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Saints for Today: Jane Frances de Chantal, Religious (1572-1641)

Francis de Sales called Jane “the perfect woman.”

Saints for Today: Martha, Holy Woman (1st c.)

Martha’s great glory is her simple and strong statement of faith in Jesus after her brother, Lazarus’ death.

Saints for Today: Joachim and Anne, Parents of Mary (1st Century)

For centuries the popular tradition about St. Joachim and St. Anne has inspired Christians with a message of God’s tender love.

Saints for Today: Paulinus of Nola, Bishop & Father of the Church (354-431)

Governor, husband, priest and Bishop: Paulinus led a life filled with virtuous leadership and was thought of as a saint even in his lifetime.

Saints for Today: Ephrem, Deacon & Doctor of the Church (306-373)

Ephrem was largely responsible for demonstrating that poetry and hymns could be a mode of theological discourse.

Saints for Today: Dymphna, Martyr (7th C. AD)

The king unleashed his own sword and cut off the head of his own beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter.

“Humanae Vitae” More Pertinent than Ever: Pope Paul VI’s prophetic encyclical reconsidered

The goodness of family and marriage is written on our hearts; everyone longs for family and intimacy.

Saints for Today: Marie Alphonsine, Religious (1843-1927)

Sister Marie was an outstanding catechist and educator and a tireless apostle.

Saints for Today: John of the Cross, Priest (1654-1734)

Some of the many miracles ascribed to him include levitation and levitation of his walking stick, apparently witnessed by a church full of people.

Saints for Today: Walburga, Abbess (710-779)

Walburga’s bones began to secrete a manna called “pearls,” a clear, tasteless and odorless liquid described as resembling fresh water and said to have great medicinal powers.

Saints for Today: Vincent of Saragossa, Deacon & Martyr (d. 304)

Vincent gave courageous witness to the Christian faith during the general persecution by the emperor Diocletian.

Saints for Today: Fabian, Pope & Martyr (d. 250)

Fabian was a layman who happened to be elected Pope after a dove alighted on his head.

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