St. Gerard Majella - Patron of Mothers - October 16th Gerard was born in a little Italian town. Even as a boy, he loved to visit Our Lord in...

St. Teresa of Avila – October 15th As a little girl in her parents’ rich home in Spain, Teresa and her brother Rodrigo loved to read the liv...

St. Callistus – October 14th This great Pope and martyr was once a young slave in Rome, who got into serious trouble. His master, a Christia...

St. Edward – October 13th King St. Edward was one of the best loved of all the English Kings. Because of enemies in his own country, he had ...

Sts. Felix and Cyprian – October 12th Felix and Cyprian were African bishops who suffered with over 4,900 martyrs in the terrible persecutio...

St. Kenneth – October 11th This saint, who is sometimes called St. Canice or Kenny, was an Irishman, but he is famous in both Ireland and Sc...

St. Francis Borgia - Patron of Portugal - October 10th Francis was a young nobleman at the court of the King of Spain. He became a Duke when...

St. Louis Bertrand – October 9th Louis was born in Valencia, Spain, in a family of nine children. His good parents brought him up well, and ...

St. Bridget of Sweden - Patroness of Sweden - October 8th From the time she was a child, Bridget was greatly devoted to the Passion of Our L...

The Holy Rosary – October 7th It was St. Dominic who urged everyone to say the beautiful prayer of the Holy Rosary. St. Dominic was greatly ...