Do neglected saints get lonely or offended?

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I know that as Catholics, we all have our favorite/patron saints, and I noticed that we all more or less like certain saints that are more popular, ex: Saint Jude, st Michael, st therese, but what about all the other saints that people forget about? Do they feel neglected? Are we not taking advantage of their intercession since we forgot about them?? Do you think they see other saints being invoked, and get sad or feel useless because no one is asking for their intercession? This is just something I am curious about. thank you and god bless! 😉
 
God alone suffices.
They made it to Heaven !

Having said.that , my mom sometimes chooses less known.saints to pray cause she says they might not be so “busy” 😉
 
hausofferni said:
I know that as Catholics, we all have our favorite/patron saints, and I noticed that we all more or less like certain saints that are more popular, ex: Saint Jude, st Michael, st therese, but what about all the other saints that people forget about? Do they feel neglected? Are we not taking advantage of their intercession since we forgot about them?? Do you think they see other saints being invoked, and get sad or feel useless because no one is asking for their intercession? This is just something I am curious about. thank you and god bless! 😉
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In Heaven, no one is ever lonely or sad, but I do ask ALL the Angles and Saints to pray for me and those I pray for everyday at Mass. I was born on All Souls Day so I never forget to pray for them too and ask for their prayers. My Mom told me they are my Best Friends!!! God Bless, Memaw
 
I think in Heaven there is no more loneliness or sadness!

Many saints are remembered locally, where ever they lived and served, so even if it seems to us that they are neglected, someone, somewhere, is remembering them, especially on their feast day.

There are books and long lists of saints available online. Maybe you can look up a saint for each day, particularly one unfamiliar to you, and pray and ask their intercession.
 
In order to take offense at being neglected, one must be self-centered. “I beg your pardon! Don’t you know who I am? How could you do this to me?” No, I don’t think the saints have it in them to be self-centered, and so I think they do not (or cannot) take offense.
 
Surely getting to Heaven is its own reward!

If one’s aim in life is closeness to God, how could he be anything but happy upon ultimately achieving it?
 
The best answer that I’ve seen to this question was given a couple decades ago by Matt Groening.

Lisa: Mr. Jefferson, I have a problem.
Thomas Jefferson: I know your problem: the Lincoln Memorial was too crowded.
Lisa: Yes, well…
Thomas Jefferson: No one ever comes to see me. Frankly, I don’t blame them. I didn’t do anything important. Just the Declaration of Independence, the Louisiana Purchase, the dumbwaiter…
Lisa: Uh, maybe I should go… I seem to have caught you at a bad time…
Thomas Jefferson: Wait. Don’t go. I get so lonely…
 
I really think a saint would be beyond ego problems! But on the other hand, there are probably millions of saints whose names are not known. I couldn’t find a St. Derrick (even with other spellings) for my son-in-law, so I figured that there must be a saint with that name & ask his intercession for my sil. 🙂
 
Bonnie said:
I really think a saint would be beyond ego problems! But on the other hand, there are probably millions of saints whose names are not known. I couldn’t find a St. Derrick (even with other spellings) for my son-in-law, so I figured that there must be a saint with that name & ask his intercession for my sil. 🙂
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“Derrick” (also “Derek”) derived from the German name “Dietrich” ultimately from the Old Germanic “Theoderic”/“Theuderich”. In Dutch the name is Dirk.

St. Theodoric (Feastday: July 1; Death: 533) — Abbot of Mont d’Or, near Reims, France, sometimes called Thierry. He was educated by St. Remigius of Reims. Theodoric founded Mont d’Or and became known for converting sinners. He also cured King Theodoric (r. 471-526) of an eye disease.

St. Theodoric (Feastday: February 2; Death: 880) — Bishop and martyr. While serving as bishop of Ninden, he entered into battle against the invading Norsemen at Ebsdorf and was slain. As the Norse were pagans, he was venerated as a martyr.

St. Theodoric of Orleans (Feastday: January 27; Death: 1022) — Theodoric of Orleans (d. 1022) + Benedictine bishop, also listed as Theodoric II. Originally a monk in the monastery of Saint-Pierre-le-Vif, at Sens, France, he was named bishop of Orleans after a distinguished period as a royal counselor.

So there’s three. 😃
 
graciew said:
God alone suffices.
They made it to Heaven !

Having said.that , my mom sometimes chooses less known.saints to pray cause she says they might not be so “busy” 😉
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Haha! I deliberately chose a “lesser known” saint (so I thought at the time)- St. Nina of Iberia. I liked her because her prayers were known to be effective for conversion and healing. I also liked that she wasn’t a saint I thought anyone else had. And while it’s true that in the Latin rite she’s not as well known, in the Eastern rites she’s well venerated. 🙂
 
This may not be strictly on topic, but I think it fits with the general atmosphere … I remember reading a good Catholic article many years ago. (This is back when things were printed on papery stuff. I’ve tried to find the article online but cannot, so I’m just going by memory.) The author talked about how she remember hearing a claim that such-and-such prayer had “never been known to fail”, and then pictured to herself the person who kept the enormous database of prayer results which had led to the aforementioned discovery.

(If anyone else remember the article I’m talking about, please add to my meager account.)
 
AKDee said:
Haha! I deliberately chose a “lesser known” saint (so I thought at the time)- St. Nina of Iberia. I liked her because her prayers were known to be effective for conversion and healing. I also liked that she wasn’t a saint I thought anyone else had. And while it’s true that in the Latin rite she’s not as well known, in the Eastern rites she’s well venerated. 🙂
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They must be very effective !!
My mom is all of a character and I tell you her faith is smashing ! 🙂
She brought my dad back to Church so lovingly.and patiently…
Before every trip she would pray to many saints as Memaw said so my dad would say there wasn t enough seat belts for such an amount travelling in the car hahaha
 
This thread is funny. It made me think of God as a radio dj in heaven bringing his Top40 saints to you each morning on your drive into work. And today we have for you St. Jude! But like no one plays that one song on the radio you used to like as a teen so are the neglected saints 😃
 
I know I sure do. Lol. 😃

But seriously, what about those saints in heaven who aren’t canonized? Perhaps there is delegative praying in heaven for different prayer requests so everyone gets a chance. Maybe they are organized into prayer teams by area. Because why should a saint be idle when their prayers are effective.

Now you make me think I should be asking more Saints for prayer.
 
fisherman_carl said:
But seriously, what about those saints in heaven who aren’t canonized? Perhaps there is delegative praying in heaven for different prayer requests so everyone gets a chance. Maybe they are organized into prayer teams by area. Because why should a saint be idle when their prayers are effective.
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I suspect every Saint in Heaven joins their prayers to our Lord’s work of redemption. Some may specifically pray for you, if you request them to, but I think they’re all up there joining their efforts to our Lord’s.
 
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