St. Frances Xavier Cabrini – Patroness of Immigrants and Emigrants - December 22nd When Frances was a child growing up in Italy, she used to...

St. Thomas, Apostle - Patron of the East Indies - December 21st Thomas was one of the twelve apostles of Jesus. His name in the Syriac langu...

St. Dominic of Silos – December 20th Dominic was a Spanish shepherd boy. In the many hours he spent alone with his sheep at the bottom of th...

Blessed Urban the V – December 19th Blessed Urban’s name before he became Pope was William de Grimoard. He was born in France and became a B...

St. Flannan – December 18th Flannan was the son of an Irish chieftain named Turlough. He was educated by the monks and also learned from the...

St. Olympias – December 17th This Saint belonged to a great family of Constantinople and when she was left an orphan, she was given into the...

St. Adelaide – December 16th At the age of sixteen, this Burgundian princess was married to King Lothair. Three years later her husband died...

St. Nino – December 15th Nino was a Christian maiden who was captured and carried off to Iberia as a slave. In that pagan country, her goodn...

St. Spiridion – December 14th This Saint lived on the island of Cypress, in the Mediterranean Sea. He was a shepherd, was married, and had a...

St. Lucy - Patroness of Those With Eye Trouble - December 13th This beloved Saint lived in Syracuse in Sicily. She was the daughter of very ...