SAINTS FOR JANUARY

Mary’s divine motherhood broadens the Christmas spotlight.

Basil was on his way to becoming a famous teacher when he decided

Although Saint Paul might claim credit for promoting devotion to

Mother Seton is one of the keystones of the American Catholic Chu

Perhaps because the United States got a later start in the histor

Brother André expressed a saint’s faith by a lifelong d

Since Raymond lived into his hundredth year, he had a chance to d

Some saints show marks of holiness very early. Not Angela! Born o

Though Saint Adrian turned down a papal request to become Archbis

The son of two saints, Basil and Emmilia, young Gregory was raise

Born in London, William Carter entered the printing business at a

“God closes a door and then opens a window,” people s

This staunch defender of the divinity of Christ was a gentle and

After his baptism at 30, Gregory gladly accepted his friend Basil

It is unclear what we really know of Paul’s life, how much

Preaching the gospel is often dangerous work. Leaving one’

The life of Anthony will remind many people of Saint Francis of A

Charles thought that God was calling him to be a missionary in In

Fabian was a Roman layman who came into the city from his farm on

Almost nothing is historically certain about Sebastian except tha

Almost nothing is known of this saint except that she was very yo

Most of what we know about this saint comes from the poet Prudent

Though leprosy scared off most people in 19th-century Hawaii, tha

Francis was destined by his father to be a lawyer so that the you

Saint Paul’s entire life can be explained in terms of one

What we know from the New Testament of Timothy’s life make

St. Angela Merici was an Italian religious educator and founder o

Thomas is believed to have been born in the castl

“Would to God, my brothers, I had a whole forest of such Ju

Today we honor a woman who submitted to God’s will through

John Bosco’s theory of education could well be used in tod