St. Bernadine of Siena
Saint Bernardine of Siena was born in 1380 in Siena and became a Franciscan priest known for his powerful preaching...
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St. Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia was born in 1381 in Roccaporena and is known as the “Saint of the Impossible” for...
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Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of the Church
The title “Mary, Mother of the Church” reflects the Church’s belief that the Blessed Virgin Mary is not only the...
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St. Justin, Martyr
Justin is remembered as one of the earliest Christian thinkers who tried to show that faith and reason are not...
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Saints Marcellinus and Peter
Marcellinus and Peter are early Roman martyrs whose names have survived more clearly in the Church's prayer than in detailed...
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Saint Charles Lwanga and Companions
Charles Lwanga and his companions were Ugandan martyrs, many of them young court pages, who faced death because their Christian...
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St. Boniface
June 5 honors Saint Boniface, and the heart of the day is mission and evangelization. An English Benedictine, Boniface became...
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St. Barnabas
Barnabas appears in the Acts of the Apostles as one of the first great bridge-builders of the Church. A Jew...
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The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
Devotion to the Sacred Heart grew from centuries of Christian meditation on the pierced side of Christ in John 19:34,...
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The Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary
The Immaculate Heart of Mary is rooted in Scripture, especially Luke’s description of Mary treasuring and pondering the mysteries of...
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St. Anthony of Padua, Priest and Doctor of the Church
Saint Anthony was born Fernando Martins in Lisbon, Portugal, around 1195, during the age of crusades, new universities, and the...
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Saint Romuald, Abbot
Saint Romuald was born around 951 in Ravenna, Italy, into a noble family during a time when political violence and...