The saints come alive in this book of saint biographies with stories of men and women from many places, time periods, and walks of life. Each saint biography includes suggested activities.
Hundreds of patron saints come alive for children through this inspiring collection of biographies of church heroes. This updated edition of the popular Saints and Feast Days, written by the Sisters of Notre Dame of Chardon, Ohio, includes more than 200 saint biographies with an easy-to-use calendar format; this unique format provides an enjoyable way to read about patron saints and celebrate the feast days with children of all ages. Each saint biography includes suggested activities that kids are sure to enjoy!
Contents
Let us all rejoice in the Lord,
as we celebrate the feast day in honor of all the Saints,
at whose festival the Angels rejoice
and praise the Son of God.
—Entrance Antiphon for the Feast of All Saints
Introduction xv
Using This Book xvii
SEPTEMBER.
3 Gregory the Great 1
8 Birth of Mary 3
9 Peter Claver 5
13 John Chrysostom 7
14 Triumph of the Cross 9
15 Our Lady of Sorrows 11
16 Cornelius and Cyprian 13
17 Robert Bellarmine 15
Hildegard of Bingen 17
19 Januarius 19
20 Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang, and Companions 21
21 Matthew 23
23 Pio of Pietrelcino (Padre Pio) 25
26 Cosmas and Damian 27
27 Vincent de Paul 29
28 Wenceslaus 31
Lorenzo Ruiz and Companions 33
29 Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael (Archangels) 35
30 Jerome 37
OCTOBER.
1 Thérèse of Lisieux 39
2 Guardian Angels 41
3 Mother Theodore Guerin 43
4 Francis of Assisi 45
5 Faustina Kowalska 47
6 Marie-Rose Durocher 49
7 Our Lady of the Rosary 51
11 Pope John XXIII 53
14 Callistus I 55
15 Teresa of Ávila 57
16 Hedwig 59
Margaret Mary Alacoque 61
17 Ignatius of Antioch 63
18 Luke 65
19 Isaac Jogues, John de Brébeuf, and Companions 67
24 Anthony Claret 69
28 Simon and Jude 71
NOVEMBER.
1 All Saints 73
2 All Souls 75
3 Martín de Porres 77
4 Charles Borromeo 79
9 Dedication of St. John Lateran 81
10 Leo the Great 83
11 Martin of Tours 85
15 Albert the Great 87
16 Margaret of Scotland 89
Gertrude 91
17 Elizabeth of Hungary 93
Roque Gonzalez and Companions 95
18 Rose Philippine Duchesne 97
Dedication of the Churches of Peter and Paul 99
21 Presentation of Mary 101
22 Cecilia 103
23 Clement of Rome 105
Columban 107
Miguel Agustín Pro 109
24 Andrew Dung-Lac and Companions 111
30 Andrew 113
Christ the King 115
DECEMBER.
1 Maria Clementine Anuarite Nengapeta 117
3 Francis Xavier 119
4 John of Damascus 121
6 Nicholas 123
7 Ambrose 125
8 Immaculate Conception 127
9 Juan Diego 129
12 Our Lady of Guadalupe 131
13 Lucy 133
14 John of the Cross 135
21 Peter Canisius 137
22 Frances Xavier Cabrini 139
23 John of Kanty 141
25 Christmas 143
26 Stephen 145
27 John the Apostle 147
december (cont’d).
29 Thomas Becket 149
Holy Family 151
JANUARY
1 Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God 153
2 Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen 155
4 Elizabeth Ann Seton 157
5 John Neumann 159
Epiphany 161
6 André Bessette 163
Baptism of the Lord 165
12 Marguerite Bourgeoys 167
13 Hilary 169
17 Anthony 171
20 Fabian and Sebastian 173
21 Agnes 175
22 Vincent 177
24 Francis de Sales 179
25 Conversion of Paul 181
26 Timothy and Titus 183
27 Angela Merici 185
28 Thomas Aquinas 187
31 John Bosco 189
FEBRUARY
1 Brigid of Ireland 191
2 Presentation of the Lord 193
3 Blase 195
5 Agatha 197
6 Paul Miki and Companions 199
8 Josephine Bakhita 201
9 Miguel Febres Cordero 203
10 Scholastica 205
11 Our Lady of Lourdes 207
14 Cyril and Methodius 209
20 Francisco and Jacinta Marto 211
22 Chair of Peter 213
23 Polycarp 215
MARCH
3 Katharine Drexel 217
4 Casimir 219
7 Perpetua and Felicitas 221
8 John of God 223
9 Frances of Rome 225
15 Louise de Marillac 227
17 Patrick 229
18 Cyril of Jerusalem 231
19 Joseph, Husband of Mary 233
23 Toribio of Mogrovejo 235
25 Annunciation of the Lord 237
26 Margaret Clitherow 239
APRIL
2 Francis of Paola 241
Laura Alvarado Cardozo 243
4 Isidore of Seville 245
5 Vincent Ferrer 247
7 John Baptist de La Salle 249
8 Julie Billiart 251
11 Stanislaus 253
Marguerite d’Youville 255
16 Bernadette Soubirous 257
21 Anselm 259
23 George 261
25 Mark 263
Pedro de San José Betancur 265
28 Peter Chanel 267
29 Catherine of Siena 269
30 Pius V 271
MAY
1 Joseph the Worker 273
2 Athanasius 275
3 Philip and James 277
10 Damien of Molokai 279
12 Nereus and Achilleus 281
14 Matthias 283
15 Isidore the Farmer 285
20 Bernardine of Siena 287
25 Gregory VII 289
Mary Magdalene de Pazzi 291
Bede 293
26 Philip Neri 295
27 Augustine of Canterbury 297
28 Bernard of Montjoux 299
30 Joan of Arc 301
31 The Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 303
Immaculate Heart of Mary 305
JUNE
1 Justin 307
2 Marcellinus and Peter 309
3 Charles Lwanga and Companions 311
5 Boniface 313
6 Norbert 315
9 Ephrem 317
11 Barnabas 319
13 Anthony of Padua 321
21 Aloysius Gonzaga 323
22 Paulinus of Nola 325
John Fisher and Thomas More 327
24 Birth of John the Baptist 329
27 Cyril of Alexandria 331
28 Irenaeus 333
29 Peter and Paul 335
JULY
1 Junípero Serra 337
3 Thomas 339
4 Elizabeth of Portugal 341
5 Anthony Zaccaria 343
6 Maria Goretti 345
7 Peter To Rot 347
11 Benedict 349
13 Henry 351
14 Kateri Tekakwitha 353
Camillus of Lellis 355
15 Bonaventure 357
16 Our Lady of Mount Carmel 359
21 Lawrence of Brindisi 361
22 Mary Magdalene 363
23 Bridget of Sweden 365
25 James 367
26 Joachim and Ann 369
Andrew of Phu Yen 371
29 Martha 373
30 Peter Chrysologus 375
Maria Venegas de la Torre 377
31 Ignatius of Loyola 379
AUGUST.
1 Alphonsus Liguori 381
2 Eusebius of Vercelli 383
4 John Vianney 385
5 Dedication of St. Mary Major 387
6 Transfiguration 389
7 Sixtus II and Companions 391
8 Dominic 393
9 Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein) 395
10 Lawrence 397
11 Clare 399
13 Pontian and Hippolytus 401
14 Maximilian Mary Kolbe 403
15 Assumption 405
16 Stephen of Hungary 407
18 Jane Frances de Chantal 409
Helena 411
19 John Eudes 413
20 Bernard of Clairvaux 415
21 Pius X 417
22 Queenship of Mary 419
23 Rose of Lima 421
24 Bartholomew 423
25 Louis of France 425
27 Monica 427
28 Augustine 429
29 Martyrdom of John the Baptist 431
Blackline Masters 433
About the Illustrations 470
Glossary 471
Index 474