General
This saint wrote one of the four Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles. He is a patron saint of doctors, and his symbol is an ox.
Who is St. Luke?
The lives of these two Apostles ended in martyrdom, and they share a feast day. In art, one is represented with keys, and the other with a sword.
Who is Sts. Peter and Paul?
This saint is celebrated on August 8. He founded the Order of Preachers.
Who is St. Dominic?
This is the liturgical color that Father would wear at Mass for All Saints' Day.
What is white?
This saint, who was a prisoner in Auschwitz during the Holocaust, gave his life to save another prisoner. He is a patron saint of those who struggle with addictions.
Who is St. Maximilian Kolbe?
This saint, known as the Maid of Orleans, led the French army to important victories during the Hundred Years War, crediting these victories to divine guidance. She was put on trial and burned at the stake for charges of heresy. The trial was later examined to find that she was innocent and she was declared a martyr.
Who is St. Joan of Arc?
This saint, whose feast day is October 1st, is known as the "Little Flower." She became a Carmelite nun at 15 years old and died of tuberculosis when she was just 24.
Who is St. Therese (of Lisieux)?
This is the day after All Saints' Day.
What is All Souls' Day (or the Commemoration of All the Faithful Departed)?
He is recognized as the first martyr of the Church (Acts 6-7) and his feast day is celebrated on December 26.
Who is St. Stephen?
If the Bishops and Cardinals of the Congregation approve the candidate, then the case is given to the Pope for his personal decision. If one verified miracle has occurred since the death of the person, the person can be beatified and called this.
What is Blessed?
This saint, whose feast day is October 22, was from Poland and became the pope. He forgave a man who tried to kill him. He traveled more than any pope before him to visit people in many countries.
Who is St. John Paul II?
The name of this day comes from the Eve of All Saints' Day.
What is Halloween (or All Hallow's Eve)?
This saint died 800 years ago this year. He is the patron saint of the Order he founded and also of animals.
Who is St. Francis of Assisi?
Who are Sts. John de Brebeuf, Isaac Jogues, and Companions? (or, Who were the North American martyrs?)
This man was a radio and TV personality in the 1950s, who was recently beatified.
Who is Blessed Fulton Sheen?
This feast remembers when the Christians won a victory at the Battle of Lepanto, saving the city of Rome. The victory was attributed to Our Lady's intercession.
What is Our Lady of the Rosary?
This mystical body is the spiritual union of the members of the Christian Church, living and the dead, those on earth, in heaven, and in purgatory.
What is the Communion of Saints?
He was co-founder of the Jesuit order and spent most of his life as a missionary in India, Asia, and Malaysia, and the patron saint of missionaries.
Who is St. Francis Xavier?
This saint carried his own head after he was martyred by beheading. A basilica was built where his body fell.
Who is St. Denis?
This is the number of miracles attributed to a person's intercession that are generally necessary before they can be canonized a saint.
What is two (miracles)?
This saint, whose feast day is August 27, was the mother of St. Augustine and prayed fervently for his conversion.
Who is St. Monica?