Saints

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Vidas dos santos; milagres contextualizados para crianças.

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All Saints' Day: The Feast of the Ones No One Counted

All Saints' Day: The Feast of the Ones No One Counted

7 min de leitura

Almost every day of the year carries a saint's name. But one day is kept for the others: the holy people no one counted, whom only God saw.

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The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 1: The Lady Brighter than the Sun

The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 1: The Lady Brighter than the Sun

15 min de leitura

In the year 1917, in a poor village in Portugal, three shepherd children saw a Lady dressed in white, brighter than the sun. She carried a request for the whole world. This is how the apparitions of Fatima began.

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The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 2: The Miracle of the Sun

The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 2: The Miracle of the Sun

12 min de leitura

On October 13, 1917, seventy thousand people gathered at the Cova da Iria, in the pouring rain, to see whether the three children's promise was true. What happened in the sky that day became known as the Miracle of the Sun.

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The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 3: The Message of Fatima

The Apparitions of Fatima - Part 3: The Message of Fatima

12 min de leitura

After the Miracle of the Sun, the whole world wanted to know what Our Lady had told the three children. Little by little, the secret of Fatima was revealed: a serious warning, a story that touched even a Pope, and a promise of hope.

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Blessed Nhá Chica: Mother of the Poor

Blessed Nhá Chica: Mother of the Poor

8 min de leitura

Humble Nhá Chica of Baependi never learned to read, yet she gave wise counsel to everyone at her door and built a chapel for Our Lady.

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Friar Galvão: Brazil's First Saint

Friar Galvão: Brazil's First Saint

9 min de leitura

In Guaratinguetá a boy named Antônio was born. He became a friar, built a monastery, and helped the sick with tiny pills made of prayer.

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Our Lady of Aparecida: The Statue Found in the River

Our Lady of Aparecida: The Statue Found in the River

5 min de leitura

Three fishermen cast their nets into the Paraíba River and caught nothing, until out of the water came a small statue of Our Lady.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Roses of December

Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Roses of December

12 min de leitura

On the hill of Tepeyac a Lady spoke to Juan Diego in his own language. He walked home with December roses folded inside his cloak.

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Our Lady of Lourdes: The Spring That Never Runs Dry

Our Lady of Lourdes: The Spring That Never Runs Dry

6 min de leitura

In the south of France there is a cave with a spring that never stops running. Every February 11, the whole world remembers it.

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Padre Pio - Part 1: The Boy Who Saw Angels

Padre Pio - Part 1: The Boy Who Saw Angels

15 min de leitura

In a poor village in Italy, a boy was born who talked with his guardian angel the way you talk with a friend. This is the first part of the life of Padre Pio, the friar who received the wounds of Christ.

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Padre Pio - Part 2: The Confessional, Miracles and Glory

Padre Pio - Part 2: The Confessional, Miracles and Glory

16 min de leitura

After receiving the wounds of Christ, Padre Pio spent his life in the confessional, welcoming people from all over the world. In this second part, discover his miracles, his trials, and his path to sainthood.

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Saint Anthony - Part 1: The Portuguese Who Conquered the World

Saint Anthony - Part 1: The Portuguese Who Conquered the World

15 min de leitura

Fernando was born in a palace in Lisbon, but left everything behind to serve God. He became Friar Anthony, the preacher so wonderful that even the fish came to listen. This is the first part of the story of Saint Anthony.

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Saint Anthony - Part 2: The Saint of Padua and the Miracles

Saint Anthony - Part 2: The Saint of Padua and the Miracles

17 min de leitura

In Padua, Friar Anthony preached, worked miracles, and was visited by the Child Jesus Himself. In this second part, we follow the last years of one of the world's best-loved saints.

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Saint Benedict - Part 1: From Student to Hermit

Saint Benedict - Part 1: From Student to Hermit

11 min de leitura

While still very young, Benedict left Rome to seek God in the silence of the mountains. He lived three years in a cave and would become the father of Western monks. This is the first part of the story of Saint Benedict of Nursia.

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Saint Benedict - Part 2: Monte Cassino and the Holy Rule

Saint Benedict - Part 2: Monte Cassino and the Holy Rule

13 min de leitura

On a mountaintop, Benedict built the monastery of Monte Cassino and wrote the Rule that taught the West to pray and work. In this second part, we follow the miracles, the meeting with Saint Scholastica, and the holy death of Saint Benedict.

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Saint Bernadette - Part 1: The Apparitions of Lourdes

Saint Bernadette - Part 1: The Apparitions of Lourdes

11 min de leitura

Bernadette was a poor, sickly girl from Lourdes, in France. One day, near a grotto, she saw a most beautiful Lady dressed in white. So began a story of eighteen meetings, a spring that welled up from the earth, and a mysterious name.

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Saint Bernadette - Part 2: Life in the Convent and Glory

Saint Bernadette - Part 2: Life in the Convent and Glory

11 min de leitura

After the apparitions, Bernadette wanted only a hidden life with God. She became a nun, suffered with patience, and died young. This is the second part of her story, from the convent of Nevers to the glory of the altars.

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Saint Blaise: The Bishop Who Looked After Throats

Saint Blaise: The Bishop Who Looked After Throats

6 min de leitura

A cave up a mountain, the animals that came to visit him, a boy who breathed again, and two candles still burning after many centuries.

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