August
17
BLESSED
JOAN DELANOUE
St. Joan Delanoue was born in 1666. Her family had a small
but successful business. When her widowed mother died, she
left the store to Joan.
August 18
ST.
JANE FRANCES DE CHANTAL
St.
Jane was born in Dijon, France, in 1572. Her father was a
devout man. He brought up his children well after the death
of his wife. Jane, whom he dearly loved, married Christopher,
the baron de Chantal.
August
19
ST.
JOHN EUDES
St. John Eudes was born in Normandy, France, in 1601. He was
the oldest son of a farmer. Even as a child, he tried to copy
the example of Jesus in the way he treated his family, friends
and neighbors.
August
20
ST.
BERNARD
St. Bernard was born in 1090 in Dijon, France. He and his
six brothers and sisters received an excellent education.
His heart was broken when his mother died. He was just seventeen.
He might have let sadness get the best of him had it not been
for his lively sister Humbeline.
August
21
ST.
PIUS X
St. Pius X, the great pope, was named Joseph Sarto. He was
born in 1835, the son of a mailman in Riese, Italy. Joseph
was given the affectionate nickname of "Beppi."
August
23
ST.
ROSE OF LIMA
St. Rose, the South American saint, was born in Lima, Peru,
in 1586. Her real name was Isabel, but she was such a beautiful
baby that she was called Rose.
August
23
ST.
BARTHOLOMEW
"Bartholomew" was one of the first followers of
Jesus. This apostle's other name was Nathaniel. He came from
Cana in Galilee.
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