4/01 St Hugh of Grenoble Hugh may be best known as patron and benefactor of St. Bruno, founder of the Carthusian Order. Read more…
4/02 St Francis of Paola It was Francis’s desire to be a contemplative hermit, yet he believed that God was calling him to the apostolic life. Read more…
4/03 St Benedict the African His parents were slaves brought from Africa to Messina, Sicily. Read more…
4/04 St Isidore of Seville An amazingly learned man, he was sometimes called “The Schoolmaster of the Middle Ages”… Read more…
4/05 St Vincent Ferrer If any saint is a patron of reconciliation, Vincent Ferrer is. Read more…
4/06 St Crescentia Hoess she grew up in poverty and willingly embraced it in her vocation, Crescentia had a good head for business. Read more…
4/07 St John Baptist de la Salle Afflicted with asthma and rheumatism in his last years, he died on Good Friday at 68 and was canonized in 1900. Read more…
4/08 St Julie Billiart A mysterious illness overtook her when she was about 30. She was paralyzed and became a complete invalid. Read more…
4/09 St Casilda Casilda was herself raised as a Muslim and showed special kindness to Christian prisoners. Read more…
4/10 St Magdalen of Canossa She died in 1835. Pope John Paul II canonized her in 1988. Read more…
4/11 St Stanislaus Known for his outspokenness, he aimed his attacks at the evils of the peasantry and the king Read more…
4/12 St Teresa of Los Andes At age 20 she contracted typhus and quickly took her final vows. She died a short time later, during Holy Week. Read more…
4/13 St Martin I He is the last of the early popes to be venerated as a martyr. Read more…
4/14 Bl Peter Gonzalez He became a Dominican priest and proved to be a most effective preacher. Read more…
4/15 Bl Caesar de Bus Working with his cousin, Caesar developed a program of family catechesis. Read more…
4/16 St Bernadette Soubirous Bernadette’s coffin was opened, there was no odor, and her body was completely untouched by the laws of nature. Read more…
4/17 St Benedict Joseph Labre Benedict Joseph Labre was truly eccentric, one of God’s special little ones. Read more…
4/18 St Peter of St Joseph Betancur Peter was not a good student. No matter how hard he studied, he could not make good grades. He had to drop out of school. Read more…
4/19 St Leo IX Pope Leo IX was the first pope who worked for reform in the Church. Read more…
4/20 St Agnes of Montepulciano When she was just nine years old, she begged her mother and father to let her live at the nearby convent. Read more…
4/21 St Anselm He received the title “Father of Scholasticism” for his attempt to analyze and illumine the truths of faith through the aid of reason. Read more…
4/23 St George George was a favorite patron saint of crusaders, as well as of Eastern soldiers in earlier times. Read more…
4/24 St Fidelis of Sigmaringen Nicknamed “the poor man’s lawyer,” Fidelis soon grew disgusted with the corruption and injustice he saw among his colleagues. Read more…
4/25 St Mark The oldest and the shortest of the four Gospels, the Gospel of Mark emphasizes Jesus’ rejection by humanity. Read more…
4/26 St Cletus was the third bishop of Rome, and succeeded St. Linus Read more…
4/27 St Simeon Simeon, or Simon, appears to have been a cousin of the Lord. His father was thought to be a brother of Joseph and his mother a sister of Mary. Read more…
4/28 St Peter Chanel As a young priest he revived a parish in a “bad” district by the simple method of showing great devotion to the sick. Read more…
4/29 St Catherine of Siena She was the 23rd child of Jacopo and Lapa Benincasa and grew up as an intelligent, cheerful and intensely religious person. Read more…
4/30 St Pius V This is the pope whose job was to implement the historic Council of Trent. Read more…
