SAINTS FOR NOVEMBER

The earliest certain observance of a feast in honor of all the sa

The Church has encouraged prayer for the dead from the earliest t

“Father unknown” is the cold legal phrase sometimes u

The name of Charles Borromeo is associated with reform. He lived

A man who vigorously pursues a goal may produce results far beyon

Nicholas and his three companions are among the 158 Franciscans w

Didacus is living proof that God “chose what is foolish in

A humble man, John Duns Scotus has been one of the most influenti

Most Catholics think of St. Peter’s as the pope’s m

With apparent strong conviction of the importance of the Bishop o

A conscientious objector who wanted to be a monk; a monk who was

In 1964, newspaper photos of Pope Paul VI embracing Athenagoras I

Gertrude, a Benedictine nun in Helfta, Saxony, was one of the gre

Albert the Great was a 13th-century German Dominican who decisive

Margaret of Scotland was a truly liberated woman in the sense tha

In her short life, Elizabeth manifested such great love for the p

St. Peter’s is probably the most famous church in Christen

Born Caterina Offreducia, Agnes was the younger sister of Saint C

Mary’s presentation was celebrated in Jerusalem in the six

Although Cecilia is one of the most famous of the Roman martyrs,

“¡Viva Cristo Rey!”—Long live Christ the Ki

Andrew Dung-Lac, a Catholic convert ordained to the priesthood, w

According to the Legend of St. Catherine, this young woman conver

Columban was the greatest of the Irish missionaries who worked on

Born in Lucera, Francesco entered the Conventual Franciscans in 1

Meet one of the fathers of the modern pawnshop!James w

Clement of Rome was the third successor of Saint Peter, reigning

Andrew was Saint Peter’s brother, and was called with him.