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St. Bibiana and her sister were born into a Roman noble family and raised in the Christian faith. Her parents were Christians and faced persecution from the Roman Governor Apronianus.

After her father was severely scourged and exiled, he died of his wounds, leaving St. Bibiana and her mother and sister impoverished. Her mother and her sister, Demetria, died a natural death, leaving St. Bibiana alone.

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“My God, if you exist, let me come to know you.”

These words became a prayer that St. Charles de Foucauld said in the middle of the Sahara Desert among Muslim people. While he admired their strong faith, he wanted to introduce them to Christ.

Born into an aristocratic family in Strasbourg, France, St. Charles experienced much loss in his early years. He was orphaned at the age of six and taken in by his paternal grandmother, who also soon passed away. Although a loving maternal grandfather raised him, he drifted from the Catholic Faith. Later, he served in the military and traveled in Algeria and Morocco.

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“Rabbi, where are you staying?”

St. Andrew did not hesitate to ask the question that allowed him and another disciple of St. John the Baptist to spend a day in conversation with Jesus Christ just before the start of his ministry.

St. Andrew the Apostle was one of the first disciples called by Jesus Christ. Born in Bethsaida, he and his brother, St. Peter, worked as fishermen along the Sea of Galilee. According to the Gospel of John, St. Andrew was a disciple of St. John the Baptist. After St. John pointed to Christ as the “Lamb of God,” St. Andrew followed Jesus and became one of His first disciples.

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St. Saturnin, also known as St. Sernin, was the first bishop of Toulouse, in Gaul (modern-day France), and one of the earliest Christian missionaries to the region. During the 3rd century, Christians suffered severe persecution under the Roman emperor Decius.

Pope Fabian sent St. Saturnin to Gaul to evangelize the region and rebuild the persecuted Christian community in Toulouse. Upon his arrival, he began preaching boldly about Christ, baptizing many, and building up the Christian community. His missionary work quickly drew the hostility of the pagan priests.

To reach the church, St. Saturnin had to pass by the Capitol, where a pagan temple stood. The pagan priests kept a watchful eye on him. One day, as he was passing by, a pagan sacrificial rite was underway. The pagan priests seized St. Saturnin and forced him to offer worship to their gods.

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As a child, St. Catherine Labouré, a French nun, received signs that God had chosen her for a special mission. In dreams and visions, a priest told her God had plans for her life. The priest who visited her was St. Vincent de Paul.

St. Catherine Labouré was a French Daughter of Charity best known for receiving the vision of the Miraculous Medal, a sacramental with widespread devotion among Catholics. Born in France in 1806, St. Catherine grew up in a devout farming family. Her mother died when St. Catherine was only nine years old, and she was sent to live with her aunt, where she began receiving signs of things to come.

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