Blessed Laura Montoya Upegui 1874-1949

Laura worked as an elementary school teacher in a poor mountainous region in Columbia, South America. Her father was killed in the military when she was 2 years old. Her family's possessions were confiscated due to poverty and debt. As a teenager, Laura had developed a strong devotion to the holy Eucharist and regularly meditated on scripture. She yearned for life as a religious, namely as a discalced Carmelite, but instead chose to work in order to support her family. - See more at: http://waldronsaints.com/#sthash.VHZFoKmE.dpuf

Saint Joseph of Cupertino 1603-1663

 

 

"Clearly, what  God wants above all is our will which we received as a free gift from God in  creation and possess as though our own. When a man trains himself to acts of virtue, it is with the help of grace from God from whom all good things come that he does this. The will is what man has as his unique possession" - See more at: http://www.waldronsaints.com/saint-joseph-of-cupertino-1603-1663.html#sthash.N1wSVvkA.dpuf

Saint Kateri Tekakwitha 1656-1680

 

“I am not my own; I have given myself to Jesus. He must be my only love. The
  state of helpless poverty that may befall me if I do not marry does not
frighten  me. All I need is a little food and a few pieces of clothing. With the
work of  my hands I shall always earn what is necessary and what is left over
I’ll give  to my relatives and to the poor. If I should become sick and unable
to work,  then I shall be like the Lord on the cross. He will have mercy on me
and help  me, I am sure.” - See more at: http://waldronsaints.com/saint-kateri-tekakwitha-1656-1680.html#sthash.RLp4Jf93.dpuf

 

Saint Andre Bessette 1845-1937

 

Alfred Bessette was the 8th of 12 children born to a poor French-Canadian couple south of Montreal. His parents died a few years apart, making him an orphan at the age of 12.Alfred was sickly and under educated, but had strong faith at a young age. He was adopted by his uncle and spent the majority of his youth working on the farm more

Marianne Cope 1838-1918

 

In June, 1883, Mother Marianne, director of St. Joseph Hospital in Syracuse, NY, received a request for assistance from the leper colony in Hawaii more