The danger is that we can think of All Saints Day merely as a kind of “grab bag” feast ... to examine what their lives say about living the Christian life. That’s why there’s 12 volumes ...

Though there are days throughout the year that celebrate individual saints, All Saints’ Day really does celebrate every saint ... thank God for their witness, and for the way they have ...

However, as we have seen in this series on saints, they ... their beloved Rose. Canonized by Pope Clement X in 1671, she is the first native-born American saint. St. Martin de Porres (Feast Day ...

They were believed to be men and women of “heroic virtue” who after their deaths ... as the patron saint of that country. For centuries, the Irish observed his feast day on March 17.

Many people know that St. Nicholas is the patron saint of children, but they ... their chains, and angrily reprimanded a juror who had taken a bribe to find them guilty. 5. He has two feast days.

Saint Barbara might be one of the more obscure saints in Catholic and Orthodox legend, but she's venerated by U.S. military field artillery. On or around her feast day every Dec. 4, artillerymen ...

Saint Francis is one of the many saints we honor in our church calendar. It has been a long tradition of the church to honor men and women who by their ... Day is one of the principal feasts ...

An experience Jude had while in the city of Edessa is said to be the reason why he is associated ... and call on him in their time of need and healing. His feast is shared with St. Simon ...

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Like many Italian-Americans, my fondest childhood memories include fragrant foods, loud social gatherings, and the Catholic saints who bring ... gave birth to this feast day.