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The Communion of Saints:
"When the Lord comes in glory, and all his angels with him, death will be no more and all things will be subject to him.
But at the present time some of his disciples are pilgrims on earth.
Others have died and are being purified, while still others are in glory, contemplating 'in full light, God himself triune and one, exactly as he is'.“
Lumen gentium Holiness is Possible
The Communion of Saints:
"When the Lord comes in glory, and all his angels with him, death will be no more and all things will be subject to him.
But at the present time some of his disciples are pilgrims on earth.
Others have died and are being purified, while still others are in glory, contemplating 'in full light, God himself triune and one, exactly as he is'.“ CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
Lumen gentium Holiness is Possible
The Communion of Saints:
"When the Lord comes in glory, and all his angels with him, death will be no more and all things will be subject to him.
But at the present time some of his disciples are pilgrims on earth.
Others have died and are being purified, CHURCH PENITENT while still others are in glory, contemplating 'in full light, God himself triune and one, exactly as he is'.“ CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
Lumen gentium Holiness is Possible
The Communion of Saints:
"When the Lord comes in glory, and all his angels with him, death will be no more and all things will be subject to him.
But at the present time some of his disciples are pilgrims onCHURCH earth. MILITANT Others have died and are being purified, CHURCH PENITENT while still others are in glory, contemplating 'in full light, God himself triune and one, exactly as he is'.“ CHURCH TRIUMPHANT
Lumen gentium
Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
How did they get to be Saints? Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
How did they get to be Saints? Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
How did they get to be Saints? Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
How did they get to be Saints? Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
How did they get to be Saints?
Canonized saints, officially vetted by the Church, join the Communion of Saints already in heaven And then…you get a statue Who are these “Holy Men and Women?” Who are these “Holy Men and Women?” Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Saints who are very famous - everyone has heard of: St. Ann
St. Peter
St. John the Apostle and the other Apostles
St. Teresa of Calcutta
St. Patrick
St. Nicholas
St. Valentine Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
But did you know….. Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Modern day Saints
St. John Paul II St. Maximilian Kolbe St. Riccardo Pampuri St. Gianna
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska St. Pius X
St. Katherine Drexel St. Mary MacKillop
St. John XXIII St. Maria Bernard Butler
St. Josemaria Escriva St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Very recent Saints – Canonized October 13, 2019
St. Mariam Thresia
St. Marguerite Bays
St. Giuseppina Vannini
St. Dulce Lopes Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Saints who are Doctors of the Church WESTERN ROMAN EMPIRE St. Ambrose, 340-397 St. Jerome,345-420 St. Augustine, 354-430 St. Gregory the Great(Pope), 540-604
EASTERN ROMAN EMPIRE St. Athanasius,295-373 St. Basil the Great, 330-379 PATRISTIC PERIOD St. Gregory of Nazianzus, 330-390 St. Ephraem the Deacon, 306-373 (Syriac) St. John Chrysostom, 345-407 St. Hilary, 315-368 (Latin) St. Cyril of Jerusalem, 315-387 (Greek) St. Cyril of Alexandria, 376-444 (Greek) St. Leo the Great (Pope), 390-461 (Latin) St. Peter Chrysologus, 400-450 (Latin) St. Isidore of Seville (last of the Latin Fathers), 560-636 St. John Damascene (last of the Greek Fathers), 676-749 Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Saints who are Doctors of the Church MIDDLE AGES St. Bede “the Venerable,” 673-735 16th CENTURY CATHOLIC REFORMATION St. Peter Damian, 1007-1072 St. John of Avila 1499-1569 St. Anselm, 1033-1109 St. Teresa of Avila, 1515-1582 St. Bernard of Clairvaux, 1090-1153 St. Peter Canisius, 1521-1597 St. Hildegard of Bingen, 1098-1179 St. John of the Cross, 1542-1591 St. Anthony of Padua, 1195-1231 St. Robert Bellarmine, 1542-1621 St. Albert the Great, 1200-1280 St. Lawrence of Brindisi, 1559-1619 St. Bonaventure, 1217-1274 St. Francis de Sales, 1567-1622 St. Thomas Aquinas, 1225-1274 St. Catherine of Siena, 1347-1379 St. Gregory of Narek 951-1003 (from the Armenian Church) MODERN ERA St. Alphonsus Liguori, 1696-1787 St. Therese of Lisieux, 1873-1897 Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Martyrs
St. Stephen
St. Bartholomew
St. Dymphna
St. Margaret Clitherow
Pretty much every Christian in the early centuries…… Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Martyrs
St. Quiteria Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Saints who displayed stigmata
St. Padre Pio
St. St. Catherine of Siena
St. Catherine De' Ricci
Blessed Margaret Mary Alacoque
St. Margaret of Cortona Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Saints with a really inspiring conversion story
St. Ignatius of Loyola St. Francis of Assisi St. Mary Magdalene St. Paul on the Road to Damascus St. Augustine of Hippo (also a doctor of the Church) St. Genesius St. Vladimir of Kiev St. Moses the Black St. Longinus Bl. Imelda Lambertini Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Saints with names I cannot pronounce
St. John Chrysostom
St. Alphonsa Muttathupadathu
St. Benedicta Hyon Kyongnyon
St. Ceolwulf of Northumbria
St. Quadragesimus
Bl. Volodymyr Pryjma
St. Zygmunt Gorazdowski Who are these “Holy Men and Women?” Saints to invoke if you need prayers for a very specific intention or occupation “Patron Saints”
For the universal Church and fathers – St. Joseph For musicians – St. Cecilia For those suffering nervous and mental afflictions – For artists – St. Catherine of Bologna St. Dymphna For students – St. John Bosco and St. Benedict For abuse victims – St. Monica For speakers and philosophers – St. Justin Martyr For earaches – St. Polycarp For travelers – St. Christopher For headaches – St. Teresa of Ávila (also a doctor of For friendships – St. John the Evangelist the Church) For Christian mothers – St. Anne For toothaches – St. Apollonia For adopted children – St. Thomas More For sore eyes – St. Clare of Assisi For farmers and rural communities – St. Isidore the For those too sick to care for themselves – St. Roch Farmer For the poor – St. Lawrence For bakers – St. Nicholas For protection from fire – St. Agatha of Sicily For fisherman – St. Andrew For those who struggle with doubt – St. Thomas the For hunters – St. Hubert Doubter For physicians – St. Luke For “hopeless causes” – St. Jude Thaddeus For athletes – St. Sebastian Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Saints from almost every country
Albanian Colombia Iceland Poland America Croatia India Portugal Argentina Cyprus Ireland Romania Armenia Czech Republic Italy Salvador Australia Denmark Japan San Marino Austria Dutch Korea Scotland Belgian Ecuador Lebanon Slovakia Brazil Egyptian Lithuania Spain Bulgaria England Luxembourg Sudan Canada Ethiopia Malta Sweden Chile Phillipines Mexico Switzerland China France Norway Uganda Germany Palestine Ukraine Guatemala Paraguay Vietnam Hungary Peru Wales Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Saints who did not suffer, were not persecuted Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Incorruptible Saints
St. John Vianney, Died 1859 St. Bernadette of Lourdes, Died 1879
St. Silvan, Died circa 350 St. Teresa Margaret, Died 1770
St John Bosco, Died 1888 St. Vincent de Paul, Died 1660
St. Catherine Laboure, Died 1876 St. Veronica Giuliani, Died 1727
St. Padre Pio, Died 1968 St Zita, Died 1272
Blessed Imelda Lambertini, Died 1333 Pope John XXIII, Died 1963
Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Died 1568 Blessed Pope Pius IX, Died 1878 Who are these “Holy Men and Women?”
Saints who reached sanctity before the age of 25
“Let no one have contempt for your youth, but set an example for those who believe, in speech, conduct, love, faith, and purity.” (1 Timothy 4:12)
Bl. José Sánchez del Rio St. Lucy
St. Agnes Bl. Pier Georgio Frassati
St. Dominic Savio St. Charles Lwanga
St. Tarcisius St. Perpetua
St. Maria Goretti St. Francisco Marto
Bl. Chiara Luce Badano St. Jacinta Marto
St. Aquilina St. Philomena
St. Gemma Galgani St. Aloysius Gonzaga
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