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Stained Glass window of Saint Crescentia Hoess
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Saint Crescentia Hoess

The story of Saint Crescentia Hoess is a twist on the story of rags to riches. Born into material poverty, she eventually rose to true spiritual wealth. But not without many obstacles, including a number of physical ailments.

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April 6
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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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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