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Saints for Today: John Paul II, Pope

John Paul II was so unrestrainedly loved, not just among Catholics but also beyond the Church.

Saints for Today: Our Lady of the Rosary

The development of the rosary goes back many centuries and contains a unique history.

Saints for Today: Bernardine of Siena, Friar (1380-1444)

Bernardine preached at great length, sometimes for as much as four hours. For nearly a quarter of a century he crisscrossed Italy on foot, calling people to repentance.

Saints for Today: Matthias, Apostle & Martyr (1st c.)

Matthias was appointed an Apostle following the betrayal and suicide of Judas Iscariot

Saints for Today: Valentine, Bishop & Martyr (3rd century)

Whoever he was, Valentine did really exist, because archaeologists have unearthed a Roman catacomb and an ancient church dedicated to Saint Valentine

Saints for Today: John Bosco, Priest (1815-1888)

He was ordained a priest in 1841 and soon settled into his life work: the education and apostolate of boys and young men, especially of the working class.

Saints for Today: Priscilla, Evangelist & Martyr (First Century)

Priscilla was one of a number of women who played a prominent role in the early church—not simply as “helpers” to the male apostles, but as evangelists and church administrators in their own right.

Saints for Today: Raymond of Peńafort, Priest (1175-1275)

St. Raymond was at one time called to Rome by Pope Gregory IX to work for him and to be his confessor.

Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Diocese of Gallup

Our Lady of Guadalupe remains one of the most intriguing Marian apparitions. Chronicles of that period tell us the story.

Remembering the Dearly Departed: The Significance of All Souls’ Day

“If we had no care for the dead,” Saint Augustine noted, “we would not be in the habit of praying for them.”

Why Does the Church Celebrate All Saints’ Day?

The first canonization happened in 993, although the first masses in honor of departed dead took place much earlier.

Saints for Today: Solanus Casey, Priest (1870-1957)

Solanus spent his fifty-three years as a priest in menial service as a sacristan and porter at St. Bonaventure’s monastery in Detroit and worked in the friars’ soup kitchen.

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