Are you devoted to a particular saint?

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Are you devoted to a particular saint? I don’t mean like a saint whose name you took at Confirmation. I’m talking about a serious, in depth devotion.

My great aunt who passed away last week was deeply devoted to the Virgin Mary. My aunt had 109 images, statues, etc of the Virgin Mary in her house. She was so devoted to her and her intercession.

Lately, I have this feeling to start something similar to St. Michael. But I’m wonder has anyone else done the same? Thanks!
 
  1. The Blessed Mother
  2. St Benedict
  3. St Scolastica (“for” St Benedict)
  4. St Bernardo Tolomei
  5. St Francesca Romana
  6. St Gregory the Great
  7. St Giovanni Gualberto
  8. “soon to be’s” JPII; Mother Teresa
 
St. Catherine of Alexandria has been my “friend in Heaven” for many, many years now. When I joined the Church in 2008, I took “Catherine” as my Confirmation name in honor of her. I have many images of her in my room.

Also, the Holy Mother of course. I pray to her above any other saint.
 
Mother Mary and St. Therese de Lisieux.

St. Therese has interceded on my behalf numerous times with great success. She recently helped my mother heal from a problem she had and get her medication after I prayed for St. Therese’s help. I love her dearly.
 
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St. Catherine of Alexandria has been my “friend in Heaven” for many, many years now. When I joined the Church in 2008, I took “Catherine” as my Confirmation name in honor of her. I have many images of her in my room.

Also, the Holy Mother of course. I pray to her above any other saint.
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Welcome to CAF 🙂
 
Currently I am wearing, in addition to my “usual” four-way medal, a medal honoring St. Gerard (my daughter is pregnant, I always wear it when one of my girls is expecting a new grandbaby) and **St. Raphael **(a special reason)

Other devotions include, and not in order, and not including our Blessed Mother, who is a “given” . . .
  1. St. Michael
  2. St. Patrick (obvious reasons)
  3. St. Gemma (spinal issue in the family)
  4. St. Lucy (a special prayer every Friday for my grandchildren)
  5. St. John Vianney, whom I ask to pray for our priests before every mass I attend
  6. St. Teresa of Avila, my “birth day saint,” whom I ask to pray for consecrated religious women and men before every mass I attend
I regularly speak to others, depending on the circumstances (for example, St. Thomas Moore when my son-in-law was taking his law exams), and every night read a little biographical information and meditate on a picture of the saint du jour.

What is ironic is that, as a convert many years ago, the whole concept of saints was one I had to learn to appreciate and understand. Now, some of my best friends are saints! 😉
 
I have been deeply devoted to St. Anthony since I was very young. My Mother had told me to ask him to intercede when I had lost something. I would ask for his help and say an Our Father and I would find what I was looking for.
Thats why I choose Antionette as my confirmation name.
 
Blessed Mother! I love her so much
St. Martin de Porres- since childhood
St. john Bosco- name of my prayer group
St. Therese- my confirmation saint and granted me a request that I thought was impossible.

My guardian Angel- i try to talk to him daily.
 
Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati and St. Joseph. I ask their help often, and pray often for Bl. Pier Giorgio’s canonization. Great examples for us guys.
 
punisherthunder said:
Are you devoted to a particular saint? I don’t mean like a saint whose name you took at Confirmation. I’m talking about a serious, in depth devotion.

My great aunt who passed away last week was deeply devoted to the Virgin Mary. My aunt had 109 images, statues, etc of the Virgin Mary in her house. She was so devoted to her and her intercession.

Lately, I have this feeling to start something similar to St. Michael. But I’m wonder has anyone else done the same? Thanks!
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Hi, I’m sorry to hear your great aunt passed away. It sounds like she was deeply devoted to our dear blessed Mother Mary. I am too, though I only have one statue in my home:blush: She is first and foremost the saint I’m devoted too(Though I think of our lady as Queen of the saints and forget she is a saint!) and I really would like to have Mary as my confirmation name next year.

St Therese, little flower is another saint I’m fond of, It sounds alittle odd to say this but It feels like she found me. We have a statue of her in our Church. She feels like a Sister to me.

Lastly but no means least is St Rita of Cascia. Though I’m not deeply devoted as in asking for her intercession daily but more that her life facinates me.

Thanks for starting this thread, I love hearing what Saints are special to others too:)
 
Mother Mary, she comforts me. I am currently reading the diary of St. Faustina and feel very close to her. My daughter Ava has a special connection to St. Anthony. And of course, St. Christopher for all of our travels.
 
Saint Cheremon of Nilopolis. He was a bishop who fled the city with some followers during Decius’ persecution, but he and everyone with him died anyway because of the beasts, of the hunger and of the cold.

And that was it, as far as we know: no miracles, no visions, no nothing, just someone who did his best to save his life and the ones of his charges, and failed. And perhaps - but I am speculating - the reason why he did not get a miracle or even a famous, spectacular death that people would talk about for centuries was that he had no need for that sort of thing in order to keep doing his duty until the end.
 
Saint Lazarus of Bethany, sometimes called “the man whose heart stopped twice.” I have relied on his intercession and inspiration when dealing with heart problems and the resultant surgeries.
 
Saint John Vianney. What a priest. The perrfect role model for those decerning the priesthood. (myself included but I have quite a way to go)
 
The Blessed Virgin Mary of course

St. Thomas Aquinas (My confirmation saint)

St. Therese the Little Flower

Sts. Peter and Paul

St. Pius X

St. Padre Pio

Popes Pius XII, John XXIII, and John Paul II ( They are saints in my book;) )
 
punisherthunder said:
Are you devoted to a particular saint? I don’t mean like a saint whose name you took at Confirmation. I’m talking about a serious, in depth devotion.

My great aunt who passed away last week was deeply devoted to the Virgin Mary. My aunt had 109 images, statues, etc of the Virgin Mary in her house. She was so devoted to her and her intercession.

Lately, I have this feeling to start something similar to St. Michael. But I’m wonder has anyone else done the same? Thanks!
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My favorite saint is St. Thomas Aquinas. I began studying the Summa when I was 26 and I’m 55 now. I ask his intercession often and have visited a couple of sites where he preached in Europe.
 
Blessed Anna Maria Taigi
Servant of God Prince Demetrius Gallitzin/Father Augustine Smith
Saint Jerome
 
Several.

Besides the Blessed Mother, I am devoted to:
St. Helena of the True-Cross (she who found the Cross of Christ, led me to find the Church of Christ.)
St. Dymphna (a history of mental diseases in the family and for being a teen!)
St. John the Baptist (he is the patron of converts)

But these three, St. Ambrose, St. Gemma Galgani, and St. Catherine of Siena, I have no idea why. But when I read about them, and prayed, I just felt that they opened their arms to me and drew me in.

I think it is good and healthy to have a strong devotion to one or a small handful of saints, and then a general devotion to the rest. Kinda like friends. Really close with a few and then aquentiences with the rest.

In Christ,
Nevermore
 
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