Saints

Hello and Welcome!
The saints are my heroes because we will never be as perfect as Jesus or Mary, but the saints are people just like us who accepted the call for holiness. They are our role models! We have a growing group! I'm sooo happy!!!

Hey Everyone! I love the lives of the Saints thought this group might be a good fit for me.

That's wonderful! Your life must be tough, but the harder your life is here, the more merits you will earn in Heaven if you follow God's will.

My Mum has a laugh that my patron saint is Saint Frances Of Rome and I have never learnt to drive - she is the patron saint of drivers! I don't know if that there was something subconscious in that choice. I just have a phobia about driving now I am an adult and get very upset and stressed when I attempt to drive. I actually chose her because of her patience with her husband..................... the irony being I have found myself in a situation where I have found myself praying to her alot. I found my husband had an undiagnosed mental illness after we married and infinite patience is required to cope! My husband is even amazed that I some how cope with him. My faith and constant prayer & a quick reassuring 'chat' with St Frances really help!

That's fantastic! I'm not too familiar with St. Maximillian Kolbe, but I am with St. Maria Goretti. She was wonderful. To have that kind of maturity and grace at such a young age! St. Maria was truly watching over your daughter, what a blessing! There is a movie called St. Maria Goretti, it's great I love it! Here's a link:
http://www.catholiccompany.com/catho...a-Goretti-DVD/

Thank you for sharing with us! God Bless you!

My children studied my huge encyclopedia of saints before deciding on their respective patron saints and I was so suprised by their choices.
My son ( now 17 ) chose St Maximillian Kolbe and when I asked him why he said he was impressed that he was just a quiet guy who just quietly did what he did -even giving himself up for someone else - which he said is a bit like our Australian concept of mateship - you don't make a scene you just go ahead and do it for the love of your mates ( fellow man ). He is planning to join the army next year and his interest in WW2 history has remained constant & he is now a young man who just quietly goes out of his way to help his mates ( & the community ) & doesn't seek out kudos or accolades.
My daughter selected St Maria Gorretti whom I have to admit, I wasn't familiar with before her selection. Studying her life was a perfect example of standing fast to your moral ideals & forgiveness. Later in life my daughter then 15 unexpectedly found herself in a very dangerous situation almost idential to the situation that ended St Maria's life & where she had to stand her ground morally and she told me she later thought if a little girl of 12 could do it - so could she! I thank god it ended safely for my daughter and I know every day St Maria was looking over her shoulder at that moment. I know their chosen saints and what they learned about them have impressed upon them moral character that anyone can strive for with faith. We chat about them quite frequently & they're almost members of the family! Not like the distant ideals of sainthood I remember from my childhhood!

Hello everyone! I just heard that the Catholic Church is thinking about starting the process of canonization for St. Therese of Lisieux's entire family! Is that true??? Have any of you heard something like that?

I'm so sorry, I will keep her especially in my prayers. St. John of God is the patron saint of the dying. Divine Mercy is also important. You can try saying the chaplet everyday for her. I will.

Congratulations to both of you on your Confirmation! Thanks Asrienne5678. I thought I got the Saints mixed up. My sister and I are planning a trip to Phildephia to the Shrine of St. John Newmann within a couple of months. She is dying slowly of lung/heart disease, I believe he is known for miraculous medical recoveries. I want her to go, she is a little skeptical. I told her just to believe, that's all it takes!

God Bless!

You can print out a picture of your saint Pope St. Gregory and pray to him, you can also thank Jesus for inspiring him to strive for sainthood. Or follow your heart and let the Holy Spirit inspire you on that day. Congratulations on joining the Catholic Church, which Jesus promised would never fall, I will pray for you this Saturday. I'm getting Confirmed next month!