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January 6-12, 2008
Celebrate Saints of Many Lands
All Saint's Day (November 1) is a wonderful time to celebrate God's grace at work through all the earth in the lives of his saints. Activities can vary by age group, and may include a costume parade, stories of their lives, or a dramatization of the saints of many lands meeting in heaven. Encourage children to learn about the country their saint represents and why that saint is so important to the people of that land. To assist your students in their research, links to brief biographies of many of the following saints are available at the NMW website, listed above.
For older children, a discussion of the missionary work of the church, as reflected in the lives of the saints of the past and continuing apostolic works today, is an excellent way to help your students understand the global mission of the church, and grow in their appreciation of racial and ethnic diversity. In addition to the lives of the saints, you can also access links to Catholic Mission organizations such as Maryknoll, Jesuit Refugee Service, and Catholic Missions at the NMW website.
The following saints are just a few you can learn more about and include in your celebration.
Click on the link to go the individual saint's biography.
Asia
St. Paul Miki (Japan)
St. Francis Xavier (China)
St. Andrew Kim Taegon (Korea)
St. Thomas the Apostle (India)
Africa
St. Charles Lwanga (Uganda)
St. Augustine (North Africa)
St. Cyprian of Carthage (Algeria)
St. Moses the Black (Ethiopia)
St. Monica (North Africa)
Bl. Cyprian Tansi (Nigeria)
Europe
St. Theresa of Lisieux (France)
St. Francis of Assisi (Italy)
St. Ignatius Loyola (Spain)
St. Elizabeth (Portugal)
St. Brigid (Ireland)
St. Thomas More (England)
St. Stephen (Hungary)
St. Joan of Arc (France)
Latin America
Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mexico)
St. Rose of Lima (Peru)
St. Peter Claver (Colombia)
St. Juan Diego (Mexico)
St. Martin De Pores (Peru)
North America
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
Bl. Kateri Tekawitha
St. Issac Jougues