Holy Cuteness! Rare Photos of 12 Saints as Children {Catholic Caucus}

http://www.churchpop.com ^ | September 9, 2014 | ChurchPop Editor

[NKP_Vet]

The older a person gets, the more they can usually appreciate the incredible potential that exists within every young child.

What will they learn? What will they discover? Will they have a family of their own? What will be their greatest highs? What will be their darkest lows?

Maybe it’s because most of us realize that we haven’t used our own potential to its fullest extent.

The saints are far from perfect, but they are individuals whom the Church holds up as examples of people who truly followed after Christ, lived in God’s grace, and demonstrated heroic virtue. But they all started out as young children like everyone else: full of potential that could have been used for great good or not. That’s what I think of when I look at this windows into the past. There’s so much potential there – and, by God’s grace, it was used for great good. May that be the case in all of our lives.

Each picture from the saints childhood is followed by a picture of them as an adult, which in most cases is the image with which most people are familiar.

[moose07]

That’s an interesting site, thanks. :)

[madison10]

They are a very attractive group. Way above average for the times in which they lived.

[mlizzy]

Oh, so wonderful. Thank you for the sweet link! ♥

At the elevation of the Host during daily Mass, I've gotten into the habit of praying for the priest presiding, and all priests, bishops, cardinals, the pope, the intentions of those at Mass, and especially for all the children at Mass, that they follow the Lord, and not poor paths instead, that they may become saints as well....

Certainly many adults can change their direction and become saints too, but how wonderful to "catch" the children at a young age [through prayer] and beg the Lord for their piety.

[Pajamajan]

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[silverleaf]

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[capt. norm]

I was hoping this lady of the Church would have been included

Delores Hart did in real life, become a nun.

*Trivia: First girl to kiss Elvis in a movie.

(I don't think the two facts are related...but I could be wrong)

[Salvation]

Bl. Mother Teresa

[Salvation]

St. John Paul II

[Tax-chick]

Having been a film actress, including kissing Elvis and George Hamilton, will not prevent Mother Dolores’s being considered for canonization, after she has died.

[NKP_Vet]

Here’s some of Saint JP2 that are interesting.

http://www.wireimage.com/celebrity-pictures/Young-Karol-Wojtyla-in-his-studies-The-84-year-old-pontiff-is-reported/52548147

http://www.aleteia.org/it/societa/interviste/lolek-e-jurek-storia-di-unamicizia-ritrovata-5779872848805888

http://www.pinterest.com/pin/242772236137878103/

http://micahgirl.blogspot.com/2005/04/emerging-priest-karol-wojtyla_08.html

http://silesian.eu/The_Multiannual_Wroclaw_Festival_of_Integrity_of_the_Human_Person_dedicated_to_St_John_Paul_II.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/john-paul-ii-1920-2005/2011/04/29/AFUiwKOF_gallery.html

[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

The photo of the three children of Fatima is one of my all-time favorite photos.

[defconw]

St. Thérèse of Lisieux at 8! So cute! I have never seen these pictures before. Thanks.