Catholic Saints

There is a long list of May Catholic Saints. The month of May has May Catholic Saints for every day. The month of May is a very special month in the religion of Catholicism. Catholicism is very centered on the blessed Virgin Mary. In May, Catholics offer up extra devotion to Mary and her influence reins down from heaven even more than in other times of the liturgical year.

The liturgical year is the time table for the Catholic Church. The liturgical year sees more blessed and holier times than others. For instance, the forty days and forty nights of Lent and the time of Easter immediately following Lent are more blessed, according to the Church, than the instances of ordinary time that occur during the liturgical year. (more…)

You probably know by now that there are Catholic saints for each day of the year. Some of these Saints have specially designed feast days.

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Here you can find the list of the Catholic Saints celebrated each day of the month of April: (more…)

It is a well known fact that there are Catholic Saints for each day of the year. Different saints are associated to each day of March, too. The history, facts and life events linked of all of these saints are different, interesting and admirable, as well. Actually, all these individuals led the lives of saints to receive such a gratitude from the Catholic Church.

March is considered to be the Month of St. Joseph. Saint Joseph is the husband of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Together with the Blessed Virgin Mary and the Child Jesus, St. Joseph is considered to be a member of the Holy Family. In 1870, Saint Joseph was proclaimed the patron of the Universal Church by Pope Pius IX. March 19 is Saint Joseph’s Day, but since this is one of the most important Saints in Western Christianity, the entire month of March is considered to be the month of Saint Joseph.

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Catholic saints are holy and good people who lived great lives and were capable to get through difficult times. Each of them was sent by God to use their unique gifts and teach people important life lessons. Each month, several Catholic saints are celebrated and people remind their lessons and lives.

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It’s also an opportunity to remember the wonders and good deed that those saints did. People pray, they go to the church and try to learn from the life the celebrated saints had. (more…)

October is the month of Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary, also known as Old Lady of the Rosary, which is the title of the Blessed Virgin Mary in relation to the Rosary. The month of October is dedicated to the Most Holy Rosary because the liturgical feast of Our Lady of the Rosary is celebrated every year on October 7.

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This feast was instituted to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary in gratitude for the protection that she gives the Church in answer to the praying of the Rosary by the faithful. (more…)

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Camino de Santiago is a pilgrimage route dedicated to one of the most beloved Catholic saints: James, son of Zebedee and one of the 12 apostles of Jesus, also known as James the Greater. He is celebrated throughout the Christian world on July 25 (in the west), April 30 (in the east) and December 30 (in Spain). He is the patron saint of equestrians, furriers, pharmacists, tanners and veterinarians. His remains are placed in present in Santiago de Compostella in Galicia, Spain, one of the main pilgrimage sites in the world since the Middle Ages. (more…)

Religion is very important for many people, because it offers them peace, emotional comfort and relief. Most of them were either baptized after a saint or hold a saint as their spiritual guardian. The Roman Catholic church takes saints very seriously. In the Catholic religion there are saints for every day of the year. In fact, there are over 10,000 Roman Catholic saints, which means that there are more than one saint celebrated every day. These celebration days are called feast days and represent the perfect occasion for the ones who have the same names as saints to celebrate and honor the saint they were named after. Since we are in July, here are the feast days and saints of this month. Maybe you did not even know you were named by a saint, so read carefully! (more…)

In the Catholic religion, there are more than 10.000 Catholic saints. Among the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox Communions, the numbers may be even higher, since there is no fixed process of canonisation and each individual jurisdiction within the two Orthodox communions independently maintains parallel lists of saints that have only partial overlap.  There is a Catholic Saint for practically each day of the year and these are referred to as the Feast Days. What is the origin and meaning of Feast Days? Most saints have specially designated feast days which are associated with a specific day of the year and these are referred to as the saint’s feast day. The Catholic Saint’s feast days first arose from the very early Christian custom of the annual commemoration of martyrs on the dates of their deaths,at the same time celebrating their birth into heaven.

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The Catholic saints are very important for the religious beliefs of the people following this cult. It is important for these people to know that they have a higher power that can aid and protect them in various situations and that there is someone they can think of in a particular moment in life. For these cases, the prayers to the Catholic saints are the most efficient tools that people with a strong belief have. There are many prayers of this kind, which are directly addressed to one of the Catholic saints and which function as a way of asking for help, for advice, for blessings and so on.

Some of the most important prayers that have been created for the Catholic saints are addressed to those who have more influence and who are known even to those who are not believers. The words in all the prayers to the Catholic saints are extremely simple and arranged in modest styles of poems, so that they can be easy for all people and so that they properly express a simple request, an expression of gratitude or something else. For example, the prayers to Saint Andrew are the ones supposed to bring comfort, help and faith for a person. (more…)

Catholic saints are officially recognized by the Catholic Church. In fact, Catholic saints are individuals who have been canonized by the Catholic Church and this way recognized for their life achievements when it comes to making the work of God. Catholic saints are believed to be living in Heaven, even though they have been humans for as long as they have been alive. Naturally, they were only canonized as Saints the moment when they passed away.

Nowadays, there are hundreds of Catholic saints, recognized by the Catholic Church. They became Catholic saints after an examination made by the Church, which offered them this recognition. However, the process takes years. The first step is the beatification, which actually is an official declaration claiming that an individual is almost near sainthood. Miracles are always part of this process. Though miracles the nature of Catholic saints is actually established. Most Catholic saints are commonly regarded as martyrs. The Catholic Church has divided saints into different categories. (more…)