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I have a lot of devotions to a lot of saints.
Saint Philomena is the largest one, however. I will soon be getting some Blessed oil of St. Philomena and a blessed cord of Saint Philomena too. I try to say a chaplet to her atleast once a week.
I also try to devote myself to Blessed Pope Pius IX, of whom I have a portrait in my dining room of and another in my bedroom. I couldn’t find a novena prayer to him, so I wrote my own which is included in my evening prayers sometimes. I think its quite beautiful.
I used to have a devotion to Saint Andre Bessett and Saint Apollonia, but that faded and I haven’t kept in touch with them.
The more well known saints I have devotions too are Saint Therese, Saint Louis de Montfort, Saint Padre Pio, and Saint Rita of Cascia.
I love hearing about these small devotions. This has inspired me to rekindle my devotion to Saint Apollonia and Saint Andre Bessett. I often ask for the entire communion of Saints to pray for me anyway.
Saint Philomena is the largest one, however. I will soon be getting some Blessed oil of St. Philomena and a blessed cord of Saint Philomena too. I try to say a chaplet to her atleast once a week.
I also try to devote myself to Blessed Pope Pius IX, of whom I have a portrait in my dining room of and another in my bedroom. I couldn’t find a novena prayer to him, so I wrote my own which is included in my evening prayers sometimes. I think its quite beautiful.
I used to have a devotion to Saint Andre Bessett and Saint Apollonia, but that faded and I haven’t kept in touch with them.
The more well known saints I have devotions too are Saint Therese, Saint Louis de Montfort, Saint Padre Pio, and Saint Rita of Cascia.
I love hearing about these small devotions. This has inspired me to rekindle my devotion to Saint Apollonia and Saint Andre Bessett. I often ask for the entire communion of Saints to pray for me anyway.
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karoleck
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Now that is a wonderful and inspiring life story of a great humble priest!! St.John Mary Vianney,to my knowledge is one of the few parish priests that have been ordained.Let us hope and pray that Fr.Baker will be added; as an (name removed by moderator)iration to our parish priests and for us lay persons to pray for their sanctification.As Our Lord predicted,once the sheperds are attacked ,us poor lay people are scattered.Fr.Nelson is certainly a great leader and a worthy follower of Christ The Eternal Priest and Victim.Thank you again for his name & link of “would be saints”.
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karoleck
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You have added some great saints here!! No wonder that you like Blessed Pope 1X; here is a link quickly describing his life story.I have a lot of devotions to a lot of saints.
Saint Philomena is the largest one, however. I will soon be getting some Blessed oil of St. Philomena and a blessed cord of Saint Philomena too. I try to say a chaplet to her atleast once a week.
I also try to devote myself to Blessed Pope Pius IX, of whom I have a portrait in my dining room of and another in my bedroom. I couldn’t find a novena prayer to him, so I wrote my own which is included in my evening prayers sometimes. I think its quite beautiful.
I used to have a devotion to Saint Andre Bessett and Saint Apollonia, but that faded and I haven’t kept in touch with them.
The more well known saints I have devotions too are Saint Therese, Saint Louis de Montfort, Saint Padre Pio, and Saint Rita of Cascia.
I love hearing about these small devotions. This has inspired me to rekindle my devotion to Saint Apollonia and Saint Andre Bessett. I often ask for the entire communion of Saints to pray for me anyway.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Pius_IX
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karoleck
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Saint Leolold Mandic.
Back in the early eighties,I read about the life of a priest called Fr.Leopold Mandic;I told my spiritual director about this priest.The next time I saw him,he gave me a card of Fr.Mandic that a lady parishioner gave him , who that knew about him back when living overseas in the fifties.
Since Blessed Fr.Leopoldo was devoted to hearing confessions,I ask him to help me make good and humble confessions. Pope Paul 1V beatified him in 1976 and held him up as a model Priest Confessor and he was hoping that it would bring back a greater use of this sacrament of the forgiveness of sins.I was delighted when Blessed Pope John Paul 11 proclaimed him a saint in 1983–the holy year of Redemption.
firponet.com/Francesco/Servants/LeopoldMandic/Fran_serv_Leopold_eng.htm
Back in the early eighties,I read about the life of a priest called Fr.Leopold Mandic;I told my spiritual director about this priest.The next time I saw him,he gave me a card of Fr.Mandic that a lady parishioner gave him , who that knew about him back when living overseas in the fifties.
Since Blessed Fr.Leopoldo was devoted to hearing confessions,I ask him to help me make good and humble confessions. Pope Paul 1V beatified him in 1976 and held him up as a model Priest Confessor and he was hoping that it would bring back a greater use of this sacrament of the forgiveness of sins.I was delighted when Blessed Pope John Paul 11 proclaimed him a saint in 1983–the holy year of Redemption.
firponet.com/Francesco/Servants/LeopoldMandic/Fran_serv_Leopold_eng.htm
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I have a personal devotion to a relatively unknown saint (to Catholics, anyway). He is a saint from Eastern Orthodoxy, and he is called Saint John Maximovitch, or Saint John The Wonderworker. He was the Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco and is greatly venerated amongst the Orthodox. His relics lie in San Francisco, but I am lucky enough to have a nearby Church with a relic as well. If you have some time, read up on his life. He truly was an amazing person and is an amazing saint.
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We sell a lot of prayer cards and medals on St. Dymphna, she is very popular.
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karoleck
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Now that is an inspiring story!!:thumbsup
oes the Eastern Orthodoxy Church have a similar process of investigating a candidate to be proclaimed a Saint?I have included the link to his life;I liked the part when it said “The ArchBishop prayed constantly” I wish our Arch/Bishops all took a leaf from his page,the Latin Church would not have experienced the lack of leadership, we have experienced today(there are great exceptions though–just look at the proof of their prayers by their wise & good actions!( Pope Benedict,/Chaput,Dolan,Burke,Pell ;just to name a few off the back of my head).
orthodoxwiki.org/John_(Maximovitch)_the_Wonderworker
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karoleck
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No wonder ,after all the miracles worked through her intercession!! If St.John Mary Vianney pointed in her direction,why not follow the well worn path!!
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karoleck
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Here is a Saint that somebody sent me via the email–He is the Leaping Year Saint-maybe we can pray to him—every four years!!
Catholics can celebrate “leap day” as a uniquely Catholic holiday because of a saint — Oswald — and the fact that the idea of a leap year is a Catholic one.
The pagan Julian calendar, named after Julius Caesar, began in 45 B.C., and from its start, it was out of sync with the progression of the stars and seasons. So a new calendar with a leap day was proposed.
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII mandated a reform to the calendar — after the Church’s astronomers determined that one year was actually 365.2425 days. He also amended the rule for determining a leap year by defining it as a year that was divisible by 100 as long as it was also divisible by 400. Thus, 2012 is a leap year, as was 2000, but 1900 wasn’t because it’s not evenly divisible by 400…
Thus, the Gregorian calendar repeats itself every 400 years.
Catholic countries followed the Pope’s lead and adopted the new calendar. However, the British Empire, and others in conflict with the Holy See, didn’t use the new calendar until 1752.
In the United Kingdom, a person born on Feb. 29 is referred to as a “leapling” or a “leap-year baby.” Consequently, St. Oswald is the Church’s saintly “leapling” because he was born into eternal life on that day.
Oswald, the archbishop of York, died on Feb. 29, 992.
He was born in Denmark but was raised in Britain by his uncle Odo, archbishop of Canterbury. Desiring a stricter ascetic life, he entered the Benedictine Monastery of Fleury. Odo had been a monk in the same monastery. He worked toward Church reform.
In 962, with St. Dunstan’s help, he became bishop of Worcester, where he continued his work to reform the Church by purging it of many clerical abuses. He was instrumental in bringing religious communities such as the Benedictines into many parishes and other diocesan positions and re-established Ripon as a diocese. King Edgar supported this move by handing over administrative decisions for the monasteries of St. Albans, Ely and Benfleet to Oswald for reform.
Oswald’s most famous founding was at Ramsey in Huntingdonshire, whose church was dedicated in 974.
In 972, Pope John XIII, St. Dunstan and King Edgar appointed Oswald as archbishop of York. The Pope allowed him to retain jurisdiction over the Diocese of Worcester, where he often resided in order to implement his monastic reforms.
Though it seems Oswald was heavy-handed in his reforms, he strictly refrained from violent measures, relying instead upon prayer, fasting, dialogue and fatherly admonitions. He promoted learning amongst the clergy in his diocese and invited many scholars, including mathematicians and astronomers from Fleury, to instruct and preach in England.
Unfortunately, King Edgar’s death in 975 saw the dismantling of a great deal of Oswald’s reforms, mostly at the hands of Elfhere, king of Mercia, who broke up many communities that Oswald had labored to create.
The holy man died while washing the feet of the 12 poor men near his monastery, as was his daily custom during Lent. He was so well loved that news of his death was met with city-wide mourning. His relics are reserved in the priory Church of St. Mary in Worcester, which he helped build.
Happy St. Oswald Day!
Catholics can celebrate “leap day” as a uniquely Catholic holiday because of a saint — Oswald — and the fact that the idea of a leap year is a Catholic one.
The pagan Julian calendar, named after Julius Caesar, began in 45 B.C., and from its start, it was out of sync with the progression of the stars and seasons. So a new calendar with a leap day was proposed.
In 1582, Pope Gregory XIII mandated a reform to the calendar — after the Church’s astronomers determined that one year was actually 365.2425 days. He also amended the rule for determining a leap year by defining it as a year that was divisible by 100 as long as it was also divisible by 400. Thus, 2012 is a leap year, as was 2000, but 1900 wasn’t because it’s not evenly divisible by 400…
Thus, the Gregorian calendar repeats itself every 400 years.
Catholic countries followed the Pope’s lead and adopted the new calendar. However, the British Empire, and others in conflict with the Holy See, didn’t use the new calendar until 1752.
In the United Kingdom, a person born on Feb. 29 is referred to as a “leapling” or a “leap-year baby.” Consequently, St. Oswald is the Church’s saintly “leapling” because he was born into eternal life on that day.
Oswald, the archbishop of York, died on Feb. 29, 992.
He was born in Denmark but was raised in Britain by his uncle Odo, archbishop of Canterbury. Desiring a stricter ascetic life, he entered the Benedictine Monastery of Fleury. Odo had been a monk in the same monastery. He worked toward Church reform.
In 962, with St. Dunstan’s help, he became bishop of Worcester, where he continued his work to reform the Church by purging it of many clerical abuses. He was instrumental in bringing religious communities such as the Benedictines into many parishes and other diocesan positions and re-established Ripon as a diocese. King Edgar supported this move by handing over administrative decisions for the monasteries of St. Albans, Ely and Benfleet to Oswald for reform.
Oswald’s most famous founding was at Ramsey in Huntingdonshire, whose church was dedicated in 974.
In 972, Pope John XIII, St. Dunstan and King Edgar appointed Oswald as archbishop of York. The Pope allowed him to retain jurisdiction over the Diocese of Worcester, where he often resided in order to implement his monastic reforms.
Though it seems Oswald was heavy-handed in his reforms, he strictly refrained from violent measures, relying instead upon prayer, fasting, dialogue and fatherly admonitions. He promoted learning amongst the clergy in his diocese and invited many scholars, including mathematicians and astronomers from Fleury, to instruct and preach in England.
Unfortunately, King Edgar’s death in 975 saw the dismantling of a great deal of Oswald’s reforms, mostly at the hands of Elfhere, king of Mercia, who broke up many communities that Oswald had labored to create.
The holy man died while washing the feet of the 12 poor men near his monastery, as was his daily custom during Lent. He was so well loved that news of his death was met with city-wide mourning. His relics are reserved in the priory Church of St. Mary in Worcester, which he helped build.
Happy St. Oswald Day!
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St. Christina the Astonishing !!
Feast day = July 24
Lived in the 13th century. Levitated at her own funeral Mass.
Beat that.
Feast day = July 24
Lived in the 13th century. Levitated at her own funeral Mass.
Beat that.
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karoleck
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Oh dear. Now l know why they use screws to keep the coffin lid down
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draykp
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Well, I have a devotion for Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, the Polish Priest who was murdered in 1984 in communist Poland. He was Beatified in 2010. The devotion toward him I think is because, I am a person from the 80’s. And another thing, before he became famous for his Sermons. he was a Chaplain of the medical students in Varsaw, and in those days I was also a medical studend ( thought in another countrry). So I think he is a Blessed of our times.
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karoleck
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Yes,I too remember when the news came out that Bl.Jerzy was kidnapped,in a way he followed the advice of his mentor Blessed John Paul 11 "Be not afraid’!!
youtube.com/watch?v=bfdtsdIXbME
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karoleck- Thank you very much for this thread, it is wonderful to get the “unknown” Saints known especially those who are up for Beatification and Canonization.
Can a person have a dedication to all of the Saints? and all those who are up for Beatificaton and Canonization?
I love them all and thank Our Lord Jesus for them all even those whom I don’t really understand.
I have a thread titled, “Relic of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta?”
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=553685
martinsisters.org/
Ron, the webmaster and designer behind the Martin Sisters website was kind enough to send me laminated Prayer cards.
Here is a thread “Group Beatification Prayer” to the Martin Sisters
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=382688
However, if you prefer you can go to the website instead:
martinsisters.org/martin_sisters_beatification_prayer.html
God bless,
goforgoal
Can a person have a dedication to all of the Saints? and all those who are up for Beatificaton and Canonization?
I love them all and thank Our Lord Jesus for them all even those whom I don’t really understand.
I have a thread titled, “Relic of Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta?”
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=553685
- Don’t let the title fool you at the time I was asking if the website in the thread was truthful or not. Well, as you can see I found out and there are many other “unknown” Saints, Blessed, Venerables, and Servant of God’s on that particular thread.
martinsisters.org/
Ron, the webmaster and designer behind the Martin Sisters website was kind enough to send me laminated Prayer cards.
Here is a thread “Group Beatification Prayer” to the Martin Sisters
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=382688
However, if you prefer you can go to the website instead:
martinsisters.org/martin_sisters_beatification_prayer.html
God bless,
goforgoal
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karoleck
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Thank you for those links—as it turns out I do have a relic of Blessed Mother Theresa of Culcutta:thumbsup:
; as one of her Sisters sent some hair of her (cut up & sealed through a lamination process) I did attend a talk by her in 1976–what a blissful memory of a humble Sister of Christ.“little Therese” is a favorite of mine—I hope & trust that through the Mercy of Christ and the intercession of His Mother that I too will, spend Heaven amongst the Saints.Yet here on earth ,this process has already begun,I wonder how many would be saints we have rubbed shoulders with and did not know it?A lot of “little Therese’s” community never thought she was anything extraordinary!!
I have just read the life of another would be saint in Adele Garnier(Mother Mary of Saint Peter) The book was written by Fr.Gianmario Piga and is called The Path of Mother Adele Garnier.She was the foundress of The Congregation of The Adorers Of The Sacred Heart Of Jesus Of Montmartre.O.S.B. She was well before her time as she died in 1924–(anticipated The Vatican 11 documents about The "Common priesthood"shared by all Christ’s faithful.
However what attracts me to her spirituality is her focus on The Eucharistic Sacred Heart Of Jesus–not as a devotion–but to the living Person Of Christ present in our churches ,under the appearance of Bread(Host) & Wine.She also refers to the concept of the "spiritual priesthood"lived out by choice and offering herself (and inviting us) to join as Victims in union with Christ The Priest & Victim.As the priest prays at Mass --"may MY sacrifice & YOURS—" She moved to Tyburn London & in passing one of her spiritual directors was the famous Abbott Blessed Don Columba Marmion.
youtube.com/watch?v=EOVgbYMmI-o
Blessed Columba Marmion link–
vatican.va/news_services/liturgy/saints/ns_lit_doc_20000903_columba-marmion_en.html
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stjoe4u2
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Hi Friends,
Role model for America’s teenagers: Charles Untz
myladysknight.org/index.html
Even at his funeral Mass, the homilist was saying this young man will be a canonized saint, and he was said to have bilocated as well. Great devotion to Our Lady.
stjoe4u2
www.CatholicChurchSaints.com
Role model for America’s teenagers: Charles Untz
myladysknight.org/index.html
Even at his funeral Mass, the homilist was saying this young man will be a canonized saint, and he was said to have bilocated as well. Great devotion to Our Lady.
stjoe4u2
www.CatholicChurchSaints.com
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Robert_Sock
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My favorite lessor known saint is Saint Anthony Mary Claret.
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karoleck
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You are correct in this, as here in aussie land he is celebrated as an optional memorial—BUT this year I did celebrate his feast as a solemnity, as the order that St.Claret started run the Parish ,where I attend weekday Mass.This thread is not about me!!— BUT he was proclaimed a saint the year of my birth!!
I enjoy the sermons & the charism that his followers still impart.Here is a link to this great saint of The Immaculate Heart Of Mary—like St.Eudes they both anticipated the message of Fatima which centered around the devotion to Our Lady’s Immaculate Heart.Thank you for your posting & imput Robert!!chanelparish.com/The_Claretian_Missionaries.html
Link to Saint John Eudes—he also started devotion to Christ The Eternal High Priest and in many parts of the world this feast was celebrated with an approved liturgy–however this feast became a casualty in the Liturgical reform of the Roman Rite of St.Pius10.
eudistes.org/cjmhisto.htm
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karoleck
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I looked up your links and certainly Charles had a great impact on those that knew him.If God Wills it then he will be canonized, as the homilist predicts.Our youth do need CURRENT role models that reflect a young life transformed by Christ & guided by His Blessed Mother Mary.
I work with a “fallen away” Baptist young man who told me that two years ago in a drunken stupor ,decided to hang on the edge of a balcony(in a Cafe) 25feet high and then jumped off–by God’s providential care he landed on one of his legs which he broke!! It coulde have been a fateful fall to his death.Unfortunately he is not alone with this type of behaviour–please pray a prayer for him that he may turn to Christ again, as he told me that he “might” one day in the future!!
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