St. Catherine of Siena
Catherine was born in 1347 in Siena.  She dedicated her life to God at an early age, having received numerous mystical visions from an early age.  Her parents’ wanted her to marry, but she resisted, eventually becoming a Lay Dominican, continuing to live at home though she never married.  She experienced a “mystical marriage” to Jesus, and devoted herself to acts of charity around Siena.  She would later travel parts of Italy, advocating for clergy reform and had dictated many letters (Catherine herself was illiterate).  She also received the Stigmata.  She also served as a diplomat.  She died on April 29, 1380, was canonized in 1461, and named a doctor of the Church in 1970.

St. Rose of Lima
Rose was born in Peru in 1586.  Growing up, she began fasting and abstaining from meat at a young age and rejected all suitors.  Her father gave her a room in the house, which she rarely left, except to attend church.  Forbidden by her father from becoming a nun, she entered the Third Order and slept only a couple hours a night to better devote herself to prayer.  She also sold lace and embroidery to the poor.  She died on August 24, 1617 and was canonized in 1671.

St. Pier Giorgio Frassati
The Order’s newest saint, Pier Giorgio Frassati, was born in 1901 in Turin.  From a young age, he showed a generosity to help others, including giving his shoes to a mother and child who showed up to his family’s house begging.  He had a fondness for practical jokes and was dedicated to social action, including opposing fascism.  He entered the Third Order in 1922.  He developed a reputation and a mountaineer and athlete.  He died of tuberculosis on July 4, 1925, was beatified in 1990, and he was canonized September 7, 2025.