Saint Francis of Assisi abandoned a life of luxury for a life devoted to Christianity after reportedly hearing the voice of God, who commanded him to rebuild the Christian Church and live in poverty. He is the patron saint for ecologists. A Reckless Youth St Francis was born in Assisi, Italy, as Giovanni Francesco Bernardone,
Feast Day: 28 September “I am a Catholic and wholeheartedly do accept death for God. Had I a thousand lives, all these to Him I shall offer. Do with me as you please.” – St Lorenzo Ruiz Saint Lorenzo Ruiz was born around the year 1600 in Binondo, Manila in the Philippines. He was the
Feast Day: 5 September Born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in 1910, Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta was a remarkable woman who strongly believed in serving and seeing God in the least of society. After a childhood of poverty caused by the death of her father, she joined a religious order known as the Sisters of Loreto.
