Posted on 01/03/2014 9:17:18 AM PST by NYer
It’s that time of year again! I used my week of being under the weather to touch up the Saint’s Name Generator, so it’s all set for another round of saint choosing.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with it, the Saint’s Name Generator is a simple program I created to choose a saint’s name at random. I like to use it to find saints to for each year, as well as for other causes and events for which I could use some extra prayers. There are about 300 names in the database, so it’s a great way to discover fascinating holy people whom you might not already be familiar with. (Also, I included the text of the Litany of the Saints in the source code, so every time the program executes, it runs through that prayer.)
This year I got St. Martin of Tours. I’m excited about having him as my patron for a lot of reasons, but this excerpt from the reflection at the bottom of his bio really jumped out at me:
The saints are not creatures of another world: They face the same perplexing decisions that we do. Any decision of conscience always involves some risk. If we choose to go north, we may never know what would have happened had we gone east, west or south. A hypercautious withdrawal from all perplexing situations is not the virtue of prudence; it is, in fact, a bad decision, for “not to decide is to decide.”
Along with his fascinating life story, it gives me a lot to think about as we begin this new year. St. Martin of Tours, pray for us!
You can get your own saint here. Leave a comment and let me know which saint was chosen for you!
Feast: May 30
Patronage: Captives; Martyrs; People Ridiculed for Their Piety; Prisoners; Rape Victims; Soldiers; Women's Army Corps
St. Raphael the Archangel
Feast: September 29
Patronage: Against Eye Problems; Against Mental Illness; Against Nightmares; Against Sickness; Apothecaries; Blind People; Guardian Angels; Happy Meetings; Lovers; Mentally Ill People; Nurses; Pharmacists; Physicians; Shepherds; Sick People; Travellers; Young People
Learn more about St. Raphael the Archangel | Choose a new saint
this is scarey as I live.... very near... St Rafael.... California!
St. Rita
Feast: May 22
Patronage: Abuse Victims; Against Infertility; Against Loneliness; Against Sickness; Desperate Causes; Difficult Marriages; Forgotten Causes; Impossible Causes; Parenthood; Sick People; Sterile People; Victims of Physical Spouse Abuse; Widows; Wounded People
Works for me.
St. Thomas Aquinas
Feast: January 28
Patronage: Academics; Against Storms; Apologists; Book Sellers; Catholic Schools; Chastity; Learning; Philosophers; Publishers; Students; Universities
Feast: Every day
Patronage: Against sin death and the power of the Devil, creates faith, perfects faith, sole intercessor with God the Father, with the Father and Holy Spirit worshiped and glorified.
My father-in-law just moved in with us on Monday! Thanks and God Bless!
St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Feast: November 17
Patronage: Against In-Law Problems; Against the Death of Children; Against Toothache; Bakers; Brides; Charitable Workers; Falsely Accused People; Homeless People; Nursing Homes; People Ridiculed for Their Piety; Tertiaries; Widows
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein)
Feast: August 9
Patronage: Against the Death of Parents; Europe; Martyrs
He makes saints possible.
S. Margana, Patroness of Wordplay
(Feast-days: 01/10, 02/20, 03/30, 11/11, 12/21 ;)
St. Michael the Archangel:
Holy Scripture describes St. Michael as “one of the chief princes,” and leader of the forces of heaven in their triumph over the powers of hell.
How truly appropriate. God bless you for your generous gift of taking in your father in law.
Nothing scary about this. You have a new friend ... and an archangel, no less. Enjoy meeting your new acquaintance.
St. Wolfgang of Ratisbon
Feast: October 31
Patronage: Against Apoplexy; Against Paralysis; Against Stomach Diseases; Against Strokes; Carpenters; Paralysed People; Stroke Victims
Learn more about St. Wolfgang of Ratisbon | Choose a new saint
I don’t know to be happy or worried, with all the diseases listed and the folks I’ve been close to who have recently died due to ‘stomack disease -cancer’ or stroke. I may need to “spin the wheel” and get a new saint. Of course, with my first name, I should probably stick what that saint.
We need Saint Michael the Archangel.
He will, when called upon, to defend us in battle and shove the disciples of the Satan Obama and all his evil spirits into the pits of hell!
by scarey I meant “uncanny”
St. Afra, Augsburg, Germany
Profile: prostitute, convert, martyr
Feast: August 5
Patronage: Augsburg, Germany; converts, martyrs, penitent women
St. Teresa of Avila
“Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.”
St. Leonard of Port Maurice
Feast: November 26
Patronage: Parish Missions
Learn more about St. Leonard of Port Maurice | Choose a new saint
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