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Week Two Saints

- Saint John Chrysostum
  
  Known for his eloquent speaking, he was archbishop of Constantinople and a Greek Father of the Church. His feast day is September 13. Because of his criticism of the imperial powers, he was exiled to Armenia where he died in 407. You can read some of his writings HERE
- St. Gertrude
  
  A German Benedictine nun and mystic, she lived in the thirteenth century. She was devoted to the Sacred Heart and wrote a five-volume work: The Herald of God's Love. Her feast day is November 16. She is the patron of Peru and the West Indies. Listen to a podcast about her life HERE
- St. Catherine of Siena
  
  Born during a fourteenth-century plague in Italy, she was a Third-Order Dominican, prone to giving away her parents' belongings and her mystical marriage to Christ. Her feast day is April 29; she is a patron against fire. She is a Doctor of the Church. Learn more about her HERE
- St. Ambrose of Milan
  
  The first Latin Church Father, he was the Bishop of Milan, a Doctor of the Church, and a prolific writer and musician. He is known for baptizing St. Augustine. He is a patron of beekeeping and Milan. His feast day is December 7. Hear some of his hymns HERE
- Saint Mother Teresa
  
  Mother Teresa is known for her care of the sick and dying in India, for founding the Missionaries of Charity, for winning a Nobel Peace Prize, and her international influence. Her feast day is September 5. Listen to her acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize HERE
- Saint Faustina
  
  Because of the revelations she received, she worked for the feast of the Divine Mercy, celebrated on the Second Sunday of Easter. She died in 1938 after serving many people and striving for personal holiness. Her feast day is October 5. Pray the Chaplet of Divine Mercy HERE
  
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- St. Vincent Pallotti
  
  Born in Rome in 1795, he was the founder of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines.) He was known for his constant service to the poor and needy. His feast day is January 22. Learn about the Pallottine Renewal Center in Florrisant, MO HERE
- St. Maximilian Kolbe
  
  A Polish Franciscan Friar, he is known for exchanging his life for another man's in Auschwitz in 1941. He is canonized as a Martyr of Charity. His feast day is August 14. HERE is a documentary of his life.
  
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