As a young man, Saint Peregrine disliked the religious work of the Servite Order so much that he punched the order’s leader in the face! Later, after asking the man for forgiveness, Peregrine joined the Servite Order, vowing to help all needy people and...

As a young woman, Saint Lucy decided she wanted to dedicate herself to Christ as a consecrated virgin. One of Lucy’s suitors said she had pretty eyes and was a constant pest, even after numerous rejections. So, Lucy put an end to his love...

In his early years, John was a wayward Portuguese soldier and religious icon salesman, like SaintsforSinners.com! After hearing a life-changing sermon given by his friend John of Avila, John decided he needed to seek forgiveness and asylum in God. As a result, John began...

Saint Genevieve is known for her involvement in the protection of Paris from the Franks, who besieged the city in the fifth century. Genevieve defended Paris even hundreds of years after her death when the presentation of her relics in 1129 cured a plague...

Ignatius of Loyola converted to Christianity while healing from a cannonball injury! He is most recognized as being the first leader of the Society of Jesus, which became known as the Jesuit Order. The Jesuits and Saint Ignatius of Loyola are still well-known for...

 Saint Augustine of Hippo is known as the patron saint of Africa. He began his life in a wayward way and became a wanderer with little regard of Christianity, much to his mother Saint Monica’s chagrin. At a certain point, she felt like rejecting...

In 1810, Mother Saint Michel brought the statue of Our Lady of Prompt Succor (meaning “Quick Help”) from France to New Orleans, and placed her in the chapel of the Old Ursuline Convent on Chartres Street in the French Quarter. From this position of...

On June 24, 1981, two young girls, Ivanka and Mirjana, went for a walk up a hill near some mountains in what is now known as Bosnia-Herzegovina. The Virgin Mary appeared to Ivanka and she told Mirjana to take a look. Since the Church...

God’s messenger Gabriel famously delivered the Good News of Jesus’s conception to the Virgin Mary. As the patron of stamp collectors and postal workers, Gabriel encourages the spread of good news on a daily basis, like the way text messages should. Pray with the...

Saint Margaret was a Scottish noblewoman who used her wealth and status to care for and feed the poor. Another patroness of fertility, visions, and nurses; she is invoked against familial illness and death. Pray to Saint Margaret for the health and safety of...

The Infant of Prague is a statue given to Marie Manrique on her wedding day in 1587 and which was then given to the Order of the Carmelites in Prague. When an invasion caused the Carmelites to leave the city, the Infant of Prague...

 Our Lady of Guadalupe was a Marian vision that appeared to Juan Diego on his way to Mass in 1513. The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe was imprinted upon a cloth, and the shrine that now houses it is a popular destination for...

Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, founder of the Sisters of Charity, is known for her work in education and Catholic Seton schools. The first American-born saint, she is the patroness for healing hardship and familial strife. Basilica of Elizabeth Ann Seton, Pray to Saint Elizabeth to...

Saint Johannes XXIII story took place very recently, not too long ago, like most of our other saint stories. Johannes was born into an Italian peasant family. During World War I, he served in the medical corps and also as a Chaplain. After the war  ended,...

Saint Louis IX was King of France and known as the “Crusading King” during the 13th Century. He is the most famous member of the Direct Capetians Dynasty and the “House of France.” Louis was known as a reformer and was a devout Christian...