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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Saint of the Day for January 4 (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton’s Story Mother Seton is one of the keystones of the American Catholic Church. She founded the first American religious community for women, the Sisters of Charity. She opened the […]

Saint John Neumann Saint of the Day for January 5 (March 28, 1811 – January 5, 1860) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint John Neumann’s Story Perhaps because the United States got a later start in the history of the world, it has relatively few canonized saints, but their number is increasing. John Neumann was born in […]

Saint André Bessette Saint of the Day for January 6 ( August 9, 1845 – January 6, 1937) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint André Bessette’s Story Brother André expressed a saint’s faith […]

Saint Raymond of Peñafort Saint of the Day for January 7 (1175 – January 6, 1275) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Raymond of Peñafort’s Story Since Raymond lived into his hundredth […]

Saint Angela of Foligno Saint of the Day for January 8 (1248 – January 4, 1309) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Angela of Foligno’s story Some saints show […]

Saint Adrian of Canterbury Saint of the Day for January 9 (d. January 9, 710) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Adrian of Canterbury’s Story Though Saint Adrian turned down a […]

Saint Gregory of Nyssa Saint of the Day for January 10 (c. 335 – 395) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Gregory of Nyssa’s Story The son of two saints, […]

Blessed William Carter Saint of the Day for January 11 (c. 1548 – January 11, 1584) Click to hear audio clip ► Blessed William Carter’s Story Born in London, William […]

Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys Saint of the Day for January 12 (April 17, 1620 – January 12, 1700) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Marguerite Bourgeoys’ Story “God closes a door and then […]

Saint Hilary of Poitiers Saint of the Day for January 13 (c. 315 – c. 368) Click to hear audio clip ► Saint Hilary of Poitiers’ Story This staunch defender […]