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- The saints are models of human excellence, perfected by the life of Christ and the communication of his Spirit. They demonstrate by their lives how to really live and how to really die. They consistently point to the horizon of love which leads to the fulfillment of all human desire: eternal communion with the Holy Trinity.
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Oct 31, 2023 · The lives of the saints were governed by "the way and the truth and the life" (Jn 14:6), Jesus Christ, whose leadership is the way of service and example, the way of perfection, mercy and love. Therefore the saints were generally not popular cultural figures who somehow left their mark.
Saints are simply people who have chosen to point their lives in what they believe is God's direction, and there are enough lives pointed in the same direction that it begins to look like a long procession of people, all walking the same path, keeping each other company.
Nov 1, 2022 · It’s about who they were and how they lived as a result. The saints have so much to teach us and one of the lessons is the importance of daily spiritual reading. “Only God knows the good that can come about by reading one good Catholic book.” (St. John Bosco)
- First, Teach.
- Second, Pray.
- Third, Innovate.
For many Catholics, the saints are just boring marble statues. By suggesting good books (and even videos) and teaching about the real lives of the saints yourself, parishioners will better see the saints as men and women who worked, prayed and celebrated much as they do. You will also show how God calls unlikely people to do great things. Think of ...
The lives of the saints are woven into the liturgical year. A saint’s feast day is always an opportunity to talk about his or her life, because the lives of the saints are always related to the Gospels. The Gospels are the scripts that the saints acted out in their lives. So, on the feast of St. Francis of Assisi, why not talk about his life as you...
How much do parishioners know about your parish’s patron saint? Having a gathering, lecture, party, or some special event on the parish feast day might be a great way to teach about the saint and to build parish unity. Also, as spiritual directors, are you giving people only passages from Scripture for prayer? What about readings from the writings ...
Jun 30, 2023 · The Saints Teach Us How to Trust God. Fr. Joseph M. Esper. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful. -Hebrews 10:23.
Mar 15, 2003 · To contemplate the face of Christ in the changing, diversified situations of the modern world we must look at the saints who are "the living reflection of the face of Christ", as the Pope reminds us. The Church must proclaim the saints and she must do so in the name of that proclamation of holiness that fills her and makes her, precisely, a ...
Oct 15, 2024 · The intercession of the saints. “Being more closely united to Christ, those who dwell in heaven fix the whole Church more firmly in holiness.... They do not cease to intercede with the Father ...
