Who's your favorite new saint canonized since Vatican II?

[Tis_Bearself]

We’ve had so many great saints canonized since Vatican II. Who is your favorite?

It’s a tough choice for me, but I’m going to have to go with the Marto children. I learned about them from when I was very young because my mom had a Fatima picture hanging in her bedroom.

 

[avemariagratiaplena]

St. Josemaria Escriva simply for his books like The Way, or St. Kolbe for his contributions to Mariology (Filius incarnatus est: Jesus Christus. Spiritus Sanctus quasi incarnatus est: Immaculata).

 

[EricF]

Mother Teresa for mine.

 

[Fauken]

A bit tricky, but probably St. John Henry Newman. I’m a sucker for intellectual converts since it’s close to my own story.

 

[esieffe]

Looks like soon Carlo Acutis will be added to the choices.

 

[Dan_Defender]

Probably Padre Pio. He had the stigmata, including the shoulder wound.

 

[ioannes_pius]

St. Pio of Pietrelcina; chose him as my confirmation saint.

 

[jredden92]

For me it’s St. John Paul II

 

[Irishmom2]

My favorite pope, Saint John Paul II.

And St.Maximilian Kolbe.

 

[BoskoBadovnic]

St. Josemaria Escriva simply for his books like The Way

Same here. Lots of tasty little nuggets of thought in those pocketbooks!

 

[umamibella]

St John Paul II and St Mary Mckillop

 

[FiremanFrach]

St. Pio. Love him.

 

[Cor_ad_Cor]

I am bound by locality (and some personal connections) to our own Hoosier Saint, Mother Theodore Guerin — whose feast is today, Oct. 3!

 

[steph03]

Saint Mary of the Incarnation

 

[njlisa]

St. Óscar Romero

 

[Maximian]

José Sánchez del Río - Wikipedia

PS I disagree with Tis on a great many things but I often like his posts.

 

[LilyM]

Toss up between St JPII, St Mary MacKillop and St Damien of Molokai.

 

[Limoncello4021]

St. Faustina is one of mine.

 

[umamibella]

LilyM are you in Aus?

 

[BartholomewB]

St. John Paul II. His feast day is October 22, in just a couple of weeks.