Heroes

24th January

St. Francis de Sale known as “The Gentleman Saint” and proclaimed a Doctor of the Church.

22nd January

Saint Publius was the first Bishop of Malta. He kept the Faith alive, even in hard circumstances.

21 January

Saint Agnes is known as a martyr of purity. She had dedicated her life to Christ.

20th January

Saint Sebastian is known as the patron saint against epidemic diseases and the saint of archers.

17th January

Saint Anthony the Great known as the Desert Father. He overcame temptations and lived in solitude with God.

5 January

Saint John Neumann is praised for “his holy life, childlike gentleness, hard labour and tremendous foresight.”

27 December

St. John the Apostle and the Evangelist, represented with an eagle symbolizing “the height he rose to, in his gospel.”

26th December

Saint Stephen was chosen as one of the seven deacons and became the first Christian Martyr.

21 December

St Peter Canisius continues to be remembered for compiling the ‘first and longest version’ of the Catholic Catechism.

15th December

Saint Maria di Rosa is known as a social worker, who served the ill, the suffering, and the destitute.