AccountDeleted Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 (edited) [b] St. Amata[/b] [url="http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/"]Feastday:[/url] February 20 1250 Poor Clare and niece of [url="http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=215"]St. Clare[/url] of Assisi. Amata was miraculously cured of an illness by St. Clare. She entered a Poor Clare monastery as a result. Edited December 17, 2011 by nunsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilianus Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 [url="http://orderofmercy.org/saints/st-serapion/"]St. Serapion of Algiers[/url] [url="http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-nuno-de-santa-maria-alvares-pereira/"]St. Nuño of Saint Mary[/url] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AccountDeleted Posted December 17, 2011 Author Share Posted December 17, 2011 [b] St. Kea[/b] [url="http://www.catholic.org/photos/"][img]http://www.catholic.org/images/saints/4161.jpg[/img][/url] St. Kea [url="http://www.catholic.org/saints/f_day/"]Feastday:[/url] November 5 6th century British saint honored in Devon, France, as St. Quary. He is sometimes listed as Kay or Kenan. Kea was a bishop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyAnn Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 [url="http://catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=6428"]St. Moses the Black [/url] [color=#333333][font=Georgia,]4th century, robber turned pacifist monk. [/font][/color] [color=#333333][font=Georgia,][img]http://www.catholic.org/images/saints/6428.jpg[/img][/font][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InPersonaChriste Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 [quote name='Strictlyinkblot' timestamp='1324088720' post='2352510'] Oh, and did you know St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland wasn't Irish. He was welsh but was kidnapped by Irish pirates as a boy and brought as a slave to Ireland. [/quote] Yep I knew that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureSister2009 Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 Love hearing about all these Saints I don't know! It helps me if I do have a call to married life and motherhood to pick a really beautiful Saints name for my children. There are so many! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mysisterisalittlesister Posted December 17, 2011 Share Posted December 17, 2011 St. Bibiana was a pretty razzle dazzle martyr. look her up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbTherese Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 St Moses The Black is a new saint to me, but his story really spoke to me in places. Thank you for sharing! I really love our saints who lived dreadful lives and many did - and went on to become saints. Gives one much hope. These are only extracts: Isidore told Moses, [b]"Only slowly do the rays of the sun drive away the night and usher in a new day, and thus, only slowly does one become a perfect contemplative." [/b]Moses proved to be effective as a prophetic spiritual leader. The abbot ordered the brothers to fast during a particular week. Some brothers came to Moses, and he prepared a meal for them. Neighboring monks reported to the abbot that Moses was breaking the fast. When they came to confront Moses, they changed their minds, saying [b]"You did not keep a human commandment, but it was so that you might keep the divine commandment of hospitality." [/b]Some see in this account one of the earliest allusions to the Paschal fast, which developed at this time. When a brother committed a fault and Moses was invited to a meeting to discuss an appropriate penance, Moses refused to attend. When he was again called to the meeting, Moses took a leaking jug filled with water and carried it on his shoulder. Another version of the story has him carrying a basket filled with sand. When he arrived at the meeting place, the others asked why he was carrying the jug. He replied, [b]"My sins run out behind me and I do not see them, but today I am coming to judge the errors of another." [/b]On hearing this, the assembled brothers forgave the erring monk. [u][b]And to nunsense[/b][/u] - St Joseph of Cupertino is a favourite of mine too! Apparently he would levitate in chapel and in the refectory - and so his fellow monks would tie him down by one of his feet. Many stories about him and all loveable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Praying to a lesser known saint might mean they have more time to listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 My thoughts exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximilianus Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 [quote name='CatherineM' timestamp='1324190293' post='2353212'] Praying to a lesser known saint might mean they have more time to listen. [/quote] Yeah, there are usually multiple patrons for the same patronage. Lose your keys, ask St. Zita for help, and let St. Anthony help someone find something more urgent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FutureSister2009 Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 Has anyone ever heard of St. Leonie Aviat? She's pretty neat. I live in a dorm named after her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarysLittleFlower Posted December 18, 2011 Share Posted December 18, 2011 (edited) Not canonized yet, but Sr Josefa Menendez [url="http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2009/12/sister-josefa-menendez-way-of-divine.html"]http://www.mysticsofthechurch.com/2009/12/sister-josefa-menendez-way-of-divine.html[/url] I love the book that she wrote, called "Way of Divine Love". Edited December 18, 2011 by MarysLittleFlower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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