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Saint Bartholomew
Saint of the Day

Saint Bartholomew

We know nothing about Saint Bartholomew except that he was one of the original twelve apostles. If he is the man called Nathanael, then we know he is from Cana in Galilee—but that still doesn’t tell us much. But knowing that he gave his life in the service of the faith is enough.

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August 24
Painting of Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

Saint Gianna Beretta Molla

April 19
Saint Gianna Beretta Molla was a wife, mother, and pediatrician. During her last pregnancy Saint Gianna was found to have a noncancerous uterine fibroid. While she allowed the doctors to remove the tumor, she made sure that her pregnancy was ...
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Blessed James Oldo

Blessed James Oldo

April 18
Blessed James Oldo was a wealthy married man who shared the “good life” with his wife. Circumstances, however, changed his attitude and he began to see the futility of his lifestyle. He and his wife became Secular Franciscans and, upon ...
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Saint Benedict Joseph Labre

Saint Benedict Joseph Labre

April 17
Saint Benedict Joseph Labre lived a poor life in the ruins of the Colosseum. To the uneducated eye, he appeared to be a pitiable figure, but the people of Rome saw him as a saint. He was known as the ...
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Photo of Saint Bernadette Soubirous

Saint Bernadette Soubirous

April 16
Saint Bernadette was a poor, uneducated peasant girl who no one would believe had seen apparitions of the Blessed Mother. But Mary had appeared to her, and Lourdes has become a popular shrine of devotion to Mary, the Immaculate Conception, ...
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Portrait of Saint Caesar de Bus

Saint Caesar de Bus

April 15
Saint Caesar de Bus decided to become a priest after a very negative experience in the military. He was successful in his ministry to combat heresy by teaching catechesis to ordinary parishioners.
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Statue of Blessed Peter Gonzalez

Blessed Peter Gonzalez

April 14
Blessed Peter Gonzalez had a bad experience while riding a horse that changed the course of his life. He became a Dominican, was ordained a priest, and worked in the court of King Ferdinand III.
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Statue of Saint Martin I

Saint Martin I

April 13
Pope Saint Martin I is considered a martyr for the faith even though he was not killed outright. He witnessed to the true faith by his consistent and constant teaching, which resulted in physical and mental torture.
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