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Meet the holy men and women who followed Christ and still encourage the Church.

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Saints Louis and Zelie Martin

Married saints and parents of Saint Therese who sanctified ordinary family life.

Married saints and parents of Saint Therese who sanctified ordinary family life. Saints Louis and Zelie Martin Louis and Zel ...

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Saint of the Day

Meet today’s saint, pray for their intercession, practice a virtue, and find trusted saint resources.

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Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

Young lay Catholic remembered for charity, friendship, and joyful holiness.

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Mary, Mother of God

The Mother of Jesus, first disciple, and model of faithful surrender to God.

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Saint Benedict

Father of Western monasticism and teacher of ordered prayer.

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Saint Carlo Acutis

Young Catholic known for Eucharistic love and using technology in service of faith.

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Saint Clare of Assisi

Contemplative disciple whose poverty and prayer radiated evangelical joy.

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Saint Faustina Kowalska

A Polish nun known for her witness to Divine Mercy.

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Saint Francis of Assisi

A joyful penitent who loved Christ poor and crucified.

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Saint John Paul II

Pope, witness, and evangelist who called the world not to be afraid.

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Saint Joseph

Guardian of the Holy Family and a quiet model of courageous fidelity.

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Saint Mary Magdalene

Disciple of the Lord and witness of the Resurrection.

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Saint Maximilian Kolbe

Franciscan priest and martyr who gave his life for another prisoner.

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Saint Monica

Mother whose tears and prayer accompanied Augustine’s conversion.

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Saint Padre Pio

Capuchin priest remembered for prayer, suffering, and the confessional.

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Saint Teresa of Calcutta

Missionary of Charity who served Christ in the poorest of the poor.

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Saint Therese of Lisieux

The Little Flower who teaches the hidden path of love and trust.

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Our Lady of Sorrows

A Marian title that contemplates Mary’s sorrows in union with Christ.

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Saint Camillus de Lellis

Priest and founder devoted to caring for the sick with reverence and tenderness.

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Saint Damien of Molokai

Priest who shared the life and suffering of people with leprosy on Molokai.

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Saint Dominic Savio

Young disciple of Don Bosco known for purity, joy, and devotion.

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Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

Princess, wife, mother, and servant of the poor.

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Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

Wife, mother, and physician remembered for sacrificial love and trust in God.

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Saint Joan of Arc

Young witness who followed God’s call with striking courage.

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Saint John Vianney

The Cure of Ars, renowned for the confessional and pastoral holiness.

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Saint Joseph the Worker

A liturgical title highlighting Saint Joseph as a model for human labor.

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Saint Katharine Drexel

Heiress turned religious founder who served Black and Native communities.

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Saint Louis-Marie de Montfort

Missionary preacher remembered for a Christ-centered Marian devotion.

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Saint Maria Goretti

Young martyr whose witness joins purity with forgiveness.

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Saint Martin de Porres

Dominican brother remembered for humble service and mercy toward the poor and sick.

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Saint Peregrine

Saint traditionally invoked by those suffering serious illness.

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Saint Peter Julian Eymard

Priest and founder known as an apostle of the Eucharist.

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Saint Rita of Cascia

Wife, widow, and religious remembered for forgiveness and trust in difficult causes.

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Saint Tarcisius

Young martyr traditionally remembered for protecting the Eucharist.

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Saint Vincent de Paul

Priest of mercy whose charity became organized service for the poor.

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Saint Augustine

Bishop and Doctor whose restless heart found rest in God.

Bishop and Doctor whose restless heart found rest in God. Saint Augustine Augustine’s long search moved through ambition, error, and grace into conversion, theological de...

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Saint Catherine of Siena

Lay Dominican and Doctor of the Church known for prayer, reform, and courageous counsel.

Lay Dominican and Doctor of the Church known for prayer, reform, and courageous counsel. Saint Catherine of Siena Catherine combined contemplative union with God and bold...

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Saint Dominic

Founder of the Order of Preachers, joining contemplation with preaching.

Founder of the Order of Preachers, joining contemplation with preaching. Saint Dominic Dominic loved truth, study, and apostolic poverty, forming preachers who would give...

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Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Convert and founder who teaches discernment and generous service to Christ.

Convert and founder who teaches discernment and generous service to Christ. Saint Ignatius of Loyola Ignatius’s ambitions were purified through suffering, prayer, and stu...

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Saint John of the Cross

Mystic and Doctor of the Church who wrote about purification and union with God.

Mystic and Doctor of the Church who wrote about purification and union with God. Saint John of the Cross John endured misunderstanding and suffering while teaching that G...

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Saint Paul

The apostle to the nations whose conversion became a life of missionary love.

The apostle to the nations whose conversion became a life of missionary love. Saint Paul Paul moved from persecutor to preacher, carrying the Gospel through suffering, le...

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Saint Peter

The apostle who fell, repented, and was strengthened to feed Christ’s flock.

The apostle who fell, repented, and was strengthened to feed Christ’s flock. Saint Peter Peter was called from fishing, confessed Christ, denied Him in fear, and was rest...

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Saint Teresa of Avila

Reformer and Doctor of the Church who teaches friendship with Christ in prayer.

Reformer and Doctor of the Church who teaches friendship with Christ in prayer. Saint Teresa of Avila Teresa renewed Carmelite life and wrote from experience about recoll...

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Saint Thomas Aquinas

Doctor of the Church who united clarity of thought with reverence for mystery.

Doctor of the Church who united clarity of thought with reverence for mystery. Saint Thomas Aquinas Thomas taught that reason and revelation cooperate, and that theology...

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Saint Anthony of Padua

Franciscan preacher and Doctor of the Church traditionally invoked for lost things.

Franciscan preacher and Doctor of the Church traditionally invoked for lost things. Saint Anthony of Padua Anthony preached Christ with clarity and compassion, and popula...

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Saint Francis Xavier

Great missionary companion of Ignatius who carried the Gospel across Asia.

Great missionary companion of Ignatius who carried the Gospel across Asia. Saint Francis Xavier Francis Xavier spent himself in evangelization, catechesis, travel, and sa...

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Saint Isidore of Seville

Bishop and scholar often invoked for learning and communication in the information age.

Bishop and scholar often invoked for learning and communication in the information age. Saint Isidore of Seville Isidore preserved, organized, and taught knowledge in ser...

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Saint John Baptist de La Salle

Priest and founder dedicated to Christian education and the dignity of the young.

Priest and founder dedicated to Christian education and the dignity of the young. Saint John Baptist de La Salle De La Salle gave himself to education rooted in faith, di...

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Saint Joseph of Cupertino

Franciscan saint traditionally invoked by students and test-takers.

Franciscan saint traditionally invoked by students and test-takers. Saint Joseph of Cupertino Joseph was not naturally impressive by worldly standards, yet grace made him...

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Saint Jude

Apostle traditionally invoked in desperate or difficult situations.

Apostle traditionally invoked in desperate or difficult situations. Saint Jude Jude was among the apostles of Christ and is remembered devotionally as an intercessor in g...

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Saint Mary of Egypt

Penitent saint whose dramatic conversion became a long life of ascetic holiness.

Penitent saint whose dramatic conversion became a long life of ascetic holiness. Saint Mary of Egypt Mary of Egypt turned from grave sin to radical repentance and many ye...

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