Saint Therese Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Your resolution for 2009 was to become a Saint? How would you go about it? What would you change about your life? Shouldn't we all be working towards that goal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Yes we should. I'd add daily mass more often. Probably add in some serious volunteer work, homeless shelter or children's hospital. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicanPhilosophy Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 (edited) That's actually an awesome New Year's resolution, and an answer to my all-day-long goal of coming up with one, lol! [Not that I'll reach sainthood or anything of course.. , but to have that as a goal - to really strive to be more Christ-like..WOW!] I would take the Theresian approach; I love the Little Flower! Little prayers before and during everything - cooking, cleaning, chores, homework, tying your shoes, brushing your teeth - just to offer it up and sanctify your "prayers, works, joys, and sufferings [of this day]," help out some souls in purgatory, lol! When you are feeling particularly down and unloving, try to hang on to the truth that "unfelt love" can be the greatest in the eyes of Love Himself..to continue on with loving actions when there is seemingly only desire to keep oneself comfortable and happy. Then, you are truly dealing with the spiritual and not the emotional, when you are able to go against every fiber of your being and make sacrifices for [the good of] others. And "step out of character" for others, too; ie, if you're a shy person, for the sake of others, be a bit more outgoing. For people like me, we can easily over-do it in social settings and need to listen to the voice of God when He whispers to us to quiet down and learn from what others have to say. Sorry to get all deep, lol! But wow, yeah, thanks for inspiring me with a New Year's resolution, haha. Edit: Until like two seconds ago, I failed to realize that your username is St. Therese - YAYYYY! In that case, if you love her approach and Little Way and have read her writings, namely [i]Story of a Soul[/i], all of what I said was probably pretty redundant..OoPs! +JMJD Edited January 2, 2009 by DominicanPhilosophy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 I'm totally serious about this. I asked myself, What am I waiting for to get serious about my spiritual life? None of us has any guarantee that we'll live for another year, or five or ten. So better to start now and not waste whatever time we do have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DominicanPhilosophy Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 No, I know, me too..sorry if my use of smileys caused you to think otherwise. I think it is awesome! +JMJD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Bone _ Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I'd move to some third world heck-hole and do good until I was martyrd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouisvilleFan Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 [quote name='T-Bone _' post='1741543' date='Jan 2 2009, 03:20 PM']I'd move to some third world heck-hole and do good until I was martyrd.[/quote] Hey, stick around a while and you won't have to go anywhere. Though, for most of us, there are plenty of destitute poor within a few miles of our homes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icelandic_iceskater Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Wow that is something to ponder. I'm feeling overwhelmed just at the thought of it, haha. I would def have to break that down, maybe grab a notebook and write down where I'd realistically like to be at the end of the year, then map out the steps I need to take to get there. Maybe add on something every 2 weeks or so... I'm kind of liking this idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissyP89 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I'd go to Confession every single day. That's the only way it's going to happen for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 I think your ideas about helping the poor are excellent. HOwever, St Paul said that if we give up our bodies or everything that we own but don't love God its in vain. And the Saints teach us that service is a fruit of intimate prayer and union with God. So maybe our goal should be to become persons of intense prayerfulness; I think that if we were we would serve others as a fruit of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior1027 Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 Here's an interesting quote from G. K. Chesterton on New Year's resolutions. Got it from a post on Phatcatholic's blog today: [quote]The object of a New Year is not that we should have a new year. It is that we should have a new soul and a new nose; new feet, a new backbone, new ears, and new eyes. Unless a particular man made New Year resolutions, he would make no resolutions. Unless a man starts afresh about things, he will certainly do nothing effective. Unless a man starts on the strange assumption that he has never existed before, it is quite certain that he will never exist afterwards. Unless a man be born again, he shall by no means enter into the Kingdom of Heaven. -- G. K. Chesterton, "January One" from [i]Lunacy and Letters[/i][/quote] It's an interesting question: if you hadn't ever existed before today, how would you live your life now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hilde Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 I'm going to work on becoming Catholic first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Therese Posted January 4, 2009 Author Share Posted January 4, 2009 Catholic doesn't necessarily mean holy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocent Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 (edited) [quote name='Saint Therese' post='1742357' date='Jan 4 2009, 08:58 AM']Catholic doesn't necessarily mean holy.[/quote] To become a Christian belonging to the Catholic Church in the fullest sense, it would be actually necessary to be holy, wouldn't it? Edited January 4, 2009 by Innocent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted January 4, 2009 Share Posted January 4, 2009 [quote name='Innocent' post='1742402' date='Jan 3 2009, 09:08 PM']To become a Christian belonging to the Catholic Church in the fullest sense, it would be actually necessary to be holy, wouldn't it? [/quote] I've heard our church described as a hospital for sinners, not a repository of saints. Don't get me wrong, we have lots of martyrs and saints, but most of us fall down a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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