Women Saint Role Models

[retniw18]

I have a protestant friend that over the last 8 months I’ve slowly helped along in the path toward conversion. While she still isn’t Catholic she usually goes to mass with me two or three times a week. Early this week she took an interest in the saint medals I wear around my neck so I decided I wanted to find her a saint to be a role model to her and maybe I’ll eventually get her a medal. I would like to find a women saint, maybe one that converted to Catholicism, that would be of interest to a 19 year old college student. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

God Bless!

 

[Joe_5859]

I have a protestant friend that over the last 8 months I’ve slowly helped along in the path toward conversion. While she still isn’t Catholic she usually goes to mass with me two or three times a week. Early this week she took an interest in the saint medals I wear around my neck so I decided I wanted to find her a saint to be a role model to her and maybe I’ll eventually get her a medal. I would like to find a women saint, maybe one that converted to Catholicism, that would be of interest to a 19 year old college student. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

God Bless!

Welcome to CAF!

The three women Doctors of the Church are all great choices: St. Teresa of Avila, St. Catherine of Sienna, and St. Therese of Lisieux.

St. Therese of Lisieux is an excellent role model for the college age. She died at the age of 24. Her autobiography The Story of a Soul is awesome.

St. Therese was a cradle Catholic, though. I’m not sure if that would make a difference or not. Perhaps your friend may find it interesting to read the life of someone who knew from her earliest years that she wanted to be a nun.

St. Edith Stein (AKA St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross) would be another good choice. She was a convert from Judaism who died in the Nazi Concentration Camps. She was also a great intellectual and philosopher.

 

[Liraco]

How about a saint who’s the mother of A convert? St. Monica, mother of St. Augustine.
newadvent.org/cathen/10482a.htm

While not a “convert” there’s always the greatest saint: the blessed virgin Mary.

There’s always the very early convert Saint Mary Magdalene: saints.sqpn.com/saint-mary-magdalen/ (I really like what it says at the end of “readings” at the bottom of the page).

A quick summary on St. Theresa Benedicta: saints.sqpn.com/saint-teresa-benedicta-of-the-cross/

Not yet a saint but there’s blessed Kateri Tekawitha who was a convert: saints.sqpn.com/blessed-kateri-tekakwitha/

Mother Theresa, while not yet a saint, is also a very good role model I’d say.

Hope some of this helps.

 

[forlorna]

St. Edith Stein…converted Jew, amazing!!!
The greatest mother of all…Our Blessed Mother Mary, model of the perfect woman!!

The saints are so fun, and they speak to us differently for our special needs…a general book of saints is always good, specifically seeing who shares the same birthdays and other important dates in our lives…Good job sharing your faith, a nice example for me to follow!

 

[Monica4316]

I love St Therese and St Gemma, but neither of them are converts…

 

[retniw18]

Thanks so much everyone!

I will look into these and let you know how it goes

 

[jeanne71350]

I have a protestant friend that over the last 8 months I’ve slowly helped along in the path toward conversion. While she still isn’t Catholic she usually goes to mass with me two or three times a week. Early this week she took an interest in the saint medals I wear around my neck so I decided I wanted to find her a saint to be a role model to her and maybe I’ll eventually get her a medal. I would like to find a women saint, maybe one that converted to Catholicism, that would be of interest to a 19 year old college student. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.

God Bless!

St. Edith Stein (Theresa Benedicta) is an excellent choice. She converted to Catholicism from Judaism, and she was persecuted and killed during the Holocaust. She is a convert, and people are generally interested in stories like hers around World War II.

Another saint that I think would be of interest to your friend is St. Joan of Arc. Her story is very famous. She heard voices from God to go and save France from England. She dressed as a man, lead an army, and ended up saving France. She was captured by the English, and put to death for her beliefs. She is a good example, and she is a very good role model in the faith, and even outside of the faith as well.

-Jeanne