Today's Saint of the Day is a Spanish Bishop who was also confessor to Queen Isabella II of Spain. Let's meet St. Anthony Mary Claret.

Today is the feast day of Pope St. John Paul II, and rather than simply a biography of the great man, I want to share some of his most inspiring quotes.

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In today's episode of Everyday Saints we meet a modern-day martyr who battled crime and corruption at the cost of his life. Meet Blessed Father Pino Puglisi.

Learning about the Saints is important as we strive to become Saints ourselves, but it involves more than simply learning about their lives. We also need to learn how they lived and put it into practice ourselves. Today we continue our ongoing series on the Saints' Guide to Holiness with advice from St. Francis de Sales on the necessity of prayer.

Today's Saint of the Day is the man who wrote more than one quarter of the entire New Testament. Let's meet St. Luke.

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Today's Saint of the Day is an early Church Father who also knew the Apostle John. Let's meet St. Ignatius of Antioch on his feast day.

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Today's Saint of the Day is a great mystic, reformer, and the first woman declared a Doctor of the Church. Meet St. Teresa of Avila on her feast day.

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Learning about the Saints is important as we strive to become Saints ourselves, but it involves more than simply learning about their lives. We also need to learn how they lived and put it into practice ourselves. Today we continue our ongoing series on the Saints' Guide to Holiness with advice from Pope Francis.

Though the saints never sought first place in anything during their lives, some inevitably hold the distinction of being "first" in one way or another. Here's a short list of some saintly firsts.