Understanding mystical saints

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As much as I admire saints like St. Rose of Lima, I found her penances severe and harsh. She didn’t sit well with me. I agree with her overall message. Saint Maria Goretti puts me to shame. Is that the forgiveness Jesus expects from us? Her holiness is on a different level. She embodies what it means to love your neighbor as yourself.
I think of how petty I can be about offenses but Goretti forgave and prayed for the salvation of a man who raped and killed her. I’m in awe of her.
I always wondered how beautiful St. Rose was for her physical beauty to be a cross. How someone can feel so confident in God amazes me.

As much as I use CAF to argue, rant, and rave and act defensive when called out.

I’m very amazed and inspired how seriously people take the Lord’s word and I wonder how and why it is so important to them.

Faith is a beautiful gift.
 
You’re not specifically asking a question, so I’m not sure how to respond…

The Church has given us many different Saints, in different states of life, with different graces, personalities, interests.

If one of them speaks to you, learn more about them and seek to emulate certain aspects of their faith.

Yes there are some Saints whose lives challenge us because they are so far beyond our own way of life. Unless your pastor or spiritual director is allowing you to practice mortification, don’t worry about it.

St Teresa of the Andes asked her confessor for permission to practice physical penance. He told her to live her life hidden in Christ, and that would be enough.

God will gently lead you closer to Himself throughout your life, in the ways and timeline that He knows is best for you. ❤️
 
Maybe take either one of them as your patroness rather than the ones you have chosen previously.
You have chosen to identify with the accused prostitutes. It seems like you don’t believe you can be forgiven for whatever one has dione when you go to Confession.

If you are in awe of them emulate them by a sincere change in your outlook and thinking.
It can be done.
We used to have a priest who would talk about the saint of the day at each Mass.
His concluding line was always, “So and so is a Saint! How about YOU?”
 
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I’ve never heard of St. Teresa of the Andes. Thanks.
 
She was the first Saint of Chile.

She was only 19 when she died, and had spent less than a year in a Carmelite monastery.

Pope Saint John Paul II raised her up as a Saint to inspire the young, as she achieved her sanctity through time with her family, in school, and enjoying the company of her friends – she loved sports apparently.

There’s a wonderful miniseries on her life that was done for television in Chile. I got a DVD set from Ignatius Press – it’s in Spanish with English subtitles – and absolutely fell in love with her (even though I am nearly 50 😋 )
 
I thought she would be a Native American woman. Saints with short lives. Sad.
 
Not sad! They left us a legacy, and reside in heaven !
That’s a WIN
 
Your last line " Faith is a beautiful Gift " says it all. When you have faith everything else follows hope, love and with that we feel the Love of Jesus in our hearts. St. Maria Goretti is my patron Saint. Did you know also that the man who stabbed her , became repentant was released from prison for good behavior and became a lay brother, working for the church. He testified at her inquiry process that led to Maria Goretti’s Canonization.in 1950… She did indeed forgive him and through that and the grace of God he was blessed with "Faith a beautiful Gift’🦋. God Bless.
 
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