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Statue of Saint Theodora Guérin
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Saint Theodora Guérin

Saint Theodora Guérin was born in France but came to Vincennes, Indiana, at the invitation of the bishop. Eventually she established a new foundation of her community in the United States, but only after suffering many hardships.

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October 3
Painting of the translation of Saint Rita of Cascia

Saint Rita of Cascia

May 22
Saint Rita of Cascia was a wife, widow, and mother before becoming an Augustinian nun. She seems to have done most of her ministry within the convent, yet counseled many lay people who came to the monastery. Rita was known ...
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Photo of Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions

Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions

May 21
Saint Cristóbal Magallanes and Companions, 21 diocesan priests and three laymen, belonged to the Cristero movement during the 20th-century persecution of the Church in Mexico. Martyred over a number of years in eight Mexican states, they were beatified and canonized ...
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Saint Bernardine of Siena

Saint Bernardine of Siena

May 20
Saint Bernardine of Siena seems to have been a man with a whole lot of energy. He preached, reconciled cities, fought heresy, and attracted great crowds. Bernardine always traveled by foot, and often preached in more than one city on ...
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Statue of Saint Theophilus of Corte

Saint Theophilus of Corte

May 19
Saint Theophilus of Corte is a saint known more by reputation than by facts. We know that he was a Franciscan, ordained priest, and served at a retreat house near Subiaco. Theophilus was known for his poverty and his preaching.
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Drawing of Saint John I

Saint John I

May 18
Saint John I served as pope for about three years before he died of maltreatment at the hands of the emperor’s men. He had to face the Arian controversy and negotiate with the eastern part of the empire concerning the ...
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Drawing of Saint Paschal Baylon

Saint Paschal Baylon

May 17
Saint Paschal Baylon was born into the Golden Age of the Church in Spain: the 16th century. He worked as a shepherd where he had ample time for prayer and mortification.
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Painting of Saint Margaret of Cortona

Saint Margaret of Cortona

May 16
Saint Margaret of Cortona’s life story certainly had its ups and downs. Having run away from her stepmother after her mother’s death, she lived with a man and bore him a son.
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