St. Jean de Brébeuf The Canadian The Canadian March 25, 1593 – March 16, 1649

St. Jogues January 10, 1607 – October 18, 1646 Litany of Canadian Saints

Response - pray for us A Prayer for Patron of Canada St. Noël Chanbanel • St. … Also known as the North Lord, Jesus Christ, look February 2, 1613 – American Martyrs, these eight Holy on the people of Canada December 8, 1649 • St. Jean de Brébeuf … Jesuits were missionaries to and bless us all. St. Antoine St. … Sainte-Marie among the Hurons. • May 27, 1601 – They were tortured and killed • St. Noël Chabanel … Help us to be brothers July 4, 1648 St. … on various dates between 1642 • and sisters to all the • St. Charles Garnier … world. Help us to work St. Charles Garnier and 1649, in what is now May 25, 1606 – • St. Lalemant … for peace, through southern , and in upstate December 7, 1649 • St. René Goupil … acting justly, loving , during the warfare • St. … between the tenderly, and walking St. October 3, 1610 – (particularly the Mohawk Holy Canadian Saints humbly with our God. • St. Marguerite Bourgeoys … Amen March 17, 1649 people) and the Huron. They • St. Marguerite d’Youville … St. René Goupil were canonized on June 29, • St. André Bressette … God keep our land 1930 by Pius XI and • St. … May 15, 1608 – • St. François de Laval… glorious and free. September 29, 1642 venerated as martyrs. Their • St. Marie de l’Incarnation… feast day is September 26. ††† St. Jean De Lalande 1620 – October 19, 1646

Holy Canadian St. Marguerite St. André St. Marie de Saints Bourgeoys Bessette l’Incarnation He was more Marie Guyart was born St. Marguerite Bourgeoys April 17, 1620 – January 12, 1700 commonly known as the daughter of a silk merchant in Tours, Canonized Marguerite was born in , the Brother André (Frère André), and since France, where she later became an October 31, 1982 by Pope John Paul II seventh of thirteen children, from a his as Saint André of Ursuline of the French order. Feast Day January 12 middle-class and socially connected . He was a lay brother of the Marie was crucial in the spread of backgound. Congregation of Holy Cross for 40 Catholicism in , which is St. Marguerite d’Youville She was the French Founder of Notre years. He was sent to Notre Dame now part of . She has been October 15, 1701 – December 23, 1771 Dame of Montreal in the colony of New College in Côte-des-Neiges in Quebec., credited with founding the first girls’ Canonized France, now part of Quebec. As of He founded St. Joseph’s oratory in school in the New World. Marie is 1990 Pope John Paul II 1653 Marguerite was educating young Montreal and was known for many recognized for her contribution to Feast Day May 6 girls, the poor and natives until her miraculous healings which he credited Canada with a statue that sits in front of death. She is also significant for to the intercession of St. Joseph. He the Canadian Parliament. St. André Bessette developing one of the first uncloistered was so loved and over a million people August 9, 1845 – January 6, 1937 communities in the . attended his funeral. Canonized October 17, 2010 Pope Benedict XVI Feast Day January 7 St. Marguerite St. François de d’Youville St. Kateri Laval St. Kateri Tekakwitha Tekakwitha 1650 – April 17, 1680 A French Canadian widow Family Crest

Canonized who founded the Order of Sisters of Tekakwitha was born October 21, 2012 Pope Benedict XVI Charity of Montreal, commonly called in a Mohawk village. Informally known de Montmorency Laval Feast Day April 17 the Grey of Montreal. as Lily of the Mohawks., Kateri was an was the first Roman Catholic bishop of St. Marguerite d’Youville was the first Algonquin–Mohawk laywoman. She Quebec appointed at the age of 26 by St. Marie de l’Incarnation native-born Canadian to be declared a converted to Roman Catholicism at age Pope Alexander VII. Laval was a October 28, 1599 – April 30, 1672 nineteen. When she was baptized she member of the Montmorency family and saint. Canonized was renamed Kateri, in honor of Saint was one of the most influential men of April 2, 2014 Despite her family poverty, at age 11 Feast Day April 30 she was able to attend Ursuline convent . his day. As a bishop, Laval was in for 2 years. Marguerite At four years old, many of Kateri’s arguably one of the ultimate sources of St. François de Laval married and had 6 children before her family died from smallpox. She authority in New France. His dream April 30, 1623 – May 6, 1708 husband François died in 1730. survived, left with facial scars and was not only to expand the Catholic Canonized Marguerite experienced a religious impaired eyesight. At the hour of her Church in New France but also to train April 3, 2014 Pope Francis renewal during her marriage and grew death her disfigurement disappeared and teach future leaders. On March 26, Feast Day May 6 in her belief of God’s presence in her and she became beautiful. She devoted 1663, he established the Grand life. her life to caring for the sick and dying. Séminaire in Quebec.