Saint John Bosco, Priest 1815–1888 January 31—Memorial Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of editors, publishers, schoolchildren and juvenile delinquents His person radiated the warm love of God, drawing everyone towards him Some saints attract the faithful by the raw power of their minds and the sheer force of their arguments. [...]

January 24—Memorial Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of writers and journalists A gentleman of sterling character and many talents leaves a legacy It is almost an act of rudeness to limit the life of today’s saint to one page. Saint Francis de Sales was a religious celebrity in his own [...]

St. Anthony, Abbot 251–356 January 17—Memorial Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of butchers, skin diseases, gravediggers, and swine A solitary monk trades the world for the desert sands, and so forges a new path Many extraordinary people who live heroic, path breaking lives remain unknown to posterity for one simple [...]

Saint Thomas Aquinas, Priest and Doctor 1225–1274 January 28—Memorial Liturgical Color: White Patron Saint of all universities and of students A theological Grand Master, he positioned every piece exquisitely on the chessboard The silhouette of St. Thomas Aquinas stands like a giant on the highest summit of human thought, casting [...]