Blessed Virgin Mary of the Rosary
The Rosary experienced an extraordinary surge in the 13th century thanks to the Dominicans. The Fatima apparitions then raised awareness of the importance of the Rosary in God's saving plan as a weapon against Satan
Saint Bruno
The founder of the Carthusian Order lived for a while in Molesme under the guidance of St Robert, but then he left in search of a more solitary place...
Saint Mary Faustina Kowalska
“Your great trust in Me compels Me to grant you continuous graces”, she heard Jesus say. He called her “Secretary of My Mercy”
Saint Francis of Assisi
He was a radical witness to the Gospel, to the love of God in the first place
Saint Dionysius the Areopagite
The Acts of the Apostles mention Dionysius in the famous passage on Paul's speech at the Areopagus
Holy Guardian Angels
Speaking of the help of angels, the Catechism affirms a comforting truth: “From its beginning until the hour of death, human life is surrounded by their protection and intercession” (CCC 336).
Saint Teresa of the Child Jesus
Under the pontificate of St John Paul II she became the youngest among the Doctors of the Church.
Saint Jerome
He was one of the most erudite men of his time, to whom all Christianity owes much.
Saints Michael, Gabriel and Raphael Archangels
Following the reform of the liturgical calendar in 1969, the Church commemorates together the three Archangels
Saint Wenceslas
Son of the Duke of Bohemia, he lived in a land where Christianity was beginning to spread
Saint Vincent de Paul
The principal virtues of Vincentian spirituality, also known as the “Five Stones of David”, are: simplicity, humility, meekness, mortification, zeal for the salvation of souls
Saints Cosmas and Damian
They treated the sick without asking for compensation so were nicknamed Anargyroi, a Greek word meaning “without money”
