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Thank you for yuour sincee and refreshing comments.

We all know there are lots of people in heaven who are not pew-sitting, dues-paying Catholics. But canonization basically means you're an exemplary Catholic now in heaven with Jesus or Lord ---so actually, we can't canonize non-Cathoics, but we expect to see y'all hereafter.

In the Love of God forever!

I think--- NYer, listen up -- I think the Eastern Catholics --- or some of them -- have the holy OT Jews on their liturgical calendar, like St. Moses and so forth. Is this true?

We have the Holy Innocents, who were, after all, Jewish Babies in Bethlehem, not baptized Catholics.

I think--- NYer, listen up -- I think the Eastern Catholics --- or some of them -- have the holy OT Jews on their liturgical calendar, like St. Moses and so forth. Is this true?

Indeed, we do. Here are some of the Jewish saints on our calendar:

April 3 - Isaiah and Ezekiel, the Prophets
May 1 - Jeremiah the Prophet
May 23 - Tobias the Prophet
June 14 - Elisha the Prophet

One of the more interesting ones is

St. Shmouni and her 7 sons (Jewish martyrs) whose feast day is August 1. Their martyrdom took place around the year 170 before the birth of Christ, under the reign of the Syrian king, Antiochus Epiphanes. This king attempted to impose the pagan cult of Jupiter upon the Jewish people and even desecrated the Temple in Jerusalem. Under the threat of persecution and even death many Jews abandoned their religion.

According to an ancient tradition, it is said that the death of Shmooni and her sons took place in Antioch, and from there the relics of these martyrs were brought to Constantinople and finally Rome where they rest in the Church of Saint Peter in Chains.

Although her name is not mentioned, tradition gives the mother the name of Shmooni or Salome. The account of the death of the mother and sons is found in chapter 7 of the Second Book of Maccabees. The story of their martyrdom teaches us of their fidelity to the Jewish traditions, the great mercy of God for his people, their hope in the resurrection of the body, of God's reward to those who are faithful to him and of his judgement on those who turn away. Shmooni's example of faith as she saw her sons slowly put to death should be a sign to us when our faith is tested. May the prayers of Shomooni and her seven sons be with us. Amen.

One of the things that I look forward to most is God sitting us down and going “OK, well, now, lets see, the Baptists had this part right, the Catholics had this part right, the Presbyterians had this part right” and so on...

I’m of the firm conviction that as Christians come more and more under attack nationally and internationally, its becoming more and more critical that we stand together and set down differences that aren’t essential, rather than trying to go for the long knives over sprinkling vs. total immersion or such things. Not that you or I in our respective denominations have to change our views on any given thing, but the standard for unity needs to be if someone believes on the Lord Jesus Christ. If you are trusting in Him to get you to heaven, the details don’t need to matter when it comes to recognizing brethren in Christ.

We might as well start getting along now, we’re going to be together for a very, very long time!