Martin of Charity

Each year the Church celebrates all the saints: canonized or beatified, and the multitude of those who are in heaven.
During the early centuries the Saints venerated by the Church were all martyrs. Later on, the Popes set November 1st as the day for commemorating all the Saints.
It’s a feast that should inspire us with hope. Among the saints in heaven are some whom we have known. All lived on earth, lives like our own. They were baptized, marked with the sign of faith, they were faithful to Christ's teaching.
As Monsignor Peter Fleetwood of the Liverpool Diocese explains, it’s also a good day to remember a Saint that maybe brought particular inspiration to your life. Like St. Martin de Porres, who earned himself the name of Martin of Charity, for his devotion to his work, no matter how menial…