Weekly highlighting those who give their lives to God.

Author: Neuner

  • Saint Giuse Nguyen Duy Khang

    Saint Giuse Nguyen Duy Khang

    Of the many Vietnamese who were killed serving God. Giuse Nguyen Duy Khang was born in 1832, in the Christian village of Cao Mai in…

  • Saint Anthony Mary Claret

    Saint Anthony Mary Claret

    He wrote 144 books and had 15 attempts on his life. Anthony was born in Sallent, Spain, on December 23, 1807, as the 5th of…

  • Saint John of Damascus

    Saint John of Damascus

    “The whole earth is a living icon of the face of God.” REAL HEROES! – Saint John of Damascus John was born in Damascus in…

  • Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque

    Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque

    “I need nothing but God, and to lose myself in the heart of Jesus.” Margaret was born on July 22, 1647, in Burgundy, France, and…

  • Saints Cristobal, Antonio, and Juan

    Saints Cristobal, Antonio, and Juan

    The Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala. Cristobal was born in 1514 as the son of an indigenous leader, and considered the heir of his father Chief…

  • Venerable Augustus Tolton

    Venerable Augustus Tolton

    Born into slavery, the 1st African American Catholic priest ordained in the United States. Augustus John, the 2nd of 3 children, was born into slavery…

  • Saint Notburga

    Saint Notburga

    Patroness of farmers, servants, and peasants. Notburga was born in 1265, along the Inn River in Tyrol, which was then a part of Bavaria, to…

  • Saint Linus

    Saint Linus

    The 2nd Pope. Claudia was a daughter of a British King, Caractacus, who was brought to Rome by Aulus Plautius, a Roman General, as prisoners…

  • Father Nazareno Lanciotti

    Father Nazareno Lanciotti

    “When you look for me, you will always find me at the foot of the tabernacle.” Where he was buried after his murder. Nazareno was…

  • Saint David

    Saint David

    David was born in 462 as the son of King Sant of South Wales and his wife, Saint Non in the area of Henfynyw. He…

  • Blessed Michal Piaszczynski

    Blessed Michal Piaszczynski

    When WWII broke out, the Nazis took possession of his area and immediately rounded up the Catholic Priests. Michal was born on November 1, 1885,…

  • Saint Luigi Maria Palazzo

    Saint Luigi Maria Palazzo

    He selflessly dedicated his life to the abandoned, the orphaned, and the neglected children. Luigi Maria Palazzolo was born on December 10, 1827, in Bergamo,…

  • Blessed Michael McGivney

    Blessed Michael McGivney

    As a child, he experienced grief caused by anti-Catholic bigotry and poverty, but his faith sustained him as he put love of God above earthly…

  • Saint Gertrude the Great

    Saint Gertrude the Great

    “Gratitude for suffering is a precious jewel for our heavenly crown. Man should always firmly believe that God sends just that trial which is most…

  • Saint Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini

    Saint Nimatullah Kassab Al-Hardini

    “Those who struggle for virtue in community life, will have greater merit.” Youssef Kassab was born in Hardini, Lebanon, in 1808, as the son of…

  • Saint Elizabeth of Portugal

    Saint Elizabeth of Portugal

    “God made me queen so that I may serve others.” Elizabeth was born in 1271 into the royal house of Aragon, as the daughter of…

  • Saint John Eudes

    Saint John Eudes

    200th POST OF REAL HEROES! “A man is no true Christian if he has no devotion to the Mother of Jesus Christ.” John was born…

  • Blessed Elena Guerra

    Blessed Elena Guerra

    “Pentecost is not over, in fact, it is continually going on in every time and in every place.” Apostle of the Holy Spirit. Elena was…

  • Blessed Michal Rapacz

    Blessed Michal Rapacz

    Assassinated in Poland by communists because of their hatred for the Faith. Michal was born on September 16, 1904, in the village of Tenczyn, near…

  • Saint Ferdinand III of Castile

    Saint Ferdinand III of Castile

    He started out as a contested king but by his death, he delivered back to Spain a massively expanded kingdom reclaimed from the invading Moors.  …

  • Saint Catherine Laboure

    Saint Catherine Laboure

    “One must see God in everyone.” Catherine was born on May 2, 1806, in the Burgundy region of France, to Pierre and Madeleine Laboure. She…

  • Saint Charbel

    Saint Charbel

    “God knows our whole being. Those who ask for His grace with confidence will not be disappointed. Ask Him to give you all you need.”…

  • Blessed Marie-Leonie Paradis

    Blessed Marie-Leonie Paradis

    “Think of the favor God will deign to give as you collaborate in the beautiful work of education.” Elodie Paradis was born on May 12,…

  • Saint Antoninus of Florence

    Saint Antoninus of Florence

    Antoninus Pierozzi was born in Florence, Italy, on March 1, 1389, as the only child to Nicholas Pierozzi and Thomassina who were nobles of the…

  • Saint Pascal Baylon

    Saint Pascal Baylon

    “God is as really present in the consecrated Host as He is in the glory of Heaven.” Pascal was born on May 12, 1540, in…

  • Blessed Miguel Pro

    Blessed Miguel Pro

    “Deceitful are the ephemeral pleasures and joys of this world; Our supreme comfort, in this life, is to die to the world that we may…

  • Saint Leo the Great

    Saint Leo the Great

    “Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife.” Leo, born in the year…

  • Saint Bonaventure

    Saint Bonaventure

    “When we pray, the voice of the heart must be heard more than that proceeding from the mouth.” Giovanni di Fidanza was born in 1221…

  • Blessed Henry Heath

    Blessed Henry Heath

    A Protestant Conversion. Henry was born on December 16, 1599, in Peterborough, England, the son of Protestant parents. He showed exceptional intellect and at the…

  • Saint Macarius the Great

    Saint Macarius the Great

    “Take heed and have care for your soul. It is fitting that you forsake worldly life.” Macarius was born in lower Egypt near the village…

  • Saint Julie Billiart

    Saint Julie Billiart

    “Nothing happens by chance. It is always the disposition of God.” Marie Rose Julie Billiart was born in Cuvilly, France, on July 12, 1751, as…

  • Blessed Juan Bautista and Jacinto de los Angeles

    Blessed Juan Bautista and Jacinto de los Angeles

    “Die for love of God and without using weapons.” Juan and Jacinto were both born in the same year of 1660, in the town of…

  • Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerick

    Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerick

    “The prayer most pleasing to God is that made for others and particularly for the poor souls.” Anne was born on September 8, 1774, in…

  • Saint Peter Damian

    Saint Peter Damian

    “Those who do not love the Cross of Christ do not love Christ” Self described as, “Peter, the lowliest servant of the monks.” Peter was…

  • Saint Jacinta Marto

    Saint Jacinta Marto

    Between May 13 and October 13, 1917, 3 Portuguese shepherd children from Aljustrel, received apparitions of Our Lady at Cova da Iria, near Fatima. Europe…

  • Saint Hildegard of Bingen

    Saint Hildegard of Bingen

    “May the Holy Spirit enkindle you with the fire of His Love so that you may persevere, unfailingly, in the love of His service.” REAL…

  • Saint John Joseph of the Cross

    Saint John Joseph of the Cross

    Carlo Gaetano Calosinto was born on August 15, 1654 on the island of Ischia off the coast of Naples. From his early childhood, he was…

  • Saint John of Iberia

    Saint John of Iberia

    Abbot’s date of birth is unknown but it appears to have been around the early 900’s. He was born into nobility in the area of…

  • Saint Malachy

    Saint Malachy

    “Prophecy of the Popes.” Pope Francis is the last one listed. Mael Mhaedhoc Ua Morgair was born in Armagh of Northern Ireland in 1094. His…

  • Saint Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus

    Saint Mary Frances of the Five Wounds of Jesus

    During her mother’s troubled pregnancy, she visited Saint John Joseph of the Cross, who was known for his heroic virtue and penance. He blessed her…

  • Saint Francis Xavier Bianchi

    Saint Francis Xavier Bianchi

    “The Prophet of the Last Times.” Francis was born on December 2, 1743, in Arpino, in central Italy, to a loving and pious family.  His…

  • Ryan Realbuto

    Ryan Realbuto

    “He had to fight three time harder and work three times harder than most kids to do anything.” Ryan was born in 1999 and grew…

  • Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

    Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

    “If one were to consider how much Jesus suffered, one would not commit the smallest sin.” Saint for the unborn. Gianna was born on October…

  • Saint Anthony of Egypt

    Saint Anthony of Egypt

    Anthony is considered the founder and father of organized Christian monasticism. His rule, which is a book of observances, represented one of the 1st attempts…

  • Saint Francisca Salesia

    Saint Francisca Salesia

    “Continue to entrust everything to God, absolutely everything you have to do, so that He may teach you more and more, the happiness of living…

  • Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara

    Saint Kuriakose Elias Chavara

    “Let not the insult and quarrels of others be a cause of hatred and enmity.” The 1st Indian male saint was born on February 10,…

  • Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

    Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

    Elizabeth was born on July 7, 1207 to the Hungarian King Andrew II and Gertrude of Merania. From early on she had the royal responsibilities…

  • Saint Christopher

    Saint Christopher

    Reprobus grew to be a very large and tall Canaanite man. With his strength and dexterity, he served the King of Canaan, but he did…

  • Saint Jodoc

    Saint Jodoc

    The Roman Empire was in ruins and Britons fled across the sea from the English-Saxons to settle in Armorica in Gaul, near present day Brest…

  • Blessed Adolph Kolping

    Blessed Adolph Kolping

    “The signs of the times will teach you what to do.” Adolph was born on December 8, 1813, in Kerpen, Germany as the 4th of…

  • Saint Lawrence O’Toole

    Saint Lawrence O’Toole

    Lorcan Ua Tuathail (O’Toole) was born in 1125 at Kilkea, County Kildare, Ireland. He was the youngest of 4 sons of King Muirchertach Ui Tuathail,…

  • Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

    Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini

    Maria Francesca Cabrini was born on July 15, 1850 in Sant’ Angelo Lodigiano, Lombardy, Italy.  She was 2 months premature and the youngest of 13…

  • Saint Benedict the Moor

    Saint Benedict the Moor

    Benedict was born in 1526 to Cristoforo and Diana Manasseri, who were slaves from Africa.  Their family was taken from Africa to San Fratello, Sicily…

  • Saint Maria di Gesu Santocanale

    Saint Maria di Gesu Santocanale

    Comfortable with being uncomfortable. Carolina Conceta Angela Santocanale was born on October 2, 1852, in Palermo, Sicily. Her parents were nobles from the house of…

  • Saint Joseph Vaz

    Saint Joseph Vaz

    Joseph was born on April 21, 1651 as the 3rd of 6 children, in the village of Goa, then known as Portuguese India, as part…

  • Saint Peter Faber

    Saint Peter Faber

    “Take care never to close your heart to anyone.” Peter was born on April 13, 1506, in the village of Villaret, Savoy, France. As a…

  • Saint Homobonus Tucingo

    Saint Homobonus Tucingo

    Throughout his whole life, he would never make a business decision that would endanger his soul. He would have rather lost his entire fortune than…

  • Saint Felix de Valois

    Saint Felix de Valois

    Hugh le Bigot was born on April 16, 1127 in the province of Valois, France. He was the son of the Count of Valois, a…

  • Saint John de Matha

    Saint John de Matha

    John was born on June 24, 1169, to very pious and noble parents, in Faucon, France. He was named in the honor of Saint John…

  • Saint Vincent de Paul

    Saint Vincent de Paul

    “You must ask God to give you power to fight against the sin of pride which is your greatest enemy – the root of all…

  • Saint Robert Bellarmine

    Saint Robert Bellarmine

    “It is granted to few to recognize the True Church amid the darkness of so many schisms and heresies,” Robert was born in Montepulciano, Italy,…

  • Saint Lawrence Justinian

    Saint Lawrence Justinian

    “There is no prayer or Good work so great, so pleasing to God, so useful to us, as the Holy Mass.” Lawrence was born in…

  • Saint Augustine Zhao Rong

    Saint Augustine Zhao Rong

    Zhao Rong was born in 1746 in Wuchuan, Guizhou, China.  He became a soldier in the army of Emperor Kia-Kin during the Qing dynasty.  He…

  • Saint Alphonsus Liguori

    Saint Alphonsus Liguori

    Alphonsus Marie Antony John Cosmos Damien Michael Gaspard de Liguori was born in his father’s country house on September 27, 1696 in Marianella, near Naples,…

  • Saint Anthony Dainan

    Saint Anthony Dainan

    Anthony was born in 1584 in Nagasaki, Japan. His father was Chinese and this mother was Japanese. They were Catholic and Anthony served as altar…

  • Saint Anna Wang

    Saint Anna Wang

    Anna was born into a Catholic family in 1886 in Majiazhuang, located in the Hebei province of China. When she was 5, her mother died…

  • Blessed Giuseppe Tovini

    Blessed Giuseppe Tovini

    “Without faith our children will never be rich, with faith they will never be poor.” Giuseppe was born in 1841 to a devout family in…

  • Saint Eusebius of Vercelli

    Saint Eusebius of Vercelli

    Eusebius is one of the many defenders of the Church during its most trying periods. He was born on the Isle of Sardinia, Italy, in…

  • Blessed Giuseppe Nascimbeni

    Blessed Giuseppe Nascimbeni

    Giuseppe was born in 1851 in Verona, a city on the Adige River in Torri del Benaco, Italy.  From his mother he learned a sense…

  • Saint Alexis Falconieri and Servite Order Founders

    Saint Alexis Falconieri and Servite Order Founders

    ‘Leave the world, the better to serve Almighty God.” Alexis was born in 1200, in Florence, Italy, to Bernard Falconieri, a wealthy merchant prince and…

  • Saint Maria Domenica Mantovani

    Saint Maria Domenica Mantovani

    Maria was born in 1862 in Castelletto di Brenzone, Italy, the 1st of Giovanni and Prudenza Zamperini’s 4 children. She grew up in this small…

  • Saint Juliana Falconieri

    Saint Juliana Falconieri

    Juliana was born of a wealthy Florentine family in 1270. Her mother had been deemed sterile and her father was advanced in years. He passed…

  • Saint Maria Francesca Rubatto

    Saint Maria Francesca Rubatto

    Anna Maria was born on Saint Valentine’s Day in 1844 in Carmagnola, Italy. She was the only child and at the age of 4, her…

  • Saint Francesco di Paola

    Saint Francesco di Paola

    “See to it that you refrain from harsh words. But if you do speak them, do not be ashamed to apply the remedy from the…

  • Blessed Elena Aiello

    Blessed Elena Aiello

    “The Justice of Our Father is most offended.  Men live in their obstinacy of sin.  The wrath of God is near.” Elena was born in…

  • Saint Monica of Hippo

    Saint Monica of Hippo

    Monica of Hippo was born in 331 in Tagaste of Northern Africa. She was raised by Christian parents and their maidservant. She discovered her parent’s…

  • Saint Dominic Savio

    Saint Dominic Savio

    “Death but not sin.” Dominic was born on April 2, 1842 in the village of Riva in northern Italy. His father was a blacksmith and…

  • Saint Marie Rivier

    Saint Marie Rivier

    “I suggest that you pray to Our Lord that He assist you and give you the direction you need.” Anne Marie Rivier, fondly known as…

  • Saint Cesar de Bus

    Saint Cesar de Bus

    Cesar was born in Cavillon, France in 1544. He was the 7th of 13 children and grew up in a Christian and noble family. He…

  • Saint Devasahayam Pillai

    Saint Devasahayam Pillai

    Neelakandan Pillai was born into an affluent Hindu family in 1712 in Nattalam village in the Kanyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. He was given his…

  • Saints Vincent and Waldetrudis

    Saints Vincent and Waldetrudis

    Madelgaire was born of nobility around 607 in the town of Strepy les Binches, Hainault, Belgium. He became the Count of Hainault. At the age…

  • Blessed Antonia Mesina

    Blessed Antonia Mesina

    Antonia was born in 1919 to a poor family and was the 2nd of 10 children. They lived in the town of Orgosolo on the…

  • Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

    Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos

    “No one was ever lost because his sin was too great, but because his trust was too small.” Francis was born into a large family…

  • Saint Gemma Galgani

    Saint Gemma Galgani

    “Oh, if all were to know how beautiful Jesus is, how loving He is, they would all die of Love. And yet, how is it…

  • Saints Cecilia, Valerian, Tibertius, and Maximus

    Saints Cecilia, Valerian, Tibertius, and Maximus

    Cecilia was born into a Roman noble and pagan family in the late 5th century and from early on, vowed her virginity to God. As…

  • Father Chad Ripperger

    Father Chad Ripperger

    “I have no power, I am nothing, it is Jesus Christ who liberates.” Chad was born the youngest of 5 children to Charles and Joyce…

  • Saint Marianne Cope

    Saint Marianne Cope

    “I do not expect a high place in heaven. I will be very grateful to have a little corner where I can love God for…

  • Saint John Neumann

    Saint John Neumann

    “A man must always be ready, for death comes when and where God wills it.” John was born in 1811 inPrachatitz, Bohemia, which is modern-day…

  • Saint Sergius of Radonezh

    Saint Sergius of Radonezh

    “Set no value on honor and praise in this life, but rather await your reward from God in the joys of heaven and eternal blessings.”…

  • Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

    Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

    “We must sacrifice everything for everything; our ambitions, indeed our entire selves, for the cause of the Faith.” Pier Giorgio was born in Turin, an…

  • Saint Paul Miki

    Saint Paul Miki

    “Like my Master, I shall die upon the cross. Like Him, a lance will pierce my heart so that my blood and my love can…

  • Saint Bridget of Sweden

    Saint Bridget of Sweden

    “The world would have peace if only the men of politics would follow the Gospels.” “Let everyone who has the grace of intelligence fear that,…

  • Saint Isaac Jogues

    Saint Isaac Jogues

    “My confidence is placed in God who does not need our help for accomplishing His design.” Isaac was born in 1607 in Orleans, France, into…

  • Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

    Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton

    “Oh my God, forgive what I have been, correct what I am, and direct what I will be.” Elizabeth was born in 1774, the 2nd…

  • Saint Rita of Cascia

    Saint Rita of Cascia

    Patron Saint of the impossible. In 1381, high in the hills of the Republic of Cascia, Italy, Antonio and Amata Lotti welcomed their only child,…

  • Saint Juliana of Liege

    Saint Juliana of Liege

    Juliana was born in 1192 and was orphaned at the age of 5, along with her sister Agnes, after losing their parents. She grew up…

  • Saint Stanislaus of Krakow

    Saint Stanislaus of Krakow

    “I want eternity. I was born for greater things.” Stanislaus was born of noble parents in 1030 near Krakow, Poland. He studied in Paris and…

  • Saints Louis and Zelie Guerin Martin

    Saints Louis and Zelie Guerin Martin

    “Soon we’ll have the intimate happiness of the family, and it’s this beauty that brings us closer to Him.” Louis was born into a military…

  • Gordianus and Saint Silvia

    Gordianus and Saint Silvia

    Silvia was a native of the region of Sicily and she had married Gordianus of Rome, both born of distinguished families. Gordianus was a noble…

  • Saints Isidore and Maria de la Cabeza

    Saints Isidore and Maria de la Cabeza

    Marriage can lead to holiness.  Isidore was born in 1082 to a peasant family near Madrid, Spain.  He was baptized “Isidore” in honor of the…

  • Saint Francis de Sales

    Saint Francis de Sales

    “To be an angel in prayer and a beast in one’s relations with people, is to go lame on both legs.” For busy people in…

  • Saint Marguerite Bouregeoys

    Saint Marguerite Bouregeoys

    “I offered myself with all my heart to do God’s will.” Marguerite was born in 1620 in Troyes, France, located along the Seine River not…

  • Saint Josephine Bakhita

    Saint Josephine Bakhita

    “The best thing for us is not what we consider best, but what the Lord wants of us!” Josephine Margaret Bakhita was born around 1869…

  • Saint Brigid of Ireland

    Saint Brigid of Ireland

    Brigid’s mother was Brocca, a Christian baptized by Saint Patrick. Brocca was a slave to Dubthach, a Leinster chieftain who had fathered Brigit. When his…

  • Saint Lucy

    Saint Lucy

    Lucy was a young Christian woman, born in the 4th century. Her mother tried to arrange a marriage for her with a pagan gentleman and…

  • Saint Teresa of Avila

    Saint Teresa of Avila

    “When the devil reminds you of your past, remind him of his future!” Teresa Ali Fatim Corella Sanchez de Capeda y Ahumada was born in…

  • Saint Valentine

    Saint Valentine

    His reputation as the Patron Saint of Love are not matters of verifiable history, but of Faith. Valentine of Rome is a 3rd century saint…

  • Saint Catherine of Siena

    Saint Catherine of Siena

    “If you are what you should be, you will set the whole world on fire!” Catherine Benincasa was born during the outbreak of the plague…

  • Blessed Chiara Lubich

    Blessed Chiara Lubich

    “Be aware that the fire that does not grow is extinguished.” Silvia was born in 1920 in the Northern City of Trento, Italy and was…

  • Blessed Alvaro del Portillo

    Blessed Alvaro del Portillo

    “Fall in Love and you will not leave Him.” Alvaro del Portillo was born in 1914 in Madrid, Spain as the 3rd of 8 children…

  • Saint Maria de la Purisima Salvat Romero

    Saint Maria de la Purisima Salvat Romero

    Among contemporary saints, only John Paul II was canonized faster. Maria Isabel Salvat Romero was born in 1926 in Spain to Ricardo Salvat Albert and…

  • Blessed Don Giuseppe Puglisi

    Blessed Don Giuseppe Puglisi

    Don Giusseppe “Pino” Puglisi was born on September 15, 1937 in Palermo, Sicily. His father was a cobbler and his mother a seamstress. He learned…

  • Saint Petrus Yu Tae-Ch’ol

    Saint Petrus Yu Tae-Ch’ol

    Yu Tae-Ch’ol was born in 1826 and the son of a government interpreter in Korea. His father was Catholic and raised him in this manner,…

  • Blessed Maria Laura Mainetti

    Blessed Maria Laura Mainetti

    “Lord, forgive them.” Teresina Elsa Mainetti was born in 1939 in Lecco, Italy, and was baptized within 2 days. She was the 10th and last…

  • Blessed Chiara Badano

    Blessed Chiara Badano

    Chiara Badano was born in 1971 in Sassello, Italy. Her parents had prayed for 10 years for a child. They felt she belonged to God…

  • Blessed Benedict Daswa

    Blessed Benedict Daswa

    Tshimangadzo Samuel Daswa was born the oldest of 5 in 1946 in South Africa, and was a member of the Lemba people. He worked as…

  • Saint Teresa of Calcutta

    Saint Teresa of Calcutta

    “If you want to change the world, go home and love your family.” Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu was born on August 26, 1910 in Skopje of…

  • Saint Clare of Montefalco

    Saint Clare of Montefalco

    Clare was born at Montefalco, Italy, around 1268 to a prominent family. Her father, Damiano, built a hermitage within the town. Her older sister Joan…

  • Saint Boniface of Mainz

    Saint Boniface of Mainz

    “In her voyage across the ocean of this world, the Church is like a great ship being pounded by the waves of life’s different stresses.…

  • Saint Irenaeus of Lyons

    Saint Irenaeus of Lyons

    “God did not tell us to follow Him because he needed our help, but because He knew that loving Him would make us whole.” Irenaeus…

  • Saint Rose of Lima

    Saint Rose of Lima

    “The Gift of Grace increases as the struggle increases.” “Apart from the Cross, there is no other ladder by which we may get to Heaven.”…

  • Blessed John Paul I

    Blessed John Paul I

    “If someone had told me I would be Pope one day, I would have studied harder.” Albino Luciani was the oldest of 4, born in…

  • Saint Seraphim of Sarov

    Saint Seraphim of Sarov

    From Russia with Love. “Never condemn each other. We condemn others only because we shun knowing ourselves. Seraphim of Sarov was born in 1754 and…

  • Saint Arnold Janssen

    Saint Arnold Janssen

    “Even when God’s Will does not correspond to your own desires, it is always beneficial for you.” Arnold Janssen was born in 1837 in Goch,…

  • Saint Nonna

    Saint Nonna

    The significant influence and guidance of a mother is recognized as Nonna raised one of the holiest families in history with her devotion and prayer.…

  • Saint Raphael

    Saint Raphael

    The Patron Saint of many, including; Eyes, Joy, Travelers, Future Spouses, Purity and Happy Meetings. One of the 7 Archangels who stand before the throne…

  • Saint Charles Borromeo

    Saint Charles Borromeo

    “Be sure that you first preach by the way you live.” Charles was born in 1538, the 3rd of 6 children at the castle of…

  • Saint Catherine of Sweden

    Saint Catherine of Sweden

    For the protection of the unborn. Catherine was a princess who was born around 1330 and is the 4th child of Saint Bridget and her…

  • Saint Vladimir I

    Saint Vladimir I

    The saint who turned Russia Christian. Orthodox, Catholic and Western Christians venerate the Holy Great Prince. Vladimir was born around 956 and was an illegitimate…

  • Saint Titus Brandsma

    Saint Titus Brandsma

    “He who wants to win the world for Christ, must have the courage to come in conflict with it.” The Catholic Church canonized Saint Titus…

  • Saint Charles de Foucauld

    Saint Charles de Foucauld

    “Oh! My God, how much your hand was upon me and yet how little I was aware of it! How Good you are! How Good…

  • Saint Vincent Ferrer

    Saint Vincent Ferrer

    “Whatever you do, think not of yourself, but of God.” Vincent Ferrer’s mother experienced only joy and painlessness during her expectancy and his father had…

  • Saint Gaspar del Bufalo

    Saint Gaspar del Bufalo

    “I would rather die or suffer evil than to take such an oath. I cannot, I must not, I will not!” Born in Rome on…

  • Saint Faustina Kowalska

    Saint Faustina Kowalska

    Helena Kowalska was born in the village of Glogowiec, Poland, on August 25, 1905 as the 3rd of 10 children, to a poor and religious…

  • Saint Thomas Aquinas

    Saint Thomas Aquinas

    Thomas was born in the castle of Roccasecca in the Kingdom of Sicily in 1225. Although his family was prestigious, as the youngest and 7th…

  • Saint Ambrose

    Saint Ambrose

    “No one heals himself by wounding another.” Saint Ambrose, also known as Aurelius Ambrosius, is one of the four original doctors of the Church. He…

  • Saint Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer

    Saint Josemaria Escriva de Balaguer

    “The task for a Christian is to drown evil in an abundance of good. We should live positively, full of optimism, with youthfulness, joy and…

  • Saint Richard Pampuri

    Saint Richard Pampuri

    Herminius Filippo Pampuri was born in Pavia, Italy in 1897. He was the 10th of 11 children and at the age of 3, his mother…

  • Saint Roch

    Saint Roch

    Roch was born in 1285 in Montpelier, France, the only child of wealthy parents. His mother was thought to be barren, so to many, his…

  • Saint Sebastian

    Saint Sebastian

    Within each one of us lies the gift of healing, evangelization and being a model Christian soldier that we often fail to recognize and nurture. …

  • Saint Zoe of Rome

    Saint Zoe of Rome

    Christians had lived relatively free of persecution for many decades after the death of emperor Valerian however this changed greatly by the year 244 under…

  • Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo

    Saint Joseph Benedict Cottolengo

    Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo was born near Turin Italy in 1786 to middle-class parents. He was the eldest of 12 children, 6 of which survived childhood.…

  • Blessed Maria Carola Cecchin

    Blessed Maria Carola Cecchin

    Maria Carola Cecchin was the 5th of 10 children born in 1877 in Padua, Italy. With a typical childhood, her parents set her as an…

  • Blessed Joseph Allamano

    Blessed Joseph Allamano

    Many saints, despite illness, weak health, or many other obstacles, achieve their goals. Frequently, the amount of work they accomplish seems humanly impossible, and it…

  • Saint Katharine Drexel

    Saint Katharine Drexel

    “Teach children with joy. They will be attracted by joy, the source of all joy, the heart of Jesus.’ Katharine was born in Philadelphia in…

  • Saint Thomas More

    Saint Thomas More

    “I do not care very much what men say of me, provided that God approves of me.” Thomas was born in London in 1478 of…

  • Saint Theodore Guerin

    Saint Theodore Guerin

    “When one has nothing more to lose, the heart is inaccessible to fear.” Anne-Therese Guerin was born in 1798 to well-respected and faithful parents, Laurent…

  • Saint Junipero Serra

    Saint Junipero Serra

    “Always go forward and never turn back.” Miguel Jose Serra was born on Spain’s island of Mallorca in 1713 and took the name of his…

  • Blessed Solanus Casey

    Blessed Solanus Casey

    The priest who answered the doorbell. Bernard Casey was born in 1870, in a 3-room log cabin, to Irish immigrants on a farm in western…

  • Blessed Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich

    Blessed Sister Miriam Teresa Demjanovich

    “Yes, I am still a friend of God. But just what kind of friend am I? I wonder if it is one He is pleased…

  • Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne

    Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne

    “Do not look back to the past, nor forward to the future. Claim only the present, for it holds God’s Will.” Rose was Born in…

  • Saint Marguerite Bays

    Saint Marguerite Bays

    “What can we do to love God more?” Marguerite Bays was the 2nd of 7 children, born on the Feast of the Birth of the…

  • Saint Dulce Lopes Pontes

    Saint Dulce Lopes Pontes

    “Whenever you can, speak of love and with love to someone.  It’s good to the ears of those who hear and to the soul of…

  • Saint Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan

    Saint Mariam Thresia Chiramel Mankidiyan

    “God will give eternal life to those who convert sinners and bring them to the right path.” Tresia was born in 1876 near Thrissur in…

  • Saint Maximilian Kolbe

    Saint Maximilian Kolbe

    “When in Rome, the Freemasons started coming out in the open daringly, flaunting their banners under the windows of the Vatican, depicting, on the black…

  • Saint Philip Neri

    Saint Philip Neri

    “Well, brothers, when shall we begin to do good?” Philip was born in Florence, Italy in 1515 as one of four children. From an early…

  • Saint Camillus de Lellis

    Saint Camillus de Lellis

    “Think well, Speak well and Do well. These three things, through the mercy of God, will make a man go to Heaven.” Camillus was not…

  • Saint Camilla Battista Varani

    Saint Camilla Battista Varani

    “Patience is never more important than when you are at the edge of losing it.” Camilla was a princess born in 1498 to Duke Julius…

  • Blessed Luigi Tezza

    Blessed Luigi Tezza

    “God’s invitation to become Saints is for all, not just a few.” Luigi was born in Conegliano on November 1, 1841, the only son of…

  • Saint Giuseppina Vannini

    Saint Giuseppina Vannini

    “Cure the sick, save the souls” Her childhood name was Giuditta and she was born in Rome in 1859. Her and her two siblings spent…

  • Blessed Jerzy Popielurszko

    Blessed Jerzy Popielurszko

    “Justice and the right to know the truth require us from this pulpit to repeatedly demand a limit on the tyranny of censorship.” Jerzy was…

  • Saint John Henry Newman

    Saint John Henry Newman

    “My God, give me courage, a true instinct determining between right and wrong, humility in all things, and a tender longing love of you.” John…

  • Saint Francis of Assisi

    Saint Francis of Assisi

    Born in 1182 in Italy, his father was furious that his wife had him baptized and named Giovanni after John the Baptist while he was…

  • Saint Joseph of Cupertino

    Saint Joseph of Cupertino

    “You are the Spirit and I am only the trumpet, and without Your breath I can give no sound.” Joseph was born in 1603 at…

  • Saint Therese of Lisieux

    Saint Therese of Lisieux

    Generations of Catholics have admired this young saint, calling her “Little Flower”, even though she never went on missions, never founded a religious order, never…

  • Saint Andrew Kim Taegon

    Saint Andrew Kim Taegon

    In the late 18th century, Catholicism began to take root slowly in Korea, having been introduced by scholars with its first consecrated missionaries in 1836.…

  • Saint Martin de Porres

    Saint Martin de Porres

    He regarded himself as the least of all men and unworthy of the habit he wore.  He never lost an opportunity of being humiliated and…

  • Saint Helena

    Saint Helena

    Helena was the mother of Emperor Constantine the Great and an Empress of the Roman Empire. She is from Drepanum in Asia Minor and born…

  • Saint Ignatius of Loyola

    Saint Ignatius of Loyola

    Born Inigo Lopez de Loyola in Spain in 1491, he was the youngest of 13 children and his mother died when he was just 7.…

  • Saint Pope Pius X

    Saint Pope Pius X

    “The true friends of the people are neither revolutionaries, nor innovators, but traditionalists.” Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto was born in 1835 in an Austrian Empire which…

  • Saint Louis de Montfort

    Saint Louis de Montfort

    “Mary is the safest, easiest, shortest and most perfect way of approaching Jesus.“ Born Louis Maie Grignon in Montfort, France in 1673, he was the…

  • Saint Dominic

    Saint Dominic

    “Arm yourself with prayer, rather than a sword; wear humility rather than fine clothes.” Born in Spain in 1170, his parents were members of the…

  • Saint Padre Pio

    Saint Padre Pio

    “Pray, hope and don’t worry” He was an Italian priest known for his piety and charity as well as the gift of Stigmata which has…

  • Blessed Stanley Rother

    Blessed Stanley Rother

    “The shepherd cannot run.” Father Stanley Rother was recognized in 2017 as the first U.S. born martyr. He was born in Okarche, Oklahoma in 1935…

  • Saint Mary MacKillop

    Saint Mary MacKillop

    “We must teach more by example than by word” In 2010, Mary MacKillop became the first native of Australia to be canonized by the Church.…

  • Saint Oliver Plunkett

    Saint Oliver Plunkett

    “I am exhorting the brethren to constancy and not to abandon their flocks, but to imitate the pastors of the first three centuries and withdraw…

  • Saint Toribio Romo

    Saint Toribio Romo

    “Christ said, ‘I am the Truth’; he did not say ‘I am the custom.’” Toribio was born in 1900 of a very poor family in…

  • Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions

    Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions

    The martyrs of Uganda are a reminder that persecution of Christians continues into present day. “You can burn our bodies, but you cannot harm our…

  • Saint Martha Wang Luo Mande

    Saint Martha Wang Luo Mande

    Martha was born in 1812 in the town of Zunji, China and later lived with her husband in Qingyan, where they owned a vegetable farm. …

  • Saint Bernadette Soubirous

    Saint Bernadette Soubirous

    “I shall spend every moment loving.” Bernadette was born in Lourdes, France on January 7, 1844. She is the first saint to have been photographed.…

  • Saint John Vianney

    Saint John Vianney

    “Only after the Last Judgment will Mary get any rest; from now until then, she is much too busy with her children.” Jean-Baptiste-Marie Vianney was…

  • Saint Gummarus

    Saint Gummarus

    Gummarus was a Christian, born in the 7th century, and a son of the lord of Emblem near Lierre in Brabant (Netherlands). He grew up…

  • Saint Francis Xavier

    Saint Francis Xavier

    “No one may ever excel in great things, who do not first excel in little things.” With encouragement from his friend Ignatius of Loyola, Francis…

  • Blessed Bartolo Longo

    Blessed Bartolo Longo

    Ex-satanist on the path to Sainthood – “If you seek salvation, promulgate the rosary. This is Mary’s own promise” Born in 1841 and raised in…

  • Saint Angela of Foligno

    Saint Angela of Foligno

    For help in our fight against the materialistic lures of this world. Angela was recently canonized by Pope Francis but she spent most of her…

  • Saint Augustine of Hippo

    Saint Augustine of Hippo

    “Here we do not speak evil of anyone.” Augustine is probably the most famous saint with a sinful past, which is surprising since his own…

  • Saint Damien of Molokai

    Saint Damien of Molokai

    “It is at the foot of the altar that we find the strength we need in our isolation.” Josef De Veuster was born in rural…

  • Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

    Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

    “Who can tell me what is most pleasing to God that I may do it?” Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656 in the Mohawk village…

  • Saint Jude

    Saint Jude

    Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less and a relative of our Saviour. One of the 12 Apostles of Jesus,…

  • Saint Pope John Paul II

    Saint Pope John Paul II

    “Freedom consists not in doing what we like, but in having the right to do what we ought.” Karol Wojtyla, known as John Paul II…

  • Saint Joseph

    Saint Joseph

    Everything we know about the husband of Mary and the foster father of Jesus comes from Scripture. We know he was a carpenter, a working…

  • Blessed Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi

    Blessed Luigi and Maria Beltrame Quattrocchi

    Maria and Luigi were beatified as a married couple. The first of the Church. Maria Corsini was introduced to Luigi through her father, who was…

  • Saint Agnes of Rome

    Saint Agnes of Rome

    We know little about martyrs like Cecilia, Nicholas, and Agnes of the early Church. All we know for sure about Agnes was born in 291…

  • Saint John Bosco

    Saint John Bosco

    “Never seek advice from the proud or the inexperienced.” John Bosco was born in Becchi, Italy after the end of the Napoleonic wars, drought and…

  • Saint Joan of Arc

    Saint Joan of Arc

    Joan of Arc was born to pious parents of the French peasant class in Domremy. From an early age she was said to have heard…

  • Saint James Intercisus

    Saint James Intercisus

    James was a Persian who lived in the 5th century.  He was a great favorite of King Yezdigerd I.  When the king began to persecute…

  • Saint Stephen

    Saint Stephen

    Saint Stephen was the eldest of the first ordained deacons of the Church and also the first Christian Martyr. Stephen was so conformed to Jesus…

  • Saint Pope Gregory the Great

    Saint Pope Gregory the Great

    Gregory was born around 540 in Rome. Although the Western Roman Empire had collapsed long before his birth, many ancient Roman families still commanded great…

  • Saint Kevin of Glendalough

    Saint Kevin of Glendalough

    Kevin is a mysterious figure who lived in Ireland during the 6th century who is also known as Coemgen. It is difficult to delineate between…

  • Saint Daniel Comboni

    Saint Daniel Comboni

    “God can kiss us with a healing because God is wounded by our pain.” Daniel was born in 1831 in Italy and died in 1881…

  • Saint Angela Merici

    Saint Angela Merici

    Angela Merici was an Italian religious educator and founder of the Ursulines whose deep prayer life and relationship with the Lord bore the fruit of…

  • Saint Constance of Vercelli

    Saint Constance of Vercelli

    Constance of Vercelli was born about 325 AD, as Constantine Augustus. She was the eldest of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great and of his…

  • Saint Eric of Sweden

    Saint Eric of Sweden

    Eric IX was King of Sweden beginning in the year 1150.  He did much to aid Christianity in his realm and was responsible for Codifying…

  • Blessed Dolores Sopena

    Blessed Dolores Sopena

    “Make all one family in Christ.” Born in 1848 and of eight children, Dolores Sopena of Spain suffered from poor eyesight after a bad eye…

  • Saint Nicholas

    Saint Nicholas

    The history of Nikolaos of Myra is riddled with many legends and stories. The fact that he was Bishop of Myra, Greece (present day Demre,…

  • Saint Jane Frances de Chantal

    Saint Jane Frances de Chantal

    Jeanne-Francoise Fremiot wed a baron of unknowing large debts. Jane Frances took charge by personally organizing and supervising every detail of the estate which brought…

  • Saint John of God

    Saint John of God

    There are many “Johns” who are saints,beginning with those found in Scripture itself: Saint John the Baptist, Saint John the Evangelist, Saint John of the…

  • Saint Genevieve

    Saint Genevieve

    Genevieve was a fair and courageous peasant girl who was born around 422 in Nanterre, France. When only 7 years old, St. Germanus, Bishop of…

  • Saint Jason of Tarsus

    Saint Jason of Tarsus

    “When they could not find them [Paul and Silas], they dragged Jason and some of the brothers before the city magistrates, shouting, “These people who…

  • Santa Maria Goretti

    Santa Maria Goretti

    When Maria’s father died of malaria, her mother had to struggle to feed her children. Maria’s family worked in the fields while she cooked, sewed,…

  • Blessed Antonia of Florence

    Blessed Antonia of Florence

    Antonia was born of a noble family in Florence, Italy in 1401. She was married at an early age, had one child, and was widowed…

  • Blessed Carlo Acutis

    Blessed Carlo Acutis

    “I’m happy to die because I’ve lived my life without wasting even a minute of it doing things that wouldn’t have pleased God.” Born in…

  • Saint Paula of Rome

    Saint Paula of Rome

    A Woman of Influence, Intellect and Concern for the Poor. Paula was born in 347 in Rome to an illustrious noble family with ties to…

  • Saint Michael the Archangel

    Saint Michael the Archangel

    The Catechism of the Catholic Church states that: “The whole life of the church benefits from the mysterious and powerful help of the angels…. From…

  • San Juan Diego

    San Juan Diego

    Juan was born in 1474. Following the early death of his father, he was taken to live with his uncle. From the age of three,…

  • Christopher Columbus

    Christopher Columbus

    He began to navigate at the age of 14. The early age at which he began his career as a sailor is not surprising for…

  • Saint Louis IX

    Saint Louis IX

    At his coronation as king of France, Louis IX bound himself by oath to behave as God’s anointed, as the father of his people and…

  • Saint Mark the Evangelist

    Saint Mark the Evangelist

    St Mark was born three years after the Birth of Our Lord and of Jewish parents, Mary and Aristopolos. His actual name was John Mark.…

  • Saint Anthony of Padua

    Saint Anthony of Padua

    How did it happen that the city of San Antonio was named after Saint Anthony? Over 300 years ago, in 1691, a small expedition of…

  • Prayer – Our Lady of Sorrows Meditation

    Prayer – Our Lady of Sorrows Meditation

    7 SORROWS OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY(These seven prayers presented in this format were approved by Pope Pius VII in 1815.) V. O God, come…

  • The Nicene Creed

    The Nicene Creed

    I believe in one God,the Father almighty,maker of heaven and earth,of all things visible and invisible. I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,the Only Begotten…