Saints for Young Readers for Every Day by Sr. Susan Helen Wallace

In the month of January, we celebrate the feast days of three well-known saints related to Catholic schools. January 4 is the feast day of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, who is recognized as the founder of many catholic schools through the Sisters of Charity, including St. Mary School! St. Angela Merici (January 27) is also significant for many local students as the founder of the Ursuline order. St. Thomas Aquinas (January 28) is the universal patron of colleges, universities and schools. Did you know that St. Thomas Aquinas was nicknamed “the dumb ox” because despite being very intelligent, he was humble and quiet? Another saint, maybe not as renowned, is St. Basil the Great whose feast day is January 2. St. Basil was a respected teacher in his time who became a priest and a bishop. He used his education and gift for teaching to help people around him become closer to God. 

You can read about these saints and many others in the book “Saints for Young Readers for Every Day” by Sr. Susan Helen Wallace, FSP. The two-volume set highlights a saint for every day of the year. Written in a conversational format that is easy to understand, each description paints a brief picture over one-two short pages of the lives of 365 saints. As we commemorate Catholic schools week, we celebrate that we have so many amazing saints to learn about and from! This book set (targeted to young people, but enlightening for anyone) is an excellent way to discover more about the lives of the saints.