Month of the Precious Blood
Ketari Tekakwitha is the first Native American to become a saint. She is considered the patron saint of ecology.
A disciple of Jesus, Mary Magdalene witnessed the crucifixion and burial of Jesus and was the first person to see him upon his resurrection.
Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Saint Alphonse Ligouri was an Italian Catholic bishop considered a moral theologian. He published nine editions of Moral Theology. He is known as the patron saint of arthritis, as he suffered from curvature of the spine.
AUGUST 15Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Pope Pius X, 1922 – 1939, became known as the Missionary Pope because he promoted missionary work in China, Japan, India and Southeast Asia and required all religious orders to perform missional work.
Month of Our Lady of Sorrows
October 19 will be the 20th anniversary of the beatification of Mother Theresa of Calcutta, who devoted her life to the pain and suffering of the poorest of the poor and the sickest of the sick.
Celebrate the birth of Mary in your classrooms by:
Month of the Holy Rosary
The Catechism of the Catholic Church proclaims that “from infancy to death human life is surrounded by their [angels’] watchful care and intercession.” Take this day to offer prayers of thanks.
Without any repose, and even to the shedding of their blood, they “edified the body of Christ.”