10 DADS who became canonized saints

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10 Dads who became canonized saints

These inspiring fathers who became canonized saints have a few lessons to pass on to us today.
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  1. St Thomas More.
    The English lawyer showed his four children (and step-daughter) the depth of his faith and convictions when he refused to support Henry VIII’s decision to declare himself head of the Church to be able to divorce his first wife. He lost his head as a result.
  2. St Matteo le van Gam.
    The father of four, who saw two of his children murdered for being Christians, cheated on his wife. But after seeking forgiveness, he used the incident to grow in faith and serve others.
  3. St Stephen of Hungary
    When his only son to reach adulthood, Emeric, died in a hunting accident, the distraught father and monarch later found solace in the fact that his son had reached God’s presence first.
  4. St Louis Martin
    The devout widower and father of nine took on the job of raising his five surviving daughters and taught them the beauty and value of faith and nature. They all entered religious life, including the beloved St. Thérèse de Lisieux.
  5. St Joseph
    As Jesus’ earthly father, the humble carpenter and universal patron saint was not afraid to say yes to what life – and God – had to offer, while supporting his betrothed.
  6. St Simon of Cyrene
    Simon was reticent as he helped Jesus carry the Cross to Calgary, yet through this experience he found the Christian faith that he then went on to share with his wife and two sons.
  7. St Louis of France
    Uniting his country in peace and faith, the French king and father of 11 advised his son “have a tender pitiful heart for the poor, and for all those whom you believe to be in misery of heart or body.”
  8. St Philip Howard
    The 16th-century ambitious English nobleman had an epiphany and rejected court life to focus on his newfound Catholicism and his family. He eventually gave up his wealth and freedom for his faith.
  9. Xenophon of Constantinople
    Believing his two sons to have died during a voyage, the father never gave up hope and believed God was watching over them. After finding them alive many years later,Xenophon devoted his life to the Lord.
  10. St Augustine
    The great bishop and doctor of the Church fathered a child, Adeodatus, meaning ‘Gift of God,’ out of wedlock and resisted Christianity for a time. But when he experienced a spiritual conversion, he made sure his son was also baptized.
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Incredibly - cool share !
I would of NEVER had known this -
Fun church fact 🙂
 
Seagull said:
Incredibly - cool share !
I would of NEVER had known this -
Fun church fact 🙂
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I had no idea St Augustine had a kid. He either didn’t mention it or I was half unconscious while reading about him, lol.
 
The list of fathers who have become saints without being either martyred or a King is very, very, very, very short. I think this reflects the Church’s not-entirely-healthy attitude to sex. I am not sure if this is also true of Eastern saints. My guess would be that they have more fathers.
 
I don’t think this a complete list. Most lay people do not have the heroic virtue that iniates the canonization process in the first place. I am pretty sure that conjugal relations are not the reason why they aren’t saint.
 
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great post; thank you

i will bookmark this

it is inspirational…
 
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OsculeturMeOsculo said:
I don’t think this a complete list. Most lay people do not have the heroic virtue that iniates the canonization process in the first place. I am pretty sure that conjugal relations are not the reason why they aren’t saint.
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Yup. That’s the sort of attitude I mean.
 
St Simon of Cyrene
Simon was reticent as he helped Jesus carry the Cross to Calgary,
yet through this experience
he found the Christian faith that
he then went on to share with his wife and two sons.

Is there a book out about him ?
What a interesting angle -
Jesus must of said something to him - as they went along the path…
Not to mention the crowds -
 
FiveLinden said:
The list of fathers who have become saints without being either martyred or a King is very, very, very, very short. I think this reflects the Church’s not-entirely-healthy attitude to sex. I am not sure if this is also true of Eastern saints. My guess would be that they have more fathers.
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I think you are reading way too much into this list. This was a BLOG post, and I’m sure the author simply put together a simple list requiring the least amount of research.

Heck, the author didn’t even list St Joesph first, and the order seems to be random, which suggests there wasn’t a ton of thought or research that went into the list.

However, the list does list a great Saint for lay dads: St Louis Martin, who main reason for being a Saint was that he was a wonderful dad & husband, who at first (along with his wife) had a bad view of sex - but was straightend by the Church.

5 daughters all became nuns on their own, for their own reasons. 4 in the same convent.
 
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OsculeturMeOsculo said:
What attitude?
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The attitude that lay people find it difficult to attain heroic virtue necessary for canonisation. An essential part of being lay for most is marriage. Either it’s not possible for fathers to become saints unless they are kings or martyrs except on the rarest occasions or there is something wrong with the canonisation process.
 
That is because the religious life is ordered to obtaining virtue.
 
I think they don’t, for example, raise children. Or commit, for life, to another human being. Plenty of opportunity for virtue they miss out on there. I think the attitude to modern married male potential saints is that they weren’t celibate, so don’t get in the running unless they die for their faith. I think this is a part of a most unhealthy attitude to sex which does not correspond with Catholic teaching.
 
I am pretty sure your wrong. People don’t seem to care about growing in holiness in general. Celibacy has nothing to do with it. Most religious take vows that bind their property, bodies, and will. Not only that but there is also more focus in prayer and acts of mercy. Plus there is nothing to support your hypothesis.
 
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Oh well I must be wrong then. But may I politely point out that simple negation is not debate?
 
Negation? I don’t know what you mean by that.
 
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