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Footsteps of American Saints

The NCCS Activities Committee is proud to announce a new patch activity called the "Footsteps of American Saints". The Footsteps of American Saints Activity program is a religious activity program that encourages youth to learn about several individuals that have shaped the landscape of Catholicism in America.

This religious activity honors those men and women who led heroic lives of faith. Their words, their deeds, and their devotion to prayer and to the sacraments, inspire all American Catholics. In the church calendar for the United States, some have the rank of "Saint" and are venerated by the universal church. Some have the rank of "Blessed" and are venerated by the local church. Some have the rank of "Venerable" and, while on the way to becoming a "Saint", may be venerated by Catholics. Most of these men and women lived and worked in North America in what is now the United States. Some others never set foot in America, however they had a huge impact on the Catholic American landscape. All of them sought to follow Jesus.

The goal of this activity is to share the lives of several Saints so that the youth might relate to what these people have done and maybe look to these individuals as role models.

		Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha
		St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
		St. Isaac Jogues
		St. John Neumann
		St. Peter Claver
Footsteps of American Saints Patch Program

The program is designed for youth involved in scouting .

The program was created by members of our Catholic Committees, Religious, Priests, Deacons, Principals, Educators, and the Staff at the Catholic Youth Apostolate and the Office of Catholic Scouting. The program was approved by Most Reverend Raymond Burke, Archbishop of St. Louis in June 2007.

Check out the documents below for information on the Pope John Paul II Award.

Legal-sized Pamphlet (two sided)

Letter-sized Document