Great… Italian Benedictine monk (more)… leadership, mission, spirituality… May 27 (more)… patronage: England… two Augustines… who was…
St. Augustine of Hippo… about (chronology)… Aug. 28 (more)… biography & prayers (more)… bishop & doctor (more)… Confessions (more)… four things to know… JPII’s apostolic letter… patronage: brewers, printers, theologians & poor life choices… philosopher… prayers… St. Monica’s son… telling the two Augustines apart… “too late have I loved you”… ultimate conversion (more)… who was…
St. Augustine Zhao Rong & companions… about (more)… first Chinese priest martyred (more)… feast… July 9 (more)… martyrs: 86 / 120… patronage: catechizing & missionaries… story (video)…
St. Barnabas… about (more)… against hailstorms (more)… apostle: forgotten / one of seventy-two… biography… June 11… model of discipleship… patronage: peacemaking… prayers… son of encouragement & consolation… story… what we know… who was… writings…
St. Bede the Venerable of Jarrow… about (more)… chanting… holiness & brilliance… father of English history… May 25… patronage: writers & historians… prayers: in honor / to God… profile (more)… rivaled St. Isidore of Seville in wisdom… quotes… why venerable…
St. Benedict… about (more)… medal: jubilee (origin) / what to know… monastic innovator… July 11 (more)… prayers: litany / novena… rule… seven crazy miracles… who is (more)…
St. Bernadette Soubirous… about (more)… April 16… her life… humility, strength, & steadfast faith… lessons from the life… patronage: illness, shepherds, against poverty, people ridiculed for their faith … preserved body (video)… profile (video)… story…
St. Bernard of Clairvaux… about… Aug. 20 (more)… church doctor… devotion to St. Jude… iconography… patronage: beekeepers & Cistercians… prayers… quotes… ten Marian facts… theologian… writings…
St. Bernard of Montjoux… May 28… patronage: mountain climbers & skiers…
St. Bernardine of Siena… about (more)… apostle of Italy: IHS symbol (more)… confessor… May 20 (more).. patronage: breathing problems & advertising… profile (more)… prayers: Holy Name of Jesus & novena… voice for a world in decline…
St. Blaise… about… bishop & martyr (more)… blessing of throats (more)… Feb. 3 (feast)… iconography… prayers & novena (more)… profile (more)… story…
St. Bonaventure… about (more)… biography & prayers (more)… bishop & cardinal (more)… July 15 (more)… life & works: archive & quotes… negotiator… patronage: bowel disorders… profile (more)… prayer (more)… Soul’s Journey into God (1259; more)…
St. Boniface… about (more)… apostle among pagans (Walpurgisnacht [funnel cake recipe])… archbishop & martyr (more)… gospel to Germany… iconography… June 5 (World Environment Day)… martyrdom (more)… missionary (more)… origin of the Christmas tree… patronage: brewers & tailors… prayers: in honor / reflection… profile (more)…
St. Bridget of Sweden… about (more)… devotion to St. Jude… fifteen prayers (more)… God’s messenger… iconography… July 23 (more)… patronage: rabble-rousers, widows, Sweden & Europe… visions (more)…
St. Bruno… about (more)… founder: Carthusians… holy silence (more)… Oct. 6 (more)… patronage: exorcists & possessed persons & trademarks & Calabria… prayers…
St. Cajetán… about… Aug. 7… novena… patronage: the unemployed & job seekers (video)… prayer… profile
St. Callistus (Callixtus)… about (more)(more)… biography & prayers (more)… martyr… Oct. 14 (more)… patronage: cemetery workers (more)… pope (more)… profile… slave to shepherd…
St. Camillus de Lellis… about (more)… biography & prayers (more)… confessor… gambling addict… heroic virtue… July 18 (more)… novena… patronage: patients & medical practitioners & hospitals (more)… profile (more)… religious order… soldier to servant…
St. Casimir… about (more)… biography & prayers… devotions… heroic virtue (more)… March 4 (more)… patronage: youth & Poland & Lithuania (more)… profile (day)… who is (more)…
St. Catherine of Alexandria… about (more)… biography & prayers (more)… Nov. 25 (more)… one of fourteen holy helpers & one of the voices heard by Joan of Arc… patronage: maidens, apologists, craftsmen, potters, & more… powerful persuasion… profile (more)… who is (more)…
St. Catherine of Siena… about (more)… April 29 (more)… biography… boldness in the face of corruption… church doctor (more)… drawn by love… lady with the lamp… lessons… mystic (more)… patronage: nurses, firefighters, & journalists.. prayer & friendship… prayers (26)… profile (more)… relics… works…
St. Cecilia… about (more)… biography & prayers… life & vow… martyr (more)… Nov. 22 (more)… patronage: musicians (more)… prayers… who was (more)…
St. Charbel (Sharbel) Makhlouf… about (more)… biography (more)… heavenly doctor… July 24… limitless love… miracles: five facts / more… Maronite monk (more)… miraculous life… prayers: chaplet / devotions / Father of truth / novena / ten / true conversion… santo figure… three timeless quotes… who is…
St. Charles Borromeo… about (more)… biography & prayers… light of charity (more)… never intimidated… Nov. 4 (more)… patronage: catechists, stomach ailments, apple orchards & more… splenderous sanctity… who was (more)…
St. Charles Lwanga & companions… about (more)… biography & prayers… martyrs (more)… June 3 (more)… patronage: African Catholic Youth Action, child protection, converts & torture victims… prayer… “rich soil”…
St. Christopher Magallanes & companions… about (more)… biography & prayers (more)… For the Greater Glory (movie)… living the faith boldly… martyrs (more)… May 21 (more)… patronage: cancer patients… prayer (more)… video (homily)… who were…
St. Clare of Assisi… about (more)… Aug. 11 (more)… biography… bright light (more)… patronage: TV & computer screens & Silicon Valley… prayer… riches to rags… soulmates: Assisi (radical)… virgin & abbess… visionary & leader… vocation… who was…
St. Clement I… about (more)… martyrdom (more)… Nov. 29 (more)… papal letter to the Corinthians… patronage: marble workers… profile… pope & martyr (fourth pope)… prayer…
St. Cyprian… about… hieromartyr… patronage: the impatient… profile… Sept. 11…
St. Cyril of Alexandria… about (more)… bishop & theologian… brief life… church doctor (more)… controversial… June 27 (more)… Marian devotee… patronage: Alexandria (more)… prolific writer… reflection…
St. Cyril of Jerusalem… about (more)… archbishop (more)… bishop & doctor (more)… catechetical lectures (more)… March 18 (more)… patriarch… prayer… profile… sign of the cross… who was (more)…
St. Damasus I… about (more)… Dec. 11… known for asking St. Jerome to translate the Bible (more)… pope: 37th / defended against schisms (Catholic defender) / devotion to martyrs & relics / died while praying… prayer (card)…
St. Damien de Veuster… about… biography (prayer)… May 10: Moloka’i / irrevocable decision… patronage: lepers & outcasts (video)…
St. Denis & companions, Rusticus & Eleutherius… about (more)… bishop & martyr (more)… martyrdom (relics)… missionaries… Oct. 9 (more)… patronage: headaches… prayer… who are (more)…
St. Dominic of Guzmán… about (more)… Aug. 8 (more)… biography… canonization… Dominican spirit (founder)… holiness & truth… May 24, 1233 (remains moved)… patronage: astronomers & more… prayers: novena… who was…
St. Dominic of Silos… abbot… about (more)… connection to St. Dominic of Guzmán (more)… Dec. 20… defender of the faith… modern, ancient saint… patronage: pregnant women…
St. Dominic Savio… about (more)… biography… life & prayer… March 10 (more)… novena… patronage: boys, choirs, juvenile delinquents…
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton… about… approved miracle… biography… canonization… first native-born American saint… foundress… Jan. 4 (more)… life & legacy… novena… profoundly human saint…
St. Elizabeth of Hungary… about (more)… devotions… Franciscan tertiary… patronage: hospitals & nurses (more)… Nov. 17 (more)… who was…
St. Elizabeth of Portugal… about (more)… July 8 (more)… niece of Elizabeth of Hungary… prayer (card)… video…
St. Elizabeth of the Trinity… about… Nov. 8 (more)… novena… story (more)… why you should meet…
St. Ephrem of Syria… about (more)… deacon & doctor… harp of the Holy Spirit… inspiration for Dante… June 9 (more)… patronage: spiritual leaders & directors (more)… poet theologian (more)… prayers (Lent)… sermon on the cross of Christ… writings: book list / more…
St. Eugene de Mazenod… about… May 21 (more)… patronage: dysfunctional families (more)… prayer… quotes… Rosies (posts)… speaks to us (blog)…
St. Eusebius of Vercelli… about… assisted St. Hilary to suppress heresy (more)… Aug. 2 (more)… died in St. Ignatius’s arms… letter from prison… martyr: persecuted (more)…
St. Fabian… about (more)… Jan. 20 (more)… martyr… pope (more)… prayer…
St. Faustina… about… biography (more)… Divine Mercy devotion… humble instrument… Oct. 5 (more)… patronage: World Youth Day… quotes… spiritual warfare (25 secrets)… vision of hell (more)…
St. Felix of Cantalice… biography (book)… “Brother Deo Gratias“: beggar… May 18… first Capuchin saint… holding the Christ Child (drawing)… homily… “the Saint”…
St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen… about (more)… biography… Capuchin martyr… April 24… lessons… Mark Rey… memorial… patronage: lawyers… prayer…
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini… about (more)… biography (more)… foundress (more)… life story… Nov. 13 (more)… paper boats with violets… pictorial essay… profile… secret to sainthood… shrine…
St. Francis de Sales… about (more)… bishop & doctor (more)… Jan. 24 (more)… patronage: writers & journalists… prayers: devotions / Sacred Heart… real story… sign of the cross… spiritual master… Treatise on the love of God… truly devout life…
St. Francis of Assisi… about… biography… birthplace… friar… Instrument of peace (about)… litany of the three orders… Oct. 4 (more)… patronage: animals & ecologists & peacemakers… prayers… prophet for the family… what we know… who was… widespread popularity…
St. Francis of Paola… about (life)… confessor (more)… founder: Minims… hermit (more)… images… letter (1486 CE)… April 2 (more)… patronage: Calabria… prayer (card – more)… profile… wonder worker…
St. Francis Solano… about (more)… apostle of joy… Franciscan priest… iconography… July 17… missionary… search… “wonder worker of the new world”…
St. Francis Xavier… about (more)… amazing life… Dec. 3 (more)… fearless missionary (more)… healing miracles… modern apostle (more)… prayers…
St. George… about (more)… April 23 (more)… legend (more)… miracle worker & martyr (more)… patronage: England & military causes (more)… who was (more)…
St. Gerard… about (more)… feast… lay brother… league (more)… Oct. 16… patronage: expectant mothers & the falsely accused… prayers: for a safe delivery (more)… saint of the people… who is (more)…
St. Gregory Nazianzus… about… apologetic (Nazianz)… archbishop… Jan. 14 (more)… noble name… prayer: hymn… quotes… theologian (more)… writings (books)…
St. Gregory the Great… about (life)… Sept. 3 (more)… patronage: musicians, singers (more)… pope, confessor, & doctor… prayer (more)… quotes…
St. Helena… about (more)… Aug. 18 (more)… discoverer of the true cross (more)… equal of the apostles… mother of Constantine… patronage: difficult marriages, divorced people, converts, & archaeologists… prayer…
St. Hilary of Poitiers… about (more)… bishop (more)… church doctor (St. Martin of Tours’ teacher)… “hammer of the Arians”… inspiration… Jan. 13… theologian (more)…
St. Hildegard of Bingen… about (more)… Benedictine abbess… doctor of the Church… many gifts… musician… no ordinary saint… spiritual person… visionary (more)… woman who reproached popes & kings…
St. Ignatius of Antioch… about (audio series)… biography (more)… church father… “God bearer”… martyr glowing with divine love (more)… Oct. 17 (more)… prayer… seven letters: epistles / letters (audio) / writings… story…
St. Ignatius of Laconi… about (more)… Capuchin (lay brother)… May 11 (events)… relic…
St. Ignatius of Loyola… about (more)… conversion… “finding God in all things”… founder of the Jesuits (more)… his death… Ignatian spirituality… July 31: days of prayer… life… mission & ministry (more)… patronage: soldiers… psychological insights… surprising life (video)… prayers (more)…
St. Irenaeus of Lyons… bishop… gnostics… quotes (more)… ten things to know… theologian… writings…
St. Isidore of Seville… about… April 4… bishop & doctor (more)… inventor of punctuation… miraculous influences… most learned man of the age… patronage: computers / internet (why)… prayers: internet users / petition… preserving our inheritance of faith… quotes… teacher…
St. Isidore the farmer of Madrid… about… everyman… farmer (story)… lessons… litany… May 15… patronage: farmers & rural communities… pray for us… remains on display… trusting in God…
St. James the Greater… first apostle… July 25 (more)… patronage: Spain & pilgrims… profile… who is…
St. Jane Frances de Chantal… about (more)… Aug. 12… co-worker of Francis de Sales… finding patience & gentleness (humility)… prayers… wisdom & holiness…
St. Januarius… biography… bishop… life… miracle: blood relic / eight facts / three times yearly / video… patronage: blood donors & Naples… prayers… profile… Sept. 19…
St. Jeanne Jugan… Aug. 30… her story… Humble so as to love more… Little Sisters of the Poor… video…
St. Jerome… about… church doctor (more)… patronage: difficult people & librarians… prayers: for Christ’s mercy / morning… secretary to Pope Damasus… Sept. 30 (more)… writings: first hermit / lion / Mary / principal works…
St. Jerome Emiliani… about (more)… Feb. 9 (more)… patronage: orphans & abandoned children… prayer (trust in God alore)… profile (more)… Somascan Fathers founder…
St. John I… about (more)… May 18 (more)… pope & martyr (more)… profile…
St. John… apostle (more)… Dec. 27… devotions… evangelist… one of many… patronage: caregivers… profile (more)… son of Zebedee, brother of St. James…
St. John Bosco… about (more)… dream of hell… Jan. 31 (more)… life (more)… novena (more)… patronage: apprentices, publishers, & editors & youth & magicians…. profile (more)…
St. John Chrysostom… about (more)… biography (more)… bishop & doctor… equity… golden mouth… hierarch… hourly prayers… life… quotes (more)… relics… Sept. 13… twelve facts… who was… writings (more)…
St. John of Capistrano… combative lion… miracles… Oct. 23 (more)… prayers… quotes & sayings… soldier saint (more)… tireless preacher (more)…
St. John of Damascus (Damascene)… about (more)… Dec. 4 (more)… Fount of Knowledge… golden-stream… icons: defense of holy statues… last church father… martyr… monk & priest… prayer…
St. John Eudes… about (more)… apostle of the heart of Mary (more)… Aug. 19 (more)… confessor… defender of outcasts… doctor of the church?… formation of the diocesan clergy… patronage: missionaries (more)… prayer (salutations)… priest & founder (more)… profile (more)…
St. John Neumann… about (more)… bishop of Philadelphia (more)… fascinating life (more)… first American male saint (more)… Jan. 5 (more)… national shrine: about / prayer (more)… who was…
St. John of God… about… hospitaller brothers: broken rites / three lies… religious (more)…
St. John of the Cross… about (Dec. 14)… biography… Dark night of the soul (poem)… mystic… powerful life tips… spiritual advice… why the name…
St. John the Baptist… about (more)… Aug 29: mission / passion / prayer… eve & day… forerunner (more)… “love, loyalty, friendships, & authors”… martyrdom (beheading)… June 24: about / nativity (more) / solemnity / vigil… traveling preacher… where is his head…
St. John the Baptist de la Salle… about (more)… April 7… in his footsteps (biography)… life (more)… patronage: teachers (educational theory)… prayers: meditations…
St. John Vianney… about (more)… Aug. 4 (more)… catechism on the priesthood… gift of discernment… patronage: priests… persecuted by demons… prayers: for priests / novena / to love God… sermons: priesthood / sin…
St. Josaphat… about (more)… martyr for Christian unity (more)… Nov. 12 (more)… patronage: Ukraine (more)… prayer… profile (more)… that they may be one… when fire enters the heart…
St. Josemaría Escrivá… biography… The Forge (book)… five quotes… founder of Opus Dei (glimpse)… patronage: diabetics… procrastinator’s prayer… website…
St. Joseph… about… blog… carpenter of Nazareth… dignity of work… living out Advent… March 19… man closest to Jesus (more)… May 1: Joseph the Worker… movie (1:40:14)… name… often overlooked… perfect model of fatherhood… present or absent at the visitation… quick quiz… reasons to love… saint of the childhood of Jesus… solemnity (reflection)… staircase… table altars…
St. Joseph Cafasso… about (more)… June 23 (more)… model for priests (more)… patronage: prisoners… prayers before death… quotes & prayer…
St. Joseph Cupertino… about… ecstasies, visions, & miracles… flying friar… levitation (more)… life (more)… lived the Sermon on the Mount… mystic… prayers (more)… saint who didn’t fit in (dunce)… Sept. 18…
St. Josephine Bakhita… about (more)… African flower… biography… Feb. 8… first person from Sudan to be canonized… for those who are prisoners of their past… from slave to saint… modern-day African saint… movie… patronage: against human trafficking (more)… prayer (novena)… resistance & solidarity… unifying symbol… “Universal Sister” (Canossians)… witness of hope…
St. Juan Diego… biography… convert… Dec. 9 (more)… first indigenous saint… miraculous tilma (skepticism)… model of humility… New World apostle… Our Lady of Guadalupe… prayer… present in the moment… “Talking Eagle”… tilma’s symbolism… what Mary saw… who is…
St. Jude Thaddeus… about… chaplet… devotions… national shrine… patronage: hope & difficult causes… powerful helper in extreme need… prayers (more)… real St. Jude (more)… shrine… Oct. 28 (more)… who is…
St. Junipero Serra… about (more)… biography (more)… California: apostle to “upper” California / father… controversy… first canonization on American soil… founder… holy family story… July 1 (more)… sainthood… significance… sixteen lessons…
St. Justin… about (more)… apologist… dialogue & respect… martyr (more)… June 1 (more)… patronage: philosophers (more)… prayer: steadfastness… saint for our times… who is (more)… writings…
St. Kateri Tekakwitha (pronounced ‘gaderi dega ‘gwita in Mohawk)… ardent but unorthodox… care of creation… chapel… July 14,,, inspiration… Lily of the Mohawks: about / approved miracle / for kids (more)… life story (video)… national shrine… patronage: Native Americans & people in exile… star of the natives…
St. Katharine Drexel… about… biography… from wealth to poverty… history… life… Mar. 3… miracles… missionary… national shrine… novena… prayer… privileged pauper…
St. Lawrence of Brindisi… about (more)… first Capuchin church doctor… July 21… prayer…
St. Leo the Great… about (more)… great lion of the church… life (more)… Nov. 10 (more)…. persecutor of heretics… pope & doctor… prayer (more)… profile (more)…
St. Lorenzo Ruiz & companions… about (more)… first Filipino saint (more)… heroically ordinary life… martyr (more)… missionary disciples (more)… patronage: migrants… portrait… prayer (more)… Sept. 22…
St. Louis de Montfort… April 28… devotion to Mary… eclectic spirituality… founder… God Alone (writings)… life (more)… patronage: priests… profile…
St. Louis of France… about… Aug. 25… patronage: barbers & grooms…
St. Lucy… about (more)… Dec. 13 (more)… depictions… her eyes… legend… patronage: eyes, opticians, & the visually impaired… revered martyr… St. Lucy’s Day: traditions (more)…
St. Luke… about (more)… amazing facts… evangelist (more)… history (more)… how to read the Gospel of Luke… Life of Luke… martyr… Oct. 18 (more)… patronage: artists, physicians, surgeons, students, butchers … physician… prayers (physicians)… ten things to know & share…
St. Marcellinus… April 26 (more)… martyr… pope… video (pope bios)…
St. Marcellinus of Embrun… April 20… bishop…
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque… about… apostle & messenger… book… feast… “in the heart of Jesus”… life… Oct. 16 (more)… patronage: devotees of the Sacred Heart, polio patients, & against the death of parents… prayer… prayers to the Sacred Heart: consecration / devotion / four mystical messages / twelve promises / two hearts… secret…
St. Margaret of Clitherow… about… March 26… martyr (relic)… patronage: Catholic Women’s League & businesswomen… “pearl of York”… society…
St. Margaret of Cortona… love for Christ… May 16… patronage: single mothers… prayer… story (more)…
St. Margaret of Scotland… about (more)… life (more)… Nov. 16 (more)… patronage: Scotland…
St. Marguerite Bourgeoys... helped establish Montreal (more)… Jan. 12 (more)… life (more)… missionary…
St. Marguerite d’Youville… first native-born Canadian saint… ghosts of Grey Nuns… great New World Catholic… June 15. (more).. story (more)… “tower of trust in God”…
St. Mark… Apr. 25… evangelist… facts (profile)… father of Coptic Christianity (more)… lessons (more)… preacher…
St. Martha of Bethany… about (more)… disciple of the Lord (more)… July 29 (more)… one of Jesus’s closest friends (more)… patronage: homemakers, dieticians & service workers… prayer (more)…
St. Martin de Porres… about (litany)… biography… brother to his brothers… life… Nov. 3 (more)… prayers… profile… “saint of the broom” (anecdote)… video… who was…
St. Martin of Tours… biography (more)… call to courage… Nov. 11… patronage: horses, soldiers, South Africa… prayers: card / for soldiers / novena… quote… relics…
St. Mary Magdalene… first witness of the resurrection… July 22… prayer… who was (more)…
St. Mary of Egypt… about (more)… April 1… convert… prayer of repentance… profile… who was…
St. Matthew… about… apostle & evangelist (more)… golden legend… martyr… patronage: civil servants… prayers… saint for today (more)… Sept. 21 (more)…
St. Matthias… apostle… martyr… May 14… prayer (more)… profile…
St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe… about… Aug. 14 (more)… building a giant… devotion to the Immaculate Conception… flowers in cell 21… Franciscan… man he replaced… Marytown (national shrine)… Aug. 14… prayers… priest & martyr (more)… prisoner 16670…
St. Monica… all in God’s time… Aug. 27 (persistence)… memorial (more)… parents’ helper… patronage: alcoholics, conversion, mothers, wives… prayers… son, Augustine of Hippo; spouse, Patritius…
St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta… about (more)… biography… center… everything you need to know… long dark night… miracles that made her a saint… peace prize… saint of light, saint of darkness… still no saint to her critics: dark side / eight reasons / lack of faith…
St. Mother Théodore Guérin… about (testimonials – wisdom)… biography… miracle (eye)… national shrine… novena… Oct. 3… profile (more)… quotes… story…
St. Nicholas of Myra… about (more)… biography… chapel tour (tomb)… Dec 6.… devotions… ecards… facts… gift giver… history… life & deeds… miracle worker… patronage: children & others… prayers… saint… societies… story… visit… who is… wonder worker (more)… /// Santa Claus… about… North Pole Times (news, games, & more)… official NORAD tracks Santa… origin… village… website (site index)…
St. Norbert… about… biography… bishop… by word & example… June 6… patronage: Bohemia / more / peace… prayer (more)… profile… who is…
St. Oscar Romero… about (resources)… centenary… his life… March 24 (legacy)… martyr-prophet… patronage: persecuted Christians… sainthood… who was (more – timeline)… works of mercy… writings…
St. Pantaleon… contemporary of Cosmas & Damian, physicians… July 27… litany of the fourteen holy helpers… missing statue returned to Italy (more)… novena… physician & martyr… story…
St. Patrick… about… biography… challenge… dark history of green food… facts, myths, & traditions… flowers… March 17… never canonized… prayers: breastplate / God’s help / novena… profile… who was…
St. Paul… about (more)… apostle of love… conversion… June 30… life… little known & remarkable facts… Thessalonians… who was…
St. Paul Miki & companions… about (more – video)… Feb. 6 (more)… martyrs… prayer: courage / novena… quote… (See Sts. Peter Baptist, Paul Miki, & companions.)
St. Paul of the Cross… about (more)… founder & mystic (more)… Oct. 20 (more)… Passionists… patronage: Hungary… prayers & devotions (more)… quotes (more)…
St. Peregrine… “cancer saint”… chaplet… devotions… friends of… healing power… May 1 (more)… novena… prayer circle… shrine…
St. Peter… about (more)… apostle (more)… first pope… prayers… prince of the apostles… Simon Peter… symbols of… who is…
St. Peter Chanel… about… April 28 (more)… biography (relics)… patronage: Oceania… prayer… priest & martyr…
St. Peter Chrysologus… about (more)… bishop of Ravenna… chapel… golden speech (more)… July 30 (more)… patronage: homilists… profile… sermon (book)… short homilies…
St. Peter Claver… about… Sept. 9… human rights pioneer… Jesuit… ministry to African slaves… pioneer of anti-rascism… prayers… priest & missionary… slave of slaves forever…
St. Peter Damian… bishop & doctor… ecclesiastical reformer (more)… Feb. 21 (more)… life of heroic virtue… memorial (more)… prayer (more)… theologian (more)… wounds of the Church…
St. Peter Julian Eymard… Aug. 2 (more)… biography… books… glorifying the mystery of love… legacy & literature… miracles… patronage: Eucharistic revival… prayers… shrine…
St. Peter of Verona… assassination… “glory of the preachers“… disciple of St. Dominic… April 29… prayer (headaches)… priest & martyr… wonder-working preacher…
St. Philip… about (more)… apostle… Biblical novena… biography… life… martyr… May 3… relic… story…
St. Philip Neri… about (J.H. Newman)… common denominator… life… May 26… novena… patronage: joy… prayers (patience)… profile… twelve sayings…
St. Pio of Petrelcina… about… biography… Capuchin… foundation… national center… novena… Sept. 23…. spiritual child… words of faith…
St. Pius V… about (more)… April 30 (more)… ardent defender of truth… Christ or chaos… Council of Trent… Dominican reformer… hymn… patronage: first communicants & pilgrims (more)… pope 225… profile (more)… “Quo Primum“… reformer… safeguarded the church… society of…
St. Pius X… about… Aug. 21… catechism… novena…
St. Polycarp… about (more)… Feb. 23… martyr… patronage: earaches… who was… writings…
St. Raymond Nonnatus… Aug. 31… cathedral… feast… patronage: midwives (more)… poor monk… prayer…
St. Raymond of Peñafort… centenarian (more)… Dominican priest… iconography… Jan. 7… litany & prayer… novena… patronage: lawyers (more)… sailing saint… who was (anecdote)…
St. Rita… chaplet… May 22… forty-six miracles… growing in holiness… May 22… national shrine… patronage: baseball… prayer (special need)… profile… rose legend… saint of the impossible…
St. Robert Bellarmine… about… biography… blog… “hammer of heresies“… patronage: catechumens / individuals with Down Syndrome… prayers… quotes… Sept. 17…
St. Roch… about… Aug. 17… novena… patronage: dogs / invalids / knees & (maybe) pilgrims… prayer… shrine… story… who is…
St. Romuald… about… founder of the Camaldolese Oblates: brief rule / more… hermit… June 19… prayer…
St. Rosa Venerini of Viterbo… about… educator (more)… her life… “Master pie Venerini”… May 7…
St. Rose Duchesne… about (more)… biography… failures became her success… missionary… Nov. 18 (more)… prayer… quotes (more)… religious… shrine (reflections)… video… “woman who always prays“…
St. Rose of Lima… about… Aug. 23… first saint of the Americas… life… mosaic… prayers… unrepeatable saint… who is…
St. Rose of Viterbo… about… Sept. 4 (more)… prayer card… profile… who is… why she matters…
St. Samson of Dol... about… bishop… deacon & priest… July 28… patronage: codependents…
St. Scholastica… Feb. 10… life… prayers: litany / more… power of prayer (united to God – more)… seeking God… St. Benedict’s twin sister (siblings)… who is…
St. Sebastian… astonishing story… daring Christian soldier… for kids… Jan. 20… patronage: athletes… prayer (more)… profile…
St. Sharbel Makhluf… about (history)… amazing saint of miracles… chaplet… July 24 (more)… miraculous life… patronage: Lebanon… prayers (more)… priest (Maronite)…
St. Simon Stock… brown scapular (story)… May 16… prayers…
St. Sixtus II & companions, Felicissimus & Agapitus… about… Aug. 7 (more)… martyr… pope (more)… prayer & recipe… ten traditional persecutions…
St. Stanislaus of Jesus & Mary… about… biography… founder of the Marians (history)… litany… miracle…
St. Stanislaus of Szczepanów… April 11… bishop & martyr… first native-born Polish saint (country’s iffy patron saint)… patronage: moral order… Poland’s iffy patron saint (Stanislaus vs. Edmund)… prayers…
St. Stephen… Christian martyr… deacon… Dec 26… first deacon / martyr (more)… story (more)…
St. Stephen of Hungary… about… apostle of the Hungarians… Aug. 16… first king of Hungary… for letters to sons like these… prayer… relic (right hand)…
St. Sylvester I… confessor of faith… Dec. 31 (more)… New Year’s Eve saint… pope… profile… story…
St. Tarsicius of Rome… acolyte… Aug. 15… biography… martyr (more)… patronage: altar servers…
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross… Aug. 9… convert, nun, martyr… developing empathy… Edith Stein… journey to sainthood… Led by God’s hand… novena of the Holy Spirit… seven secrets… truth at the service of humanity…
St. Teresa of Jesus (Ávila)… autobiography… biography… chaplet… church doctor (first woman)… friendship with Jesus… headaches… heart of a warrior… history… holiness & works… Interior Castle (book – video)… mystic… Oct. 4… poems… prayer… profile… quotes… seven dwelling places… twelve interesting facts… unexpected humor…
St. Thérèse of the Child Jesus (Lisieux)… about… basilica tours (SATX)… feast… “little way” (week)… Oct. 1 (celebrating)… quotes… Society of the Little Flower… Story of a soul: autobiography (also YouTube)…
St. Thomas… about… apostle… doubter (more)… July 3 (activities)… prayers (novena)… saint for our times… who was…
St. Thomas Aquinas… about… child of Christ… Dominican… March 7 (more)… philosopher-saint (more)… prayers: five tips / litany / students… One-Minute Aquinas… profile… quotes… superb memory… why read… writings…
St. Thomas Becket… about… death… Dec. 29… story… timeline (more)… who was…
St. Thomas More… about… biography (more)… June 22 (more)… litany… memorial… novena… patronage: statesmen… prayers: lawyers / good humor / hope… saint for the persecuted church…
St. Toribio de Mogrovejo… about… biography (Spanish)… bishop… March 23…
St. Vincent de Paul… quotes… prayer… Praying with St. Vincent de Paul (free)… priest & reformer… Sept. 27… study on grace… waging war on heretics & infidels…
St. Vincent Ferrer… about… angel of the apocalypse… life… novena… prayer & declarations (for a happy death)…
St. Vincent of Saragossa… about… Jan. 23… prayers… profile (more)…
St. Wenceslaus… king & martyr… Sept. 28… prayer (more)… profile… song (about)… story…
Stanisława Leszczyńska… Midwife from Auschwitz: The woman who saved hundreds of newborns…
Sts. Anne & Joaquim… about (more)… courtship & marriage (more)… July 26 (more)… lives & children… novena (more)… patronage: grandparents & infertile couples (more)… prayers…
Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gon, Paul Chong Ha-sang, & companions… about (more)… martyrs (more)… Sept. 20… prayer…
Sts. Basil the Great & Gregory Nazianzen… about… Basil: brother (St. Gregory of Nyssa) / house of healing (first hospital) / sister (St. Theosebia)… bishops & doctors (more)… close friends (more)… early years… funeral oration (Basil’s by Gregory)… Jan. 2… story… “two bodies with a single spirit” (more)… “two streams of a river”…
Sts Cornelius & Cyprian… about (more)… friends in service… letter… martyrs… patronage (more)… prayer (more)… Sept. 16 (more)…
Sts. Cosmas & Damian… doctors & healers… forty-eight miracles… martyrs (more)… patronage: medicine (more)… prayer… Sept. 26 (more)… story… twin brothers (more)… wonderworkers & unmercenaries…
Sts. Crispin & Crispinian… about… brothers… day for catechists… iconography… martyrs… patronage: cobblers & leatherworkers / shoemakers (more)… Oct. 25 (more)…
Sts. Cyril & Methodius… about (more)… brothers (more)… death (Cyril)… Feb. 14 (more)… love & evangelism… missionaries (more)… patronage: Slavic people & ecumenism… prayer (more)… tireless workers…
Sts. Isaac Jogues, Jean de Brébeuf, & companions… about (more)… indomitable saint… martyrs (more)… Oct. 19… prayers (more)… story (more)…
Sts. John Fisher & Thomas More… about… following God’s law… joint feast day (more)… June 22… martyrs (more)… prayer… relics… who were (more)…
Sts. Louis & Zélie Martin… about… holy spouses… marital fidelity (more)… message… overcoming grief in hope… parenting tips… patron saints for the domestic church… St. Thérèse’s parents…
Sts. Marcellinus & Peter… 4th-century martyrs… June 2…
Sts. Martha, Mary, & Lazarus… June 29…
Sts. Nereus & Achilleus… about… May 12… prayer… soldiers & martyrs (more)…
Sts. Perpetua & Felicity… early visionary… joy in the face of suffering… March 7 (more)… martyrs… Medieval Sourcebook: The passion of Sts. Perpetua & Felicity… prayer… patronage: same-sex couples… reflection (more)…
Sts. Peter & Marcellinus… about (more)… background… catacombs… in art… June 2… martyrs (more)… priest & exorcist…
Sts. Peter & Paul… about… fishers of men… June 29… martyrs… novena & prayers… treasures of heaven… (See St. Peter & St. Paul, separately.)
Sts. Peter Baptist, Paul Miki, & companions… martyrs… (See St. Paul Miki & companions.)
Sts. Philip & James… about (more)… apostles… celebrating… feast… May 3 (more)… novena… prayer… shared feast day… who are / were (more)…
Sts. Pontian & Hippolytus… about… Aug. 13… martyrs… pope & anti-pope… who were…
Sts. Simon & Jude… apostles (more)… biography (about)… feast… martyrs… prayer… sketch…
Sts. Timothy & Titus… bishops… Jan. 26… St. Paul’s close friends, co-workers, faithful helpers & letters…
Symbols of the saints… drone art… icons explained… in art… lost art of sacred art… symbolism of dogs in Christian art…
Twelve apostles… disciples & apostles… doctrine… hidden meanings of the names… in iconography… list… portraits… their deaths (graphic)..
Venerable Henriette Delille… about… exhibition… foundress… grave marker… Nov 5… nun… propelled by faith… Servant of Slaves (more)… “to live & die for God”…
Venerable Louise Margaret Claret de la Touche… “Infinite Love” (God)…
Venerable Margaret Sinclair… God’s little one… Oct. 6… possible miracle… Sister Mary Frances of the Five Wounds…
Venerable Mary Theresa Dudzik… about… Chicago’s apostle of mercy… Franciscan Sisters of Chicago… heart for Jesus… history… league/guild… official site for beatification…
Venerable Matt Talbot… Dublin mystic… June 7… path to sainthood… patronage: alcoholics…
Venerable Pierre Toussaint… about (more)… at the service of God & man… from slave to saint… long road to sainthood…
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