DiscerningSoul Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 It is comforting to learn that there are saints that were also homesick. Like Saint Bernadette. Do you know any other saint who was homesick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brendan1104 Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I think Sr. Lucy of Fatima... but I'm not 100% sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extra ecclesiam nulla salus Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 why are you homesick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemma Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 The Little Flower was homesick--especially when her beloved father became ill, and she had no other way than prayer to minister to him. Blessings, Gemma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritas Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 St. Augustine -big time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zunshynn Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 [quote name='Veritas' post='1055254' date='Sep 1 2006, 02:13 PM'] St. Augustine -big time! [/quote] really? but he'd already been away from home for so long by the time he became Catholic! I think St. Teresa of the Andes was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLAM Dad Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 I'm sure that the list of saints who were NOT homesick at some point in their lives would be considerably shorter than the list of those that were. Saints are like the rest of us and suffered the same things that we all suffer. Mary would be a good example. When Mary gave her fiat and went off with her husband I'm sure that she missed her parents. I wonder if there is a patron saint of homesickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
she_who_is_not Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 Oh gosh Dad, if I am ever canonized, I want to be the patroness of homesickness. Or overcoming shyness. Either way, I'd be very on top of it. St. George was homesick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brandelynmarie Posted September 2, 2006 Share Posted September 2, 2006 Ok...I found a neat website that lists hundreds of Patron Saint Topics...(one of these days I will learn to create a special link!) [url="http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/patron00.htm"]http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/patron00.htm[/url] I can't find one for homesickness...but maybe there is another word for it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zunshynn Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 Ok, there is a patron saint for wasps and pencils. There is no excuse for there not being one of homesickness! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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HisChild Posted September 3, 2006 Share Posted September 3, 2006 St Padre Pio was VERY homesick when he was assigned to San Giovanni Rotundo as he is from Pietrelcina and loved the land there. He missed his parents incredibly, especially since he was leaving his mother behind when, in his mind, there was no one to take care of her (his father left for NY to work and bring back money so his family could survive and so his son could enter the priesthood). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DiscerningSoul Posted September 5, 2006 Author Share Posted September 5, 2006 Thank you all for your support! Those are all great saints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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