Faith in everyday life
Read together, answer a story question, and print a creative activity.
Suggested ages 6–10, with a grown-up nearby. Original retellings focus on everyday choices and avoid graphic details.
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Listening
Benedict grew up in Italy about fifteen hundred years ago. As a young man, he went to Rome to study. Later he chose a quieter life near Subiaco, where he could spend time in prayer. Other people began to seek his guidance.
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Generosity
Francis grew up in Assisi, a town in Italy. His family sold cloth, and he once enjoyed fine clothes and lively company. As he grew older, he began to ask what mattered most in his life.
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Kindness
Thérèse grew up in France in a family that prayed together. When she was young, she entered a Carmelite community in Lisieux. Much of her life was spent in the same place, doing ordinary things.
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Faithfulness
The Gospels tell us about Joseph, Mary’s husband, who cared for Jesus as he grew up. Joseph listened to God and took responsibility for the family entrusted to him.
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Hope
Monica lived in North Africa in the fourth century. She was the mother of Augustine, who later became a Christian teacher and bishop. Their family story included worries and disagreements.
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Service
Vincent de Paul was a priest in France. He noticed people who needed food, care, and companionship. He wanted help to reach them in practical ways.
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Cooperation
Clare lived in Assisi, in Italy. She was inspired by Francis’s love of Jesus and chose a simple life of prayer. Other women joined her at San Damiano, where they learned to live and work as a community.
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Dignity
Bakhita was born in Sudan. When she was a child, people took away her freedom and treated her cruelly. That was wrong. Later, in Italy, she became free and chose to stay with the Canossian sisters.
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Encouragement
Elizabeth Ann Seton grew up in New York. She married and became the mother of five children. After her husband died, she faced a difficult new chapter. In time she became Catholic and moved with her family to Maryland.
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Thoughtfulness
Carlo Acutis grew up in Italy. He enjoyed computers and also made time for prayer, the Eucharist, friends and people who needed help. He used his interest in digital projects to share things that mattered to him.
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Attention
Kateri Tekakwitha was born in 1656. Her father was Mohawk and her mother was an Algonquin Christian. She later lived in a Christian community near Montreal. She worked, prayed and tried to live her faith with care.
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Compassion
Martin de Porres lived in Lima, Peru. As a young person he learned skills that helped him care for people who were sick. Later he became a Dominican brother and continued to serve others.
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Welcome
John Bosco was a priest in Turin, Italy. Many young people there needed education, friendship and practical support. He made their care central to his work and helped build a community around them.
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Friendship
Dominic Savio was a student at John Bosco’s Oratory in Turin. He wanted to grow close to God while doing the ordinary things in a student’s day. He prayed, studied and tried to help his companions.
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