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St. Benedict Feast Day July 11

Facts: -Benedict was born in Italy about 480 AD. -He became a hermit. -People thought he was so holy they asked him to start a group of monks. -They had many rules including: to live in poverty, to obey the leader (abbot), to live purely& to not run away. -They prayed together eight times a day. -Benedict led the monks for the next 20 years. -When he died, he was buried next to his twin sister Scholastica. She is also a saint.

Personal Connections: -Our current Pope is named Benedict. -I also like to read and pray.

St. Bernard of Clairvaux Feast day: August 20th

Facts: -His parents were wealthy. -He was going to be a soldier but thought of a better way to serve God. -He was a monk. -He was a Doctor of the Church. -He advised kings.

St. Augustine Feast day: August 28

Facts: -He was born in Northern Africa in 354. -We don't know when he died. -His full name is Aurelius Augustine. -He was the oldest of three kids. -His dad was a Roman official and died in 371. -St. Augustine's dad didn't become a Christian until right before he died. -He didn't like school and didn't focus. -He would rather play with friends, especially outside. -He was often punished because of that. -He was little wild and crazy when young. -His mother (St. Monica) was Catholic and prayed every day for years for him to convert to Catholism. -He really liked Latin and studied hard. Latin let him show his intelligence. -He was a Latin teacher in Italy. -He met the Bishop of Milan (Bishop Ambrose) who helped him become a Christian. -It was because of the Bishop of Milan that St. Augustine became a Christian. -St. Augustine was a Bishop of the Church. -He became a Christian as an adult, at 43. -He wrote many important things including an important book called "City of God" -"City of God" showed the difference between living on earth and living with God. -He helped people see that God is patient with us.

Personal Connections: -Sometimes I don't like school either. -My mom became Catholic like St. Augustine. -I was baptized at a chruch called St. Augustine. -We are both Catholic. -My grandma became Catholic as an adult. -My great-grandparents were farmers like his family. -My aunt became Catholic as an adult. -I like to be with my friends. -St. Augustine's birthday is six days after mine. -I want to be a teacher too. -HIs beliefs are similar to my parents' beliefs. -My little brother is wild too. -My mom prays for me too. -I don't like school and I like being with my friends. -I like to be outside.

Blessed Frederic Ozaman (1813-1853)  Facts: -He was born in Milan, Italy in 1813. -He died on Sept. 8, 1853. -His parents were named Jean and Marie. -They had 14 children, only 3 lived to be adults. -His parents were originally from France. -They returned the family to France in 1815 when Frederic was two. -His family helped the poor when he was young. -He studied law in Paris and was active in Catholic organizations. -Frederic put his faith in action by serving the poor and founding the St. Vincent de Paul Society in 1833. -He said he would like to "embrace the whole world in a network of charity." -Frederic married in 1841 at age 27 and in 1845 his only child was born. -He spent the rest of his life helping the poor and guiding the St. Vincent de Paul Society. -Frederic died of exhaustion and tuberculosis. -St. Vincent de Paul is now found in 131 countries. -Pope John Paul II gave special thanks for Frederic Ozaman on the 150th anniversary of the founding of the St. Vincent de Paul society. -He was beatified in 1997.

Personal Connections: -I donate to St. Vincent de Paul. -My grandpa likes to help the poor too. -I like him because my parents are French. -I feel better helping the poor. -I help at the St. Vincent de Paul food pantry. -I think everyone should help the poor. -My family donates to St. Vincent de Paul. -My parents married in their 30's also. -We are both Catholic. -My mom helps at St. Vincent de Paul. -My ancestors came from Italy where he was born. -I help the poor too. -My family helps with the St. Vincent de Paul food drive. -My grandma volunteered for many years at St. Vincent de Paul.

St. Hildegard of Bingen Feast day: September 17th

Facts: -She was born in Germany in 1098. -She prayed every day and was close to God. -St. Hildegard became a nun early at age 15. -She was in a Benedictine monastery. -She had dreams and visions about Jesus and the saints. -Her teachers were holy, especially one named Jutta. -Her teachers helped her to know God. -St. Hildegard wrote many books and poems about God's goodness. -She was very talented - wrote books, poems, plays, and songs. -St. Hildegard was famous for her music and poetry. -People still read her writing today. -Her writings help people find God and know his goodness. -She said you can tell anything to God and he will hear you. -She saw God in everything around her - she liked to experience nature and told people about the importance of prayer. -St. Hildegard tried to spread God's word in all she did. -She died in 1179.

Personal Connections: -We both like to listen to music. -I like to tell about God too. -I think being an author would be fun. -I like to write stories and I am close to God. -My great uncle loves music and plays music at church. -We both believe in God. -I am part German. -My great aunt became a nun. -We both pray, -My cousin was born in Germany. -I like nature like St. Hildegard. - I also like to write. -The last two digits in the year she was born are the last two digits in the year I was born. -My teacher teachers me about God too.

St. Francis of Assisi Feast Day: October 4

Facts: -He was born in Assisi, Italy in 1181 to a wealthy family. -As a teenager, he only thought about money, parties, and fun. -St. Francis became a soldier at age 21 and was captured and put in jail. -During his year in jail, he realized money had not brought him happiness. -He spent a lot of time thinking and praying in jail. -St. Francis's life changed more after he met a leper and came to see God's beauty in all people. -He gave away all of his money and gathered a group of followers. -St. Francis also loved nature and saw God's beauty there too. -He was 44 years old when he died in 1226.

Personal Connections: -He likes animals and so do I. -My dad almost went to war in his twenties too. -I praise the Lord too. -We both love nature. -We all respect the earth -My mom was taught by Franciscan nuns. -I also like to party. -I like to have fun too. -I believe in God and so does he. -I also see everything as God's creation. -I want to be a follower of Jesus just like him. -He gave away money and I do to.

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta (1910-1997)

Facts: -She was born on Aug. 26, 1910 in Macedonia. -Her birth name was Agnes. -Mother Teresa was very involved in parish activities as a girl. -At age 18, she became a nun joining the Sisters of our Lady of Loretto in Dublin, Ireland. -She was only a nun for one year when she was sent to India to to teach in school for girls. -Mother Teresa taught for twenty years in India and saw lots of poverty and sickness in Calcutta. -She felt a call to help the sick, the hungry, the homeless, and the dying. -In 1946, at age 36 she asked permission to leave the convent to receive medical training. -She created the Missionaries of Charity as an order of religious women and took the name of Mother Teresa. -She felt she was putting God's love in action by serving the poorest of the poor. -Mother Teresa won the Nobel Peace prize in 1979 and inspired others to do great things throughout the world. -She said, "Don't search for God in far away lands, he is always with you." -Mother Teresa died on Sept, 5, 1997 in Calcutta, India. -Pope John Paul II beatified her on Oct. 19, 2003 which was one of the shortest processes to sainthood in modern history.

Personal Connections: -My birthday is in August too. -She loved Jesus and so do I. -She went to parish activities and so do I. -She is my grandma's favorite saint. -We are both Catholic. -My mom helps the sick too. -She was a teacher and I would like to be one too. -Her birthday is in August and so is my dad's birthday. -I give to charity like her. -I try to live like her -I don't like to see people sick or dying either. -Mother Teresa and I both like to help the poor.

St. Marguerite d'Youville Feast Day: October 16

Facts: -She was born on October 15, 1701 in Quebec. -Her parents were Christophe DuFrost de Lajemmerals and Marie Renee Gaultier. -St. Marguerite was baptised at St. Anne's the day after her birth; she was the oldest of 6 children. -Her father died when she was 7and St. Marguerite helped to raise her sisters and brothers. -She married at age 20 to Francois d'Youville; but she soon realized he was only interested in money. -Her husband was a gambler and bootlegger who died 8 years later. -He left St. Marguerite with large debts and 6 children. -Only 2 of her children lived to grow up; they were both boys and both became priests. -She was inspired to help others out of her own poverty. -St. Marguerite visited the poor and begged for money to bury criminals. -She inspired others to join her and they became the Sisters of Charity of Montreal, also known as the Grey Nuns. Connections: -We both like to pray. -I also visit the poor. -We are both born in October. -I help people in need of clothing and food too. -I like money just liker her husband. -My grandmother helps the poor. -We are both Catholic. -She was the oldest child in her family, and so am I. -Like St. Marguerite, my father is from a family with 6 kids. -Both my parents have lived in Canada. -She liked to help those in need just the same as I do. -I love Jesus too.

St. Martin de Porres Feast Day: November 5

Facts: -St. Martin was born in Lima, Peru in 1579. -His father was a Spanish soldier and his mother was African or Indian. -Because his parents were two different races, sometimes people made fun of him. -St. Martin's father left him when he was just 8 years old. -He learned to be a barber; so he could cut hair and heal wounds. -He did good no matter what happened to him. -He founded nurseries for motherless babies and orphanages for homeless children. -St. Martin also helped to care for African-American slaves. -St. Martin died in 1639 and everyone in Lima mourned him. -In 1962 he was declared a saint.

Personal Connections: -I try to do good things to people who laugh at me too, even though it's not easy. -He liked to be good and so do I. -I also help the poor. -My grandmother sends clothing to orphanages in Peru. -My uncle's father left his family too. -We both love God.

St. Martin of Tours Feast Day: November 11

Facts: -St. Martin was born in 316 to pagan parents - this means his parents believed in lots of gods. -At age 12, Martin became a Christian. -When he was 15, Martin joined the Roman army like his father. -Once Martin met a beggar and gave him half of his cloak. Later Jesus appeared to him wearing the same cloak, so St. Martin figured out that God was in the beggar. -People laughed at Martin for giving his cloak to a beggar. -Later, he quit the Roman army because he believed that Christians fight for life not death. -He had a dream that pretty much had Jesus say that his spirit lives in each of us. -Martin gathered a group of hermits from Poiters, France when he was 46. -St. Martin became bishop of Tours, France at age 55. -He taught that Christians forgive their enemies, feed the hungry, and clothe the naked. -St. Martin wanted people to live as Jesus taught us and did a lot to help people follow him. -He died at age 81 in 397.

Personal Connections: -St. Martin was French and so am I. -I thank God for everything I have. -We are both Christians. -My family also gives clothes and food to the needy. -I let my friends borrow my coats. -I want to be just like St. Martin. -My grandpa was in the army like St. Martin. -Fr. Glen taught me to forgive my enemies. -My cousin is in the army too. -I help the hungry by working in a food pantry. -My uncle is in the army and so is St. Martin. -I know God is in everyone. -We both believe in one God. -I also forgive my enemies. -I like to help the poor like St. Martin.

Martyrs of Paraguay: Fathers Roque Gonzalez, Alphonsus Rodriguez, and Juan de Castillo Feast day: November 17

Facts: -Roque was born in Paraguay; Alphonsus and Juan were born in Spain. -St. Roque Gonzalez loved God when he was little, was very religious, and prayed often. -When he became a priest, no one was surprised. -All three fathers were Jesuit priests; Fr. Roque was ordained at age 23. -Ten years later, Fr. Roque began working in remote Paraguay with Indian people. -Fr. Alphonsus and Fr. Juan came to Paraguay to work with Fr. Roque. -Fr. Roque and Fr. Alphonsus were starting a new mission in Brazil. -They converted so many Indians to Christianity that they made a medicine men jealous. -The medicine man killed all three priests; Fr. Roque and Fr. Alphonsus in Brazil - Fr. Juan in Paraguay. -They are martyrs because they died for their faith. -They were canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1988.

Personal connections: -They did the right thing together, and I find it easier to do the right thing if my friends help me. -I have some crazy stories too. -I love God too. -We all live in America. -My mother went to a Jesuit college for grad school. -I want to be a teacher also when I grow up. -When someone is doing something good, I want to do it too! -My great-great-great-great-aunt was a missionary in South America. -I also want to serve Jesus. -I pray often too. -They taught how to farm and so did my grandpa. -They liked to talk about God and so do I. -My uncle is a priest and he told me it's hard to teach people about Jesus. -I also go through some tough things for God (but not that tough!). -We all encourage people to become Christian.

St. Nicholas Feast day: December 6

Facts: -He was born in the third century to a rich familiy. -When he grew up, he became the Bishop of Myra in Asia Minor. -Legends tell many stories of of him giving gifts. -St. Nicholas used the money he earned to give gifts to others. -In one legend he gives gifts to three sisters so they could marry. -He is the patron saint of kids.

Personal Connections: -He liked to give gifts and so do I. -We are both nice people. -St. Nicholas comes to my house every year. My brother has the same name. -He helped the poor and so do I.

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Feast Day. January 4

Facts: -She was born in 1774 to a wealthy family in New York. -Elizabeth's parents taught her to care for others. -She married William Seton in 1794 and had five children. -William died young in 1803 and left his family with no money. -In 1805, Elizabeth became a Catholic and it changed her life. -Elizabeth asked her family and friends for help, but they said no because she had become Catholic. -She moved her children to Emmetsburg, Maryland. -Elizabeth started the first Catholic parish school. -Others came to help her and they became the Sisters of Charity. -She started a school for the poor, an orphanage, and 20 convents. -St. Elizabeth was 46 when she died in 1821. -She was canonized by Pope John XXIII in 1963. -St. Elizabeth was the first American to become a saint.

Personal Connections: -My mom chose to become Catholic just like St. Elizabeth. -We both help the poor. -I am Catholic too. -My brother had his First Communion at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church. -Her parents taught her to care about others and so do mine. -She founded a Catholic parish school and I go to a Catholic parish school! -I also help others. -My aunt and uncle go to St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Church in Green Bay.

St. Thomas Aquinas Feast Day: January 28th

Facts: -He was born in Italy in 1225. -As a child, he was made fun of because it took him so long to answer the teacher's questions. -Sometimes his friends said Thomas was dumb, but really he was just trying to piece his thoughts together. -St. Thomas became a Dominican priest at age 19. -He was a teacher in Paris. -Thomas really cared about his students and wanted them to find faith in God. -He was kind and patient - he did not care how long it took his students to answer his questions. -St. Thomas taught his students to thank God for their minds, for the beauty of creation, and for their faith. -He loved to sing and was a good songwriter who wrote the liturgy hymns for the Feast of Corpus Christi. -He wrote a book (__Summa Theologicae__) that is still used today to teach people about God. -St. Thomas taught people how to thank God for what God did. -Others thought St. Thomas was a simple and humble man who used his gifts to help the church. -St. Thomas died in 1274.

Connections: -St. Thomas wrote a book and I think it would be fun to be an author. -I am patient with others too. -I love to sing too! -He thought great thoughts and so do I. -Sometimes I need awhile to think too. -He wrote music and I like music too. -St. Thomas taught others to thank God and so do I. -My godfather's name is Thomas. -When I grow up I also want to be a teacher. -My grandfather belongs to St. Thomas Aquinas Church. -He knew that God gave him great gifts and so do I. -We are both Catholic.

St. Scholastica Feast Day: February 10

Facts: -St. Scholastica was born in 480 A.D. in Nursia, Italy. -She had a twin brother, Benedict. -The twins were educated at home by their parents. -Growing up, the two played and prayed together. -Benedict went to study in Rome, but Scholastica stayed behind and continued her studies in Nursia. -Many people noticed that the twins loved to follow the example of Jesus. They were asked to form a group to praise God. -Benedict built a monastery and five miles away, Scholastica built a convent. -Both groups followed Benedict's rules and prayed as a group seven times a day. -Every week St. Scholastica would pray all the psalms in the Old Testament. -One day a year, Benedict would join Scholastica in prayer together. -St. Scholastica died at age 62 in 542 and was buried near Benedict's monastery at Monte Cassino. -Later when Benedict died, he was buried close to his sister Scholastica.

Personal Connections: -Their parents taught them about God and so do mine. -She likes God and I do too. -I have cousins who are twins. -We are both Italian. -I also love to pray to God and learn about God. -We are both Catholic. -We both love to praise God! - I will always pray to God too.

St. John of God Feast day: March 8

Facts: -John was born in Monemoro, Portugal in 1495. -When John was only 8, he was persuaded to leave his home. -John's leaving broke his mother's heart and she soon died. -He ended up with a family in Castille who educated him. -John later worked herding that family's sheep. -As an adult, John was in the Spanish army fighting France. -In the army, John was bucked off a captured horse and prayed for the Virgin Mary to help him. -John was badly hurt which caused him to leave the army. -After leaving the army, John went back to Portugal to learn what happened to his family. He found out his mother was dead and his father had become a Franciscan monk. -This made John want to devote his life to God too. -John went to Our Lady of Guadalupe and realized God wanted him to care for the sick. -He knew John of Avila who inspired him to suffer for God. St. John of God started to pull out his hair and was put in an asylum. -St. John of Avila came and convinced him to stop acting crazy; St. John of God then started caring for the patients in the asylum. -He realized that some animals were eating better than people and decided to take action. -John wanted to be a missionary in Africa to persecuted Christians but returned to Spain. -John raised money to start a small hospital. -On John's 55th birthday, he died while kneeling in prayer at the hospital's altar. -He was canonized in 1690 and is the patron saint of hospitals and the sick.

Connections: -St. John of God figured out that the best way for him to be close to God was to help others and I think that is admirable. -My brother's birthday is in March and St. John's feast day is in March. -We both believe in God. -St. John is similar to the prodigal son. -My dad was in the army. -He liked to take care of people like me. -We have the same name. -My uncle's mother died when he was young. -John loved to pray and so do I. -My mom would cry if I left home that young. -He is Catholic and so am I. -John made an observation like the prodigal son and I have read that Bible story. -He prays when he needs help and so do I. -My uncle was also in a war. -I have asked Mary for help too. -I would pray to the Virgin Mary also if I was bucked off a horse. -He helps the poor and so do I. -Both of my grandma's had diseases. -John liked helping others and so do I.

St. Patrick Feast day: March 17

Facts: -St. Patrick was born in England about 389 A.D.. -When Patrick was 16, Irish raiders took him and enslaved him. -He was not treated well and was often hungry, cold, and tired while he looked after sheep. -St. Patrick finally escaped after 6 years. -Patrick studied in England and France to become a priest. -He became a missionary in Ireland. -The pagan priests did not like him at all because Patrick was turning druids into Christians. -When he was 43, he became a bishop. -He had monasteries built around Ireland. -He loved God very much. -Patrick put God's love into action and God worked miracles through Patrick. -Patrick died at age 72 around A.D. 461.

Personal Connections: -I want to put God's love in action in other people too. -My Aunt Molly lived in Ireland. -He loved God and so do I. -He's the patron saint of Ireland and I'm Irish. -I have a little bit of Irish in me. -My dad's birthday is in March like St. Patrick's feast day. -We both believe in God. -My great-grandma lived in Ireland. -My dad has been to Ireland. -My brother wants to be a priest when he grows up. -I had a preschool friend was was Irish and now lives in Ireland. -I want to be a priest like Patrick and I'm Irish too. -We are both Catholic. -I've been to England. -I would try to make people Christian like St. Patrick.

St. Turibius Feast Day: March 23

Facts: -He was a law professor and judge in Spain when King Phillip II made him Archbishop of Lima, Peru because he was a good and holy man. -Turibius wasn't a even a priest, so the Church ordained him as both a priest and a bishop before he went to Lima. -In Peru, he was surprised that the priests were not caring for their people and that rich landowners had enslaved the native peoples. -He decided to travel to every parish in his new home - teaching; celebrating the sacraments; learning their languages so they could understand what he was saying; building churches, schools, and hospitals, and even built the first seminary in the Americas. -It took him seven years to travel to each parish. -He taught the people how to follow Jesus and he lived as the poor people did often sleeping on dirt floors. -St. Turibius responded to God's call and people listened to him because he spoke with love.

Personal connections: -I think there is a lot of work that needs to be done to help people now too. -We both care for people. -He was Catholic and so am I. -Turibius was a good shepherd just like Jesus. -He was holy and so am I. -We both teach how to follow Jesus. - I also help the poor. -I try to help people in need like he did. -We both believe in God. -St. Turibius respected all cultures and I like learning about them. -My birthday and many of my family's birthdays are in March like his feast day.

St. Catherine of Sienna Feast day: April 29

Facts: -Catherine was born in 1347 in Sienna, Italy. -She had 24 siblings, 22 older than her and two younger. -Even when she was very young, St. Catherine loved to pray. -All her life she helped people and touched their lives. -She worked in hospitals with plague patients and she walked prisoners to the gallows. -The church was torn apart because people had different opinions about who was pope. St. Catherine helped people to recognized that Pope Urban VI was the true pope and healed the church. -St. Catherine died in 1380 at the age of 33.

Personal Connections: -St. Catherine helped in hospitals and I think that would be an interesting job. -My great-great-grandmother was also named Catherine. -I like to work through prayer too. -My friend's mom is a nurse like Catherine. -She helps the poor and so do I. -I like to pray too. -We both like to help others. -My middle name is Katherine. -We are both Catholics. -She liked to teach people about God and so do I. -My grandma worked in a hospital like St. Catherine.