Kidnapped at sixteen and taken to Ireland as a slave, Patrick found God in the loneliness of the mountains. Years later he returned to that same land — not for revenge, but to bring the Gospel.

Even in his cradle, Hercules showed a strength that was not of this world. But the goddess Hera held a grudge against him, and the hero's greatest trial would not come from monsters. This is the story of how the famous Twelve Labors began.

On a quiet night in Bethlehem, the Son of God is born as a tiny baby. Angels bring the good news to shepherds, and the Savior of the world sleeps in a manger.

A young shepherd faces the giant who terrified Israel. Armed only with a sling and five stones, David trusts in God and shows that victory does not depend on size, but on faith.

By the chimney corner, a sweet-hearted girl dreams of the prince's ball. With her godmother's help, a pumpkin, six mice and a pair of glass slippers, one evening may change everything.

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.

A rich young Roman traded his palace for a monastery and became the pope who called himself the servant of the servants of God.

In 1645, in northeastern Brazil, Father André de Soveral and his companions stayed faithful to God to the very end. The story of Brazil's first martyrs.

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.

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.

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.

In wartime Poland, a boy who loved the theater discovered, in the middle of great sorrow, a call from God. This is the story of young Karol Wojtyla, who would one day become Pope John Paul II.

A humble carpenter from Nazareth received from God the greatest mission ever entrusted to a man: to care for Jesus and Mary. This is the story of Saint Joseph, the father who protected the Savior in silence.

Philip walked away from a rich uncle's inheritance to follow God's call to Rome. With humor, music and a great deal of joy, he won over the young people of the streets and became known as the Apostle of Rome.

God worked wonders through Philip: ecstasies at Mass, the gift of reading hearts, unexpected healings. And Philip, always humble and playful, founded the Congregation of the Oratory and died as he had lived, in peace and joy.

In Italy, long ago, a girl named Rita dreamed of becoming a nun. Life led her down hard roads, but she never stopped trusting God — and one frozen winter, a rose bloomed just for her.

A sensitive girl who lost her mother very early and cried about everything carried in her heart an immense love for Jesus. Discover how Thérèse Martin became the little flower who won God's heart.

Arachne was the finest weaver in the world, and she knew it. One day, pride led her to challenge the goddess Athena herself to a weaving contest. This is the story of how the first spider came to be.