Come to know the Communion of Saints as we pray with both familiar and lesser-known saints! Each session includes a short bio and words from the saint.
365 sessions
1St. Benedict the MoorToday we'll pray with a saint who was iliterate and who cared for souls with wisdom and charity.
April 043-10 min
2St. MatthewToday we'll pray with a saint who responded immediately when Jesus saw him and called him to follow.
April 033-10 min
3St. Pedro CalungsodToday we'll pray with a saint who lived fully for Christ.
April 023-10 min
4Sts. Andrew Kim Tae-gonToday we'll pray with a saint who converted to Christianity and became a martyr.
April 013-10 min
5St. Joseph of CupertinoToday we'll pray with a young saint with a hidden holiness.
March 313-10 min
6St. Hildegard of BingenToday we'll pray with a Doctor of the Church who composed music in the Middle Ages.
March 303-10 min
7Sts. Cornelius and CyprianToday we'll pray with two martyrs who defended the truth of God’s infinite mercy.
March 293-10 min
8St. John ChrysostomToday we'll pray with a holy pastor who continued shepherding his flock even while in exile.
March 283-10 min
9St. Francis Choe Kyong-HwanToday we'll pray with a saint who sowed the seeds of faith in his land.
March 273-10 min
10St. PulcheriaToday we'll pray with a saint who defended the truth of Jesus' full humanity and full divinity.
March 263-10 min
11Bl. Emilian KovchToday we'll pray with a holy man who brought hope to his fellow prisoners in the concentration camps.
March 253-10 min
12St. Oscar RomeroToday we'll pray with a holy priest who suffered martyrdom for his works of social justice.
March 243-10 min
13St. Olga of KievToday we'll pray with a saint who planted the seeds of faith that eventually converted her people to Christ.
March 233-10 min
14St. Peter ClaverToday we'll pray with a saint who ministered to enslaved and marginalized peoples.
March 223-10 min
15Bl. Julia RodzinskaToday we'll pray with a holy woman through whom God brought light into the darkest places.
March 213-10 min
16St. Teresa of CalcuttaToday we'll pray with a saint who brought God’s love to the poorest of the poor in her community.
March 203-10 min
17St. JosephToday we pray with the chaste spouse of Mary and the virtuous father of Jesus.
March 193-10 min
18St. Gregory the GreatToday we'll pray with a pope who was a “servant of the servants of God."
March 183-10 min
19St. PatrickToday we'll pray with a saint who brought people to freedom in Christ.
March 173-10 min
20St. HelenaToday we'll pray with a saint who strengthened the Church's devotion to Christ’s Passion.
March 163-10 min
21St. Ingrid of SwedenToday we'll pray with a saint who inspired others to become saints.
March 153-10 min
22St. Joaquina Vedruna de MasToday we'll pray with an excerpt of a letter from this holy woman.
March 143-10 min
23St. Moses the BlackToday we'll pray with a former gang leader who became a martyr for Christ.
March 133-10 min
24St. Augustine of HippoToday we'll pray with a Doctor of the Church who sought truth throughout his life and eventually found it in Jesus.
March 123-10 min
25St. MonicaToday we'll pray with a holy woman who prayed fervently for her loved ones to know the truth and love of Christ.
March 113-10 min
26Our Lady of CzestochowaToday we'll pray with a venerated icon of the Blessed Mother, which is currently housed at the Jasna Góra Monastery in Poland.
March 103-10 min
27St. Louis of FranceToday we'll pray with a father who led his family and governed his kingdom with magnanimity.
March 93-10 min
28St. BartholomewToday we'll pray with this great apostle of Christ.
March 83-10 min
29Sts. Perpetua & FelicityToday we'll pray with two early Church mothers and martyrs.
March 73-10 min
30St. Rose of LimaToday we'll pray with a saint who dedicated herself to the care of the poor.
March 63-10 min
31Bl. Victoire RasoamanarivoToday we'll pray with a holy woman who helped spread the faith in her country when few others would.
March 53-10 min
32St. CasimirToday we'll pray with a saint who renounced the worldly comforts and sought the glories of Heaven.
March 43-10 min
33St. Katharine DrexelToday we'll pray with a saint who reverenced all human beings as created in God’s image.
March 33-10 min
34St. Pius XToday we'll pray with a pope who drew the Church closer to Christ in the Blessed Sacrament.
March 23-10 min
35St. Bernard of ClairvauxToday we'll pray with a saint who encouraged personal friendship with Jesus Christ.
March 13-10 min
36St. John EudesToday we'll pray with the saint whose mission was "teaching the teachers, shepherding the shepherds, and enlightening those who are the light of the world."
February 283-10 min
37St. Beatrice da SilvaToday we'll pray for the incarcerated as we reflect on the witness of this great saint.
February 274-10 min
38St. Stephen of HungaryToday we'll pray with a saint whose reign brought peace to his kingdom.
February 263-10 min
39St. Maximilian KolbeToday we'll pray with a saint who increased others' devotion to the Blessed Mother.
February 254-10 min
40St. Irmã Dulce PontesToday we'll pray with a saint who converted a yard into a hospital for the sick and disabled.
February 243-10 min
41St. Jane Frances de ChantalToday we'll meditate on a quote from a saint who provided spiritual counsel for aristocratic women.
February 233-10 min
42St. Clare of AssisiToday we'll pray with the first woman to compose and receive papal approval for her religious community's rule of life.
February 223-10 min
43St. Peter DamianToday we'll pray with a saint who was called upon by popes to lead reform in the Church.
February 213-10 min
44St. LawrenceToday we'll ask for the intercession of a saint who saw the poor and the outcast with the eyes of Christ.
February 203-10 min
45St. Edith SteinToday we'll pray with a saint who bore God's light in one of the darkest places in our history.
February 193-10 min
46St. DominicToday we'll pray with a saint who founded an order of preachers, affectionately nicknamed the "hounds of the Lord."
February 183-10 min
47St. Mary MacKillopToday we'll meditate on words from a saint who provided education to the indigneous children of Australia.
February 173-10 min
48St. Mark Ji TianxiangToday we'll pray with a martyr who persevered in faithfulness to Jesus.
February 163-10 min
49St. Mary of Jesus CrucifiedToday we'll pray with a saint whose birth was an answer to her parents' prayers.
February 153-10 min
50Sts. Cyril and MethodiusToday we'll pray with a pair of brothers who evangelized to the Slavonic people.
February 143-10 min
51St. John VianneyToday we'll pray with a saint who converted an entire village by his faithfulness as a spiritual father and shepherd of souls.
February 133-10 min
52St. Lydia PurpurariaToday we'll pray with one of the women whom the Eastern Church honors as equal to the Apostles.
February 123-10 min
53St. Ignatius of LoyolaToday we'll pray one of the favorite prayers of this great saint.
February 113-10 min
54St. ScholasticaToday we'll pray for the grace of charity as we hear about the final meeting between this saint and her holy brother.
February 103-10 min
55Bl. Luis Magaña ServínToday we'll pray with a holy man who, in the face of death, professed himself to be a Christian.
February 093-10 min
56St. Josephine BakhitaToday we'll pray with a saint who converted to the faith after seeing Jesus on a crucifix.
February 083-10 min
57St. José Luis Sánchez del RíoToday we'll pray with a young saint who was captured after giving up his horse to save a military general.
February 073-10 min
58St. Paul MikiToday we'll pray with a saint and his companions who were martyred during a period of anti-Catholicism in Japan.
February 063-10 min
59St. MarthaToday we'll pray with a dear friend of Jesus.
February 053-10 min
60St. Maria de MattiasToday we'll pray with a saint who promoted devotion to the Precious Blood of Christ.
February 043-10 min
61St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu)Today we'll pray with a holy woman who suffered greatly from sickness and drew closer to Christ in His Passion.
February 033-10 min
62St. Charbel MakhlufToday we'll meditate on God's eternal love as we pray with this powerful intercessor.
February 023-10 min
63Venerable Augustus ToltonToday we'll pray with a holy priest who tirelessly advocated on behalf of the black Catholic community in the United States.
February 013-10 min
64St. John BoscoToday we'll pray with a saint who is known as the “Father and Teacher of Youth.”
January 313-10 min
65Sts. Peter & MagdalenaToday we'll pray with these married martyrs who were united to the Cross through the loss of nine children.
January 303-10 min
66St. Bridget of SwedenToday we'll meditate on Christ's Passion as we pray with this Co-Patroness of Europe.
January 293-10 min
67St. Mary MagdaleneToday we'll pray with a saint who stood by Jesus at His crucifixion and was the first to witness His Resurrection.
January 283-10 min
68St. Angela MericiToday we'll pray with a saint who founded communities for single laywomen like herself.
January 273-10 min
69Sts. Timothy and TitusToday we'll pray with two companions of St. Paul as we meditate on 1 Tim. 6:11-16.
January 263-10 min
70St. BenedictToday we'll pray with a saint who shaped monastic life and Western civilization.
January 253-10 min
71St. Francis de SalesToday we'll pray with a saint who became a gentle shepherd after being inspired by the care he received from a priest.
January 243-10 min
72St. Ildefonsus of ToledoToday we'll pray with a saint who wrote one of the great theological works on Mary.
January 233-10 min
73St. Mary Zhu WuToday we'll meditate on the sacrifice of this great martyr, who gave her life to defend her community.
January 223-10 min
74St. AgnesToday we'll ask for the intercession of this young Christian martyr.
January 213-10 min
75St. SebastianToday we'll pray with a martyr who enlisted in the Roman army so that he could minister to imprisoned Christians in secret.
January 203-10 min
76St. Macrina the YoungerToday we'll pray with a saint who inspired her family to live a life of Gospel simplicity.
January 193-10 min
77St. VeronicaToday we'll meditate on the beautiful act of love which this saint made to Jesus along His Way of the Cross.
January 183-10 min
78St. BonaventureToday we'll pray with a Doctor of the Church who labored to bring unity to the Latin and Greek Churches.
January 173-10 min
79St. Kateri TekakwithaToday we'll pray with a saint who is remembered for her unwavering devotion to Christ.
January 163-10 min
80St. HenryToday we'll pray with a saint and his holy wife who experienced infertility yet were spiritually fruitful in their marriage covenant.
January 153-10 min
81St. Nina of GeorgiaToday we’ll pray with this young saint as we meditate on 1 Cor. 1:26-31.
January 143-10 min
82St. Louis & Zelie MartinToday we'll pray with married saints who, through trials and joys, built a home where the love of God reigned.
January 133-10 min
83St. Anna WangToday we'll pray with a martyr who, before being killed, repeated the name of Jesus.
January 123-10 min
84St. Vitalis of GazaToday we'll pray with a saint who quietly gave his life to minister to women involved in prostitution.
January 113-10 min
85St. PhilomenaToday we'll pray with a saint whose intercession other saints have frequently sought.
January 103-10 min
86St. Maria GorettiToday we'll pray with a saint whose heroic act of forgiveness led to the conversion of the man who killed her.
January 93-10 min
87St. Elizabeth of PortugalToday we'll pray with this great saint by meditating on a poem written by her husband.
January 83-10 min
88St. Junípero SerraToday we'll seek to imitate this missionary saint who faithfully guided others to Christ.
January 73-10 min
89St. André BessetteToday we'll pray with a quote from a saint who fervently promoted devotion to St. Joseph.
January 63-10 min
90St. John NeumannToday we'll pray with a saint who, in the face of anti-Catholicism, drew his strength from the Passion of Jesus.
January 53-10 min
91St. Elizabeth Ann SetonToday we'll pray with a saint who converted to Catholicism after living in Italy with her family.
January 43-10 min
92St. Gregory NazianzenToday we'll pray with a saint who was a spiritual companion of St. Basil the Great.
January 33-10 min
93St. Basil the GreatToday we'll pray with a Doctor of the Church who set the foundation for the theology of asceticism.
January 23-10 min
94Mary, Mother of GodToday we'll honor Mary under the title of “Mother of God” and pray a prayer attributed to St. Francis of Assisi in her honor.
January 13-10 min
95St. Pedro CalungsodToday we'll pray with a saint who was a talented painter, singer, and catechist.
December 313-10 min
96Holy InnocentsToday we'll pray for all children who have died as we remember these young martyrs.
December 303-10 min
97Venerable Augustus ToltonToday we'll pray with a priest who persevered in Christ through many confrontations with racism.
December 293-10 min
98Holy FamilyToday we'll pray with the model of every Christian home - a loving communion centered upon Christ.
December 283-10 min
99St. JohnToday we'll pray with a saint who knew his identity securely as the beloved of God.
December 273-10 min
100St. Irenaeus of LyonsToday we'll seek the truth of God as we pray with this saint from the Early Church.