Who are your Saints

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I haven’t been confirmed yet, but I consider Our Lady as my patron saint. I’ve always been interested in her and since getting back into my Catholicism, I have put up quite a few images of her in my room, and hope to get more items associated with her and Jesus for Christmas to make a small “shrine” in my bedroom. Hopefully, when I do get confirmed, I am able to choose Our Lady as my confirmation saint.

I also love St. Mary Magdalene and St. Joseph. I find the story of St. Apollonia to be inspirational, and I also love the stories of St. Bernadette and Sister Lucia of their visitations of Our Lady.
 
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I was just thinking about something and I saw your quote. There are times I often wondered is it really us picking out our saints. If any thing maybe its the saint picking us for a good reason. Because I have a special connection with St. Expeditus and St. Philomena.

As it goes, God does work in mysterious ways.
Yes! I’ve grew up Protestant (have been Catholic for about nine months now) and I know our saints (me and my husband) were really working with us.

I was raised with a lot of anti-catholic sentiment (my mom thinks the Catholic church is evil and that I pray to the dead). A few years back my husband started looking into the early church but I thought it was just a phase…NEVER thought we would become Catholic.

Looking back, I’m so grateful for the Saints that were working with us. Our Baptist pastor gave us the book Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence (a lay Carmelite). My husband gave me St. Teresa of Avila’s autobiography bc he came across it at his Baptist seminary class and thought her and I had a lot in common. The parish we joined after attending RCIA there is St. Theresa’s (of the little flower).

My husband had a dream where a man was sitting at large round table. Others were seated there but my husband was standing. The man was very serious but not mean. My husband wanted to sit at the table but he couldn’t–it wasn’t that the man wouldn’t let him, but just that my husband couldn’t. Well, that was the dream and later that week my husband saw the man that was in his dream in a book–It was St. John of the Cross.

All of this took place before becoming Catholic and we’re very grateful to our Saints that never gave up on us and so thankful for God that allows them to work with us here on earth.
 
St. Jacques Bertieu SJ
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Clement of Alexandria
St. Augustine of Hippo
St. Patrick
 
  1. Anthony of Padua, same first name (though I am actually named after a great-grand-relative [which I don’t happen to remember my relation to]). Hammer of the Heretics by is words, not a literal hammer; great example of how I want to share the faith (“Actions speak louder than words; so let your words teach and your actions speak.”)
  2. Michael the Archangel, middle name (and my dad’s name). Great to ask the leader of the angels to come to your defense!
  3. Thomas Aquinas, the guy I chose for my Confirmation patron when I was received into the Church. So many awesome things about him (I just followed my name order for the first 5 saints, but if we were to rate them in favorite-ness, he’d be #1) The thing that led to me choosing him was Non nisi te, Domine! (First reading it in Fr. Barron’s book Catholicism in Barnes and Noble, then seeing it again the next day in my acceptance letter to Aquinas College [didn’t end up going, but still])
  4. Peter and Andrew the Fishermen, following my last name. First Pope and the First Apostle to Evangelize (in the Ecclesia Domestica no less). Great examples!
  5. David of Wales, patron of the Episcopal Church that I went to. It was here that I really learned how to be a liturgical Christian, here is where my Catholic leanings began in the Methodist Church exploded. His feast is March 1, the same day that the last person I will mention died.
  6. Gerard Majella, patron of the Parish I was received into the Church at.
  7. Ambrose of Milan, feast day on my birthday. Also a great example on how to evangelize, being a good example and a good friend.
  8. Augustine and Monica. When I went to my great-grandpa Max’s funeral I saw an icon of them on the wall of the Church it was at; no one knew who it was (I did not ask the priest, just family members.) I really loved the quote below it (Thou hast made us for thyself, and our hearts are restless till they rest in thee). After my reading of him (and lots of other Church Fathers) that was initially sparked by that day, I came into the Church. I visited the Parish again two months ago, and I was in stunned shock at who was in the picture. I am certain that they were praying for me, even when would have said intercession of saints was heretical.
  9. John the Evangelist. I was baptized into the Methodist Church on the old calender’s feast “St. John outside the Latin Gate” (May 4). Devotion to the Eucharist, the Blessed Mother, believing the reality of the Incarnation, developing a true closeness to Jesus; all of these are great things to ask him for prayers about.
And then 3 uncanonized people:
10. GK Chesterton, the Prince of Paradox himself. Great friend for knowing the words to say (even when said badly). Love his writings, love his story; why not ask for his prayers?
  1. JRR Tolkien. Anyone with a tiny familiarity with his writings knows he knows alot about honor, friendship, loyalty, goodness. When you look at all his life, it is amazing. I often ask his prayers to help me be a true friend, to be a friend like he was with CS Lewis, to be understanding (and unyeilding) with Protestant friends and family (like Lewis and his wife). The Professor really understood the idea that we are made in the image of God, and therefore, we can become “sub-creators” with our imaginations (stories, art, whatever); and that in the Incarnation, “history and legend met”, that the “myth” of God becoming man is the perfect myth, because it happened. (also in the friend catagory, I have also asked him for prayers about being a friend instead of a boyfriend, when attempting to figure out 1. what exactly am I called to, 2. how dating fits into all that; but all that’s beside the point.)
  2. Maximilian Lipinski, my great-grandfather. I only met him twice. But at his funeral, I, the nominal evangelical high school student, a Christian on Sundays and Wednesdays, a master of a double life, was confronted with a person whose faith truly mattered to him. It affected every aspect of his life; church, work, home; it affected everyone around him (as seen by the roughly 300 people at the funeral). And, while I still thought the Catholic Church was wrong/superstitious, that day I decided I couldn’t be the same. Whatever he had, I wanted it. So from that day I started reading, I started praying like never before. And, as I continued reading older and older things, as Bl. John Henry Newman put it, “To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.” (I eventually was kicked out of the Methodist Church, came to the Episcopal Church, worshipped like a Catholic, and eventually after believing the Catholic Church is the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church for 6 months, I decided to act on it.) I am confident that great-grandpa’s intercession played a role in all this.
 
This one is hard. There’s a lot of great saints.
1.)St. Mary
2.)St. Therese of Lisieux
3.)St. Thomas Aquinas
4.)St. Michael the Archangel
5.)St. Rafael the Archangel

There’s something about Saint Phillip Neri that is absolutely awesome. Got to love priests with a sense of humor. 👍
 
I have several questions. My brother is no longer catholic and we had a discussion about praying to the saints for favors. He can’t understand why we do this and I am ashamed to say that I can’t remember what I learned as a child to give him an answer. According to him the shortest distance between two points is a straight line. His answer to everything is that it’s not in the bible so why would you do it. My response is why not. It’s not hurting anyone. He says why not just pray directly to God? Someone, please give me an answer so that I can shut him up as well as everyone else who criticize the Catholics. Also, he wants to know why we pray for the dead (he says they’re dead they don’t need prayers). Then he starts quoting from the bible about praying for the dead. That answer I think I have.
One more question, my daughter left the Catholic church to become Mormon. Whom can I pray to for her return to the Catholic church. I do believe that her decision did not come from the heart but to please her new friends.
My favorite to pray to is the Blessed Mother. It seems my prayers are always answered.
 
As Catholics, we can pray directly to God and we can also pray to the saints to ask for their intercession to help us obtain our prayers more easier before the throne of mercy and grace of God in Heaven. Through them we can pray for ourselves and pray for others as well…

Now if you want others to journey back home to the Catholic Church ask help also from the pastor of your parish; your Parish Priest, or any priest for that matter that you are comfortable to talk with and that he/they can help you best…

As Catholics, we can consider the Blessed Virgin Mary, as our greatest intercessor, but also we can also have other saints as intercessors. Each of them help me in a certain way, ideally based on their life, in obtaining graces from the Father in Heaven.
 
When I came into the Church, my patron saint was St. Bridgid of Ireland. I came from a “have a beer, go to hell” brand of Protestant. She prayed for a lake of beer in heaven. I loved that. I showed a comfortable relationship with her God, as well as a great sense of humor.

Now my favorite saints are as follows: St. Michael the Archangel. He fights for me on a pretty regular basis right now.

I write a blog, so there’s my two “writing buddies” as I think of them. I ask them to pray for me and keep me safe from error (my blog is on the Catechism, and I’ve only been a Catholic 8 years!:D) I picked the two most prolific writers I could think of, one old, one new.
They are: St. Paul and Bl. Pope John Paul II.

Also St. Mary Magdalene and Bl. Mother Theresa have come to the forefront lately.

And finally, my Blessed Mother, whom I love.
Kris
 
Aside from my Marian devotion,

St Paul (Saul of Tarsus)
St Francis of Assisi
St Benedict Of Nursia
St Pio of Pietrelcina
St Jude Thaddeus (big part of my life)
St Florian of Lorch (my protector)
St Gemma Galgani
St Catherine of Siena
St Teresa of Avila
St John of the Cross

All inspire me and lift me up.
I forgot Saint Anthony of Padua. :o
 
St. Joseph, Foster Father of Our Lord
St. James Minor (patron of my parish)
St. Elizabeth of the Visitation (my name saint)
St. Teresa the Little Flower (my confirmation saint)
Bl. John Paul 2nd
St. Michael the Archangel (I’m a security guard)
S.t Augustine, who prayed “lord, give me chastity but not yet” (I can relate to that!)
St. Monica, long-suffering mother of the above
St. Alphonse Liguori, helper of the scrupulous
St. Anthony of Padua
St. Dymphna (mental & nervous disorders)
St. Philomena
 
St. Francis Solano is my favorite.
Then St. Thomas Aquinas, Don Bosco, (hopefully John Paul I), and quite a few others…

Shalom
God bless
 
I love reminding people of Saint Boniface.
I picked St Boniface as my Saint not to long ago. In some ways here reminds me little bit of St. Cajetan. I also found St. Walburga through St. Boniface as I reading about his work.
 
Well, this is my list…
  1. is of course the Blessed Mother. I go to her for almost everything.
  2. though I often pray to St. Michael the Archangel
  3. I pray to and hope that François-Xavier Nguyễn Văn Thuận will be cannonised some day. He was a fantastic man and his story is truly compelling.
He has his “10 Rules for Life” which are worth reading. I only wish I could find the article where he explains them in the context of his experiences.
catholicglasses.com/2010/05/26/ten-rules-of-life-of-nguy%E1%BB%85n-van-thu%E1%BA%ADn/
 
As the question is so ambiguous I will need a long answer 😉 .

Our Lady: no more is needed.

Saint Anthony of Padua: I was named after him and he is probably the Saint I pray to the most, other than Mary the mother of our Lord. Although, the reason is fairly silly; I am always losing stuff.

Saint Albert the Great: I was named after him as well. It helps that he was a Doctor of the Church who advocated that religion and science should work together. I am honored to be named after this great Saint.

Saint Aloysious Gonzaga: My confirmation name. I chose it for a silly reason, but I was also impressed by his life, by his zeal, purity, and humility.

Saint Catherine of Sienna: A holy woman and Doctor of the Church who was not afraid to tell the truth to even the Pope. The Church payed a huge price because the Pope did not listen to her about returning to Rome.

Saint Francis of Assisi: In my opinion the greatest saint that ever lived. No one else in the Church, besides Christ, has been so influential in the Catholic Church. His humility, piety, and love, changed the world.

Saint Joan of Arc: I am not a soldier, nor would I ever consider any other soldier saint as being in my top list of Saints but her piety and humility earns her a spot.

Saint Tarcisius. When I was young I found a book about this Saint who died protecting the Holy Eucharist while being stoned by a mob, holding onto it tightly until he was brought to the Bishop. His story helped me to greatly appreciate the importance of the Real Presence of Christ in the Holy Eucharist.

Saint Theresa of the little flower, patron saint of missionaries. Her piety and desire to spread God’s blessings to all of the world has been one of my greatest inspirations.

Saint Athanasius of Alexandria. He is one of the most important and influential of Saints whom many people who never heard of. He is perhaps the Saint that I most identify with.

Saint Helena (mother of Constantine) and Saint Monica (mother of Augustine) whose prayers converted their sons.

Saint Thomas Aquinas: a great theologian and writer who could very easily over think a problem much like I do. I am particularly inspired by his words near the end of his life “Reginald, I cannot, because all that I have written seems like straw to me”.

Saints Perpetua and Felicity: 2 early African martyrs that we commemorate today even in the liturgy. I don’t know why I feel such a connection to them but I do.

Blessed Mother Theresa: a great and holy woman of our age who fought through doubt to do great things.

G.K. Chesterton: his writings helped me through a tough spot in my life.
 
St. Paul the Apostle
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Raphael the Archangel
St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin
 
Going off of this old thread I don’t want to resurrect.
forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=565886

Who are your Saints or Saint. Yes my saints are many but they help me out a lot before the thrown of God.

St. Bridget of Ireland
St. Jeanne D’ Arc aka Joan of Arc
St. Jude Thaddeus
St. Philomena
St. Etheldreda
St. Cajetan
St. Expeditus
St. Cecilia
St. Michael
St. Severus
St. Therese of Liseux
St. Margaret Mary
 
  1. St. Gabriel the Archangel- my patron saint
  2. St. Joseph- I think every man should have a devotion to him
  3. St. Alban the first British martyr- this is the saint I feel like is my close friend
  4. St. Faustina- love the Divine Mercy
  5. St. Pope Pius X
  6. My guardian angel- does this count as a saint??
 
Augustine of Hippo
St. Peter the Apostle
St. Joseph
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Moses the Ethiopian
St. Anthony of Padua
St. John of the Cross
St. Damien of Molokai
St. Francis Xavier
St. Arnold Janssen
 
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