A Few Great Saints
- St. Peter
- St. Gabriel the Archangel
- St. Michael the Archangel
- St. Raphael the Archangel
- St. Andrew
- St. James the Great (Son of Zebedee)
- St. John the Apostle
- St. Philip
- St. Bartholomew
- St. Matthew
- St. Thomas the Apostle
- St. Jude Thaddeus
- St. Simon the Zealot
- St. Matthias
- St. James the Less
- St. Luke
- St. John the Baptist
- St. Joan of Arc
- St. Juan Diego
- St. John of Damascus
- Bl. Kateri Tekakwitha
- St. Mary Magdalene
- St. Anthony the Abbot
- St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
- St. Valentine
- St. Nicholas
- St. Padre Pio
- St. Therese of Lisieux
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Clare
St. Anthony the Abbot
Feast Day: January 17
Patron of: Amputees, animals, basket weavers, hermits, monks, skin disease
St. Anthony is widely regarded as one of the fathers of Monasticism. He was born in Egypt to wealthy parents, only converting to Christianity after he reached middle age. St. Anthony went into the desert to pray in solitude. While there, he had to fight off temptations such as impure thoughts and boredom by remaining sincere and grounded in his relationship with God.
St. Anthony teaches us that a sincere prayer life won’t come easy. What’s important is fighting to focus on God, the object and end of our prayer.
