Saints & Heroes
April 23: Saint George was a high ranking officer of the Roman Army. Since Roman soldiers were banned from practicing Christianity, St. George was tortured and martyred for his Faith.
April 25: Saint Mark the Evangelist, author of the 2nd gospel, accompanied Saints Peter, Paul, and Barnabas in their missionary work.
May 9: Pachomius heard a voice which instructed him to build a monastery. This monastery rapidly grew, so much that he built ten more to house more monks.
May 11: Saint Francis di Girolamo was an incredibly talented preacher. Wherever he went, people were spellbound by his eloquence and crowded his confessional.
May 13: Saint John the Silent lived for 104 years, spending 76 of those years in silent conversation with God.
May 10: Fr. Damien volunteered as a missionary priest to the leper community on the island of Moloka'i to better serve God. He himself contracted leprosy.
August 4: The year before Saint John Mary Vianney died, over 100,000 pilgrims travelled to see the him, for he was renowned for his great holiness.
January 9: Saint Adrian became abbot of a monastic school that became a center of learning and virtue with far-reaching influence.
March 16: Saint Abraham Kidunaia was beaten many times in his attempt to convert the pagans of Beth-Kiduna, but eventually won them over through his patient perseverance.
October 5: Blessed Raymond of Capua was the confessor of Saint Catherine of Siena. Together, they tackled serious issues affecting Church governance during their lifetimes.
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