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 * ** Name ** || ** Information ** ||
 * St. Therese of Lisieux || Dedicated her life to God at an early age. Persistent in prayer; virtue of obedience; wrote “The History of the Soul” ||
 * St. Joseph of Cupertino || Patron Saint of test takers and astronauts; spiritual gift of knowledge and discernment ||
 * St. John Duns Scotus || Patron Saint of Dyslexia ||
 * St. Isidore of Seville || Struggled academically until he turned to God and became one of the most learned men of his time; complied research and information in a system that closely resembles that of a database; wrote dictionaries and encyclopedias; first Christian writer to compile a summary of Catholic teaching. ||
 * St. Anthony of Padua || Patron Saint of miracles and lost items ||
 * Fr. Christopher Clavius || Jesuit mathematician (Geometry/Algebra) ||
 * St. Catherine of Alexandria || (Nov. 24) Patron Saint of libraries, librarians, teachers, archivists ||
 * St. Jerome || (Sept. 30) Doctor of the Church; Father of the Church; Wrote translations of histories, biographies, the works of Origen. ||
 * St. Laurence of Rome || (Aug. 10) Laurence was commanded to appear for his execution, and to bring along the treasure with which he had been entrusted by the Pope. When he arrived, he was accompanied by a multitude of Rome’s crippled, blind, sick and indigent. He announced that these were the true treasures of the Church. He saved the material wealth of the Church, including important documents. ||
 * St. Elizabeth || Convert to the Catholic faith; kind and patient, with a good sense of wit who experienced much suffering in her life. She accepted and embraced God’s will. ||
 * St. Jude || Jude is invoked in desperate situations (lost causes) because he stressed that the faithful should persevere in the environment of harsh, difficult situation. ||
 * Job || Patron Saint of suffering and depression ||
 * Archangel Raphael || Patron Saint of sickness; The healer ||
 * St. Michael || Spiritual Protection ||
 * St. Elizabeth Seton || Patience, kindness, understanding, compassion ||
 * St. Agnes || Patron Saint of victims of rape ||
 * St. Monica || Patron Saint of mothers ||
 * St. John Boscoe || Patron Saint of students, young people, boys, Mexican young people, laborers, editors, apprentices; Known for working with unruly children and winning them over with his patience, kindness gentleness and fun. Pope Pius IX desired John Boscoe to use his dreams as a tool for his ministry. He began having these dreams at age 9. ||
 * Bishop Joseph Charron || Former Bishop of Des Moines Diocese; pastoral leader; empathetic, caring, soft spoken person who “got things done!” ||
 * St. Nicholas || Patron Saint of Children and Money problems; known for generosity ||
 * St. Maria Goretti || Strong faith; one of the youngest saints; died from multiple stab wounds from her attempted rapist, but not until she forgave him. ||
 * St. Elizabeth of Hungary || She is an example of the importance of surrounding ourselves with who provide guidance for us, challenge us to grow, and help us work through the trials we experience on our spiritual journey ||
 * St. Francis Xavier || Missionary ||
 * St Christopher || July 25th;Patron of travelers and of strength ||
 * St. Thomas Edward Murray || Patented 1100 inventions (2nd only to Edison); expert machinist who invented the electric welding process ||
 * St. Eustace || Roman guard who converted to Christianity after seeing a crucifix on a stag he was hunting. He was martyred (roasted!) for not burning incense to the false gods after a Roman victory. ||
 * St. Matthew || Patron Saint of Finances, accounting and money ||
 * St. Cajetan || Patron Saint of employment ||
 * St. Yves || Patron Saint of attorneys ||
 * St. Margaret of Antioch || Patron Saint of pregnant women ||
 * St. Anne || Patron Saint of Mothers ||
 * Blessed Herman the cripple || Born with a cleft palate, cerebral palsy and spinal bifida, yet was a mathematical genius who used his God given gifts. ||
 * Renee Descartes || Father of Analytical Geometry; Father of Intellectualism; Great philosopher who contributed to the advancement of mathematics and physics; Influential in developing the Cartesian Coordinate System which allows geometric shapes to be expressed as Algebraic expressions. ||
 * Blessed Moses Tovini || Target of bullying due to taking a math exam that others wouldn’t take; entered the seminary and received degrees in Mathematics, Philosophy, and Theology; As a rector he taught the seminarians the 3 pillars to build their vocation: the Eucharist, the Immaculate Virgin and the Pope. ||
 * Fr. Christopher Clavius || Known as Euclid of the 16th century ||
 * Bonaventura Cavalieri || Jesuate priest (not Jesuit); contributed to the discovery of Calculus by his method of indivisibles (technique for computing volumes and areas of geometric figures) ||
 * Dmitri Mendeleev || Contributed to organizing the Periodic table ||
 * Plato || Describes the sphere as the perfect shape and incorporated God’s plan for the earth being created that way ||
 * Nicholas Oreseme || Patron Saint of Economics; Bishop of Lisieux; Discovered rules for combining exponents; discussed fractional exponents and irrational exponents ||
 * St. Jean Baptiste de La Salle || Patron Saint of Catholic teachers; “To touch the hearts of your students is the greatest miracle you can perform.” Developed teacher programs; believed in integrating religious and secular education. ||
 * St. Sebastian || Patron Saint of athletes and runners ||
 * Alberto Marvelli || Very athletic; bicycling ||
 * Roberto Clemente || Baseball player who did charity work in off season; died helping earthquake victims ||
 * Vince Lombardi || Catholic football coach; great motivator ||
 * Lou Holtz || Catholic football coach; attended daily Mass at Notre Dame ||
 * Tommy Lasorda || Catholic (baseball) ||
 * Tom Glavine || Catholic (baseball) ||
 * Jeff Suppan || Catholic (baseball) ||
 * David Eckstein || Catholic (baseball) ||
 * Robert Grosseteste || Developed Geometric law for refraction of light ||
 * Francois Victa || Made the application of algebraic transformation to trigonometry; popularized the use of the alphabet to denote quantity in algebraic equations ||
 * Girolamo Cardan || Published a treatise on Algebra which contains the solution of the cubic equation that was named after him ||
 * St. Thomas Aquinas || Doctor of the Church; virtuous and patient ||
 * William Shakespeare || “possible” Catholic writer ||
 * J.R. R. Tolkien || Catholic writer ||
 * St. Genesius of Rome || Patron Saint of performers; Comedian who refused to make fun of Christian Baptisms after a revelation; ,martyred for his faith (tortured, torn with hooks, beheaded and burned on stage) ||
 * Corrie ten Boom || Resisted Nazi oppression in Holland by hiding Jews; documented her history (The Hiding Place) to pass story on to others ||
 * St. Faustina Kowalska || Apostle of the Divine Mercy ||
 * St. Catherine of Siena || Pure and virtuous ||
 * C. S. Lewis || Christian writer ||
 * Alexander Pope || Catholic poet ||
 * John Dryden || Catholic poet ||
 * Flannery O’Connor || Catholic novelist ||
 * Oscar Wilde || Catholic writer ||
 * St. Augustine || Doctor of the Church; Influential Catholic writer; “The Confessions”, “The City of God”, “On Grace and Free Will” ||
 * G. K. Chesterton || Catholic writer ||
 * St. Rita || Patron Saint of lost causes and baseball! ||
 * Josef Pieper || German Catholic Phiosopher ||
 * Elmore Leonard || Catholic writer ||
 * Jack Kervac || Catholic writer ||
 * St. Thomas More || Patron Saint of Politicians;Martyred for standing up to Henry VIII ||
 * St. Cameron || Martyr ||
 * St. John Cantius || Patron Saint of teachers, students, priests, pilgrims ||
 * St. Boniface of Mainz || Patron Saint of brewers! ||
 * St Cecelia || Patron Saint of music; purity; martyr ||
 * St. Gregory || Pope; Doctor of the Church; standardized music notations; known for the “Gregorian chants” ||
 * St. Hildegard || Produced major works of theology and visionary writings; 1st known female music composer; used plants and natural objects to heal; founded a convent ||
 * Pope John Paul II || One of the most loved and respected Popes; developed the doctrine of the Theology of the Body; instrumental in stopping Communism; AND was an aspiring actor! Will be beatified on May 1, 2011! ||
 * St. Boniface || Patron Saint of Germany; preached the Gospel across Europe; martyr ||
 * St. Francis De Sales || Patron Saint of teachers ||
 * John the Baptist || Patron Saint of Prosperity ||
 * St. Patrick || Patron Saint of Ireland; banished snakes! ||
 * St. Thomas Aquinas || Doctor of the Church; “Summa Theologica” ; Patron of Catholic schools ||
 * St. Brendan || Patron Saint of Mariners ||
 * St. Cassian || Martyr (killed by his students!) ||
 * AC Smith || 1st Catholic Presidential candidate ||
 * St. Hubert || Patron Saint of dogs ||
 * St. Roch || Patron Saint of dogs ||
 * St. Vitus || Patron Saint of dogs; martyr ||
 * St. Anthony the Abbott || Patron Saint of animals ||
 * St. Valentine || Patron Saint of marriages and love ||
 * St. Pancreas || Patron Saint of children ||
 * St. Ursula || Patron Saint of Koln ||
 * St. Apolonaris || Patron Saint of Dusseldorf ||
 * St. Martin von Tours || Bishop of Tours; Patron Saint against alcoholism and poverty ||
 * Our Lady of Guadalupe || Dec 12; Patron Saint of Mexico, Americas; many people converted after Mary appeared to Juan Diego ||
 * St. Juan Diego || Dec 9 ||
 * St. Katherine of Alexandria || Patron Saint of Debate ||
 * Teresa of Avila || Patron Saint of Spain ||
 * St. James of Compostela (James the greater) || Apostle; evangelized Spain ||
 * Bartolome de las Casas || Dominican priest; wrote “Historia de las Indias” about the treatment of the native peoples of the Americas by Spaniards ||
 * St. Albert the Great (Albertus Magnus) || Known for writings on Natural Sciences, Botany, Zoology, Animal Reproduction and Embryology; emphasized the importance of experimental approach to science; innovator in thought of separating the natural with the supernatural ||
 * Gregor Johann Mendel || Father of Genetics;Mendel’s law lead to the theory of Natural Selection; work on pea plants gave way to information in genetics and explained punnet squares; instrumental in understanding genetics and DNA ||
 * St. Francis of Assisi || Patron Saint of animals; gave up wealth to work against evil in the world ||
 * Blessed Nicholas Steno || Searched for truth in life and science; ground breaking work in anatomy and the study of fossils; “Beautiful is what we see. More beautiful is what we comprehend. Most beautiful is what we do not comprehend.” ||
 * St. Luke || Patron Saint of doctors ||
 * St. Expidus || Patron Saint of procrastinators! ||
 * Spallanzani || Italian naturalist experimented to prove that microorganisms do not arise by spontaneous generation ||
 * George Lemaitre || Priest who founded the belief on the Big Bang theory ||
 * Andreas Vesclius || Wrote the first anatomy textbook ||
 * John Caius || President of the College of Physicians at Cambridge ||
 * St. Joseph Moscati || Healer; taught at numerous hospitals and universities; supported the poor and outcast; excellent diagnostician, using medicine and sacraments to effect a cure; first modern physician to be canonized ||
 * Charles Friedel || Professor of organic chemistry at the Sorbonne; isolated secondary propyl alcohol; did important research work on ketones and aldehydes; produced organo-metallic silicate compounds; was co-author of the method of synthesizing benzene homologues ||
 * William Ramsey || Chemist; made contributions to the chemistry of dyes and explosives; determined thermal properties of liquids and solids; discovered argon, helium, neon, xenon, and krypton in the atmosphere; produced helium from radium ||
 * John Charles Polanyi || Attempted to detect and measure the extent of vibration and rotation in reaction products from gaseous reaction by recording their emission in the infrared ||
 * Jean Antoine Chaptal || Professor of organic chemistry at eh Polytechnic School in Paris; greatly aided the advancement of chemical manufacture ||
 * Antoine Cesar Becquerel || Catholic physicist; devoted himself to the study of electricity, inventing the constant cell, a differential galvanometer to measure electrical resistances and an electric thermometer; known as the founder of the science of electro-chemistry ||

20. Pray to the saints for your students' needs!
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John Paul II will be beautified on May 1, 2011.
JPII Beatification

Oct. 17, 2010 Canonization
=**Prayers:**= O Great St. Joseph of Cupertino who while on earth did obtain from God the grace to be asked at your examination only the questions you knew, obtain for me a like favor in the examinations for which I am preparing. In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked. Through Christ our Lord, St. Joseph of Cupertino, pray for us. Amen

O St. Joseph of Cupertino who by your prayer obtained from God to be asked at your examination, the only preposition you knew. Grant that I may succeed in this examination. In return I promise to make known and cause you to be invoked. O St. Joseph of Cupertino pray for me. O Holy Ghost enlighten me. Our Lady of Good Studies pray for me. Sacred Head of Jesus, Seat of divine wisdom, enlighten me.

O God, send the Archangel Raphael to our assistance. May he who stands forever praising you at your throne present our humble petitions to be blessed by you. Through Christ our Lord, Amen.