Martyrs
This first Pope was crucified upside down in Rome during the Christian persecutions under Emperor Nero.
Who is Saint Peter?
“Lord, make me an instrument of your peace: where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith."
Who is Saint Francis of Assisi?
This sister of Lazarus sat at Jesus' feet to listen to His teaching while Martha labored with meal preparations.
Who is Mary of Bethany?
The Patron Saint of academics, students, philosophers, and universities. He was a 13th-century Dominican friar, theologian, and Doctor of the Church known for his monumental intellectual works like the Summa Theologica.
Who is Saint Thomas Aquinas?
Appeared to St. Juan Diego on the Hill of Tepeyac, leaving her image miraculously imprinted on his tilma, which remains preserved in Mexico City.
Who is Our Lady of Guadalupe?
A Patron Saint of France, she led French forces to a crucial victory at the Siege of Orléans and helped secure the coronation of King Charles VII during the Hundred Years' War. She was burned at the stake on May 30, 1431.
Who is Joan of Arc?
“The Eucharist is the highway to heaven.”
Who is Saint Carlo Acutis?
A member of the Sanhedrin, this man assumed responsibility for the burial of Jesus and provided His tomb.
Who is Joseph of Arimathea?
Pope John Paul II dubbed him the "Man of the Beatitudes." He is the Patron Saint of World Youth Day, mountaineers, and athletes.
Who is Saint Pier Giorgio Frassati?
Appeared to three shepherd children (Lucia, Francisco, and Jacinta), urging daily rosary prayer for world peace and culminating in the widely witnessed "Miracle of the Sun".
Who is Our Lady of Fatima?
These 3rd century Christian mothers refused to renounce their faith or worship the Roman gods. They were mauled by wild beats in the amphitheater in Carthage.
Who are Saints Perpetua and Felicity?
"Pray, hope, and don't worry. Worry is useless. God is merciful and will hear your prayer."
Who is Saint Padre Pio?
Before his conversion, this Saint was a zealous Pharisee who violently persecuted the early Christian church, approving of the stoning of St. Stephen and hunting followers of Jesus in Damascus.
Who is Saint Paul?
The Patron Saint of police officers, soldiers, and first responders
Who is Saint Michael the Archangel?
Appeared 18 times to a poor, uneducated girl named St. Bernadette Soubirous, identifying herself as "The Immaculate Conception" and inspiring a healing spring at the grotto.
Who is Our Lady of Lourdes?
Emperor Diocletian ordered this Saint to be tied to a tree and shot with arrows. Amazingly, he survived. After recovering, he confronted Diocletian in public for his treatment of the Christians. Enraged to see him alive, the Emperor ordered him beaten to death and his body thrown into the Roman sewers.
Who is Saint Sebastian?
You know well enough that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, but at the love with which we do them.
Who is Saint Therese of Lisieux?
Also known as the "good thief," he was crucified at the right hand of Christ.
Who is Saint Dismas?
The Patron Saint of actors and performers
Who is Saint Genesius?
In 1879, a silent apparition appeared at the gable of a parish church in Ireland to 15 witnesses ranging in age from 5 to 75. Mary was accompanied by St. Joseph, St. John the Evangelist, and a Lamb on an altar, representing the Eucharist, with no spoken words.
Who is Our Lady of Knock?
A 1963 graduate of Mount Saint Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland, this Blessed served the Tz'utuhil (tsoo-too-HEEL) Mayan community during the Guatemalan Civil War. Despite being put on a local "kill list", he refused to abandon his community. He was murdered for his faith on July 28, 1981.
Who is Blessed Stanley Rother?
"Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire."
Who is Saint Catherine of Siena?
Along with Mary Magdalene and Susanna, this wife of Chuza used her own wealth and resources to help provide for Jesus and the twelve apostles during their ministry. She was also among the women who went to Jesus' tomb, found it empty, and delivered the news of His rising to the apostles.
Who is Joanna?
This Saint was born in 1287 near Florence, Italy. She had severe physical disabilities, including blindness, dwarfism, scoliosis, and a crippled leg that made her limp. When her noble family abandoned her, the poor townspeople of Città di Castello took her in. She is the Patron Saint of people with disabilities, the blind, the poor, the unwanted and abandoned, and pro-life movements.
Who is Margaret of Castello?
Appearing in Rawanda in the early 1980s, she introduced herself in Kinyarwanda as "Nyina Wa Jambo," which means "Mother of the Word."
Who is Our Lady of Kibeho?