Confused: Why This Saint?

[new_wine]

Hello everyone. As you can see from my post count, I’m a newbie here. I hope that this isn’t a question that’s been asked too many times before! There seems to be a wealth of knowledge on this forum so I’m hoping that someone will be able to give me some direction…

I’m a former British soldier with tours of duty in Bosnia and Iraq under my belt, as well as a somewhat ‘interesting’ past that I’m not particularly proud of (nothing unusual there). I’m a pretty typical military vet - tattoos, war stories, all the rest of it. Given that that’s the case, there are plenty of very obvious Saints that you’d expect me to be drawn to, but no. The person that I feel an affinity with - for no reason that I can discern - is Dominic Savio.

I’ve no idea why this should be the case. His life bears no resemblence to my own. I was, quite frankly, a little terror at school and didn’t really try to do anything well, big or small. Had I been brought up in 1800s Turin, I would have been more likely to have been one of the one’s bringing sinful things into school than someone trying to stop it!

And yet, I find myself irresistibly drawn to Saint Dominic Savio. He is invariably the one that I turn to for assistance and guidance and my faith would be weaker without him. Has anyone got any suggestions why this might be? To be frank, I’m confused as to why, when ‘muscular’ saints abound, I am drawn to a 15 year old boy.

Confused, yes, but also grateful…

 

[JohnDamian]

Welcome to the forum.

Perhaps he compensates for a side of you which you do not develop or concentrate upon; and something within you aspires to be more like him?

I suppose; you don’t need the advice of the more “muscular” saints; as you already seem to have had plenty of experience there; it seems that you are turning to the expertese of Saint Dominic Savio in his area; much like if you had a dentistry problem you would consult a dentist?

I like Saint Dominic Savio. He is very inspirational!

 

[Dpoc41]

Maybe its the connection with England ? John Bosco records that Dominic once recounted to him a vision
he had:[99]
“… . One morning as I was making my thanksgiving after
Communion, a very strong distraction took hold of me. I thought
I saw a great plain full of people enveloped in thick fog. They
were walking about like people who had lost their way and did
not know which way to turn. Someone near me said: ‘This is
England’. I was just going to ask some questions, when I saw
Pope Pius IX just like I have seen him in pictures. He was robed
magnificently and carried in his hand a torch alive with flames. As
he walked slowly towards that immense gathering of people, the
leaping flames from the torch dispelled the fog, and the people
stood in the splendour of the noonday sun. ‘That torch’, said the
one beside me, ‘is the Catholic Faith, which is going to light up
England’”.

 

[uxordepp]

Welcome

There could be many reasons why you feel a devotion to a young saint. It’s not really something to be concerned with. Just go with it!

Maybe God has something He’d like you to develop, with the intercession of St. Dominic?

 

[Samson01]

Hello everyone. As you can see from my post count, I’m a newbie here. I hope that this isn’t a question that’s been asked too many times before! There seems to be a wealth of knowledge on this forum so I’m hoping that someone will be able to give me some direction…

I’m a former British soldier with tours of duty in Bosnia and Iraq under my belt, as well as a somewhat ‘interesting’ past that I’m not particularly proud of (nothing unusual there). I’m a pretty typical military vet - tattoos, war stories, all the rest of it. Given that that’s the case, there are plenty of very obvious Saints that you’d expect me to be drawn to, but no. The person that I feel an affinity with - for no reason that I can discern - is Dominic Savio.

I’ve no idea why this should be the case. His life bears no resemblence to my own. I was, quite frankly, a little terror at school and didn’t really try to do anything well, big or small. Had I been brought up in 1800s Turin, I would have been more likely to have been one of the one’s bringing sinful things into school than someone trying to stop it!

And yet, I find myself irresistibly drawn to Saint Dominic Savio. He is invariably the one that I turn to for assistance and guidance and my faith would be weaker without him. Has anyone got any suggestions why this might be? To be frank, I’m confused as to why, when ‘muscular’ saints abound, I am drawn to a 15 year old boy.

Confused, yes, but also grateful…

Maybe something in his life or in your experience makes the “protector” in you come out. Thanks for your service.

 

[PJM]

=new_wine;6977505]Hello everyone. As you can see from my post count, I’m a newbie here. I hope that this isn’t a question that’s been asked too many times before! There seems to be a wealth of knowledge on this forum so I’m hoping that someone will be able to give me some direction…

I’m a former British soldier with tours of duty in Bosnia and Iraq under my belt, as well as a somewhat ‘interesting’ past that I’m not particularly proud of (nothing unusual there). I’m a pretty typical military vet - tattoos, war stories, all the rest of it. Given that that’s the case, there are plenty of very obvious Saints that you’d expect me to be drawn to, but no. The person that I feel an affinity with - for no reason that I can discern - is Dominic Savio.

I’ve no idea why this should be the case. His life bears no resemblence to my own. I was, quite frankly, a little terror at school and didn’t really try to do anything well, big or small. Had I been brought up in 1800s Turin, I would have been more likely to have been one of the one’s bringing sinful things into school than someone trying to stop it!

And yet, I find myself irresistibly drawn to Saint Dominic Savio. He is invariably the one that I turn to for assistance and guidance and my faith would be weaker without him. Has anyone got any suggestions why this might be? To be frank, I’m confused as to why, when ‘muscular’ saints abound, I am drawn to a 15 year old boy.

Confused, yes, but also grateful…

I can shar we with you exactly why this is happening.

Somewhere along the line you have done a or some acts that merited God rewarding you.

Faith dear friend is a GIFT FROM God. The two keys words here are “gift” and “God.”

This is neither accidential or coincendential. For reason not clear to you now; God has placed you under the prayerful guidance of this Godly man. Learn what you can about him, and pray THROUGH him to our Blesed Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.

It’s not what one is physically that matters; rather where and how one is Spiritually, that counts in the end. Every Saint has ssomething to teach u. DIG, find out what Jesus i tryinh with th Holy Spirit to share with you.

May God grant you Wisdom and Understanding.

Love and prayers,
Pat

 

[Chopstick]

I’ve been told that sometimes a saint will kind of adopt’ a person; maybe Saint Dominic is wanting to help you out, or maybe you are needing to apply the example of his life to your own.

 

[Shin]

Sometimes saints do adopt certain people I agree… Better listen to what he has to say… A rather funny thought but very true!