Whose your favorite saint could you tell us something about them

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A google search will provide lots of info on his story. It is a good story.
 
Non-Mary saint…?
I’m currently into St Gianna Baretta Molla, who chose life for her unborn child over abortion when her life was in danger.
She was also heavily involved in Catholic outreach, and wrote different spiritual writings.
She was also a physician, a wife and a mother.
But I relate to her because she was a modern woman who did many things we do, like watch TV and drive the car and went to university and sat for her liscensing exam. She also was a career woman who married in her thirties.
Also there’s St Edith Stein (Sr Benedicta of the Cross), who died at the hands of the Nazis. She was a German Jew who turned athiest, then Catholic, then became a nun. She was an amazing philosopher, who wrote a series of essays on female psychology, which are intensely Catholic, but don’t fit easily into our modern definitions of feminist, or traditional gender roles.
Again, here is a woman who did things we do, like go to college, have a career, ride the train, talk on the phone.
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It was listening to EWTN that I heard of Fr Cappodanno. Thanks, Cajun for mentioning that. I really resonate with him; I grew up in a military family with military values, so a priest serving in combat and administering last rites under fire; earns my respect and I hope his cause succeeds. There’s another priest that I heard about from WWII. He walked along a road, under heavy German machine gun fire; administering the Sacraments. Thanks Anna for stepping up and saying be nice. God bless you too.
 
St. Mary of course is tops. I am really impressed with new saints Francisco and Jacinta Marto. Children who were so committed to praying and offering sacrifice. Hopefully soon Blessed Lucia will join them in sainthood; her life intersects with mine. These three children were stronger than me or anyone else I have ever known.
 
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Saint Kateri Tekawitha is pretty outstanding and quite endearing. The first native American to be cannonized, this little mohawk girl had really terrible scars on her face from small pox she suffered at the age of four. After she died, these scars totally disappeared 15 minutes after her soul had left her body and passed into the kingdom of Eternal Light to be with her bridegroom.

She took her name from Catherine of Siena who is one of my “main saints”. Consecrating her virginity to Jesus, her story is well worth knowing.

 
Thank you for the information on Saint Kateri,Tekakwitha,someone had given me a holy card with her, I lost it and in all honesty did not think about it until I saw your post. I am going to a religious store today to pick up a book I had ordered on the Saints and I can find out more about this beautiful soul. God Bless 🦋:
 
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St. Martin de Porres, a 17th-century lay Dominican brother who lived in Peru. He life story is amazing…his humility, poverty, and love of hard work are such an astonishing and humbling example. He referred to himself as a “mulatto dog” and sought the most lowly and humiliating chores in the convent and could heal people and animals at a touch, levitate in prayer with ecstasy, bi-locate, travel through locked doors, the list goes on and on.
 
St Joan of Arc. The type of strength and bravery, which wasn’t really encouraged or expected in women, inspired me.

I don’t really know about Saints that much, besides your usual ‘famous ones’. I just can’t get myself to be interested in them, it seems really dry to me.
 
To Lea101:
I used to think that about the Saints…
 
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I’ll admit to finding some of the ones from ancient times to be pretty dry. The endless procession of virgins who were horribly martyred doesn’t grab my attention much past the gory details.

However, many of the saints who bucked authority in some way are pretty interesting once you get to know them. There are a number of female saints including St. Edith Stein, St. Teresa of Avila, and St. Catherine of Siena who did things that women generally just did not do in those days. Also many saints whose lives are full of exciting adventures especially if they lived during times of war or oppression.
 
It’s not necessarily that (although I do find people to rebel against authority in some sort of way interesting). It’s just depressing stories to me. Very different from me, even excluding the sin part, lol. I love them and I think they’re great, of course. Just no special connection or anything, I really don’t get people who are practically friends with Saints or Mary, and at the same time I’m a little envious 🙂
 
Maybe one has to grow up with it. To me it’s like reading stories of King Arthur or other brave heroes or role models, only the stories are all true. And yes, like having helpful friends.
 
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Did Saint Apollonia throw herself into a fire that the pagans who captured her threatened to burn her alive in if she did not renounce Jesus? Is she also the patron Saint of dentists? God Bless
 
That’s the weird thing though. I’ve had so many books of Saints and I read them all the time. They were just depressing stories. I hate saying stuff like this because it sounds like I’m disrespecting them but honestly, I could force myself to pray and read about them but I just can’t make myself care at the end of the day. They’ve done great things for the Church and I respect them for it, just no connection between me and them
 
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Ever watched the movies about some of the Saints? I’m not a fan of reading books about them either, but there are alternatives to learning more about them and what they did. And I prefer more picture books than lengthy readings; it speaks to me deeper & provides relate-ability. For example, the song: “Make me a Channel of Your Peace” (as far as I know) came from St. Francis of Assisi’ Instrument of Thy Peace prayer… that helps me understand that prayer better and his way of life. You’re searching though & it’s only a matter of time that something will click in God’s time and speak to you with clear understanding. Just a thought.
 
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St Teresa of Avilla because I love her attitude. Padre Pio because I need all the help I can get. And several others for various reasons which always seem to plague me.
 
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