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I just received an email from an association called America Needs Fatima and it provided a link to a Servant Of God Father Emily Joseph Kapuan.In a few days here in aussie land
our country celebrates ANZAC Day,a national day to remember our fallen soldiers.This story therefore comes in a good time for us all,given the situation in Korea and the fact that Fr.Kapuan was an American army chaplain and a national hero.This is just a short quotation of the following link to brief his story.

Unwavering Faith
"Father Kapaun’s faith never wavered.(as a prisoner,captured by the Chinese Red Army during the Korean War-my comment) While he was willing to forgive the failings of prisoners toward their captors, he allowed no leeway in regard to the doctrines of the Church. He continually reminded prisoners to pray, assuring them that in spite of their difficulties, Our Lord would take care of them. As a result of his example, some 15 of his fellow prisoners converted to the Catholic Faith.

Fr. Emil Kapaun’s practice of sharing his meager rations with others who were weaker, lowered his resistance to disease, and eventually led to his death. For his heroic behavior, he received many posthumous honors, including the Distinguished Service Cross and Legion of Merit, had buildings, chapels, a high school, and several Knights of Columbus councils named in his honor, and was, in **April 2013, **posthumously given the nations highest award, the Medal of Honor. In 1993, the Pope declared Father Kapaun a “Servant of God,” and his cause for canonization is pending."(end of quote.)

tfp.org/tfp-home/focus-on-history/fr-emil-kapaun-the-good-thief.html
 
Another person of interest to me is a Servant Of God,** Dr.Mary Glowrey**(Sister Mary of The Sacred Heart).She became the first practicing medical doctor missionary religious sister.She was born in Victoria Australia and died in India on the 5th May 1957.Here is a short quote from the link below.

"She had to complete her residency in New Zealand before returning to build her own successful
private practice in Melbourne. She also worked at St Vincent’s Hospital and the Royal Victorian Eye
and Ear Hospital. A chance reading of a pamphlet about the appalling death rate amongst babies in
India, and the desperate need for medical missionaries, fundamentally changed the direction of her
life. Falling to her knees, Mary finished reading the pamphlet and knew that God had called her to help
the women and children of India. Mary, describing this moment many years later, said: “My life’s work
lay clear before me now.
It was to be medical mission work in India.”(end of quote)

Another quote–

“At her Requiem Mass, the Bishop of Guntur described Mary Glowrey as a “…special creation of
God…a great soul who embraced the whole world.” It was in Bangalore, where Mary Glowrey so
courageously lived the final months of her life, offering her suffering to God for her dreams for India
that St John’s Medical College was eventually built almost a decade later.
The history of the Church reveals again and again that it is at times of greatest crisis in culture and
civilisation that women and men of faith are raised up, in the providential mercy of God, to stand as
beacons of truth. In their very persons, they make present to us in a visible, tangible way, the true
dignity of humanity and the calling of love that is the vocation of every man, woman and child. They
reveal to us that this vocation is intrinsically linked to our humanity, as creatures made in the image
and likeness of God, and is the authentic fulfilment of our humanity.
The person of Dr Mary Glowrey stands as one such beacon for our time, a sign of contradiction in the
midst of our prevailing culture - a woman, a brilliant doctor, a visionary leader, a person of great
holiness transformed by the power of Jesus’ love, who in the witness of her person became a source
of life for countless thousands. Her capacity to galvanize a new generation into action in the service of
life and the protection of the weakest in our midst, retains a freshness, a power and a potency which
transcends the barriers imposed by culture, time and history.”(end of quote)

stbenedict.info/MaryGlowrey.pdf

video link of a sermon by Fr.Pascal Corby’s reflection on her life.

youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=lmdepxUBy_U#!
 
karoleck said:
I just received an email from an association called America Needs Fatima and it provided a link to a Servant Of God Father Emily Joseph Kapuan.In a few days here in aussie land
our country celebrates ANZAC Day,a national day to remember our fallen soldiers.This story therefore comes in a good time for us all,given the situation in Korea and the fact that Fr.Kapuan was an American army chaplain and a national hero.This is just a short quotation of the following link to brief his story.

Unwavering Faith
"Father Kapaun’s faith never wavered.(as a prisoner,captured by the Chinese Red Army during the Korean War-my comment) While he was willing to forgive the failings of prisoners toward their captors, he allowed no leeway in regard to the doctrines of the Church. He continually reminded prisoners to pray, assuring them that in spite of their difficulties, Our Lord would take care of them. As a result of his example, some 15 of his fellow prisoners converted to the Catholic Faith.

Fr. Emil Kapaun’s practice of sharing his meager rations with others who were weaker, lowered his resistance to disease, and eventually led to his death. For his heroic behavior, he received many posthumous honors, including the Distinguished Service Cross and Legion of Merit, had buildings, chapels, a high school, and several Knights of Columbus councils named in his honor, and was, in **April 2013, **posthumously given the nations highest award, the Medal of Honor. In 1993, the Pope declared Father Kapaun a “Servant of God,” and his cause for canonization is pending."(end of quote.)

tfp.org/tfp-home/focus-on-history/fr-emil-kapaun-the-good-thief.html
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Thank you for mentioning Servant of God, Fr. Emil J Kapaun, he is truly a hero and has touched my heart.

Fr. Emil J Kapaun Guild

frkapaun.org/

The Wichita Eagle

kansas.com/kapaun/
 
This thread has been truly a blessing I know that the title states, Tell us about your devotion to a rather unknown saint/blessed but I would like to say by this thread I have learnt and discovered Saints and candidates for Sainthood I would never known so therefore, I have to say that even though I did not have a Devotion to a certain Saint, Blessed, Venerable, or Servant of God I certainly do now.

I’m not 100% sure if someone mentioned this Saintly woman or not but ever since I read about St. Margaret Clitherow I have been deeply touched by this woman’s life

St. Margaret Clitherow

O God, who didst raise up the glorious martyr Saint Margaret Clitherow to be a pattern of womanhood, mercifully grant us the grace to walk in her ways and win the crown of the blessed.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Saint Margaret Clitherow and her Fellow Martyrs pray for us.

catholicwomensleague.org/index.php/our-saint/
 
LuvMarynChrist said:
I like St. Veronica 👍
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You have a good saint and example in your devotion to Saint Veronica.:byzsoc::gopray2:

I once attended an ecumenical stations of the cross, in a catholic run place ,that looked after the mentally challenged.After the service a young man (who was a separated brethren belonging to a protestant church) asked me why the sixth station was included ,depicting Veronica wiping the face of Christ,since it is not in the scriptures.

I replied that he was correct but I suggested that even the new testament writers could not include everything that Jesus said , done or had been done to.I told him that this belongs to tradition, that was handed down over the centuries since the death of Jesus.I also mentioned that ,was it not a nice thought, that a kindness was shown to Jesus, considering all that He suffered.

The young man thanked me and we parted.I think that I told him that the revised Stations of The Cross that Blessed John Paul 11,introduced was more in keeping with the accurate scriptural description of Our Lords’ Passion.

Mel Gibsons’ The Passion of The Christ, did include this handed down story of St.Veronica.In the link below there is an article linking the "wiping the Face of Christ and the devotion to The Face of Christ which the Bishop of Rome,the pope introduced centuries ago.

Thank you for your contribution LuvMarynChrist(nice name!!👍) ,as a revert catholic I remember the story of St.Veronica from my youth,but we must not assume that all converts ,nor even some Catholics these days, are familiar with this devotion or it’s history.

catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1953
 
goforgoal said:
This thread has been truly a blessing I know that the title states, Tell us about your devotion to a rather unknown saint/blessed but I would like to say by this thread I have learnt and discovered Saints and candidates for Sainthood I would never known so therefore, I have to say that even though I did not have a Devotion to a certain Saint, Blessed, Venerable, or Servant of God I certainly do now.

I’m not 100% sure if someone mentioned this Saintly woman or not but ever since I read about St. Margaret Clitherow I have been deeply touched by this woman’s life

St. Margaret Clitherow

O God, who didst raise up the glorious martyr Saint Margaret Clitherow to be a pattern of womanhood, mercifully grant us the grace to walk in her ways and win the crown of the blessed.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Saint Margaret Clitherow and her Fellow Martyrs pray for us.

catholicwomensleague.org/index.php/our-saint/
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Thank you for all that!:tiphat::coffeeread::harp:

Yes this thread has broadened in it’s scope–a sort of good developmental progression .I certainly have been conscious of not introducing persons into this thread that have not left an obvious trail of holiness behind them.The majority are either Servants of God or Venerable .Some have been living holy lives in the public arena,such as the great Blessed John P.11 or Mother Theresa–I prayed for these people when they were alive and I prayed that they would be raised up in the Church almost from the moment of their deaths.I am hoping that these two will be raised up to Sainthood before long;but in the meantime I hope that they will intercede to God ,granting all the graces and blessings to do God’s Will and Plan for my life.(despite my resistance at times!)

Yes ,you have mentioned St.Margaret Clitherow who belongs to the wonderful English Martyrs. Thank you also for providing the prayers & Links to her story–much appreciate–Deo Gratias!

Some aussie friends of mine ,claim Blessed Richard Whiting as a “long lost relative”–well they can trace the family tree to this English hero.He was an Abbott and was martyred for his strong stance against the unjust laws of King Henry the Eight.

glastonburyshrine.co.uk/Shrine/BlessedRichardWhitingandCompanions.php
 
karoleck said:
Thank you for all that!:tiphat::coffeeread::harp:

Yes this thread has broadened in it’s scope–a sort of good developmental progression .I certainly have been conscious of not introducing persons into this thread that have not left an obvious trail of holiness behind them.The majority are either Servants of God or Venerable .Some have been living holy lives in the public arena,such as the great Blessed John P.11 or Mother Theresa–I prayed for these people when they were alive and I prayed that they would be raised up in the Church almost from the moment of their deaths.I am hoping that these two will be raised up to Sainthood before long;but in the meantime I hope that they will intercede to God ,granting all the graces and blessings to do God’s Will and Plan for my life.(despite my resistance at times!)

Yes ,you have mentioned St.Margaret Clitherow who belongs to the wonderful English Martyrs. Thank you also for providing the prayers & Links to her story–much appreciate–Deo Gratias!

Some aussie friends of mine ,claim Blessed Richard Whiting as a “long lost relative”–well they can trace the family tree to this English hero.He was an Abbott and was martyred for his strong stance against the unjust laws of King Henry the Eight.

glastonburyshrine.co.uk/Shrine/BlessedRichardWhitingandCompanions.php
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What a blessing for your Aussie friend karoleck I have never heard of Blessed Richard Whiting so thank you for the website I’ll have to check it out later on.

As for St. Margaret Clitherow I did not know that one of her Patronage (sp?) is the CWL – Catholics Women League

I also wanted to mention a few people even though he is a well-known Saint I feel as if St. Josephmost beloved husband of Our Blessed Mother Mary and Foster Father of Our Lord Jesus Christ is often put on the sidelines and forgotten. 😦 I know there was a thread that mentioned something similar to this but I can’t seem to find it. 🤷

Anyways, I thought I would mention St. Joseph.

A few people I would like to mention are Eileen Rosaline O’Connor Co-Founder Society of Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor

ourladysnurses.org.au/
… Despite her growing disabilities and constant pain, Eileen continued to guide the work of the fledgling society from her bed.
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ourladysnurses.org.au/?page_id=6

The above quote from Our Lady’s Nurses for the Poor is why I love her so much…I Pray for her Beatification and Canonization.

Sr. Carmelina Tarantino

passionistsisterscanada.ca/SrCarmelina.html

As sick as she was with Cancer she never gave up on her vocation to Religious life the Passionist Sisters of Canada and she inspired so many people.

Another website:

archtoronto.org/carmelina/

I cannot seem to find a good website (good as in Orthodox) but I really love Little Nellie of Holy God. A little girl who had so much love for the hidden Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

It is so sad and unfortunate that so many people and yes even Catholics do not understand the Blessed Holy Eucharist.
 
The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
St. Cuthbert
St. Aidan
St. Bede
 
Karoleck- God bless you for this thread it has opened my mind and my heart to look at the lived of all the Saints.

Dempsey1919- I never even realized how many Martyrs there were in the United Kingdom.

Does anybody know of any Scottish Saints or candidates for Sainthood in Scotland? I’m sure there are a lot but Google isn’t much help.

I have to admit I don’t really know much about Esteban Gumucio Vives but whenever I see his joy- filled smile I can’t help but to smile too.

newsaints.faithweb.com/year/2001.htm

estebangumucio.cl/

God be with you,

goforgoal
 
goforgoal said:
Karoleck- God bless you for this thread it has opened my mind and my heart to look at the lived of all the Saints.

Dempsey1919- I never even realized how many Martyrs there were in the United Kingdom.

Does anybody know of any Scottish Saints or candidates for Sainthood in Scotland? I’m sure there are a lot but Google isn’t much help.

I have to admit I don’t really know much about Esteban Gumucio Vives but whenever I see his joy- filled smile I can’t help but to smile too.

newsaints.faithweb.com/year/2001.htm

estebangumucio.cl/

God be with you,

goforgoal
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There is an aussie saint St.Mary of The Cross McKillop who had Scottish parentage !
visitmarymackillop.com.au/canonisation.html

Pages in category "Scottish Roman Catholic saints"The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).

ASaint Almus
CColumba
Constantine of Strathclyde
LLudan
NSaint Ninian
OJohn Ogilvie (saint)

Some later time, I will see if I can find links for these–though you are welcome to do it!
 
karoleck said:
There is an aussie saint St.Mary of The Cross McKillop who had Scottish parentage !
visitmarymackillop.com.au/canonisation.html

Pages in category "Scottish Roman Catholic saints"The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes (learn more).

ASaint Almus
CColumba
Constantine of Strathclyde
LLudan
NSaint Ninian
OJohn Ogilvie (saint)

Some later time, I will see if I can find links for these–though you are welcome to do it!
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Thank you and God bless you for taking the time to answer my concern about the Scottish Saints.

I am not too sure if I mentioned this or not but I think our East Indian brothers and sisters of Christ shouldn’t be ignored.

St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, FCC

stalphonsa.com/

Just a side note, about St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, F.C.C she wore a Third Order Franciscan Scapular as well as a Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Brown) Scapular…6th picture on the website below:

alphonsa.com/Content-10/ALPHONSA-MUSEUM.html

Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara

blessedchavara.org/

Blessed Euphrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

saints.sqpn.com/sainte4t.htm

Servant of God, Br. Joseph Thamby

josephthamby.blogspot.ca/

Please let us continue to Pray for their Beatifications, Canonizations, and ask for their intercession.

God bless,

goforgoal
 
This thread is probably long dead, buuuuut…

I have a special devotion to the infant of prague, an image that i wouldnt consider popular any more…
I also have special devotions to saint pancratius and the black madonna of czestochowska
 
arcangel49 said:
This thread is probably long dead, buuuuut…

I have a special devotion to the infant of prague, an image that i wouldnt consider popular any more…
I also have special devotions to saint pancratius and the black madonna of czestochowska
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Welcome “arcangel” to this thread and to Catholic Answers in general.No this thread is not dead buuuuuut,it has just has had a little rest! Thank you for your contribution,in time,someone may “google” your chosen devotions and it will link it to this thread;so I am glad that you posted them:thumbsup:

Your first “devotion” is to the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague,this aspect of the person of Christ, as depicted as a little child could be seen as “dulia” adoration in His human nature and “Latria” in Christs’ Divine Nature.Jesus is the true model ,that all the saints aspired towards in their lives ,here on earth.As the caption usually under the image reads “The more you will honour Me,the more I will bless you” St Thomas Aquinas explains a little bit on how we honour Christ in His humanity.as per the quote following.Jesus Himself tells us that "unless you become as a little child,you will never enter Heaven.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_Jesus_of_Prague

" So that one and the same Person of Christ is adored with “latria” on account of His Divinity, and with “dulia” on account of His perfect humanity. Nor is this unfitting. For the honor of “latria” is due to God the Father Himself on account of His Godhead; and the honor of “dulia” on account of the dominion by which He rules over creatures. Wherefore on Ps. 7:1,“O Lord my God, in Thee have I hoped,” a gloss says: “Lord of all by power, to Whom ‘dulia’ is due: God of all by creation, to Whom ‘latria’ is due.”(Summa Theologica)

Your devotion to “The Queen of Poland” at The Hill Of Light Monastery is to honour The Queen Of All Saints.Our Blessed Mother has been blest with “The Fullness of Grace” throught the merits of Her Son Jesus.

campus.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/olczest.html

St.Pancratius,is a rather unknown saint though he is mentioned in the Litany of Saints,he is venerated especially in England.Here is a little link about him.

catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=88
 
goforgoal said:
Thank you and God bless you for taking the time to answer my concern about the Scottish Saints.

I am not too sure if I mentioned this or not but I think our East Indian brothers and sisters of Christ shouldn’t be ignored.

St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception, FCC

stalphonsa.com/

Just a side note, about St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu, F.C.C she wore a Third Order Franciscan Scapular as well as a Our Lady of Mount Carmel (Brown) Scapular…6th picture on the website below:

alphonsa.com/Content-10/ALPHONSA-MUSEUM.html

Blessed Kuriakose Elias Chavara

blessedchavara.org/

Blessed Euphrasia of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

saints.sqpn.com/sainte4t.htm

Servant of God, Br. Joseph Thamby

josephthamby.blogspot.ca/

Please let us continue to Pray for their Beatifications, Canonizations, and ask for their intercession.

God bless,

goforgoal
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Good links & great people to imitate:thumbsup:

I have been busy with my new job—hence my belated reply!
 
karoleck said:
Welcome “arcangel” to this thread and to Catholic Answers in general.No this thread is not dead buuuuuut,it has just has had a little rest! Thank you for your contribution,in time,someone may “google” your chosen devotions and it will link it to this thread;so I am glad that you posted them:thumbsup:

Your first “devotion” is to the Holy Infant Jesus of Prague,this aspect of the person of Christ, as depicted as a little child could be seen as “dulia” adoration in His human nature and “Latria” in Christs’ Divine Nature.Jesus is the true model ,that all the saints aspired towards in their lives ,here on earth.As the caption usually under the image reads “The more you will honour Me,the more I will bless you” St Thomas Aquinas explains a little bit on how we honour Christ in His humanity.as per the quote following.Jesus Himself tells us that "unless you become as a little child,you will never enter Heaven.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_Jesus_of_Prague

" So that one and the same Person of Christ is adored with “latria” on account of His Divinity, and with “dulia” on account of His perfect humanity. Nor is this unfitting. For the honor of “latria” is due to God the Father Himself on account of His Godhead; and the honor of “dulia” on account of the dominion by which He rules over creatures. Wherefore on Ps. 7:1,“O Lord my God, in Thee have I hoped,” a gloss says: “Lord of all by power, to Whom ‘dulia’ is due: God of all by creation, to Whom ‘latria’ is due.”(Summa Theologica)

Your devotion to “The Queen of Poland” at The Hill Of Light Monastery is to honour The Queen Of All Saints.Our Blessed Mother has been blest with “The Fullness of Grace” throught the merits of Her Son Jesus.

campus.udayton.edu/mary/meditations/olczest.html

St.Pancratius,is a rather unknown saint though he is mentioned in the Litany of Saints,he is venerated especially in England.Here is a little link about him.

catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=88
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Thank you for those interesting links!
 
detoutcoeur said:
Mine is the Lebanese hermit monk, St. Charbel, whom I first learned about last summer. He was canonized by Pope Paul VI, October 9, 1977. This prayer is from the Mass for his feast day, July 23.

O God, who called the Priest Saint Sharbel Makhūf to the solitary combat of the desert and imbued him with all manner of devotion, grant us, we pray, that, being made imitators of the Lord’s Passion, we may merit to be co-heirs of his Kingdom.

saintcharbel-annaya.com/

charbel.org/

St. Charbel, pray for us!
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St. Charbel’s is the coolest portrait of a saint I’ve ever seen. He LOOKS like a holy man I would want to have as a confessor. If I wanted to judge by looks…
 
CarolNoel said:
Saint Blaise He is not as remembered as he used to be.
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Some of us remember him. I had my throat blessed on his feast-day when I was in grade school. I’ve almost never had throat problems since.

Pax Christi !!
 
arcangel49 said:
This thread is probably long dead, buuuuut…

I have a special devotion to the infant of prague, an image that i wouldnt consider popular any more…
I also have special devotions to saint pancratius and the black madonna of czestochowska
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If it was dead, it’s been resurrected, possibly with the intervention of Our Lady of Czestochowska. She has a Golden Rose, doesn’t She? (Capitalization implies royalty, not divinity!!)

Pax Christi!!
 
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