Patron Saints

“Dear brothers and sisters, the Eucharist is at the root of every form of holiness, and each of us is called to the fullness of life in the Holy Spirit. How many saints have advanced along the way of perfection thanks to their eucharistic devotion! From Saint Ignatius of Antioch to Saint Augustine, from Saint Anthony Abbot to Saint Benedict, from Saint Francis of Assisi to Saint Thomas Aquinas, from Saint Clare of Assisi to Saint Catherine of Siena, from Saint Paschal Baylon to Saint Peter Julian Eymard, from Saint Alphonsus Liguori to Blessed Charles de Foucauld, from Saint John Mary Vianney to Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, from Saint Pius of Pietrelcina to Blessed Teresa of Calcutta, from Blessed Piergiorgio Frassati to Blessed Ivan Merz, to name only a few, holiness has always found its centre in the sacrament of the Eucharist.”

(Pope Benedict XVI, Sacramentum Caritatis, 94)

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Title of Mary -

Patroness of the Year of the Eucharist and
Eucharistic Congress;
"Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament"

MONTHLY PATRON SAINTS

April, 2010:
St. Faustina       Venerable John Paul II

May, 2010:
St. Damien of Molokai

June, 2010:
Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati

July, 2010:

Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha

August, 2010:

St. Francis of Assisi      St. Clare

September, 2010:
St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio)

October, 2010:

 St. Therese of Lisieux          

                                                                       Blessed Louis & Zelie Martin

                                                                           (parents of St. Therese)

November, 2010:
St. Martin de Porres

December, 2010:
  St. Juan Diego          Blessed Miguel Pro

January, 2011:

St. John Neumann   St. Katherine Drexel

February, 2011:

St. Isidore the Farmer and his wife St. Maria (de la Cabeza)

March, 2011:

Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta

April, 2011:

St. Gianna Beretta Molla

May, 2011:

Blesseds Jacinta and Francisco Marto (Fatima seers)

June, 2011:

St. Juliana of Liege (promoted the Feast of Corpus Christi)

How to use Patron Saint Materials

For each month of the Year of the Eucharist, you will find  catechetical materials about a saint or saints who had a particularly close connection to the Eucharist.  (Materials for "past" patron saints may be used at any time.)

On each patron saint page you will find

• Official biography in English and Spanish (to be included in the bulletin of all parishes)
• Children's biography
• Family activities
• Simple classroom activities
• Full Lesson Plans with correlation to the parts of the Mass and the Catechism
• An associated corporal and spiritual work of mercy
• Reflection question