Saints & Heroes

September 29: Saint Raphael is first mentioned in Holy Scripture, where he hears the prayers of Tobit and Sarah and comes to their aid.

January 3: At the age of seven, Saint Geneviève was singled out from a crowd of her fellow inhabitants by St. Germain of Auxerre who foretold to her parents their child’s future sanctity.

Nowhere on earth is Saint Michael’s presence more keenly felt than at Mont Saint Michel than on a marvelous island off the coast of Normand, France.

December 6: When Saint Nicholas was chosen bishop of his diocese, he became famous and beloved for his extraordinary piety, zeal and many astonishing miracles.

December 7: Saint Ambrose, Priest and Bishop, adopted a personal life of simplicity and hard work, devoted himself entirely to the service of his flock, fighting heresy and paganism.

December 11: Pope Damasus I, fought many heresies in his day. He was the first Pope to hold the title "Supreme Pontiff," which formerly belonged to the Roman Emperors.

December 17: Saint Sturmi was appointed the abbot of the monastery of Fulda, a place from which Germany could be effectively evangelized.

December 18: Saint Flannan is renowned for the eloquence and ardor of his preaching, and he also performed remarkable miracles.

December 19: St. Jerome wrote of Pope Anastasius that he was a distinguished man of blameless life and apostolic solicitude, a man of great holiness, rich in his poverty. Sts. Jerome, Augustine and Paulinus, were his friends and admirers.