Remembering A Modern Day Saint.

[Tony]

Hello Phatmassers, I would like to share a story about someone I believe should be canonized as a Saint some day. I personally did not know this person, but when I had heard about her, I felt drawn to her and felt like I had known her. Her name is Deora Bodley. She was aboard Flight 93 on September 11, 2001. She was age 20

Why do I feel drawn to her? Her heart. Example being she was always hopeful for world peace. She was quoted for writing as an 11-year-old, she wrote in one of her journals, "People ask who, what, when, where, how and why. I ask peace." Her family are now huge advocates to what Deora believed in... Peace and love. There is much more to like about Deora though so I Will give you a few pages that tell a lot about the type of person Deora was.

There have been a lot of reverences of her attending Catholic schools and volunteering at them, her memorial services have also been at Catholic churches so I believe she is Catholic.

http://cf1.newsday.infi.net/911/printprofile.cfm?id=161

http://www.post-gazette.com/headlines/2001...bodleybiop8.asp

http://www.scu.edu/SCU/Departments/President/deora.cfm

Wow that all this is said, I hope it isn’t wrong or seem strange to have an intercessor that hasn’t been canonized as saint and I never knew in person... I sometimes feel like I am invading someone’s space … And at the same time, I feel compelled to share her story and treat her as she was a saint. I would love to see her get canonized some day! May she continue pray for world peace, amen.

God bless you all, if you would like, I encourage you to spread the word about Deora, maybe she will achieve Sainthood this way .

Edited January 9, 2004 by Tony

[Tony]

bumpidy bump

[VeraMaria]

She sounds like a person I'd like to get to know more about. :)

[cathgirl]

"People ask who, what, when, where, how and why. I ask peace."

Wow, at age 11, I wasn't saying that. I was asking that one of the members of n sync would someday be my husband!! :rolling:

She sounds really interesting!!!

[Tony]

Bumping just because this is the 3rd annivesary of when she went to Heaven.. The Bottom link up there does not work but the page is now found here [url="http://www.scu.edu/president/publiccommentary/memorialmessage.cfm"]http://www.scu.edu/president/publiccomment...rialmessage.cfm[/url]

[littleflower+JMJ]

this is awesome tony!!!

[StColette]

I agree with Flowery !!!

[Guest T-Bone]

Way cool!

I hope she gets canonized.

[franciscanheart]

thats awesome, thanks for sharing. way cool.

[littleflower+JMJ]

bump de bump for such a cool thread!

[Tony]

thanks!.. the more I see this.. the more I realise it isnt strange to have someone as a Patron that really isnt known well .. for a while I felt like I was intruding on her .. thanks guys!

[Piccoli Fiori JMJ]

That is really neat... it would be cool if she was cannonized!

[azaelia]

That's awesome, Tony.

[MorphRC]

Your hearts in the right place Tony. But seriously, theres a lot better people in this world, and in the after-life, more deserving of Canonization.

[StColette]

This site [url="http://www.ewtn.com/library/NEWAGE/ZENENEA.TXT"]http://www.ewtn.com/library/NEWAGE/ZENENEA.TXT[/url] might be of some help. Read the top part about Saints and invoking

Edited September 16, 2004 by StColette

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='MorphRC' date='Sep 11 2004, 01:04 PM'] Your hearts in the right place Tony. But seriously, theres a lot better people in this world, and in the after-life, more deserving of Canonization. [/quote]
If a cause for sainthood is fitting, then canonization will occur. If there are those more deserving, they will be canonized. That does not allow us to skip over others who are deserving, no matter how much less we may think they are.

[musturde]

[quote name='MorphRC' date='Sep 11 2004, 12:04 PM'] Your hearts in the right place Tony. But seriously, theres a lot better people in this world, and in the after-life, more deserving of Canonization. [/quote]
To tell you the truth, I was just thinking that but to think of it that way is shameful. If the girl doesnt get cannonized, then I guess it's God's will or the Vatican didnt look her over. Saintly lives are great to follow by. We have to keep reminding ourselves that they aren't items but people. Seing her cannonized would be great.

[musturde]

blech, why is it that I now dissagree with myself lol....

[Tony]

[quote name='StColette' date='Sep 15 2004, 11:18 PM'] This site [url="http://www.ewtn.com/library/NEWAGE/ZENENEA.TXT"]http://www.ewtn.com/library/NEWAGE/ZENENEA.TXT[/url] might be of some help. Read the top part about Saints and invoking [/quote]
interesting.. thank you for sharing

[DemonSlayer]

I'd like to see Cardinal Ignatius Kung canonised some day.