Patron saint of Weak-willed?

[Dorothy_Brown]

Hi everyone, I am looking for a Saint, Blessed, or Venerable whom I can invoke for prayers about the struggles of my daily life. Specifically, I have several cognitive disabilities (ADD, Aspergers, Executive Function disorder, chronic disorganization, etc.), and as a result, I struggle to find balance in my daily life and to make a steady effort at self-improvement. I often find myself getting caught in a vicious cycle of procrastination, relying on the pressure and urgency of the last-minute to maintain my focus. Can you all think of any Saints, Blessed’s, or Venerables who struggled with a weak will? I thought it could be beneficial to seek the intercession of someone who has been where I am now and overcame it through the grace of God.

 

[rbhjohnson]

I honestly dont know a saint, but i suffer from all of those too. Badly.

Look up Dr. Jordan peterson and his 12 steps for life. He is on youtube and has changed my life.

 

[Vico]

Hi everyone, I am looking for a Saint, Blessed, or Venerable whom I can invoke for prayers about the struggles of my daily life. Specifically, I have several cognitive disabilities (ADD, Aspergers, Executive Function disorder, chronic disorganization, etc.), and as a result, I struggle to find balance in my daily life and to make a steady effort at self-improvement. …

Saint Dymphna (seventh century)

 

[AngelusDomini]

Along with St Dymphna, Julian of Norwich. Technically speaking she’s not a saint as she has never been canonised but she is venerated by many Catholics and has been admired and quoted by Popes. Here’s her most famous saying: “All shall be well, and all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.”

 

[Jump4Joy]

Saint joseph of Cupertino would be a good person to read about

 

[straykat]

All of the Apostles seem weak willed as mere men, until Pentecost. “The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak”, not to mention Peter’s infamous denial. Pray that you find strength, just as they did.

 

[Dorothy_Brown]

Thanks, everyone for your suggestions! To be more specific, in terms of my daily follow-through I identify very much with the first son from the parable of the two sons in Matthew 21:28-32, who tells his father he will work in the vineyard and then doesn’t go. I’m looking for a servant of God, Venerable, Blessed, or Saint to invoke daily, and perhaps one who was known to struggle with the vices of gluttony (lack of self-control in pursuits) and sloth for quite some time after acknowledging his/her desire to follow Christ, and yet eventually overcame them by developing the capital virtues of temperance and diligence. Can you all think of anyone who had a gradual conversion in this way?