Any Stellar Saints Being Formed in the Catholic Church Today?

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I can only hope that one day a cause will be opened for him, but Fr. Lawrence Delaney is one I consider a saint. I am aware of numerous intercessions which have been entrusted to him that were fulfilled, some of which I very much consider miraculous.

He was a priest from the diocese of Lansing, Michigan. For years, he was pastor of the Holy Trinity Chapel in Ypsilanti, Michigan. While at Holy Trinity, he ministered not only to the students on campus but also to the mentally ill who lived in the half-way houses which surrounded the Chapel. In 1989, he was made the retreat master and director of St. Francis of Assisi Retreat Center in East Lansing. He held this position until his death in 2016. While a retreat master, in addition to his duties, he healed hundreds if not more through his direct intercession. He is known to have prophesied truly at least once (over 30 years in advance of the event taking place).

He was a dear friend and I was blessed to have known him as a man rather than simply as a priest.
 
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EOC Canonization is much less formal, and permits local veneration of Saints who are not recognized outside their country or community of origin… As prayers to that Saint are answered, and events transpire, more and more learn of his or her intercessions, until finally archdiocesan powers start to get involved and things can get official…

So our Saints can be rightly accused of being a more “grass roots” phenom’…

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George720 said:
EOC Canonization is much less formal, and permits local veneration of Saints who are not recognized outside their country or community of origin… As prayers to that Saint are answered, and events transpire, more and more learn of his or her intercessions, until finally archdiocesan powers start to get involved and things can get official…
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I know. There is an unfortunate example I know from Serbian Orthodox Church where one person is marked as saint in their Church and people pray to him but Catholic Church in Croatia considers that person being opposite to saint, he was at least war criminal and everybody can check the facts and make conclusion.
So here is text translated:
"Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do not perceive the wooden beam in your own eye?"
In the end we will mention two saints of Serbian Orthodox Church. Milorad Vukojicic and Nikolai Velimirovic.
Milorad Vukojicic(1917,.-1945.), called priest Maca or priest Cutthroat, was montenegrian priest of Serbian Orthodox Church, leader of chetnicks black trio in War World II. After war he was sentenced death penalty and executed. He was declared saint of Serbian Orthodox Church in 2005.
Nikolai Velimirovic(1881.-1956.) was bishop of Serbian Orthodox Church, christian theologian and serbian-nqcional ideologist. He was founder of conservative politics ideology of svetosavski nacionalism.
He is considered to be spiritual inspirator Ljotic’s organisation ZBOR. Often criticised for Anti-Semitic attitudes. Personally he has got high ranking Hitler’s medal for his support against Jews in Serbia. Serbian Orthodox Church declared him saint in 2003.in Belgrade and since then he is celebrated as saint Nikolai Zicki.
Nikolai Velimirovic’s critics criticise him for an attempt to compare the works of Saint Sava and Adolf Hitler, as well as anti-Semitism.
https://narod.hr/kultura/video-sto-...atolicima-oluji-jasenovcu-srbima-u-crnoj-gori
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When I am at mass, I will often glance around the church wondering who among my fellow parishioners might be that great Saint of the future. There are so many people around me striving after holiness in the circumstances of their lives.

My son’s godmother is someone who has been given the gift of extraordinary faith. I’m almost afraid to ask for her prayers sometimes, because she seems to have God’s ear, as it were, in a very special way. I may of course be biased by our friendship and my deep love for her. 😊

There are profoundly holy people in our communities. We shouldn’t seek them out in order to witness great signs and wonders, but rather to emulate their passion for the Holy Trinity in our own lives.

And now, back to work… for the glory of God (I hope).
 
One example we have is St. Herman of Alaska… He was the last Russian Monk “left standing” there, and the local Church in Alaska cannot be told that he is dead - After some 200 years he is as alive as ever, tending his flock, appearing when needed, and ever interceding for them…

He was totally lost to those outside Alaska for a long time, and was only recently Canonized by the Russian Church…

As for Serbia and Croatia, atrocities abound - I live in a community where the Serbs were driven out by the Croats last century, and when I asked God why in the US He would permit that, I came to find out about a Roman Catholic Holy man living here, and encountered some of the major and lesser Saints in his wake… That event was formative for me…

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@George720 I will search abit about st. Herman, never heard of him!
Mentioned example from Serbian Orthodox Church because it is something sad and shows why we should be very careful when considering someone saint, how we can be deceived and go in wrong direction, as example of this in Sebia shows.

Off topic but wanted to ask what does that ‘geo’ at end of your posts means?
 
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Inbonum said:
What does that ‘geo’ at end of your posts means?
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Diminutive of George

I think there are a lot of lesser Saints - Even in families and small groups… A revered elder who, after his or her repose, looks after the family insofar as possible to do so… Going on the premise that one’s ability to intercede is somewhat of a function of one’s attainment as it is rewarded by God, the greater Saints are those of great repentance, and are normally highly ascetic in their manner of life… But a child in prayer to/for her recently reposed and beloved, say, grandmother, may very well encounter her in prayer or dreams and find consolation and direction and intercession… A very dear person I know, now reposed for many decades, came to me this way, and is now “looking over me”, and has been since 3 years after she died… Another, a monk I knew online, virtually died online, and while many on that site were grieving for him, I simply said: “Oh, he does not feel all that far from us…” and felt him close, and still close upon thinking of him…

I think it safe to say that the vast majority of God’s holy ones are unrecognized by the Church… And especially so, uncanonized…

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The following is one account of a Saint who may very well be canonized by the Russian Church - He was born in 1910 - And may have to do with our current corona-19 pandemic:
But now we will give you the most important information about our current trial, which will shake you from head to toe.

It is a recap of a sermon that Metropolitan Tikhon (Shevkunov) of Pskov and Porkhov, a spiritual son of the great elder, Archimandrite John (Krestiankin), gave on the 110th anniversary of Fr. John’s birth, April 11, 2020.

Vladyka Tikhon said, “Fr. John was a prophet. Many who knew him saw this in their own lives. Prophecies are not understood until they come to pass. That is the nature of prophecies, as we are taught by the holy fathers…”

“Well, in the year 2000, those who were close to Fr. John heard the following story. That night he had an extraordinary vision, a voice, a prophetic awakening, with specific words. And on the next day, that vision repeated itself with exactly the same words. When we heard this from Fr. John we couldn’t understand it—the words were just too puzzling.” This happened on November 22/December 4, and the next day, December 5.

Vladyka Tikhon read the words, which were written down by Fr. John:

“He saw something terrible, and heard a voice: ‘ Stand, and look at what I have allowed to happen, to bring you to reason: The unsudden death of people. Do not look for who is to blame. Do not look for who is to blame. Pray! Be careful always, and in everything. ’

“Of course we cannot say completely for sure that yes, this is about what we are experiencing today. But doesn’t it remind you of the terrible temptation that is happening throughout the world? Death is being allowed to visit so many people, but not sudden death, so that they would have time to assess their lives, to remember what good or evil they have done, and repent of the evil… Now something terrible is happening, and the whole world can see it. Many are saying that it is for our sins. But in the vision it was emphasized, said twice: ‘Do not look for who is to blame.’ People say it is for our coldness, for the breakup of the family, for unnatural sins of the flesh… Yes, that’s probably right. But Fr. John was talking about something else. ‘Do not look for who is to blame’ means that we are to blame, all without exception. This includes church people, because judgment begins with the Church, the House of God. If we try to look for who is to blame outside the Church, then we will get completely mixed up. It will be perfectly correct if we seek the guilt only in ourselves for what has been allowed to happen.”

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Ahaam, simple.
George720 said:
I think it safe to say that the vast majority of God’s holy ones are unrecognized by the Church… And especially so, uncanonized…
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Yeah i agree with you that they aren’recognized as official saints but anyone who is in Heaven is actually saint even if Church never canonised them and who knows how big is that number. We will know it in Judgment Day.
I find it easier for myself to listen Church’s word in this, even if I would have ability to recognize someone close who died to be very devoted and may be holy or someone living declared “saint” by others but not canonised. I don’t find myself wise enough to guide myself in that and with canonised saints you can’t go wrong.
 
Inbonum said:
With canonised saints you can’t go wrong.
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Roger that!

Which does, btw, circle back to conflicting Church accounts of who is and who isn’t a Saint - With one calling the other evil, and vice versa… Developing a relationship with a Saint via his or her icon is a good thing…

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I’ve been on a few silent retreats where the Retreat Master priest had such gifts. The word gets around and then people find him and seek spiritual advice.

I had never before been to confession with a priest that was able to understand my spirit and what I needed to hear…somewhat yes, but not like these gifted priests. This happened more than once at these retreats. Gifted retreat masters, gifted in various ways, have a positive effect on the retreatants.
 
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I’ve been on a few silent retreats where the Retreat Master priest had such gifts. The word gets around and then people find him and seek spiritual advice.
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That is how it works…
Young Fr. Sean at any of those retreats?
I went to a Coptic wedding and sitting there found myself in an important conversation with someone who was not there - Turns out we have the same name and he is well known as a Holy Man in that parish - I never conversed with him face to face…
Truth is important…

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I agree, I grew up near there and lived right next to the Retreat House, I have never heard anything but good about Father Delaney.
 
Dorothy said:
No, it wasn’t Father Sean. It was at silent retreats I attended at Visitation Monastery at Mobile Alabama.
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Fr. Seanhas been conducting them out west - I did not know they are so wide spread - How many are there in the US? I think he may be on a hiatus to take care of his very elderly father, of whom I have the privilege of being a friend… He is very weak now, and a lovely soul…

Silence - Especially interior silence - IS quintessential hesychia… Intimately connected to ontological knowing…

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"Fr. Seanhas been conducting them out west - I did not know they are so wide spread - How many are there in the US? I think he may be on a hiatus to take care of his very elderly father, of whom I have the privilege of being a friend… He is very weak now, and a lovely soul…

Silence - Especially interior silence - IS quintessential hesychia… Intimately connected to ontological knowing…"

Various orders in the United States conduct silent retreats; I don’t know how many there are. I was able to attend the four-day silent retreats at the same monastery with various retreat masters over a period of twelve years. I don’t travel far, and where I went is only one hour away.

For physical reasons I can no longer attend the retreats, but feel so blessed to have done so in the past.
 
Dorothy said:
For physical reasons I can no longer attend the retreats, but feel so blessed to have done so in the past.
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Interior silence and stillness are a treasury constantly plundered in our culture of constant noise of all denominations…

I trust you have been able to keep your access to it, at least in part…

When death comes, you will enter it fully…

God bless your steps…

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George720 said:
Interior silence and stillness are a treasury constantly plundered in our culture of constant noise of all denominations…

I trust you have been able to keep your access to it, at least in part…

When death comes, you will enter it fully…

God bless your steps…
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Thank you for your response.

Silence is God’s first language! I can live alone and am blessed to have some family members nearby. I can watch Mass online. Plenty of blessed silence!

God bless you also!
 
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