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Stained Glass Window of Saint Alphonsus Liguori
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Saint Alphonsus Liguori

Saint Alphonsus Liguori was a great moral theologian as well as the founder of the Redemptorists. He wrote in the areas of spirituality and doctrine to the edification of his diocese and others.

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August 1
Statue of Saint Isidore the Farmer

Saint Isidore the Farmer

May 15
A married man known for his love of prayer, Saint Isidore the Farmer is one of the five saints of Spain. Saint Isidore worked on the estate of a wealthy landowner and thus attained the title of farmer.
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Icon of Saint Matthias

Saint Matthias

May 14
Acts of the Apostles records that Saint Matthias was selected by the early Church to replace Judas Iscariot in the ranks of the apostles. We know little more about him except that he was a witness to Jesus from his ...
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Our Lady of Fatima

Our Lady of Fatima

May 13
Like the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes, this appearance was not given to Church officials, but to children. Through them, Our Lady of Fatima requested that the Church spread devotion to the rosary to all the faithful.
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Statue of Saint Leopold Mandic

Saint Leopold Mandic

May 12
Saint Leopold Mandic, a Capuchin Franciscan, was well known as a good confessor and spiritual director. His one aim in life was to work for the reunification of the Orthodox church with Rome: a goal he prayed for but was ...
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Statue of Saint Ignatius of Laconi

Saint Ignatius of Laconi

May 11
Saint Ignatius of Laconi spent 40 years begging for the friars. He endeared himself to the local people and inspired them by his virtue. If it hadn’t been for an accident, Ignatius might never have become a Capuchin friar.
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Photo of Saint Damien de Veuster of Moloka’i

Saint Damien de Veuster of Moloka’i

May 10
Saint Damien of Moloka’i became so well known for his work among the lepers in Hawaii that Moloka’i almost became his surname. Dedicating his life to those suffering from Hansen's disease, Damien made the world aware of their plight.
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Portrait of Saint John of Avila

Saint John of Avila

May 9
Saint John of Avila had some pretty impressive friends—Francis Borgia, Ignatius of Loyola, John of the Cross, Teresa of Avila—to name just a few. These saints, along with John, were all part of a reform of the Church in Spain. ...
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