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Or rather, my patron saint found me!
This is a great story, especially since I’ve wondered forever how I would know who he/she is. I know now!
I was visiting my parents this weekend and went to have lunch with some friends. Shortly before my visit, I learned that an old friend of the family is terminally ill and is under Hospice care right now. I had a few hours to spare, so I decided to stop at a very large church that I’d never been to after my lunch with friends. I know that they have 24 hour adoration, but I didn’t see the adoration chapel when I pulled in, so I went into the main chapel. I said a chaplet for our friend and decided to say a rosary with the intention of saintly intervention - specifically, will my saint be known to me soon so that he/she can lead me to Christ?
In the parking lot, I noticed a sign off to the side that I hadn’t seen coming in. I walked to it and saw that it was the adoration chapel I had been looking for. I wanted to light a candle, so I decided to go in. The walls were lined with candles, so I wandered to a set, said my prayer for my intentions, and began to sit down. When I turned to my right, there was a statue of St. Francis of Assisi looking down at me, holding a picture of Christ!
I had been suspecting that it might be him, but I wanted to be sure. I am an avid animal and nature lover, and I have had a very wild past.
So I picked up his biography. The first 3 chapters were full of things we have in common. No wonder he picked me!
There ya go…my funny newbie Catholic saint story!
This is a great story, especially since I’ve wondered forever how I would know who he/she is. I know now!
I was visiting my parents this weekend and went to have lunch with some friends. Shortly before my visit, I learned that an old friend of the family is terminally ill and is under Hospice care right now. I had a few hours to spare, so I decided to stop at a very large church that I’d never been to after my lunch with friends. I know that they have 24 hour adoration, but I didn’t see the adoration chapel when I pulled in, so I went into the main chapel. I said a chaplet for our friend and decided to say a rosary with the intention of saintly intervention - specifically, will my saint be known to me soon so that he/she can lead me to Christ?
In the parking lot, I noticed a sign off to the side that I hadn’t seen coming in. I walked to it and saw that it was the adoration chapel I had been looking for. I wanted to light a candle, so I decided to go in. The walls were lined with candles, so I wandered to a set, said my prayer for my intentions, and began to sit down. When I turned to my right, there was a statue of St. Francis of Assisi looking down at me, holding a picture of Christ!
I had been suspecting that it might be him, but I wanted to be sure. I am an avid animal and nature lover, and I have had a very wild past.
So I picked up his biography. The first 3 chapters were full of things we have in common. No wonder he picked me!There ya go…my funny newbie Catholic saint story!
