I am not Catholic but am inspired by the lives of Saint Teresa of Calcutta and Saint Maximilian Kolbe.

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Anonymous wrote:There are so many amazing saints. I am always interested in finding new canonized saints to learn about. I love reading how these people followed in their life God’s will and how they can intercede for us in our prayers to God

I was raised Catholic and didn't have a favorite saint. I never could understand the need to have a saint intercede for me. I went straight to the main man.

It’s like a childhood with no friends.

I had lots of friends, like most kids. They were all real people, not made up or long dead, like saints.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph relax it’s just a joke

What do Jesus, Mary and Joseph have to do with it?

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Anonymous wrote:I remember (in Catholic School) reading about St. Bridget and how she prayed to be ugly so that her beauty wouldn't distract her devotion or whatever.

I thought that was insane. I would have never wanted to be ugly or prayed for that. It made no sense to me as a third grader .

I thought Saint Bridget was a remake of the Irish goddess Brigid. They seem to be assigned the similar areas.(poetry, healing, blacksmithng…)

My understanding is that there was a real woman named Bridget who established an abbey and was canonized in the 5th century, but her story has gotten mixed up with stories about the goddess, with things attributed to her that are almost certainly taken from earlier myths.

There is a Catholic Saint Bridget with the same story. It was a vision though, but the practice was common with pagans..

Which practice? I am confused.

Anonymous wrote:The little flower -- Thérèse of Lisieux. I think a lot of people don't realize that she is a Doctor of the Church, only four of whom are women.

I got to venerate her relics for two days last fall. It brought a lot of peace at a time that Zi was struggling.

St. Augustine

St. Lucy

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Anonymous wrote:There are so many amazing saints. I am always interested in finding new canonized saints to learn about. I love reading how these people followed in their life God’s will and how they can intercede for us in our prayers to God

I was raised Catholic and didn't have a favorite saint. I never could understand the need to have a saint intercede for me. I went straight to the main man.

It’s not a need it’s a want. Like oysters don’t need lemon on them, but some people still put lemon on them. A lot of people do..

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Anonymous wrote:I remember (in Catholic School) reading about St. Bridget and how she prayed to be ugly so that her beauty wouldn't distract her devotion or whatever.

I thought that was insane. I would have never wanted to be ugly or prayed for that. It made no sense to me as a third grader .

I thought Saint Bridget was a remake of the Irish goddess Brigid. They seem to be assigned the similar areas.(poetry, healing, blacksmithng…)

My understanding is that there was a real woman named Bridget who established an abbey and was canonized in the 5th century, but her story has gotten mixed up with stories about the goddess, with things attributed to her that are almost certainly taken from earlier myths.

There is a Catholic Saint Bridget with the same story. It was a vision though, but the practice was common with pagans..

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Anonymous wrote:There are so many amazing saints. I am always interested in finding new canonized saints to learn about. I love reading how these people followed in their life God’s will and how they can intercede for us in our prayers to God

I was raised Catholic and didn't have a favorite saint. I never could understand the need to have a saint intercede for me. I went straight to the main man.

It’s like a childhood with no friends.

I had lots of friends, like most kids. They were all real people, not made up or long dead, like saints.

Jesus, Mary and Joseph relax it’s just a joke

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Anonymous wrote:I remember (in Catholic School) reading about St. Bridget and how she prayed to be ugly so that her beauty wouldn't distract her devotion or whatever.

I thought that was insane. I would have never wanted to be ugly or prayed for that. It made no sense to me as a third grader .

I thought Saint Bridget was a remake of the Irish goddess Brigid. They seem to be assigned the similar areas.(poetry, healing, blacksmithng…)

My understanding is that there was a real woman named Bridget who established an abbey and was canonized in the 5th century, but her story has gotten mixed up with stories about the goddess, with things attributed to her that are almost certainly taken from earlier myths.

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Anonymous wrote:There are so many amazing saints. I am always interested in finding new canonized saints to learn about. I love reading how these people followed in their life God’s will and how they can intercede for us in our prayers to God

I was raised Catholic and didn't have a favorite saint. I never could understand the need to have a saint intercede for me. I went straight to the main man.

It’s like a childhood with no friends.

I had lots of friends, like most kids. They were all real people, not made up or long dead, like saints.

Anonymous wrote:St Jude, hopeless causes.

Also St. Sebastian, known for many things but I like him b/c he's the patron saint of goalies.

+1 yes and yes!

Adding St. Christopher- safe travels (many a prayer to him when we drove through snow especially).

St. Lucy - eyes. Dh got hit with a nerf bullet in the eye.

St. Anthony - lost items (including pets and people)

St.Luke - illness, sickness.

Mother Mary and St. Joseph - when me (and my family) struggle.

So many many others.

I also have faith that deceased family members are in Heaven even if not officially recognized by the Church.

Anonymous wrote:St. Anthony, who helps me find lost things and St. Francis of Assisi, a fellow nature and animal lover.

+100

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Anonymous wrote:There are so many amazing saints. I am always interested in finding new canonized saints to learn about. I love reading how these people followed in their life God’s will and how they can intercede for us in our prayers to God

I was raised Catholic and didn't have a favorite saint. I never could understand the need to have a saint intercede for me. I went straight to the main man.

It’s like a childhood with no friends.

St Jude, hopeless causes.

Also St. Sebastian, known for many things but I like him b/c he's the patron saint of goalies.

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Anonymous wrote:There are so many amazing saints. I am always interested in finding new canonized saints to learn about. I love reading how these people followed in their life God’s will and how they can intercede for us in our prayers to God

I was raised Catholic and didn't have a favorite saint. I never could understand the need to have a saint intercede for me. I went straight to the main man.

I'm the person who said Mary Magdalene above. I'm a convert to Catholicism, due to wanting to be the same denomination as my husband, and I don't ask official Catholic saints* to intercede for me. I still love the fact that Jesus chose a woman to appear to first. I love that she went out and followed him, just like the male apostles do. I love that she wasn't perfect, and maybe had mental illness like my loved ones. I can love her story without praying to her.

* While I don't pray to the official ones, I do talk to loved ones who have died.