1. 1 SOCIETAS DOCTRINÆ CHRISTIANÆ † The word of God was made flesh

2. SAINTS for You and Me

3. Human beings like us who followed Jesus and lived according to the Gospel values SAINTS WHO ARE THE SAINTS? You too are called to be a saint…..

4. The CHURCH has declared hundreds of saints along the centuries There are all sorts of saints  Male and female  Young and old  Many different Nationalities SAINTS HOW MANY ARE THERE? You too are called to be a saint….. So many other saints have never been acknowledged: All Saints (Feast: 1 st Nov)

5. ► Born in America – Episcopalian family ► Married a businessman and had 4 children but soon became a widow ► Became a Catholic in 1805 ► Started a religious community for women in America ST ELIZABETH ANN SETON 1774 - 1821 Feast day: 4 th January

6. ► Born in northern Italy to a Catholic family ► Became a priest ► Opened a house for street children in Turin ► Later started a new Order for Priests – the Salesians ST JOHN BOSCO 1815 - 1888 Feast day: 31 st January

7. ► Born in Sudan ► For 8 years sold as a slave in markets ST JOSEPHINE BAKHITA 1869 - 1947 Feast day: 8 th February ► Moved to Italy and became a babysitter. ► Became Roman Catholic and later a nun. ► Served for 45 years doing so many different jobs.

8. ► Chile’s first saint. ► Born to poor parents but had a vibrant and lively life. ST THERESA DE LOS ANDES 1900 - 1920 Feast day: 12 th February ► At a young age she felt she was called by God to be ‘His’. ► Became a Carmelite nun, but died shortly afterwards at age 20.

9. ► Daughter of a banker and a very charitable mother. ► Received very good education and travelled widely. ST CATHERINE DREXEL 1858 - 1955 Feast day: 3 rd March ► Invited by Pope Leo XIII to become a missioner to the Indians in the US. ► Started a congregation and worked for the ‘Indians’ for many years.

10. ► Born in Scotland but moved to Ireland when sold as a slave. ► Escaped to France, then England where he became a priest. ST PATRICK c. 389 - 461 Feast day: 17 th March ► Was appointed a bishop and went to pagan Ireland to preach the Gospel.

11. ► A young Italian woman from a poor background. ► Led a simple and humble life helping her mother raise her younger siblings. ► Helped in many ways in the parish. BLESSED PIERINA MOROSINI 1932 - 1957 Feast day: 6 th April ► Attacked by a rapist. Stabbed for not giving in and died within two days.

12. ► A simple girl from Lourdes in the south of France. ► At age 14 she had a series of apparitions of Our Lady – the Immaculate Conception ST BERNADETTE SOUBIROUS 1844 - 1879 Feast day: 16 th April ► Joined the Sisters of Charity and died at age 35.

13. ► A lively young boy from Turin, Italy. ► Joined Don Bosco’s oratory and wanted to become a priest. ST DOMINIC SAVIO 1842 - 1857 Feast day: 6 th May ► Poor health led him to premature death at the young age of 15.

14. ► Born in Belgium – Joseph de Veuster. ► Joined a congregation of priests and took the name Damien. ST DAMIEN OF MOLOKAI 1840 - 1889 Feast day: 10 th May ► Went to Hawaii as a missioner for 8 years; then to Molokai where he worked with lepers. ► Contracted leprosy and died at age 49.

15. ► Young man from Uganda. ► Worked in the King’s palace and excelled in sports. ST CHARLES LWANGA 1865 - 1886 Feast day: 3 rd June ► Baptised at 20 and became an active Christian, against the King’s wishes. ► A Martyr - burned to death on the king’s order at age 21.

16. ► Son of Zechariah and Elizabeth. Jesus’ cousin. ► Spent time in the desert preaching conversion and baptizing people in the river. ST JOHN THE BAPTIST c. 0 - 30 Feast day: 24 th June ► Warned King Herod many times about his public adultery. ► Later imprisoned and executed following a promise Herod made at a birthday feast.

17. ► Given in marriage to King Denis of Portugal at a young age. ST ELIZABETH OF PORTUGAL 1271 - 1336 Feast day: 4 th July ► Helped the poor and needy in many ways. ► Joined a Franciscan monastery for the last years of her life. ► Suffered a lot due to infidelity of her husband and serious arguments among her children.

18. ► A soldier from China at a time when Christians were not allowed to worship. ST AUGUSTINE ZHAO RONG 1746 - 1815 Feast day: 9 th July ► Impressed by a Bishop while escorting him to martyrdom. ► Became a Catholic and later a priest. ► Later arrested and tortured. Died in prison.

19. ► Born to a clan family in New York – lost parents at 4. Adopted by uncle. ► Converted to Catholicism at 19 but shunned by family and treated as a slave. ST KATERI TEKWITHA 1656 - 1680 Feast day: 14 th July ► Escaped to a Christian village - spending a long time in prayer, charity work and penance.

20. ► Born to Catholic parents in Poland. ► Excelled in his studies and became a Franciscan Friar. ► Worked hard to spread devotion to Mary. ST MAXIMILIAN KOLBE 1894 - 1941 Feast day: 14 th August ► Arrested by the Nazi and sent to Auschwitz. ► Executed when offered to take the place of a fellow prisoner.

21. ► A Capuchin friar of humble origins from southern Italy. ► Went through a lot of suffering – including that from the stigmata/wounds for many years. ST PIO OF PIETRALCINA 1887 - 1968 Feast day: 23 rd September ► Sought by many people for prayers and healing.

22. ► A married man with three children from Manila, Philippines. ► Falsely accused of a murder - escaped to Japan. ST LAWRENZ RUIZ 1600 - 1637 Feast day: 28 th September ► Subjected to torture by Japanese authorities. ► Martyred together with 5 others by being hanged upside down.

23. ► Born in France. Lost her mother at age 4. ► Joined the Carmelite nuns at a very young age. ST THERESE OF LISIEUX 1873 - 1897 Feast day: 1 st October ► Did lowly simple jobs at the convent but suffered due to illness too. ► Wrote her own autobiography - ‘The Story of a Soul’. ► Died at 24.

24. ► An Italian priest who became known for his missionary work in Africa. ► A writer, scientist and linguist. ► Set up a Society for missionary priests. ST DANIEL COMBONI 1831 - 1881 Feast day: 10 th October ► Became bishop of a large area around Sudan.

25. ► English princess who married a Scottish king. ► Worked hard to help the poor and also to improve things in the Church. ST MARGARET OF SCOTLAND c. 1050 - 1093 Feast day: 16 th November ► Although queen, she found time for prayer, penance, teaching her six children and helping beggars and all those in need.

26. ► Born in Ireland. Became a monastic hermit for 30 years. ► Went to France to help the Church there with another 12 missionaries. ► Deported back to Ireland. Later went to work in Italy. ST COLUMBAN c. 543 - 615 Feast day: 23 rd November ► Set up many monasteries in different countries.

27. ► A young woman born in Sicily of rich and noble parents. ST LUCY c. 283 - 303 Feast day: 13 th December ► Suffered persecution and was martyred during the reign of the cruel Roman emperor Diocletian. ► Convinced her mother to give a lot of her riches to the poor.

28. ► A Spanish saint from a poor background. ► Joined the Carmelite order. Helped St Theresa of Avila setting up her monasteries. ST JOHN OF THE CROSS 1542 - 1591 Feast day: 14 th December ► Was imprisoned for over 9 months but managed to escape. ► Became a famous writer in spirituality.

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