Which Saints Inspire You?

[LaPetiteSoeur]

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That's amesome that you got to play saints in your school production. My friends from my young adult group have an All Saints' Party every year instead of a Halloween party. I wanted to go really bad last year, but I couldn't find a suitable costume in time. You are supposed to dress up like a saint. This year, I plan to go as either St. Rose of Lima (with a crown of roses) or St. Elizabeth of Hungary. If all else fails, I'll just go as the Blessed Virgin Mary, but a lot of people at the party dress up like her.
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I loved it! Actually, I loved any excuse as a little girl to dress up like a nun. Sometimes, I still do (at least, I use a bathtowel for my veil...)

I also got to play a founding sister of an order, which was tons of fun. And in Kindergarten, my class picked things we wanted to be and we'd dress up like that thing and say a little poem. I chose a nun. So I got to dress up as one and say something like "I'd like to be a sister someday, and one day you'll see.... It must be nice to wear a long dress and teach little girls like me!" Something like that. The boy who played a priest is now studying to be a cop. But maybe one day he'll be a deacon!

[MithLuin]

Haha, I went to an All Saints' Party once! It was pretty cool.

I was St. Agnes, who was beheaded. So, I wore a white top/skirt with white shawl, made a crown out of ivy, and used costume makeup to draw a line of fake blood across my throat .

There was a guy there who did St. Sebastian; he even fletched his own arrows. Most others didn't focus on the death, though there were a lot of bedsheet togas! The cleverest was Joseph of Cupertino; he made homemade stilts out of soup cans and said he was levitating .


Hmmm, influential saints, in order of when they entered my life:

[b]St. Lucy[/b]: Had to dress up as her in 3rd grade for some obscure reason; being an oldest daughter, I found St. Lucia more interesting.

[b]St. Veronica:[/b] confirmation saint, she appealed to me because her name means 'true image' and for a simple act of kindness, Christ repaid her handsomely. Also, my great-great aunt the nun had this name.

[b]St. John of the Cross[/b]: I read a brief introduction to his work and decided, "I have no idea what this guy's talking about, but he certainly knows his stuff." This was when I discovered the appeal of listening to people who speak with authority.

[b]St. Francis of Assisi[/b]: I consider him to be a nearly perfect disciple of Christ. How can you not love the guy?

[b]St. Bernard of Clairveaux[/b]: The Melifluous Doctor. When I told my ex-bf I was in love with him, he asked me, 'Is he dead or imaginary?' [He knew me too well!] But I love his charism

[b]St. Maximillian Kolbe[/b]: Reading the story of his life made it clear that his death was not some freak accident, but something he'd prepared for all along. Can't remember which biography I first read, now.

[b]St. Clare of Assisi[/b]: Praying at her tomb was the highlight of my day in Assisi. I love her name: Chiara, 'light' And I'm born on her feast day.

[b]St. Teresa of Avila[/b]: Makes a lot more sense than St. John of the Cross, even if she's still way over my head. I think she was a very practical person. Still, when given the chance of visiting Avila or Segovia, I chose Segovia (his burial place).

[b]Padre Pio[/b]: He gets your attention and is challenging. I mean, all saints challenge a complacent life, but he in particular does.

[b]St. Thomas the Apostle[/b]: His 'My Lord and My God!' paired with St. Francis' 'My God and My All!' encapsulates a Christian life for me.

[b]St. Patrick[/b]: Yes, he converted Ireland. So, I owe him that much. Also, his 'breastplate' is one of my favorite prayers.

[b]Bl. Pope John Paul the Great[/b]: He taught me alot about what it means to be Catholic today, and how the ancient deposit of our faith is always ready to be discovered anew. Thank you for the Theology of the body! (Now, if I could just figure out how to live it...) I consider him to be an apostle of hope: the smoldering wick he does not snuff out. So encouraging!

[b]St. Francis Xavier[/b]: Well, a Jesuit had to make his way in here to balance out all these Franciscans and Carmelites! His missionary zeal is very impressive, and I love how St. Ignatius converted him.

[b]St. Don Bosco[/b]: I became a Salesian Lay Missioner this summer, so I'm learning how to walk in his footsteps and care for the young with Jesus' love using the Preventative System. Easier said than done, as always!