St. Monica (331 - 387)
Mother of St. Augustine, patron saint of wives, mothers and wayward children, feast day August 27
Artworks from Happy Saints Beatitudes eBook
St. Monica (331 - 387)
Mother of St. Augustine, patron saint of wives, mothers and wayward children, feast day August 27
Artworks from Happy Saints Beatitudes eBook
Happy Feast Day, St. Louis IX!
Feast of St. Bartholomew the Apostle
The Apostles of Christ are often portrayed carrying some deadly weapons. Put them together and they appear like a bunch of thugs... far from that, the weapons are actually the instruments of their martyrdom, very much like the cross used to crucify Jesus.
St. Bartholomew (Feast Day: August 24) was martyred by being flayed alive, which is why he is often depicted with the knife used to torture him. Sometimes he is depicted as a skinless person holding his, um, skin. Happy feast day!
Artwork: Happy Saints Apostles & Evangelists eBook
The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 22)
Hail, holy Queen, Mother of Mercy, our life, our sweetness and our hope. To thee do we cry, poor banished children of Eve; to thee do we send up our sighs, mourning and weeping in this valley of tears. Turn then, most gracious advocate, thine eyes of mercy toward us; and after this our exile, show unto us the blessed fruit of thy womb, Jesus. O clement, O loving, O sweet Virgin Mary. Amen
Artworks from 'Happy Saints Mother Mary' eBook
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30 new patron saints cartoon artworks for delightful faith formation!
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Happy Saints Vol 13 features: St. Agnes of Assisi, St. Andrew Dung Lac, St. Bede the Venerable, St. Cristóbal Magallanes, St. Edward the Confessor, St. Ephrem of Syria, St. Gregory the Great, St. Justin Martyr, St. Laura Montoya, St. Margaret of Antioch, St. María Natividad Venegas de La Torre, St. Peter Chanel, St. Pius X, St. Sabina & St. Seraphia
Happy Saints Vol 14 features: St. Adelaide, St. Agatha Lin, St. Basil the Great, St. Casilda, St. Casimir, St. Columba, St. Gregory of Nazianzus, St. John Cassian, St. Madeleine Sophie Barat, St. Odilia, St. Paula Frassinetti, St. Peregrine, St. Polycarp, St. Teresa of the Andes & St. Turibius of Mogrovejo
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Check this out! ‘Sitting with the Saints’ is an initiative by Catholic High School Singapore to get their students to know the Saints while at the same time sitting at safe distances in the chapel during the pandemic. The Happy Saints artworks are certainly fun and delightful ways to engage our young people! Artworks from happysaints.com.
Happy Feast Day of St. Clare! Here's a story about her!
St. Clare & the Eucharistic Miracle of Assisi
1240 A.D... St. Clare's beloved town of Assisi was on the brink of an invasion by Saracen mercenaries. The invaders came towards the monastery at the edge of town, preparing to plunder it. St. Clare stood at the gates holding the Blessed Sacrament in the Monstrance. The invaders were struck by fear at the sight of the Eucharist and fled without delay!
Dear Friends,
Today marks the 10th year since the Happy Saints project started. The first blog post appeared on August 7, 2010. Happy Saints began as a side project to create contemporary illustrations of Patron Saints that appeal to the digital generation. Since then, it has become a full-time endeavor and has generated over 300 Happy Saints, and a substantial catalog of educational resources used by churches, schools and homes everywhere.
I want to thank everyone for your support, prayers and patronage without which Happy Saints would not sustained for so long. I ask God to bless all of you and may His Light guide you through these turbulent times to emerge stronger in faith and hope.
As we move forward, I ask for your continued prayers and support to keep the Happy Saints going and inspire more young people to learn about the treasures of our Faith.
God bless everyone!
Victor
Prayer for Lebanon
Our Lady of Lebanon, pray for the victims of the terrible explosions in Beirut, for their families; and for Lebanon so that through the dedication of all its social, political and religious elements, it might face this extremely tragic and painful moment and, with the help of the international community, overcome the grave crisis they are experiencing. Amen.*
*Prayer adapted from Pope Francis’ message during his General Audience on August 5, 2020