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.
285 sesji
1St. Carlo AcutisToday we'll meditate on a few quotes from a young saint who renewed the faith in his own family.
Sunday: October 123-10 min
2St. John XXIIIToday we'll meditate on the final words of "the good pope."
Saturday: October 113-10 min
3St. Magdalena of CanossaToday we'll pray with a saint who responded to the needs of her country in the aftermath of recent wars.
Friday: October 103-10 min
4St. John Henry NewmanToday we'll pray with a saint who helped lay the theological foundation for the Second Vatican Council.
Thursday: October 094-10 min
5St. Julie BilliartToday we'll pray with a saint who from a young age loved to teach the faith.
Wednesday: October 083-10 min
6Our Lady of the RosaryToday we'll seek Mary's intercession as we celebrate the gift of the rosary on this special feast.
Tuesday: October 073-10 min
7St. Benedict the MoorToday we'll pray with a saint who became a hermit upon the invitation of a friend.
Monday: October 063-10 min
8St. Faustina KowalskaToday we'll pray with a saint who received Jesus' message of divine mercy for the world.
Sunday: October 053-10 min
9St. Francis of AssisiToday we'll pray with a saint who abandoned his family wealth to pursue radical dependence on Divine Providence.
Saturday: October 043-10 min
10St. John BoscoToday we'll pray with a saint who was known as the "father and teacher of youth."
Friday: October 033-10 min
11Guardian AngelsToday we celebrate the Guardian Angels whose purpose is to direct us away from sin and lead us closer to God.
Thursday: October 023-10 min
12St. Therese of LisieuxToday we'll pray with a saint who experienced great anxiety in her childhood.
Wednesday: October 013-10 min
13St. JeromeToday we'll pray with a saint who beckons us to know Christ in the Scriptures.
Tuesday: September 303-10 min
14Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and RaphaelToday we'll pray with the three Archangels whom the Church calls upon in her prayers.
Monday: September 293-10 min
15St. Lorenzo RuizToday we'll pray with a saint who unexpectedly found himself on mission, but willingly laid down his life for Christ.
Sunday: September 283-10 min
16St. Vincent de PaulToday we'll pray for a generous heart like that of this great saint.
Saturday: September 273-10 min
17St. Pedro CalungsodToday we'll pray with a lay catechist who was martyred for the faith.
Friday: September 263-10 min
18St. Oscar RomeroToday we'll reflect on words of this saint who was the "voice of the voiceless."
Thursday: September 253-10 min
19Martyrs of TlaxcalaToday we'll pray with three teenagers who boldly lived their faith.
Wednesday: September 243-10 min
20St. Pio of PietrelcinaToday we'll pray with a holy pastor and man of prayer.
Tuesday: September 233-10 min
21St. MauriceToday we'll pray with a military leader who refused to worship the pagan gods.
Monday: September 223-10 min
22St. MatthewToday we'll pray with a tax collector who left everything to follow Christ.
Sunday: September 213-10 min
23St. Andrew Kim Tae-gonToday we'll pray with the first native-born priest of Korea.
Saturday: September 203-10 min
24Bl. Emilian KovchToday we'll pray with a saint who stayed to saved souls in the concentration camps.
Friday: September 193-10 min
25St. Joseph of CupertinoToday we'll pray for humility with a saint who was often mistreated and misunderstood by his peers.
Thursday: September 183-10 min
26St. Hildegard of BingenToday we'll pray with a Doctor of the Church who composed great works of music.
Wednesday: September 173-10 min
27Sts. Cornelius and CyprianToday we'll pray with two Church leaders who defended the teaching of God's mercy.
Tuesday: September 163-10 min
28Our Lady of SorrowsToday we honor Mary under the title that recognizes the seven times she suffered for love of Christ.
Monday: September 153-10 min
29Exaltation of the Holy CrossToday we celebrate the feast of this powerful sign of our salvation.
Sunday: September 143-10 min
30St. John ChrysostomToday we'll pray with the "golden-mouthed" saint.
Saturday: September 133-10 min
31Holy Name of MaryToday we honor the beautiful name of the Mother of God.
Friday: September 123-10 min
32St. Francis Choe Kyong-HwanToday we'll pray with a saint who, with his wife, catechized their village.
Thursday: September 113-10 min
33St. PulcheriaToday we'll meditate on the two natures of Christ as we pray with this great saint.
Wednesday: September 103-10 min
34St. Peter ClaverToday we'll pray with a saint who endured humiliation and rejection to defend the dignity of enslaved peoples.
Tuesday: September 093-10 min
35Nativity of MaryToday we celebrate this special memorial nine months after the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception.
Monday: September 083-10 min
36Sts. Perpetua & FelicityToday we'll pray with two mothers who laid down their lives for Christ.
Sunday: September 073-10 min
37Bl. Julia RodzinskaToday we'll reflect on eyewitness accounts of this "Angel of Stutthof."
Saturday: September 063-10 min
38St. Teresa of CalcuttaToday we'll meditate with a great saint who proclaimed God's thirsting love for humanity.
Friday: September 053-10 min
39St. Maria de MattiasToday we'll pray with a saint who transformed hearts by the Blood of Christ.
Thursday: September 043-10 min
40St. Gregory the GreatToday we'll pray with a saint who called himself "the servant of the servants of God."
Wednesday: September 033-10 min
41St. Ingrid of SwedenToday we'll pray with the first Dominican nun from Sweden.
Tuesday: September 023-10 min
42St. Katharine DrexelToday we'll pray with a saint who sought to bring the Eucharist to marginalized communities in the United States.
Monday: September 013-10 min
43St. CasimirToday we'll pray with a saint who loved Mary and loved Jesus in the Eucharist.
Sunday: August 313-10 min
44St. Joaquina Vedruna de MasToday we'll pray with an 18th-century saint whose body is still incorrupt.
Saturday: August 303-10 min
45St. Moses the BlackToday we'll pray with another saint who had a history of sin and also became a holy and merciful leader.
Friday: August 293-10 min
46St. Augustine of HippoToday we'll pray with a man upon whom God patiently worked and raised from a life of sinfulness to become one of the greatest saints.
Thursday: August 283-10 min
47St. MonicaToday we'll pray with a model of fervent intercessory prayer.
Wednesday: August 273-10 min
48Our Lady of CzęstochowaToday we'll ask for the powerful intercession of the Black Madonna.
Tuesday: August 263-10 min
49St. Louis of FranceToday we'll pray with a king who constructed a worthy dwelling place for Jesus' Crown of Thorns.
Monday: August 253-10 min
50St. BartholomewToday we'll pray with an Apostle in whom Jesus found no duplicity.
Sunday: August 243-10 min
51St. Rose of LimaToday we'll pray with a saint who knew that grace abounds in times of struggle and tribulation.
Saturday: August 233-10 min
52Bl. Victoire RasoamanarivoToday we'll pray with a holy woman who sustained the faith of our her country during a time of Catholic persecution.
Friday: August 223-10 min
53St. Pius XToday we'll pray with a holy pope who championed the Church's social action.
Thursday: August 213-10 min
54St. Bernard of ClairvauxToday we'll pray with a holy monk who emphasized the importance of a personal friendship with Jesus.
Wednesday: August 203-10 min
55St. John EudesToday we'll pray with the saint who founded a mission of "teaching the teachers, shepherding the shepherds, and enlightening those who are the light of the world."
Tuesday: August 193-10 min
56St. HelenaToday we'll pray with a saint who found the treasure of the Gospels.
Monday: August 183-10 min
57St. Beatrice da SilvaToday we'll pray with a saint whom Mary visited during a time of imprisonment.
Sunday: August 174-10 min
58St. Stephen of HungaryToday we'll pray with a king whose reign imaged that of the Prince of Peace.
Saturday: August 163-10 min
59Assumption of MaryToday, on this Solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, we celebrate the victory of Christ over sin and death, and we hope for the union of our bodies and souls in eternal glory.
Friday: August 153-10 min
60St. Maximilian KolbeToday we'll pray with a saint who led souls to the Divine Heart of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
Thursday: August 144-10 min
61St. Dulce PontesToday we'll pray with a saint who didn't just talk about charity, but practiced charity in her daily life.
Wednesday: August 133-10 min
62St. Jane Frances de ChantalToday we'll receive encouragement from a holy wife, mother, and religious sister.
Tuesday: August 123-10 min
63St. Clare of AssisiToday we'll pray with a holy woman who heard St. Francis' preaching and decided to follow Christ in radical poverty.
Monday: August 113-10 min
64St. LawrenceToday we'll pray with a patron saint of deacons.
Sunday: August 103-10 min
65St. Edith SteinToday we'll pray with a writer and philosopher who witnessed to God's presence even in the darkest places of our history.
Saturday: August 093-10 min
66St. DominicToday we'll pray with a priest who preached the truth of the Gospel and loved the souls to whom he ministered.
Friday: August 083-10 min
67St. Mary MacKillopToday we'll pray with an educator who prepared the way for Jesus in spiritual deserts throughout her country.
Thursday: August 073-10 min
68St. PhilomenaToday we'll pray with a saint who only became known more than 1500 years after her death.
Wednesday: August 063-10 min
69St. Mary of Jesus CrucifiedToday we'll pray with a saint whom the Blessed Mother nursed back to health like the Good Samaritan.
Tuesday: August 053-10 min
70St. John VianneyToday we'll pray with a parish priest who labored tirelessly to win souls for Christ.
Monday: August 043-10 min
71St. Lydia PurpurariaToday we'll pray with a woman from Scripture who's considered by the Eastern churches as equal to the Apostles.
Sunday: August 033-10 min
72St. José Luis Sánchez del RíoToday we'll pray with a young saint who bravely bore the banner of Christ.
Saturday: August 023-10 min
73St. John NeumannToday we'll pray with the first male saint of the United States of America.
Friday: August 013-10 min
74St. Ignatius of LoyolaToday we'll pray with a saint who sought to give greater glory to God in all things.
Thursday: July 313-10 min
75St. Nina of GeorgiaToday we'll pray with this young saint who helped convert an entire nation to Christianity.
Wednesday: July 303-10 min
76St. MarthaToday we'll pray with a holy saint who lived from her belief in Jesus' Resurrection.
Tuesday: July 293-10 min
77St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception (St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu)Today we'll pray with this bride of Christ who was the first woman of Indian origin to be canonized.
Monday: July 283-10 min
78St. Ildefonsus of ToledoToday we'll pray with a saint who found true freedom by submitting Himself to Jesus through Mary.
Sunday: July 273-10 min
79Sts. Joachim & AnneToday we'll ask for the intercession of Jesus' holy grandparents.
Saturday: July 263-10 min
80St. Pauline of the Heart of JesusToday we'll receive encouragement from this saint whose last words were "God's will be done."
Friday: July 253-10 min
81St. Charbel MakhlufToday we'll meditate on God's eternal love with this powerful intercessor and miracle worker.
Thursday: July 243-10 min
82St. Bridget of SwedenToday we'll reflect with this saint on the pain Jesus suffered in His Crucifixion.
Wednesday: July 233-10 min
83St. Mary MagdaleneToday we'll pray for the grace to follow Christ and evangelize like this great saint.
Tuesday: July 223-10 min
84St. Anna WangToday we'll meditate on the holy name of Jesus with this martyr saint.
Monday: July 213-10 min
85St. Mary Zhu WuToday we'll pray to become like this saint - a courageous witness of Christ.
Sunday: July 203-10 min
86St. Macrina the YoungerToday we'll prepare with this saint for a holy death at the end of our lives.
Saturday: July 193-10 min
87St. Peter DamianToday we'll pray with a holy leader of Church reform.
Friday: July 183-10 min
88St. VeronicaToday we'll pray with a saint to whom Jesus left His true image.
Thursday: July 173-10 min
89Our Lady of Mount CarmelToday we'll meditate on Mary's mercy as we reflect on this Marian apparition.
Wednesday: July 163-10 min
90St. BonaventureToday we'll pray with holy friar who received miraculous healing through another saint whom he would later follow.
Tuesday: July 153-10 min
91St. Kateri TekakwithaToday we'll pray with a saint whose scars miraculously disappeared moments after her death.
Monday: July 143-10 min
92St. HenryToday we'll pray with a ruler who never forgot the poor.
Sunday: July 133-10 min
93St. Louis & Zelie MartinToday we'll pray with two saints who glorified God in their marriage and family life.
Saturday: July 123-10 min
94St. BenedictToday we'll pray with this great saint who glorified God in the monastic life.
Friday: July 113-10 min
95St. JohnToday we'll pray with the first of the Twelve Apostles to recognize the Risen Lord.
Thursday: July 103-10 min
96St. Mark Ji TianxiangToday we'll pray with a martyr who persevered in faithfulness to Jesus.
Wednesday: July 093-10 min
97St. Gregory NazianzenToday we'll pray with a saint who was close friends with St. Basil the Great.
Tuesday: July 083-10 min
98St. Basil the GreatToday we'll pray with a Doctor of the Church who set the foundation for the theology of asceticism.
Monday: July 073-10 min
99St. Maria GorettiToday we'll pray with this great saint of fortitude and mercy.
Sunday: July 063-10 min
100St. Eugenia of RomeToday we'll pray with this martyr who pursued Christ in spite of laws prohibiting Christianity.