CATECHESIS

2 Minute Saints

ST. IGNATIUS OF ANTIOCH

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 17 St. Ignatius was consecrated the Bishop of Antioch in Syria by St. Peter. Ignatious was a disciple of St. John, and he...
2 Minute Saints

ST. MARGARET MARY ALACOQUE

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 16 St. Margaret Mary Alacoque was born at the end of the 17th century in France. As an only child, she had a...
2 Minute Saints

ST. TERESA OF JESUS (AVILA)

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 15 St. Teresa lived in the 16th century during the protestant reformation. She grew up with a strict father who sent her to...
2 Minute Saints

POPE ST. CALLISTUS I

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 14 Callistus was born at the end of the second century in and was a slave of Christian in Rome. He was put...
2 Minute Saints

ST. CARLO ACUTIS

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 12 St. Carlo Acutis was born in London to Italian parents on May 3, 1991, but Carlo’s family soon moved to Milan, Italy,...
2 Minute Saints

POPE ST. JOHN XXIII

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 11 Born to a poor Italian family in 1881, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was the fourth of fourteen children. He was ordained a priest...
2 Minute Saints

OUR LADY OF THE ROSARY

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 7 This feast was established in 1573 by Pope Pius the Fifth in gratitude for the naval victory of the Christians over the Turks...
2 Minute Saints

ST. FAUSTINA

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 5 St. Faustina was born to a poor family in Poland in 1905. As a young girl, she had a desire to enter...
2 Minute Saints

ST. FRANCIS OF ASSISI

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 4 St. Francis of Assisi was born to a wealthy Italian merchant at the end of the 12th century. At a young age,...
2 Minute Saints

HOLY GUARDIAN ANGELS

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 2 The belief of angels assisting us on our journey to heaven has been a tradition that was handed on to us from...
2 Minute Saints

ST. THERESE OF LISIEUX

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: OCTOBER 1 St. Therese was born in France in 1873 as the youngest of nine children to Sts. Louis and Zelie Martin. As a...
2 Minute Saints

ST. JEROME

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 30 St. Jerome was born in the 4th century in present day Croatia or Slovenia. He was a brilliant young man in linguistics...
2 Minute Saints

ST. MICHAEL, ST. GABRIEL & ST. RAPHAEL, ARCHANGELS

Decided Excellence -
FEAST: SEPTEMBER 29 Sts. Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael play a major role in salvation history. Their mission from God has been to help humans love...
2 Minute Saints

ST. VINCENT DE PAUL

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 27 St. Vincent de Paul was born at the end of the 16th century in France. After tutoring a local wealthy family, Vincent...
2 Minute Saints

ST. COSMAS & ST. DAMIAN

Decided Excellence -
MEMORIAL: SEPTEMBER 26 Sts. Cosmas and Damian were twin brother doctors who lived in the third century. They were known for giving medical attention to...