Saint Thomas More
Saint John Paul II recalled that the message of the English statesman, martyred under Henry VIII, “speaks to men of all times of the inalienable dignity of conscience”.
Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
His ardent desire to do the Lord's will was strengthened after his First Communion, which he received from the hands of Saint Charles Borromeo. He is patron of: young people, students, AIDS patients.
Saint John of Matera
He was the founder of the Congregation of Pulsano Hermits.
Saint Romuald
The founder of the Camaldolese continually went in search of saintly solitude, founding hermitages and small monasteries.
Saint Gregory Barbarigo
He diligently took care of the teaching of the Catechism, believing it fundamental to transmit the truths of faith to Christians of all ages. He had a great love for the Eucharist.
Saint Ranieri
He was born in Pisa, the city of which he is patron saint, to a family of merchants.
Saint Lutgarde
Famous for her mystical gifts, the Belgian saint Lutgarde (1182-1246) was a precursor of devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus. She received numerous revelations about souls in Purgatory, for whom she offered many of her prayers.
Saint Germaine Cousin
She was born with a malformed hand and had suffered from scrofula. Her piety grew every time a feast in honour of Our Lady approached.
Saint Elisha
He continued Elijah's mission at a dramatic time for Israel, marked by continuous infidelity to the Covenant on the part of the kings and the people.
Immaculate Heart of Mary
The cult to the Immaculate Heart of Mary came about through some of the greatest Marian manifestations in history, such as Fatima, where the Virgin asked for the reparative Communion of the five Saturdays.
Sacred Heart of Jesus
Through St. Margaret Mary Alacoque, the Lord established the devotions of the Holy Hour and the Communion of Reparation on the nine first Fridays of the month.
Saint Barnabas
Although not one of the Twelve, Saint Barnabas has always been venerated as an apostle and so called in the Acts of the Apostles, alongside Paul (Acts 14:14), because of the important role he played in the early Church.