Blessed Damien is known for being the saint of the lepers. May this vlog on his heroic life inspire us to imitate Jesus’ life by thinking less of ourselves and serve other people especially those who are suffering.

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Pierre Toussaint and Mother Elizabeth M. Lange are not saints yet. However, they will be within several years. Due to their color, both of them discrimination and many other barriers imposed by white people including the bishops. Yet, their love for God did not stop them from doing what they believed God had called them to do. May their heroic faith and acts inspire us to become better Christians through loving God and other people especially those who give us difficult time.

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When thinking of saints, we often picture them as white people from Europe. In reality, the Church has many saints of various colors. The first part of the vlog features two black saints named St. Moses the Black and St. Josephine Bakhita.

The second part of the vlog will be shown sometime in December 2008.

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As a prisoner at Auschwitz Concentration Camp, Fr. Kolbe volunteered to take place of another inmate to stay in a filthy cell where prisoners were crammed together waiting to die from starvation. Yet, he had no regrets because the prisoner who was freed had a wife and children who needed him..

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What are Saints? Why do Catholics venerate them? Can we become Saints? These are some of the questions about Saints this vlog will discuss. By the way, yes, you can become a Saint!

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