Am I being pulled towards her?

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I was received into the Church this past Easter. I chose my Confirmation Saint(Rita) and have been praying her intercessory prayers, everything is going well:) Lately, I have decided to start looking at some other Saints, as I’m interested to read more about their histories.
I kept finding internet pages,threads, prayers…etc about St.Therese Little Flower. So I started looking more at her and was surprised at a few things. First off, we have the same birthdate. She is the Patron Saint of deceased parents and I’ve had issues with my fathers passing (18 years ago) that have caused much trouble in my life. I also read that she may have had issues with scruples,which I do,unfortunately,as well.
I’m sitting here thinking “wow, we have a lot in common”. At Mass this last week they were encouraging us to attend our neighboring parish’s festival…you guessed it Little Flower!! All of this is pretty normal stuff but is it possible the be pulled towards a Saint or am I just recognizing our similarities and finding peace with her? God doesn’t match you with a Saint,per se, does He?
 
I don’t know if God matches us with a saint. But I think he might introduce us to new friends. 🙂
 
CatholicRaven said:
I think this is an excellent observation. 👍
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Thanks! And the awesome thing is is that these friends won’t get jealous of each other or bail because we are hanging out (asking for the intercession from or doing a novena to) another one.
 
I’ll happily embrace any new friends that God introduces me too:)
 
She suffered from fainting spells too:o
And, that’s what I call a true friend!
 
It is always good to have Saint friends. St. Therese is one of my favorite Saints. She is amazing. I often ask her to help me with sanctity. She is a good friend on the journey toward holiness. 🙂
 
I personally believe St Therese wants you to choose her…if the signs are there!!
She is my patron and I did not know anything about her yet stumbled across her a couple of times and I just felt drawn to her. She has helped me a great deal that is for sure.
I created a group in her honor on this site called Devotion to St Therese, you will find plenty of links there on her and quotes also.
You should read her autobiography “Story of a Soul” it has helped countless people. She is the youngest Doctor of the Church! Can you believe a 24 year old young woman a doctor of the Church. Her way is a no fail
 
Ok. This is really weird! Are you my Catholic doppelganger? LOL. I was recieved into the Church this past Easter and I chose Saint Rita as my patron saint. Then a few weeks ago, I was talking to my grandmother who is a non-practicing cradle Catholic. We got on the subject of baby names and she let me know that her patron saint was Thérèse de Lisieux and that is who my mother was named after. Another weird thing is that my mother-in-law’s name is Rosie. And now I read your post and well, this is just all crazy to me. What does it all mean?! Ahhhh! lol. 😃

Edit: I had to google her after typing this and she died at age 24. I’m 24. I don’t know how I feel about that. :eek:
 
I think she’s a very attractive saint. Pope Francis has a particular devotion to her as well.

Her Story Of the Soul is one of the best books I’ve read in a long time.
 
MaryRita85 said:
I was received into the Church this past Easter. I chose my Confirmation Saint(Rita) and have been praying her intercessory prayers, everything is going well:) Lately, I have decided to start looking at some other Saints, as I’m interested to read more about their histories.
I kept finding internet pages,threads, prayers…etc about St.Therese Little Flower. So I started looking more at her and was surprised at a few things. First off, we have the same birthdate. She is the Patron Saint of deceased parents and I’ve had issues with my fathers passing (18 years ago) that have caused much trouble in my life. I also read that she may have had issues with scruples,which I do,unfortunately,as well.
I’m sitting here thinking “wow, we have a lot in common”. At Mass this last week they were encouraging us to attend our neighboring parish’s festival…you guessed it Little Flower!! All of this is pretty normal stuff but is it possible the be pulled towards a Saint or am I just recognizing our similarities and finding peace with her?

God doesn’t match you with a Saint, per se, does He?
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Thérèse 🙂

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2 youtube.com/watch?v=-ORClYzL8b0

3 youtube.com/watch?v=5z5iI8254vY

4 youtube.com/watch?v=GAeNa2QEGm4

5 youtube.com/watch?v=6p6TGZipaNY

6 youtube.com/watch?v=0tlM1Fk-PHs

7 youtube.com/watch?v=vBaBlVtZY3U

8 youtube.com/watch?v=stujibAaCcE

9 youtube.com/watch?v=5j_lEf_0xNE

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Oh sorry I did not read correctly that you already chose St Rita
 
All the saints are great - their trials in life, and above all God, made them great.

ps. Christine - As a 3rd Order Carmelite, I too have a spiritual ‘soft spot’ for the Little Flower.
 
Thank you all very much. I do feel that I am in need of her intercession at this time. I would very much like to read her book. I started her Novena today and am excited to have a better relationship with her!
Kendra-That is funny, we are both feeling drawn towards her and you found your way to this thread:thumbsup:
 
That is not only possible, but likely. God DID choose my Confirmation Saint for me (Saint Dymphna) for reasons that did not become clear until later in life. But it was clear that the Holy Spirit guided me to her when I was 14 and thought I was making my ‘own’ decisions. And I just realized, that it’s been 30 years since I was confirmed…and this was the first year I’ve been to Mass to celebrate her feast day! 🙂 🙂 🙂

I also pray with various saints, depending on my problem. St. Teresa of Avila is my go-to Saint when I have a migraine or headache. St. Anthony is my ‘lost and found’ saint. St. Cecilia is another one I pray with; I love music, and she, along with St. Anne and St. Teresa, were suggested (encouraged strongly) by my mother as my confirmation saint.

As someone else said, we can have as many Saint friends as we desire, and even when I’m praying with one on their particular patronage, I may ask for prayers from the others that are in my heart as well.

God bless!
Christina
 
That is what I was wondering, I just didn’t know once you choose your Confirmation Saint, if that was ok!
And can I tell you, the last few days, my rose bush outside has BLOSSOMED:D
 
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