Picking my Patron Saint

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I’m starting to think about what Saint I’m going to choose as my Patron.

This is really exiting for me!
I was thinking of St Francis of Assisi, but not I’m thinking Ignatius of Loyola will be my choice.

What patron Saints did you guys pick and why?
 
Mine are St. Nicholas (upon whose feast day I was born) and St. Francis of Assis (upon whose feast day I was ordained to the priesthood.)

Besides the happy “accidents” of history that lined up these feasts and events in my life (niether were intentionally chosen by me) there is something in the lives of each of these great saints that I hope to model in my own life. For St. Nicholas, it was his staunch defense for Biblical orthodoxy at the first Council of Nicea, as well as his passionate concern for his parishioners. For St. Francis, it is his love of simplicity in piety, and solidarity with the poor, which reformed the excesses of the Church in his time without revolt or bloodshed.

Grace and peace to you.
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I’m starting to think about what Saint I’m going to choose as my Patron.

This is really exiting for me!
I was thinking of St Francis of Assisi, but not I’m thinking Ignatius of Loyola will be my choice.

What patron Saints did you guys pick and why?
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I chose Padre Pio, because his holiness and connection with God and yet humility and simplicity as an ordinary man astounded me. I also chose him because I could always call him to mind and remind myself, through his many miracles and the stigmata that Christ is truly present in the Mass and in His Church, if that makes sense. :o

If I were you, I would just choose a saint who’s story really resonates with you and that you will always remember, especially in your struggles with your faith in the future. 🙂
 
Let me suggest Blessed Pius IX. He was the pope who proclaimed the dogma of the Immaculate Conception. He also was the pope of Vatican I; he wrote the Syllabus of Errors; and he spoke out against modernism.

Blessed Pius IX is wonderful for finding things, and not just lost things, he has found me cabs and buses and creative ideas when I was looking for them. There is nothing that I have every asked of him that he has not provided.
 
I am picking St. Thomas Aquinas because his Summa Theologiae converted me to belief in God. His mystical logic and reasonable faith have guided me all along. There is no question that he has prayed for me. Look for a saint whose life and writings seem similar to your own mind. It is that saint who God has given you for an example in holiness. 🙂
 
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