crystal_waters
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Who is your favourite saint/ blessed/ venerable/ servant of god? …why are they your favourite?..have you had any answered prayers through their prayers and intercessions?
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DavidSears
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Well, Jesus is number one evidentally haha. But, if I had to pick, it would be St Simon the Zealot (apostle, patriot, depends on the bible you use). 11th apostle chosen, he was actually sawn in half longitudionally for preaching the gospel! Thats why I chose Simon as my Confirmation name. I don’t usually pray for saint’s intercession because I feel as though I have a pretty good relationship with God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit so I usually go directly to One of the Three of them. It works every time. However, if I was going to pray for intercession, it would be Simon!
Having said that, here in Knightsville (its a town in Cranston, Rhode Island I live in) there is a lot of Italian-American immigrants from a town called Itri in Italy. Their patron saint is Madonna Della Civita. Madonna is the Virgin Mary. I got this paragraph off of italiansrus.com
“A poor deaf-mute shepherd having lost a cow, found it kneeling at the feet of a great holm-oak tree. Looking up, he saw between the branches of a tree, a picture of Our Lady who seemed to smile at him. Instinctively he fell on his knees and instantly he regained his speech. Greatly moved, he eagerly descended the hill to relate with tears and trembling voice the vision. The people hearing the deaf-mute, and they all knew that he was a deaf-mute, ran to the place of the prodigy and they were all able to verify the vision. With great respect and devotion the picture was removed from the holm-oak tree and carried in procession to the principal church of the village. The following day, to the great astonishment of all, the picture could not be found in the church, and without anyone having removed it, again it was found between the branches of the holm-oak on the Civita hill. The church authorities and the people then understood that the Virgin wished to be honored in the place where she had deigned to appear. A chapel was then built there and in 1492 the Bishop of Gaeta consecrated the first church that was to become the great Sanctuary of Civita.” The picture is my profile picture on the top left corner! The church I belong to is dedicated to that “apparition,” if you will (I’m not sure if it was an apparition because it wasnt her personally, just a picture).
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MaryT777
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St. Maximillian Kolbe martyr of Auschwitz because he took the place of a condemned man…
Mary.
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105lynne
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Yes, he’s amazing!
My favorite is St. Therese, The Little Flower!! What a woman! I’ve received many favors and roses from her in the past. I find her “little way” so simple, yet so very profound. Plus, I recently read that she was quite a stubborn child and threw some wretched temper tantrums, so that give me hope for my son’s future LOL!!! I’m praying a novena to her right now!
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Bravo_6
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St Joseph,St Joseph,…and St Joseph.Too many favours granted,to list.
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MaryT777
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I love St Therese as well. I never knew she had some wretched temper tantrums as a kid,
so OF COURSE there is hope for your son’s future! My Lutheran Pastor friend said when people he spoke to denied original sin he always used the example as such:
"Look at that child having a temper tantrum; you didn’t have to teach him/her how to do that:
Perfect example for we parents who have “been there done that.”
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AlanFromWichita
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- St. Paul
- St. Francis
- St. John of the Cross
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Immacolata
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My absolute favorite would have to be Our Lady. In the past, when I was feeling nervous, I prayed to God the Father and to Our Lady to calm me down and within moments I felt assured, protected, and peaceful.
I also love St. Mary Magdalene, St. Joseph, St. John the Baptist, and St. Joan of Arc.
I also love St. Mary Magdalene, St. Joseph, St. John the Baptist, and St. Joan of Arc.
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boldlygo
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St Augustine - he reminds me that there is hope for all of us.
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Ophelia23
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It depends on the day! I have a couple of close friends in the Saints. But I would have to first pick (aside from Jesus!) our Mother Mary. She is so good to us. Her love is comforting, and she weeps with us when we are weeping. I love her so very much.
I am also partial to my patron, Saint Cecelia. Or St. Francis. Or St. Anthony. Or St. Therese.
I am also partial to my patron, Saint Cecelia. Or St. Francis. Or St. Anthony. Or St. Therese.
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Oneofthewomen
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St. Ignatius of Loyola, his Spiritual Exercises have changed my life! :getholy:
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thistle
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Mary.
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Luigi_Daniele
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OneDayASaint
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I won’t discuss Mary because for me she is the only one born without original sin and was the Blessed Mother of our Lord and Savior so it just wouldn’t be fair to put the other servants of God in the same category as far as picking a favorite. 
Saint Jude and Saint Francis of Assisi - I was drawn to them YEARS before I was even pulled into the Catholic fold.
I’m about to start my first novena to her!
It will be my third novena - the first was the Rosary Novena and the second was a novena to St. Jude.
Saint Jude and Saint Francis of Assisi - I was drawn to them YEARS before I was even pulled into the Catholic fold.
I’m just now learning about her and she is my first favorite saint after becoming a confirmed Catholic and learning more about the Faith and the people in its history.
I’m about to start my first novena to her!
It will be my third novena - the first was the Rosary Novena and the second was a novena to St. Jude.
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louisak
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I would also name St. Therese of Lisieux and St. Maximilian Kolbe, for the same reasons that others have given.
But the one saint I feel drawn to, more than any other, is Saint Thomas More. I am always a little surprised when these “who’s your favorite saint” threads get started that nobody else ever mentions him. I guess it’s a matter of a personal attraction. Of course he was a martyr, but what I really love about him is not the way he died, but the way he lived. He had some personality traits in common with me, including a somewhat dry and yet slightly mischievous sense of humor.
But beyond that, he was an exemplar in every aspect of his life. Another Englishman who came after him (I have seen this quote attributed both to Johnson and to Swift) said “He was the person of the greatest virtue these islands ever produced.” He was a model husband, a loving and even doting father, a loyal friend, a highly gifted scholar and lawyer, a distinguished author, and a model of integrity as a statesman and public servant. In addition to the fact that he was famous for his jokes and pranks.
There are a couple of excellent biographies of More which I can recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about him [more about him - a pun which St. Thomas himself would have appreciated, he often used puns on his own name in his writing].
But the one saint I feel drawn to, more than any other, is Saint Thomas More. I am always a little surprised when these “who’s your favorite saint” threads get started that nobody else ever mentions him. I guess it’s a matter of a personal attraction. Of course he was a martyr, but what I really love about him is not the way he died, but the way he lived. He had some personality traits in common with me, including a somewhat dry and yet slightly mischievous sense of humor.
But beyond that, he was an exemplar in every aspect of his life. Another Englishman who came after him (I have seen this quote attributed both to Johnson and to Swift) said “He was the person of the greatest virtue these islands ever produced.” He was a model husband, a loving and even doting father, a loyal friend, a highly gifted scholar and lawyer, a distinguished author, and a model of integrity as a statesman and public servant. In addition to the fact that he was famous for his jokes and pranks.
There are a couple of excellent biographies of More which I can recommend to anyone who wants to learn more about him [more about him - a pun which St. Thomas himself would have appreciated, he often used puns on his own name in his writing].
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wcknight
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Mary, under her title Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception… many prayers answered from her…my favorite prayer is the Memorare
next is St. Anthony of Padua, his life story is filled with fantasic miracles, and he finds everything I misplace.
next is St. Anthony of Padua, his life story is filled with fantasic miracles, and he finds everything I misplace.
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thistle
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Mary was not the only one born free from original sin.I won’t discuss Mary because for me she is the only one born without original sin and was the Blessed Mother of our Lord and Savior so it just wouldn’t be fair to put the other servants of God in the same category as far as picking a favorite.
Saint Jude and Saint Francis of Assisi - I was drawn to them YEARS before I was even pulled into the Catholic fold.
I’m just now learning about her and she is my first favorite saint after becoming a confirmed Catholic and learning more about the Faith and the people in its history.
I’m about to start my first novena to her!
It will be my third novena - the first was the Rosary Novena and the second was a novena to St. Jude.
John the Baptist was born free from original sin.
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OneDayASaint
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Thank you for the correction.
That was one of those snippets that I didn’t retain from RCIA but now that you mention it they did tell us that.
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louisak
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Mary was the only one to be **conceived **without original sin.
John the Baptist was (if I understand correctly) sanctified in the womb when Elizabeth greeted Mary and, as the Gospel tells us, Elizabeth felt the child leap in her womb. A priest once explained that this is why there are feasts on the liturgical calendar to celebrate the births of our Lord, our Lady, and John the Baptist - all other saints are commemorated for the day of their death.
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thistle
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Correct.
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