MarysLittleFlower Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I am trying to find more Saints who used to live a sinful life.. so far I remember ones like St Mary Magdalene, St Augustine, St Margaret of Cortona... are there any others? :) they can also be Blesseds or Servants of God! thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seven77 Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 All of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 The Magdalene wasn't a prostitute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Bartolo Longo. Currently a beatus. Was a lay Dominican, a tertiary. Before that he was a Satanic priest. He considered his only chance at salvation to be propagating the holy rosary, and as a Dominican he was called Rosario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 St Francis... If I who have been the most wretched of things can become a saint, so can anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeteorShower Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Saint Paul? All of them. But basically this ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Not all of them. Saint Dominic De Guzman was always holy, and Saint Bonaventure sinned so little there was speculation if he was born without Original Sin. Tradition says Saint John the Baptist never sinned, though he was born with Original Sin. However, I recommend Saint Therese of Lisieux. She was never a "big" sinner, but she was quite imperfect, ranging from having frequent temper tantrums as a child to being incredibly sensitive to the point of being overbearing to others around her. In her own words, "I was far from a perfect child." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didacus Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Not all of them: Mary Mother of God... not a sinner. (right?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Tradition also holds that St. Joseph did not sin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarysLittleFlower Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 All of them. I meant those who maybe lived in more serious sins... there are Saints who seemed to only ever commit little flaws or venial sins. I'm asking about those who are known to have repented of having lived in more serious sin, or converted. The Magdalene wasn't a prostitute. I'm actually trying to learn more about St Mary Magdalene... I didn't read about whether or not she was a prostitute though. (I didn't mention this either in my post :)). hmm maybe I should make a thread about her. Bartolo Longo. Currently a beatus. Was a lay Dominican, a tertiary. Before that he was a Satanic priest. He considered his only chance at salvation to be propagating the holy rosary, and as a Dominican he was called Rosario. oh I forgot him! his conversion is amazing :) St Francis... from reading his life, it seems he was more worldly before... but I am not certain how much. Saint Paul? But basically this ^ yes St Paul! wow I can't believe I forgot him... Not all of them. Saint Dominic De Guzman was always holy, and Saint Bonaventure sinned so little there was speculation if he was born without Original Sin. Tradition says Saint John the Baptist never sinned, though he was born with Original Sin. However, I recommend Saint Therese of Lisieux. She was never a "big" sinner, but she was quite imperfect, ranging from having frequent temper tantrums as a child to being incredibly sensitive to the point of being overbearing to others around her. In her own words, "I was far from a perfect child." Do you have any information about St John the Baptist, because I heard that his original sin was taken away while he was in his mother's womb? during the Visitation... http://catholicism.about.com/od/beliefsteachings/p/Who-Was-Born-Without-Original-Sin.htm is this the Catholic position? St Therese is one of my top favourite Saints (I usually include her as my favourite Saint, because of how she helped me) - and she's a great example of a spiritual 'littleness'. However, when I look at her descriptions of imperfections, - they are very tiny compared to my sins. I'm kind of looking for Saints here who lived in mortal sin or were really anti-Christian before, or struggled with impurity... Not all of them: Mary Mother of God... not a sinner. (right?) RIGHT :) Tradition also holds that St. Joseph did not sin. I heard this too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Eve Lavalliere "...an accomplished actress and high flyer, who changed her whole way of life when a parish priest invited her to Mass and gave her a book about Mary Magdalen." http://www.catholicireland.net/eve-lavalliere/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarysLittleFlower Posted August 21, 2013 Author Share Posted August 21, 2013 wow that's great!:) thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 I wouldn't discount Saint Therese. Sin is serious, whether it is mortal or venial, and we shouldn't belittle the struggles of people just because they don't damn you to he'll as a default. However, I recommend Saint Ignatius of Loyola. A secular worldly lover if there ever was one. It was so bad that it took a cannonball to the leg to snap him out of it. After his conversion, he was still prone to be slightly violent for a while. So violent that he was seconds away from killing a man for not paying proper respect to Mary. Don't talk about about the man's mother, I guess... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnneLine Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 A few more.... Bl. Charles de Foucauld http://saints.sqpn.com/blessed-charles-de-foucauld/ http://www.ignatiusinsight.com/features2005/vs_cdefoucauld_nov05.asp Louise de la Valliere http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louise_de_La_Valli%C3%A8re And you should know about Bl. Jean Joseph Lataste and the Foundation of the Dominican Sisters of Bethany: http://nunsopsummit.org/archives/2649 http://www.bethanien-op.org/Seligsprechung/Sonstiges/eLumenateSpring2012.pdf http://bethanyhouseministry.com/fr_jean_joseph_lataste_op "God does not look at what we have been; God sees only what we are." (Words of Fr. Jean Joseph Lataste OP - from a retreat given to the women at Cadillac Prison, France 1864) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 And technically speaking, we are all *Puts on glasses* Originally sinners. rotfl I about died laughing a few minutes ago at that. It came to me and I knew it had to be shared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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