Heroes

8th August

Saint Mary MacKillop, a religious educator and the first Australian saint.

4th August

With his determination and with God’s help, Vianney managed to direct plenty of people towards God.

31st July

From a soldier in the Spanish army, Saint Ignatius of Loyola became a soldier for Jesus.

29 July

Martha, Mary and Lazarus opened the doors of their hearts to Jesus.

26th July

Saint Anne and Saint Joachim had a crucial role in God’s plan of salvation for humankind.

22 July

St. Mary Magdalene provides a declaration that women also have a significant role to fulfill in the Church.

20 July

The Prophet Elijah has been described as a “gutsy prophet” having qualities of courage and heroism.

6th May

Saint Dominic Savio was a young saint, who studied to become a priest but got sick at a very young age.

23 February

Polycarp was facing martyrdom, when he kept on insisting: “I am a Christian” that is “ I am a follower of Christ”.

4th October

St Francis was “the man of poverty, the man of peace, the man who loves and protects creation.”