Category: All You Saints

People may be familiar with leprosy from Biblical times, but not so much in the 1800s. However, St. Damien de Veuster of Moloka’I’ (January 3, 1840 – April 15, 1889) would eventually shed a light on the effects of this devastating disease and allow people to see those afflicted with it with more compassion and love.

Reflection: Clare Offreduccio, born to a high-ranking noble family in the quaint Italian town of Assisi, was the eldest of three daughters. Raised in a grand palace in Assisi and a castle on the nearby slope of Mount Subasio,

St. Martin de Porres (December 9, 1579- November 3, 1639)

Saint Martin de Porres (December 9, 1579- November 3, 1639) came from the humblest of beginnings. Born in Peru, the illegitimate son of a Spanish knight and a previously enslaved African woman,

Saint Angela of Foligno (c. 1248–1309), sometimes called the “Teacher of Theologians,” Angela’s first life as a wife and mother gave her unique insights. Her path to sainthood was not through perfection but through penitence and charity. She experienced periods of certainty and doubt,

Servant of God Darwin Ramos

Biography
Servant of God Darwin Ramos was born on December 17, 1994, in Pasay City, south of Manila in the Philippines. He was born into the poorest of families, living in the slums of the city.

In official Catholic Church procedures there are three steps to sainthood: a candidate becomes “Venerable,” then “Blessed” and then “Saint.” Venerable is the title given to a deceased person recognized formally by the pope as having lived a heroically virtuous life or offered their life.

ST. ANTHONY OF PADUA

“Saint Anthony, Saint Anthony, come around! Something’s lost that must be found!” Did you learn this rhyme in childhood? St. Anthony of Padua is more than the patron saint for lost items. By his life,

The feast day of Our Lady of Fatima is on May 13th. This day commemorates the apparitions of the Virgin Mary to three shepherd children in Fatima, Portugal, in 1917.

The Virgin Mary appeared to Lucia dos Santos and her two cousins,

Every time we pray the Nicene Creed at All Saints Parish, we pray the words of St. Athanasius.

In the face of heresy and significant persecution, this 4th-century saint tirelessly maintained that Jesus was “begotten,

St. Fidelis of Sigmaringen is a lesser-known saint but is nonetheless a saint for our times. Born Mark Rey in 1577, he became a lawyer and worked tirelessly for the cause of the poor and marginalized in his community.

April 11th is the feast of St. Stanislaus, bishop and martyr. Stanislaus was a Polish bishop who courageously spoke out against unjust wars and the immorality of the King of Poland despite threats of imprisonment and death. When he refused to keep silent in the face of evil,

Today on March 19th, we celebrate St. Joseph, husband of Blessed Mary, Mother of Jesus. St. Joseph, pray for us!

The Solemnity of St. Joseph

On March 19th, we celebrate the holiness in the midst of unpredictable fatherhood.