"The world needs saints to show it the way to true humanity. The Church
needs saints to show it how to live out its calling. The witness of the
lives of the saints is a powerful testimony to the reality of God’s plan
and the possibility for truly following it in one’s life. So often, we
do not see this witness. We see hypocrisy and mediocrity among
Christians. That is why we must look to the saints — the ones who really
followed the words of Christ and let them be carried out fully in their
lives. The saints also give us a reason to hope. Saints were not born;
they were made through a life of cooperation with God’s grace despite
many difficulties, weaknesses, and temptations. This book, written from a
Catholic perspective, provides an overview to the lives of the saints
celebrated from January to March on the Roman calendar. It is the first
in a series, which will cover the whole Church year. It makes for
inspirational spiritual reading any time of the year, providing an
introduction to the patron saints for many walks of life. Included are
the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph, Apostles like St. Peter and St.
Paul, early martyrs like St. Perpetua and St. Felicity, early
evangelizers like St. Patrick, medieval giants such as St. Thomas
Aquinas, American saints such as St. Elizabeth Ann Seton and St. John
Neumann, and many others."
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