A New St. Catherine, Or Actually Kateri, And Six More New Saints

[the_rev]

http://visnews-en.blogspot.com/2011/12/kateri-tekakwitha-first-native-north.html

[Lil Red]

topics merged.

[Amppax]

[size=4][color=#001572][font=Arial, Helvetica]-- He recognized the martyrdom of Father Nicolaus Rusca, a Swiss priest who was tortured and killed after being condemned by a Protestant court in 1618.[/font][/color]

[color=#001572][font=Arial, Helvetica]This is super razzle dazzle. Going to have to look him up. [/font][/color][/size]

Edited December 20, 2011 by Amppax

[i<3franciscans]

Hehe. I was going to start a thread about this yesterday, but I was too lazy. I am Max cares enough to put effort into making a thread.

[size=5][b]WE HAVE NEW SAINTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/b][/size]

I [i]can't wait[/i] to call Fulton Sheen Saint!

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='i<3franciscans' timestamp='1324399902' post='2354452']
I [i]can't wait[/i] to call Fulton Sheen Saint!
[/quote]
I agree, but it's going to take a long time. Might not happen in our lifetimes.

[Lisa]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1324401437' post='2354469']
I agree, but it's going to take a long time. Might not happen in our lifetimes.
[/quote]

True. But we can hope. There's a case being sent to the Vatican from Illinois.

[url="http://www.pjstar.com/news/x530350169/Documents-on-possible-Fulton-Sheen-miracle-headed-for-Vatican"]http://www.pjstar.com/news/x530350169/Documents-on-possible-Fulton-Sheen-miracle-headed-for-Vatican[/url]

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Lisa' timestamp='1324401546' post='2354470']
True. But we can hope. There's a case being sent to the Vatican from Illinois.

[url="http://www.pjstar.com/news/x530350169/Documents-on-possible-Fulton-Sheen-miracle-headed-for-Vatican"]http://www.pjstar.co...ded-for-Vatican[/url]
[/quote]
Yep! I've been following it for about a year and a half now. I don't think there's any reason not to expect it to go through eventually.

[i<3franciscans]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1324401437' post='2354469']
I agree, but it's going to take a long time. Might not happen in our lifetimes.
[/quote]
I am not even 20 so I have something like 80 more years on earth... I got time.

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='i<3franciscans' timestamp='1324403920' post='2354486']
I am not even 20 so I have something like 80 more years on earth... I got time.
[/quote]
It could take several hundred years.

[Gemma_Kateri]

This is so exciting!!!!! I've had a devotion to Blessed Kateri since I was little and I just love her so much (in case you couldn't tell from my username)

[Byzantine]

Bl. Theodore of Mukachevo anywhere in the lineup? Anyone know?

[Sarah147]

Our Catholic family is sooooo big!!!

[Tab'le De'Bah-Rye]

alleluia

[icelisou68]

I actually cheered out loud thinking that Sheen had finally become a saint !

[Maximilianus]

Here's some news on Fulton Sheen for those that haven't heard about [color=#333333][font=Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif]James Fulton Engstrom[/font][/color]

[url="http://www.examiner.com/catholic-in-new-york/fulton-sheen-new-york-saint"]http://www.examiner....-new-york-saint[/url]

Edited December 21, 2011 by Maximilianus