Have a Real Hero
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Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
Order HereFeast Day: June 21
Patron: Patron Saint of students and young men
Vocation: Jesuit Novice
Decided to pursue the Priesthood through the Jesuit order at an early age, and died helping those afflicted with the plague.
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Saint Andre Bessette
Order HereFeast Day: January 6
Patron: Patron Saint of the sick and those in need of healing, family caregivers
Vocation: Brother of the Congregation of Holy Cross, Doorkeeper
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Saint Augustine
Order HereFeast Day: August 28
Patron: Patron Saint of theologians, printers, and brewers
Vocation: Priest, Bishop
Doctor of the Church
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Saint Benedict
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Saint Charbel
Feast Day: July 24
Patron: Patron Saint of Lebanon, and of those who suffer
Vocation: Priest
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Saint Christopher
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Saint Damien of Molokai
Feast Day: May 10
Patron: Patron Saint of people suffering from Leprosy and of Hawaii
Vocation: Priest
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Saint Dominic Savio
Feast Day: March 9
Patron: Patron Saint of boys, those who are falsely accused, and juvenile delinquents
Vocation: Choir boy and spiritual son of Saint John Bosco
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Saint Francis de Sales
Order HereFeast Day: January 24
Patron: Patron Saint of writers and journalists, adult education, and the deaf
Vocation: Bishop and Doctor of the Church
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Venerable Fulton Sheen
Order HereFeast Day: Made a Venerable on December 9
Patron: Media and evangelization
Vocation: Bishop, author
"Life is Worth Living," was a top watched show in the 1950's that provided the platform for Bishop Sheen to spread the Gospel and lessons that reached millions.
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Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Order HereFeast Day: July 31
Patron: Patron Saint of the Jesuits
Vocation: Jesuit Priest, Founder of the Society of Jesus
As a military officer, his dehbilitating injury led to a great conversion and ultimately founded the Societ of Jesus (the Jesuit Order)
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Saint John Vianney
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Saint Josemaria Escriva
Order HereFeast Day: June 26
Patron: Patron Saint of Opus Dei, and of those who suffer from diabetes
Vocation: Priest and founder of the Opus Dei prelate
"Many who would willingly let themselves be nailed to a Cross before the astonished gaze of a thousand onlookers cannot bear with a Christian spirit the pinpricks of each day! Think, then, which is the more heroic." (The Way, 204)
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Saint Joseph
Feast Day: March 19 & May 1
Patron: Patron Saint of workers, fathers and husbands
Vocation: Foster father of Jesus Christ, Most Chaste Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary
“When you invoke St Joseph, you don’t have to say much. Say, “if you were in my place, St Joseph, what would you do? Well, pray for this on my behalf.”
-St. Andre Bessette
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Blessed Karl of Austria
Order HereFeast Day: October 21
Patron:
Vocation: Husband and Father
Leader of Austria, pure and humble father and husband, and example of morals and integrity
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Saint Maximilian Kolbe
Order HereFeast Day: August 14
Patron: Patron Saint of prisoners, drug addicts, families, and the pro-life movement
Vocation: Priest
An example of hope through immense suffering, and selflessness in adversity
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Saint Michael the Archangel
Order HereFeast Day: September 29
Patron: Patron Saint of Military and Police Forces
Vocation: Commander of God's Army
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Blessed Miguel Pro
Feast Day: November 23
Patron: Priest
Vocation: Priest, Martyr
Before the firing squads shot him, he forgave his executioners, prayed, and died proclaiming, "Viva Cristo Rey", "Long live Christ the King!"
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Saint Padre Pio
Feast Day: September 23
Patron: Patron Saint of civil defense volunteers, adolscents, and the village of Pietrelcina
Vocation: Capuchin Friar
Set an example to all in unceasing prayer, suffering, and spiritual warfare
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Saint Paul
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Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
Order HereFeast Day: Made a "Blessed" by Pope John Paul II in 1990.
Patron: Considered the Patron for students, youth, and mountaineers, and was declared the Patron for World Youth Day by Pope John Paull II
Vocation: Single life
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Saint Robert Bellarmine
Feast Day: September 17
Patron: Patron Saint of Catechists and Catechumins
Vocation: Priesthood (Jesuit)
Stalwart defender against heresies within the Church, Doctor of the Church
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Saint Sebastian
Feast Day: January 20
Patron: Patron Saint of soldiers, athletes, and archers
Vocation: Soldier, Martyr
Saint Sebastian was commonly invoked to intercede for those who recently died and pray to God for their souls
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Blessed Stanley Rother
Order HereFeast Day: July 28
Patron: Recognized as first American-born martyr
Vocation: Priest
"The shepherd cannot run at the first sign of danger."
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Saint Thomas Beckett
Feast Day: December 29
Patron: Patron Saint of priests, deacons and secular clergy
Vocation: Archbishop of Canterbury
“I am ready to die for my Lord, that in my blood, the Church may obtain liberty and peace.”
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Saint Thomas Aquinas
Feast Day: January 28
Patron: Patron Saint of Students and Universities
Vocation: Dominican Priest
Doctor of the Church
