St Job?

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Is Job (biblical figure) a Saint? and does he have a feast day?
 
One of the comments on that blog shows this:
For long centuries, the Church has referred to certain Old Testament persons as “Saints.”
The ancient MARTYROLOGIUM ROMANUM (the Church’s official “calendar book” of saints) that was re-edited and re-published in 2001 lists the days of several Old Testament saints–and calls them by the title “Saint”.
Saint Melchisedech, August 26.
Saint Abraham, October 9.
Saint Moses, September 4.
Saint Joshua, September 1.
Saint Ezra, July 13.
Saint Hosea, October 17.
Saint Obadiah, November 19.
Saint Jonah, September 21.
Saint Elijah, July 20.
Saint Elisha, June 14.
Saint Jeremiah, May 1.
Saint Samuel, August 20.
Saint David, December 29.
Saint Michael and Saint Raphael, September 29.
Saint Isaiah, May 9.
Saint Job, May 10.
Saint Zechariah, September 6.
Saint Joel, October 19.
Saint Amos, June 15.
Saint Ezekiel, July 23.
Saint Nahum, December 1.
Saint Habakkuk, December 2.
Saint Zephaniah, December 3.
Saint Haggai, December 16.
Saint Malachi, December 18.
Saint Micah, December 21.
All the Forefather Saints of Jesus Christ, December 24. (In Latin this can include “foremothers”. I looked for Old Testament women’s names, but didn’t find any … yet. The book has nearly 800 pages.)
Notice the prophets in December … leading up to the Birth of the Savior.
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Notice Saint Job, May 10th.
 
  1. The great men and women of the Old Testament are saints, and sometimes called that. St. Job, St. Adam, St. Eve.
  2. Usually, however, we don’t prefix their name with “saint” but they still are saints in heaven.
  3. They are in the Martyrology!
  4. They are much more prominent in the Byzantine Calendar. The Byzantines celebrate feasts days of the Patriarchs like Abraham, the Prophest like Isaias, even the minor prophets like Aggeus or Malachias.
 
As much as I respect Jimmy Akin, I didn’t bother to read his “answer” this time.

Instead, I refer to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. I realize that some of you don’t accept this Catechism as legitimate, but that’s your choice.

Here’s what Paragraph 61 says: “The patriarchs, prophets, and certain other Old Testament figures have been and always will be honored as saints in all the Church’s liturgical traditions.”

Sounds pretty straight-forward, to me, and it seems that even the most ardent traditionalists can’t argue with this. 🙂
 
Cat said:
As much as I respect Jimmy Akin, I didn’t bother to read his “answer” this time.

Instead, I refer to the Catechism of the Catholic Church. I realize that some of you don’t accept this Catechism as legitimate, but that’s your choice.

Here’s what Paragraph 61 says: “The patriarchs, prophets, and certain other Old Testament figures have been and always will be honored as saints in all the Church’s liturgical traditions.”

Sounds pretty straight-forward, to me, and it seems that even the most ardent traditionalists can’t argue with this. 🙂
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Trads who have problems with the CCC only have problems with the parts that are radical new ideas with no basis in Catholic teaching before V2 or at least that seem that way.

No trad would want to have a problem with the paragraph you quoted, since it just teaches what the Church has always believed/done - what any catechism should do.
 
henrikhank said:
Is Job (biblical figure) a Saint?
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Did he make it into Heaven? If so he is a Saint. I presume he is in Heaven myself. I don’t know that he has been officially canonized by the Church though.

Look at it this way, Moses and Elijah are normally referred to as Saint Moses or Saint Elijah (I’ve never heard them referred to as such) but we can rest assured that they are in Heaven because of their part in the Transfiguration of Jesus.
 
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Did he make it into Heaven? If so he is a Saint. I presume he is in Heaven myself. I don’t know that he has been officially canonized by the Church though.

Look at it this way, Moses and Elijah are normally referred to as Saint Moses or Saint Elijah (I’ve never heard them referred to as such) but we can rest assured that they are in Heaven because of their part in the Transfiguration of Jesus.
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Well, St Moses usually means Moses the Black and not the OT Prophet
 
St Elijah (as in the prophet) is considered a patron of the Carmelite Order.
 
LilyM said:
St Elijah (as in the prophet) is considered a patron of the Carmelite Order.
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Yes, the prophet Elijah (Elias) is certainly honored as a saint by the Church… in the Carmelite tradition he occupies a central role and I believe his feast is celebrated as a solemnity - the equivalent of a Sunday. Among the Eastern Churches, I understand that St. Elijah is very popular in the Middle East…
 
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