A professor who became a Dominican priest, St. Raymond of Peñafort was a shining example of living one’s life for God–all the way up until his death at 100!
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Proceeds From Merchandise Sales to Help Send Youth to World Youth Day 2011 in Madrid, Spain
… Chiara’s story invites all people, young and old, to a “freshness and enthusiasm for the faith” while serving as a reminder that “everyone has sufficient grace to become saints.” Pope Benedict XVI
Rafael was canonized as a saint by Pope Benedict XVI on Oct. 11, 2009. He has been named one of the nine patron saints for World Youth Day 2011 to be held next August in Madrid, Spain. Watch a short video on his life: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qD9OE5MX2vo
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Padre Pio is the patron saint of confessors, Catholic adolescents and civil defense volunteers.
“Happiness is something we all want, but one of the great tragedies in this world is that so many people never find it, because they look for it in the wrong places.”
Reported by Zenit News Service
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When she was a young mom, Donna-Marie visited a home run by the Missionaries of Charity, the order founded by Mother Teresa.
