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St. Monica
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A model of patience,
Monica's long years of prayer
finally led to the conversion
of her husband, mother-in-law,
and brilliant but wayward son,
Augustine.
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St. Michael, Archangel
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In Scripture
each of the archangels
performs a different mission:
Michael protects;
Gabriel announces;
Raphael guides.
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St. Lawrence
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“Blind, lame,
maimed, leprous,
orphaned and
widowed persons:
these are the
treasure of the Church.”
--Lawrence of Rome
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St. Patrick
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Bishop Patrick was an ordinary man who, in trying to bring Christ’s love to the Irish people, lived an extraordinary life.
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St. John Vianney
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Cure of Ars; Patron of Priests
Perhaps John Vianney’s
greatest priestly gift
was his ability to understand
the struggles of penitents
and help them
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St. Theodora
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Mother Theodore Guérin
“With Jesus, what shall we have to fear?”
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St. Francis de Sales
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True virtue has no limits, but goes on and on, and especially holy charity, which is the virtue of virtues…
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St. Isidore the Farmer
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The simple life
is conducive
to holiness
and happiness.
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St. Bridget of Sweden
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Despite hardships,
you were kind and meek
to every creature.
Your life is a testimony
to holiness
in the marketplace.
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St. Andrew Dung-Lac
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Each martyr has offered
the same simple
—and profound—lessons:
Be not afraid.
You are not alone.
Trust in God.
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St. John Bosco
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Christ's love and our faith in that love should pervade everything we do.
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St. Marcellin Champagnat
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"Let only
the glory of God
and the honor of Mary
be your one aim
and ambition."
Marcellin Champagnat
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Sts. Ann and Joachim
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Feast of Grandparents
St. Joachim and St. Ann...
represent that entire
quiet series of generations
who faithfully
perform their duties,
practice their faith
and establish an atmosphere
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St. Nicholas (mosaic)
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Let’s not forget the real St. Nicholas, who, like all the saints, points to Jesus.
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St. Martin de Porres
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Patron of Those Who Suffer Discrimination
He helped, as best he could, farm laborers, and Negroes, as well as mulattoes, who were looked upon at the time as akin to ...
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St. Aloysius Gonzaga
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Patron of AIDS Patients and their Caregivers
We come before You,
and ask You,
if it is Your Holy will,
to take away this suffering from us,
restore us to ...
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St. Monica
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Patron of Lapsed Catholics
“God of mercy, comfort of those in sorrow, the tears of St. Monica moved you to convert her son, St. Augustine, to the faith of Christ. ...
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St. Benedict Joseph Labre
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Patron of the Homeless
For I was ... a stranger and
you welcomed me...
Matthew 25:35
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St. Margaret of Cortona
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Patron of Single Parents
For single mothers and fathers, that through the love they show their children, God may lead them to the fellowship of the saints and the eternal ...
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St. Helen
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Patron of Divorced People
Let these men and women know that the Church loves them, that she is not far from them, and suffers because of their situation.
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St. Isidore of Seville
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Proposed Patron of the Internet
"Take away number in all things and all things perish. Take calculation from the world and all is enveloped in dark ignorance..."
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St. Josemaría Escrivá
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"Lord, may I have balance
and measure in everything—
except in Love."
— St. Josemaría Escrivá
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Oración de San Francisco de Asis
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Señor, hazme Instrumento de Tu paz.
Donde haya odio, siembre yo amor;
Donde haya injuria, perdón;
Donde haya duda, Fe;
Donde haya desaliento, esperanza;
Donde haya ...
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St. Joan of Arc
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I fear nothing,
for God is with me!
St. Joan of Arc
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St. Vincent de Paul
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Love is inventive
to the point of infinity.
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St. Benedict
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Let them prefer
nothing whatever
to Christ,
and may he bring
us all together
to everlasting life.
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St. Jude
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Sacred Heart of Jesus,
have mercy on us.
St. Jude, worker of miracles,
pray for us.
St. Jude, help of the hopeless,
pray for us.
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St. Clare of Assisi
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Go calmly in peace, for you will have a good escort, because He who created you has sent you the Holy Spirit and has always guarded you
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St. Katharine Drexel
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The patient and humble
endurance of the cross
--whatever nature it may be--
is the highest work
we have to do.
Saint Katharine Drexel
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St. Joseph, Patron of Fathers
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Bless my father, Lord.
Keep us in your care
so that we may live
in the pattern
of the Holy Family.
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St. Anthony of Padua
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Saint Anthony,
put into our hearts
the flame of love
that we may live with you
the gospel of Christ.
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St. Catherine of Siena
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Merit consists
in the virtue of love alone,
flavored with the light
of true discretion,
without which
the soul is worth nothing.
St. Catherine of Siena
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St. Teresa of Avila
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The Lord does not look
so much at the magnitude
of anything we do
as at the love
with which we do it.
St. Teresa of Avila
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St. Ignatius Loyola
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"Give me only your love
and your grace.
With this I am rich enough,
and I have no more to ask."
--St. Ignatius Loyola
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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"I know what his will is
by those who direct me;
whatever they bid me do,
if it is ever so small in itself,
is the will of God for me."
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
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St. Thérèse of Lisieux
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I sense in myself
the vocation of Warrior, Priest,
Apostle, Doctor, and Martyr.
In the heart of the Church, my Mother,
I will be love.
St. Therese of Lisieux
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