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May, 28th | Venerable Pierre Toussaint
Venerable Pierre Toussaint’s Story
Born in modern-day Haiti and brought to New York City as a slave, Pierre died a free man, a renowned hairdresse...
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May, 27th | Saint Augustine of Canterbury
Saint Augustine of Canterbury’s Story
In the year 596, some 40 monks set out from Rome to evangelize the Anglo-Saxons in England. Leading the grou...
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May, 26th | Saint Philip Neri
Saint Philip Neri’s Story
Philip Neri was a sign of contradiction, combining popularity with piety against the background of a corrupt Rome and a ...
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May, 25th | Saint Bede the Venerable
Saint Bede the Venerable’s Story
Bede is one of the few saints honored as such even during his lifetime. His writings were filled with such faith ...
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May, 24th | Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi
Saint Mary Magdalene de’ Pazzi’s Story
Mystical ecstasy is the elevation of the spirit to God in such a way that the person is aware of this union...
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May, 23rd | Saint Gregory VII
Saint Gregory VII’s Story
The 10th century and the first half of the 11th were dark days for the Church, partly because the papacy was the pawn of...
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May, 22nd | Saint Rita of Cascia
Saint Rita of Cascia’s Story
Like Elizabeth Ann Seton, Rita of Cascia was a wife, mother, widow, and member of a religious community. Her holiness...
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May, 21st | Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions
Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions’ Story
Like Blessed Miguel Agustín Pro, SJ, Cristóbal and his 24 companion martyrs lived under a very an...
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May, 20th | Saint Bernardine of Siena
Saint Bernardine of Siena’s Story
Most of the saints suffer great personal opposition, even persecution. Bernardine, by contrast, seems more like ...
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May, 19th | Saint Theophilus of Corte
Saint Theophilus of Corte’s Story
If we expect saints to do marvelous things continually and to leave us many memorable quotes, we are bound to be...
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May, 18th | Saint John I
Saint John I’s Story
Pope John I inherited the Arian heresy, which denied the divinity of Christ. Italy had been ruled for 30 years by an emperor ...
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May, 17th | Saint Paschal Baylon
Saint Paschal Baylon’s story
In Paschal’s lifetime the Spanish empire in the New World was at the height of its power, though France and England w...
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