The lives of the Saints often seem very romantic and idyllic. However, many of our brothers and sisters who have reached the communion of saints have paid dearly for the glory the Lord has bestowed on them. Join us as we share in the lives of just some of our heavenly family who have suffered greatly, sometimes at the hands of their own families or communities.

• Saint Benedict - Father of Western Monasticism and Founder of Benedictines
• Saint Alphonsus Ligouri - Lawyer, Founder, Religious Superior and Doctor of the Church
• Saint Gerard Majella - Patron of Expectant Mothers
• Saint Joan of Arc - Heroine and Co-Patroness of France
• Saint Elizabeth of Hungary - Patroness of Widows, Young girls and the Poor
• Saint Basil the Great - Doctor of the Church and Defender of the Faith
• Saint Bernardine of Siena - Apostle of Italy and Friar Minor Missionary
• Saint Bonaventure - Doctor of the Church and Second Founder of Franciscan Order
• Blessed Angela Foligno - Thirteenth Century Mystic and Passionate Lover of Jesus
• Saint Peter Claver - Patron Saint of African Slaves
• Saint Bernard of Clairvaux - Doctor of the Church and Last Father of the Early Church
• Pope Pius XII - Man of Peace, Prophet, and Protector of Victims of War