Saints
This Italian teenager created a website documenting Eucharistic miracles and was known for saying that the Eucharist was his “highway to Heaven.”
Who is St. Carlo Acutis?
Millions of pilgrims visit this French town where St. Bernadette reported apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary in 1858.
What is Lourdes?
These women religious belong to the "Order of Preachers" family and share in its mission of preaching and proclaiming the truth.
Who are the Dominican Sisters?
This Gospel moves quickly from one event to the next and highlights Jesus' mighty works, including healings and exorcisms, revealing His authority over sickness and evil.
What is the Gospel of Mark?
This Crozet parish celebrates its patronal feast on October 7.
What is Our Lady of the Rosary?
This young Italian woman, beatified in 2010, was a member of the Focolare Movement and was known for her joyful faith while suffering from cancer.
Who is Bl. Chiara Badaon
This Portuguese town is the site of the 1917 Marian apparitions to three shepherd children: Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta.
What is Fatima?
Members of this order are known for their distinctive brown habit and cord, and for a spirituality centered on poverty and simplicity.
Who are the Franciscans?
This Gospel frequently connects Jesus' life to Old Testament prophecies, presenting Him as the promised Messiah and King descended from David.
What is the Gospel of Matthew?
This saint, known for his service to the poor and the founding of the Congregation of the Mission, is the patron saint of the Diocese of Richmond.
Who is St. Vincent De Paul?
Known as the “Apostle of Rome,” this 16th-century saint founded the Congregation of the Oratory and was famous for his humor and joy.
Who is St. Philip Neri?
This Maryland town is home to the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and the National Shrine Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes.
What is Emmitsburg?
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This order is particularly associated with spiritual discernment, education, and the Spiritual Exercises.
Who are the Jesuits?
This Gospel emphasizes God's mercy toward sinners and those on the margins of society, featuring stories such as the Good Samaritan and the Prodigal Son.
What is the Gospel of Luke?
STA belongs to this vicariate within the Diocese of Richmond.
What is the Central Vicarate?
This 14th-century mystic and Doctor of the Church helped persuade Pope Gregory XI to return the papacy from Avignon to Rome.
This Spanish pilgrimage destination is associated with St. James the Greater and the medieval route known as the Camino.
What is Santiago de Compostela?
This contemplative order, whose Rule was written by St. Benedict, emphasizes prayer, work, stability, and life in community.
Who are the Benedictines?
This Gospel structures much of Jesus' public ministry around signs and includes distinctive declarations such as “I am the bread of life,” emphasizing His divine identity.
What is the Gospel of John?
Within ten years, in what year was the Diocese of Richmond established?
What is 1820?
This Jesuit missionary, often called the “Apostle of the Indies,” helped evangelize India and Japan and was one of the first members of the Society of Jesus.
Who is St. Francis Xavier?
Located in New Mexico, this chapel is famous for a miraculous staircase traditionally associated with a mysterious carpenter.
What is the Loretto Chapel in Santa Fe?
This congregation of women religious follows the spirituality of St. John Bosco and St. Mary Domenica Mazzarello, with a special focus on the education and formation of young people.
Who are the Salesian Sisters of St. John Bosco?
In this Gospel, the resurrected Jesus meets two disciples on the road to this village, then is recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.
What is Emmaus, as recounted in the Gospel of Luke?
Within five years, in what year did the Dominican friars arrive at St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish?
What is 1959?