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To: NYer
I'm thinking St. Francis Xavier, but then I am reading a book entitled "Introduction to the Devout Life" by St. Francis de Sales. Of course, non-Catholics might immediately jump to St. Francis of Assisi -- and that's OK, for he also bore the wounds of Christ, the stigmata.
301 posted on 03/13/2013 12:50:55 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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To: Salvation

St Francis de Sales has some of the most useful writing of any of the Saints I have read.


304 posted on 03/13/2013 12:53:06 PM PDT by Eepsy
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To: Salvation
Wow, you have all the "St. Francis" saints there already!

Well, they're all good guys anyway!

312 posted on 03/13/2013 12:56:13 PM PDT by Heart-Rest ("Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth!" Psalm 96:1)
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To: Salvation; Eepsy
I'm thinking St. Francis Xavier, but then I am reading a book entitled "Introduction to the Devout Life" by St. Francis de Sales. Of course, non-Catholics might immediately jump to St. Francis of Assisi -- and that's OK, for he also bore the wounds of Christ, the stigmata.

Let's see .. St. Francis Xavier was a Jesuit missionary. When the new pope stepped out on the balcony, he was dressed in simple cassock, shunning the mozetta. He wore a very simple cross. From what I hear, he is a very humble man which might suggest St. Francis of Assisi - il poverello. Then again, he is a theologian and, as Eepsy notes, his were great spiritual writings.

Perhaps ... the name represents all three. Wow! What a day ... and what a surprise! All those media heads conjecturing about Turkson, Scola, Dolan .. and the College of Cardinals, applying one of the oldest and most steadfast election methods, submitted this to prayer and gave us a humble and prayerful servant. Surprise!

God bless him! Let's keep those prayers going; he will need them.

Viva il Papa!


325 posted on 03/13/2013 1:06:14 PM PDT by NYer (Beware the man of a single book - St. Thomas Aquinas)
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367 posted on 03/13/2013 2:18:25 PM PDT by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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