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Saint Patrick: The Apostle of Ireland

Saint Patrick: The Apostle of Ireland

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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.

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Saint Nicholas and the Three Bags of Gold

Saint Nicholas and the Three Bags of Gold

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A poor father had no way to care for his three daughters, until bags of gold began to appear through the window in the middle of the night. This is the most famous story of Saint Nicholas, the saint who inspired Santa Claus.

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Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio

Saint Francis and the Wolf of Gubbio

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A fierce wolf prowled around the city of Gubbio, and no one dared step outside the walls. Until the day Saint Francis decided to go and meet it alone. An old story about peace, forgiveness and the power of love.

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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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Good King Wenceslas

Good King Wenceslas

6 min de leitura

On the day after Christmas a king walks out into deep snow with his page to carry supper to a poor man, and his footprints warm the way.

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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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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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Saint George: The Dragon and the Real Man

Saint George: The Dragon and the Real Man

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The knight, the white horse and the dragon come from an old legend. Underneath it there is a real man, with a much quieter kind of courage.

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Saint John Bosco: The Priest of the Turin Boys

Saint John Bosco: The Priest of the Turin Boys

12 min de leitura

A farm boy dreamed of a yard full of children, and grew up to open a house in Turin where no boy was ever turned away.

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Saint John the Baptist: The Voice Who Prepared the Way

Saint John the Baptist: The Voice Who Prepared the Way

12 min de leitura

An old priest lost his voice inside the Temple, and a boy was born to give voice to news the whole world had been waiting for.

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Saint Lucy, the Light of Advent

Saint Lucy, the Light of Advent

6 min de leitura

In a seaside town in Sicily, a girl whose name meant light gave away everything she had and became the saint of Advent candles.

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Saint Nicholas and Christmas

Saint Nicholas and Christmas

6 min de leitura

From a small town beside the sea all the way to your house, the name of one kind bishop took a very long journey and came back wearing new clothes.

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Saint Paul the Apostle: The Light on the Damascus Road

Saint Paul the Apostle: The Light on the Damascus Road

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Saul of Tarsus left Jerusalem determined to put an end to the Christians. Halfway down the road to Damascus, a light changed everything.

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Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox

Saint Thomas Aquinas: The Dumb Ox

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His classmates laughed at the big, silent student who hardly ever spoke. His teacher was the only one who saw what was going on inside him.

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Saints Anne and Joachim: The Grandparents of Jesus

Saints Anne and Joachim: The Grandparents of Jesus

6 min de leitura

Jesus had a grandmother and a grandfather too. The Bible never tells us their names, but Christians have kept this story with love.

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The First Nativity Scene

The First Nativity Scene

6 min de leitura

One Christmas night, in a village high on an Italian hillside, Saint Francis wanted to see Bethlehem with his own two eyes.

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The Three Archangels: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

The Three Archangels: Michael, Gabriel and Raphael

11 min de leitura

In the whole Bible, only three angels are given names. One protects, one carries messages, and one walks the road beside a boy.

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