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Back to SearchAugust 30: ST. JEANNE JUGAN: She Carried the Elderly Home
St. Jeanne Jugan carried a blind, forgotten old woman home in her own arms — and started a worldwide order.
On a cold winter night in France, Jeanne …
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August 29: STS. SABINA AND SERAPIA: The Slave Who Led Her Mistress to Heaven
A slave girl's quiet faith led her wealthy Roman mistress all the way to martyrdom — and to heaven.
Serapia, a young Christian slave in ancient Rome,…
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August 28: ST. MOSES THE BLACK: From Bandit to Monk
St. Moses the Black led a gang of bandits through Egypt before becoming one of the desert's holiest monks.
Once the leader of a feared robber gang al…
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August 27: ST. MONICA: The Son of So Many Tears
St. Monica prayed and fasted for her wayward son for seventeen straight years — and never once gave up.
St. Monica wept for years over her brilliant …
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August 26: ST. MARIAM BAOUARDY: The Little Nothing
St. Mariam Baouardy, an orphaned servant girl left for dead at thirteen, was nursed back to life by Our Lady herself.
After refusing to renounce her …
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August 25: ST. LOUIS, KING OF FRANCE: The Crown Worth More Than a Kingdom
St. Louis, King of France, once paid a fortune for Christ's Crown of Thorns — then carried it home barefoot himself.
St. Louis IX ruled one of Europe…
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August 24: ST. BARTHOLOMEW: Jesus Knew His Name
Before they ever met, Jesus already knew Bartholomew's heart — and told him so under a fig tree.
St. Bartholomew was skeptical when his friend Philip…
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August 23: ST. ROSE OF LIMA: The First Flower of the Americas
St. Rose of Lima wore a crown of roses hiding metal spikes — a secret gift of love to Jesus.
The first saint born in the Americas, Rose of Lima spent…
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August 22: ST. ANDRÉ BESSETTE: God's Little Doorkeeper
St. André Bessette spent 40 years answering a college door in Montreal — and thousands came seeking a miracle.
Orphaned and sickly as a child, André …
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August 21: ST. PIUS X: Come to the Table
If you made your First Communion at age seven or eight, then you have St. Pius X to thank!
Born into poverty in Italy, St. Pius X became Pope and use…
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