Come to know the Communion of Saints as we pray with both familiar and lesser-known saints! Each session includes a short bio and words from the saint.
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1St. MauriceToday we'll reflect on spiritual warfare as we pray with this 3rd-century saint.Saturday: April 05
2St. Benedict the MoorToday we'll pray with a saint who was iliterate and who cared for souls with wisdom and charity.Friday: April 04
3St. MatthewToday we'll pray with a saint who responded immediately when Jesus saw him and called him to follow.Thursday: April 03
4St. Pedro CalungsodToday we'll pray with a saint who lived fully for Christ.Wednesday: April 02
5Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gonToday we'll pray with a saint who converted to Christianity and became a martyr.Tuesday: April 01
6St. Joseph of CupertinoToday we'll pray with a young saint with a hidden holiness.Monday: March 31
7St. Hildegard of BingenToday we'll pray with a Doctor of the Church who composed music in the Middle Ages.Sunday: March 30
8Sts. Cornelius and CyprianToday we'll pray with two martyrs who defended the truth of God’s infinite mercy.Saturday: March 29
9St. John ChrysostomToday we'll pray with a holy pastor who continued shepherding his flock even while in exile.Friday: March 28
10St. Francis Choe Kyong-HwanToday we'll pray with a saint who sowed the seeds of faith in his land.Thursday: March 27
11St. PulcheriaToday we'll pray with a saint who defended the truth of Jesus' full humanity and full divinity.Wednesday: March 26
12Bl. Emilian KovchToday we'll pray with a holy man who brought hope to his fellow prisoners in the concentration camps.Tuesday: March 25
13St. Oscar RomeroToday we'll pray with a holy priest who suffered martyrdom for his works of social justice.Monday: March 24
14St. Olga of KievToday we'll pray with a saint who planted the seeds of faith that eventually converted her people to Christ.Sunday: March 23
15St. Peter ClaverToday we'll pray with a saint who ministered to enslaved and marginalized peoples.Saturday: March 22
16Bl. Julia RodzinskaToday we'll pray with a holy woman through whom God brought light into the darkest places.Friday: March 21
17St. Teresa of CalcuttaToday we'll pray with a saint who brought God’s love to the poorest of the poor in her community.Thursday: March 20
18St. JosephToday we pray with the chaste spouse of Mary and the virtuous father of Jesus.Wednesday: March 19
19St. Gregory the GreatToday we'll pray with a pope who was a “servant of the servants of God."Tuesday: March 18
20St. PatrickToday we'll pray with a saint who brought people to freedom in Christ.Monday: March 17
21St. HelenaToday we'll pray with a saint who strengthened the Church's devotion to Christ’s Passion.Sunday: March 16
22St. Ingrid of SwedenToday we'll pray with a saint who inspired others to become saints.Saturday: March 15
23St. Joaquina Vedruna de MasToday we'll pray with an excerpt of a letter from this holy woman.Friday: March 14
24St. Moses the BlackToday we'll pray with a former gang leader who became a martyr for Christ.Thursday: March 13
25St. Augustine of HippoToday we'll pray with a Doctor of the Church who sought truth throughout his life and eventually found it in Jesus.Wednesday: March 12
26St. MonicaToday we'll pray with a holy woman who prayed fervently for her loved ones to know the truth and love of Christ.Tuesday: March 11
27Our Lady of CzestochowaToday we'll pray with a venerated icon of the Blessed Mother, which is currently housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Poland.Monday: March 10
28St. Louis of FranceToday we'll pray with a father who led his family and governed his kingdom with magnanimity.Sunday: March 9
29St. BartholomewToday we'll pray with this great apostle of Christ.Saturday: March 8
30Sts. Perpetua & FelicityToday we'll pray with two early Church mothers and martyrs.Friday: March 7
31St. Rose of LimaToday we'll pray with a saint who dedicated herself to the care of the poor.Thursday: March 6
32Bl. Victoire RasoamanarivoToday we'll pray with a holy woman who helped spread the faith in her country when few others would.Wednesday: March 5
33St. CasimirToday we'll pray with a saint who renounced the worldly comforts and sought the glories of Heaven.Tuesday: March 4
34St. Katharine DrexelToday we'll pray with a saint who reverenced all human beings as created in God’s image.Monday: March 3
35St. Pius XToday we'll pray with a pope who drew the Church closer to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.Sunday: March 2
36St. Bernard of ClairvauxToday we'll pray with a saint who encouraged personal friendship with Jesus Christ.Saturday: March 1
37St. John EudesToday we'll pray with the saint whose mission was "teaching the teachers, shepherding the shepherds, and enlightening those who are the light of the world."Friday: February 28
38St. Beatrice da SilvaToday we'll pray for the incarcerated as we reflect on the witness of this great saint.Thursday: February 27
39St. Stephen of HungaryToday we'll pray with a saint whose reign brought peace to his kingdom.Wednesday: February 26
40St. Maximilian KolbeToday we'll pray with a saint who increased others' devotion to the Blessed Mother.Tuesday: February 25
41St. Irmã Dulce PontesToday we'll pray with a saint who converted a yard into a hospital for the sick and disabled.Monday: February 24
42St. Jane Frances de ChantalToday we'll meditate on a quote from a saint who provided spiritual counsel for aristocratic women.Sunday: February 23
43St. Clare of AssisiToday we'll pray with the first woman to compose and receive papal approval for her religious community's rule of life.Saturday: February 22
44St. Peter DamianToday we'll pray with a saint who was called upon by popes to lead reform in the Church.Friday: February 21
45St. LawrenceToday we'll ask for the intercession of a saint who saw the poor and the outcast with the eyes of Christ.Thursday: February 20
46St. Edith SteinToday we'll pray with a saint who bore God's light in one of the darkest places in our history.Wednesday: February 19
47St. DominicToday we'll pray with a saint who founded an order of preachers, affectionately nicknamed the "hounds of the Lord."Tuesday: February 18
48St. Mary MacKillopToday we'll meditate on words from a saint who provided education to the indigneous children of Australia.Monday: February 17
49St. Mark Ji TianxiangToday we'll pray with a martyr who persevered in faithfulness to Jesus.Sunday: February 16
50St. Mary of Jesus CrucifiedToday we'll pray with a saint whose birth was an answer to her parents' prayers.Saturday: February 15
51Sts. Cyril and MethodiusToday we'll pray with a pair of brothers who evangelized to the Slavonic people.Friday: February 14
52St. John VianneyToday we'll pray with a saint who converted an entire village by his faithfulness as a spiritual father and shepherd of souls.Thursday: February 13
53St. Lydia PurpurariaToday we'll pray with one of the women whom the Eastern Church honors as equal to the Apostles.Wednesday: February 12
54St. Ignatius of LoyolaToday we'll pray one of the favorite prayers of this great saint.Tuesday: February 11
55St. ScholasticaToday we'll pray for the grace of charity as we hear about the final meeting between this saint and her holy brother.Monday: February 10
56Bl. Luis Magaña ServínToday we'll pray with a holy man who, in the face of death, professed himself to be a Christian.Sunday: February 09
57St. Josephine BakhitaToday we'll pray with a saint who converted to the faith after seeing Jesus on a crucifix.Saturday: February 08
58St. José Luis Sánchez del RíoToday we'll pray with a young saint who was captured after giving up his horse to save a military general.Friday: February 07
59St. Paul MikiToday we'll pray with a saint and his companions who were martyred during a period of anti-Catholicism in Japan.Thursday: February 06
60St. MarthaToday we'll pray with a dear friend of Jesus.Wednesday: February 05
61St. Maria de MattiasToday we'll pray with a saint who promoted devotion to the Precious Blood of Christ.Tuesday: February 04
62St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu)Today we'll pray with a holy woman who suffered greatly from sickness and drew closer to Christ in His Passion.Monday: February 03
63St. Charbel MakhlufToday we'll meditate on God's eternal love as we pray with this powerful intercessor.Sunday: February 02
64Venerable Augustus ToltonToday we'll pray with a holy priest who tirelessly advocated on behalf of the black Catholic community in the United States.Saturday: February 01
65St. John BoscoToday we'll pray with a saint who is known as the “Father and Teacher of Youth.”Friday: January 31
66Sts. Peter & MagdalenaToday we'll pray with these married martyrs who were united to the Cross through the loss of nine children.Thursday: January 30
67St. Bridget of SwedenToday we'll meditate on Christ's Passion as we pray with this Co-Patroness of Europe.Wednesday: January 29
68St. Mary MagdaleneToday we'll pray with a saint who stood by Jesus at His crucifixion and was the first to witness His Resurrection.Tuesday: January 28
69St. Angela MericiToday we'll pray with a saint who founded communities for single laywomen like herself.Monday: January 27
70Sts. Timothy and TitusToday we'll pray with two companions of St. Paul as we meditate on 1 Tim. 6:11-16.Sunday: January 26
71St. BenedictToday we'll pray with a saint who shaped monastic life and Western civilization.Saturday: January 25
72St. Francis de SalesToday we'll pray with a saint who became a gentle shepherd after being inspired by the care he received from a priest.Friday: January 24
73St. Ildefonsus of ToledoToday we'll pray with a saint who wrote one of the great theological works on Mary.Thursday: January 23
74St. Mary Zhu WuToday we'll meditate on the sacrifice of this great martyr, who gave her life to defend her community.Wednesday: January 22
75St. AgnesToday we'll ask for the intercession of this young Christian martyr.Tuesday: January 21
76St. SebastianToday we'll pray with a martyr who enlisted in the Roman army so that he could minister to imprisoned Christians in secret.Monday: January 20
77St. Macrina the YoungerToday we'll pray with a saint who inspired her family to live a life of Gospel simplicity.Sunday: January 19
78St. VeronicaToday we'll meditate on the beautiful act of love which this saint made to Jesus along His Way of the Cross.Saturday: January 18
79St. BonaventureToday we'll pray with a Doctor of the Church who labored to bring unity to the Latin and Greek Churches.Friday: January 17
80St. Kateri TekakwithaToday we'll pray with a saint who is remembered for her unwavering devotion to Christ.Thursday: January 16
81St. HenryToday we'll pray with a saint and his holy wife who experienced infertility yet were spiritually fruitful in their marriage covenant.Wednesday: January 15
82St. Nina of GeorgiaToday we’ll pray with this young saint as we meditate on 1 Cor. 1:26-31.Tuesday: January 14
83St. Louis & Zelie MartinToday we'll pray with married saints who, through trials and joys, built a home where the love of God reigned.Monday: January 13
84St. Anna WangToday we'll pray with a martyr who, before being killed, repeated the name of Jesus.Sunday: January 12
85St. Vitalis of GazaToday we'll pray with a saint who quietly gave his life to minister to women involved in prostitution.Saturday: January 11
86St. PhilomenaToday we'll pray with a saint whose intercession other saints have frequently sought.Friday: January 10
87St. Maria GorettiToday we'll pray with a saint whose heroic act of forgiveness led to the conversion of the man who killed her.Thursday: January 9
88St. Elizabeth of PortugalToday we'll pray with this great saint by meditating on a poem written by her husband.Wednesday: January 8
89St. Junípero SerraToday we'll seek to imitate this missionary saint who faithfully guided others to Christ.Tuesday: January 7
90St. André BessetteToday we'll pray with a quote from a saint who fervently promoted devotion to St. Joseph.Monday: January 6
91St. John NeumannToday we'll pray with a saint who, in the face of anti-Catholicism, drew his strength from the Passion of Jesus.Sunday: January 5
92St. Elizabeth Ann SetonToday we'll pray with a saint who converted to Catholicism after living in Italy with her family.Saturday: January 4
93St. Gregory NazianzenToday we'll pray with a saint who was a spiritual companion of St. Basil the Great.Friday: January 3
94St. Basil the GreatToday we'll pray with a Doctor of the Church who set the foundation for the theology of asceticism.Thursday: January 2
95Mary, Mother of GodToday we'll honor Mary under the title of “Mother of God” and pray a prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi in her honor.Wednesday: January 1
96St. Pedro CalungsodToday we'll pray with a saint who was a talented singer, painter, and catechist.Tuesday: December 31
97Holy FamilyToday we'll pray with the icon of every Christian home - a loving communion centered upon Jesus Christ.Monday: December 30
98Venerable Augustus ToltonToday we'll pray with a priest who was united to Christ and persevered through many confrontations with racism.Sunday: December 29
99Holy InnocentsToday we'll pray for all children who have died as we remember these young martyrs for Christ.Saturday: December 28
100St. JohnToday we'll pray with a saint who knew and lived from his identity as the beloved of God.Friday: December 27