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Lives of the Saints

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- cherished angel-

Purred: Mon Mar 16, '09 12:03pm PST


	Mom just read the story of St. Bernadette. Now she is reading the life story of Venerable Solanus Casey. He died in 1957 and was such a wonderful example for all. Does anybody else have any favorite saints or, what other spiritual reading are you doing for Lent?

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- cherished angel-

Purred: Mon Mar 16, '09 12:10pm PST


	Here is a link to learn more about Fr. Solanus Casey: http://www.solanuscasey.org/ He kept his happy, childlike spirit despite disappointments and lack of advancement. He was only ordained a simplex priest (this designation no longer exists). He was not allowed to hear confessions or preach doctrinal sermons. Because of his limited abilities as a priest, he was given the lowly job of being the porter (doorkeeper) at the monastery. By opening the door, he began an incredible apostilate that touched so many lives in many miraculous ways.

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Purred: Wed Mar 18, '09 8:15am PST


	Ma's Bible study is just finishing Story of a Soul by St. Therese of Lisieux. She is the only female Doctor of the Church - her writings are so beautiful and inspiring!

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- cherished angel-

Purred: Wed Mar 18, '09 8:54am PST


	Yes Shula, I agree! St. Therese and her Little Way made spirituality accessible for many people who read her book The Story of a Soul.

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Purred: Tue Mar 24, '09 8:02am PST


	We had so much fun reading it! We didn't know very much about her, but she was obviously so joyous in her faith - her love for Jesus was shining through every little act she did! Ma listens to The Catholic Channel on her XM radio, and last week they were talking about St. Joseph on his feast day. She learned that he was SO SELFLESS - when he found Mary was pregnant and was going to "quietly divorce her", that meant that he must have been the one to get her pregnant and he left town, therefore putting all the blame and shame on him. (Of course, that was before the angel spoke to him and he gained his faith to stay.) How many guys would do this? Ma was in awe of him!

- cherished angel-

Purred: Tue Mar 24, '09 9:48am PST


	Yes, St. Joseph is the most wonderful saint next to the Blessed Mother. We should always love and honor him. Edited by author Tue Mar 24, '09 9:48am PST

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Purred: Wed Mar 25, '09 4:43pm PST


	My mom and I want to read this book, St. Martin De Porres-Apostle of Charity, by Giuliana Cavallini. When my mom was growing up, her family kept a statue of him in the house (they're from Peru, and he's a very important saint there, next to St. Rose of Lima). And not only was he a crusader for the poor, but he was very compassionate toward animals. Mom thinks that a lot of her ideas about animal welfare and rights came from the stories she heard as a child about St. Martin.

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Purred: Thu Mar 26, '09 7:56am PST


	That is way cool, PP! Good to know there are other saints lookin' out fur us. We only knew about St. Francis. Thanks fur sharing!

- cherished angel-

Purred: Sat Apr 18, '09 7:44am PST


	Yes, St. Martin de Porres loved animals. This is from a page on American Catholic's website: Side by side with his daily work in the kitchen, laundry and infirmary, Martin’s life reflected God’s extraordinary gifts: ecstasies that lifted him into the air, light filling the room where he prayed, bilocation, miraculous knowledge, instantaneous cures and a remarkable rapport with animals. His charity extended to beasts of the field and even to the vermin of the kitchen. He would excuse the raids of mice and rats on the grounds that they were underfed; he kept stray cats and dogs at his sister’s house. http://www.americancatholic.org/Features/SaintOfDay/defa ult.asp?id=1188 Actually St. Anthony is another saint who is the patron of animals because he preached to them. St. Nicholas of Tolentino is another patron of sick animals. He once brought back from the dead a roasted bird! http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-nicholas-of-tolentino/ Edited by author Sat Apr 18, '09 7:44am PST

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Big Al

Purred: Mon Apr 20, '09 8:13am PST


	WOW! St. Anthony of Padua? That's our church's patron saint! That would be really neat!

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