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Our Lady of Fatima
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Our Lady of Fatima

Like the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes, this appearance was not given to Church officials, but to children. Through them, Mary requested that the Church spread devotion to the rosary to all the faithful.

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May 13
Portrait of Saint Pius V

Saint Pius V

April 30
Pope Saint Pius V, a Dominican, was the one responsible for the implementation of the results of the Council of Trent—no easy task. Refusing to remove his Dominican habit, he is also responsible for the tradition that popes wear white. ...
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Painting of Saint Catherine of Siena

Saint Catherine of Siena

April 29
Saint Catherine of Siena was a Third Order Dominican known for her contemplation and prayer—as well as her involvement in Church and civil affairs. During the time when there were two and three popes each claiming the papacy, Saint Catherine ...
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Statue of Saint Peter Chanel

Saint Peter Chanel

April 28
A Marist priest and the first martyr of the South Pacific, Saint Peter Chanel worked on the island of Futuna. Struggling and having little success in his evangelization efforts with the local people, Peter Chanel eventually was awakened on April ...
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Stained glass window of Saint Louis Mary Grignion de Montfort

Saint Louis Mary Grignion de Montfort

April 27
A diocesan priest with a great devotion to Mary, Saint Louis Mary Grignion de Montfort attracted many people to the faith by his preaching. He lived a life of notable poverty and simplicity.
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Statue of Saint Pedro de San José Betancur

Saint Pedro de San José Betancur

April 26
Saint Pedro de San José Betancur was a Secular Franciscan who founded a hospital, a shelter, and a school for the poor in Guatemala City. He also founded a religious congregation for men.
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Painting of Saint Mark

Saint Mark

April 25
Most likely the first of the four Gospels, the Gospel of Mark is brief and pointed. Saint Mark has one goal, to present Jesus as God’s crucified messiah, and he fulfills that goal concisely. Saint Mark’s Gospel seems to have ...
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