Ora Pro Nobis: Stories of Saints Looking Out for Us Through Intercession

[TrueLight]

During my study of the communion of Saints, I have come across some interesting stories of intercession of the Saints. It’s a wonderful thing to know that we have a host of people in heaven who love to ask the Lord to grant us our prayers. Talk about selfless.

How have the Saints interceded for you personally?

Do you have stories of friends that have experienced miraculous intercession?

Have you read any stories of intercession?

I’ll start:

On St. Bartholomew’s feast day, I read some interesting stories of his intercession which a lot of you probably already know.

Here are two stories about St. Bartholomew:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bartholomew_the_Apostle
Of the many miracles performed by Bartholomew before and after his death, two very popular ones are known by the townsfolk of the small island of Lipari.
The people of Lipari celebrated his feast day annually. The tradition of the people was to take the solid silver and gold statue from inside the Cathedral of St Bartholomew and carry it through the town. On one occasion, when taking the statue down the hill towards the town, it suddenly got very heavy and had to be set down. When the men carrying the statue regained their strength they lifted it a second time. After another few seconds, it got even heavier. They set it down and attempted once more to pick it up. They managed to lift it but had to put it down one last time. Within seconds, walls further downhill collapsed. If the statue had been able to be lifted, all the towns people would have been killed.

During World War II, the Fascist regime (German/Italian) looked for ways to finance their activities. The order was given to take the silver statue of St Bartholomew and melt it down. The statue was weighed, and it was found to be only a few grams. It was returned to its place in the Cathedral of Lipari. In reality, the statue is made from many kilograms of silver

Are there any personal or historical stories you’d like to share?

 

[TrueLight]

During my study of the communion of Saints, I have come across some interesting stories of intercession of the Saints. It’s a wonderful thing to know that we have a host of people in heaven who love to ask the Lord to grant us our prayers. Talk about selfless.

How have the Saints interceded for you personally?

Do you have stories of friends that have experienced miraculous intercession?

Have you read any stories of intercession?

I’ll start:

On St. Bartholomew’s feast day, I read some interesting stories of his intercession which a lot of you probably already know.

Here are two stories about St. Bartholomew:

Are there any personal or historical stories you’d like to share?

How has a Saint’s intercession helped you personally?