On the first of January a new calendar year begins. On the first Sunday of Advent the new year of the Church begins. Therefore, the Saturday preceding the first Advent Sunday has something of the character of a New Year’s Eve. One of the old customs is to choose a patron saint for the new year of the Church.
[Maria Trapp]
2008 is going to be a year of great changes for many people. Some will get married, others will discover more fully the meaning of their religious or sacerdotal vows. Many people will face major life changes. Therefore, this year each recipient will recieve two patron saints who were spiritual companions, in keeping with St Thomas More's wise counsel about knowing a man by the company he keeps.
The drawing will take place at my Liturgical New Year Party Saturday night. Leave a note in the combox or drop me an email sanctalucia(at)gmail(dot)com if you would like me to pick patron saints for you.
82 comments:
Choose for me, please!
Put me down for one. You always draw the best names!
Count me in.
Please choose for me, too.
I'd like a patron saint for the year too.
Judy:
Sts Charles Borromeo & Aloysius Gonzaga
Pray for seminarians
“We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible and have no other view or end in all our actions but the divine honor.” [St Charles]
Lirioja:
Sts Margaret Mary & Claude Colombiere
Pray for an increase in devotion to the Sacred Heart
“Look at this Heart which has loved men so much, and yet men do not want to love Me in return. Through you My divine Heart wishes to spread its love everywhere on earth.”
Is it too late now?
Mark-
Absolutely not!
Your patrons for 2008 are:
Sts Augustine & Monica
Pray for an end to abortion
"For nothing will be impossible with God." [Lk 1, 37]
Ohhhh noooo ... I missed the drawing! Can I get in on it just a little late too?
If possible, I'd like too as well! I came upon the site today via Holy Whapping; excellent blog!
Julie D:
Sts Thomas Aquinas, Bonaventure, & Louis
Pray for orthodoxy of Catholic universities
"Grant me, O Lord my God, a mind to know you, a heart to seek you, wisdom to find you, conduct pleasing to you, faithful perseverance in waiting for you, and a hope of finally embracing you." [Aquinas]
JG Emerson
Sts Benedict & Scholastica
Pray for vocations to the Benedictine religious life
"Girded with faith, and the performance of good works, let us follow Christ's path by the guidance of the Gospel; then we shall deserve to see Him 'who has taken us into His kingdom.'" [Rule of St Benedict]
Am I too late? I would like one chosen for me as well...
I found you via "The Shrine of the Holy Whapping." Could you choose for me also? I'd love to make some new friends in heaven....
Thank you, Lucy!
Wow, three saints! Thanks Lucy!
Suzanna:
Sts Joachim & Anne
Pray for the elderly
"But He said to me, 'My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness." [2 Cor 12,9]
Laura B:
Sts Sixtus & Lawrence
Pray for bishops
"I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep." [Jn 10,11]
Wonderful; thank you.
Thank you, thank you! Pope and Deacon, martyrs both. I'm very happy to pray for bishops.
Please draw for me if it's not to late. Thanks.
May I jump in the drawing late, too? It's still the first week of Advent....
Thank you so much! I believe this is the strongest hint yet of what God's been trying to tell me these past few months.
If it's not too late..please choose for me! :o)
Chris:
Sts Simon & Jude
Pray for those in desperate situations
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” [Mt 11, 28]
QM:
Sts Perpetua & Felicity
Pray for mothers
“Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all." [Pv 31, 29]
Tibercrawl:
Sts Joachim & Anne
Pray for the elderly
“But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness’."
[2 Cor 12, 9]
Hello! I hope it'snot too late. PLEASE choose for me...I'm seriously in need of as much help in 2008 as I can get, so to be blessed with my own patron saints to guide me would be the best gift!!
Hello! I hope it'snot too late. PLEASE choose for me...I'm seriously in need of as much help in 2008 as I can get, so to be blessed with my own patron saints to guide me would be the best gift!!
Hey I would like for you to choose me a patron saint for '08.
Marianne:
Sts Francis & Clare
Pray for vocations to the Franciscan religious life
Jesus is happy to come with us, as truth is happy to be spoken, as life to be lived, as light to be lit, as love is to be loved, as joy to be given, as peace to be spread. [St Francis]
Troy:
Sts James & John
Pray for missionaries
"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." [Mk 1, 17]
Hi Lucy,
Bless you heart!!
Marianne
Could you please draw one for me?
May I please have one as well?
I love your blog, by the way!
Please may I be included. 2008 is to be my postulancy year!
Kaila:
Sts Stanislaus Kostka & Peter Cansius
Pray for vocations to the Jesuit religious life
“Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the holy Spirit.” [Mt 28, 19]
Jen D:
Sts Francis de Sales & Jane Frances de Chantal
Pray for Protestant conversions
“There is nothing which edifies others so much as charity and kindness, by which, as by the oil in our lamp, the flame of good example is kept alive.” [St Francis de Sales]
Gerard:
Sts Basil & Gregory Nazianzen
Pray for an end to the Great Schism
“But our great pursuit, the great name we wanted, was to be Christians, to be called Christians.”
[St Gregory Nazianzen]
Me too, please?
If not too late, then me too please!
Thank you!!
And me, please?
Please choose for me - thank you!
Me, too, please
May I have one also. I would love to have someone specific to turn to.
Please choose for me, too! Thank you, and God bless!!
If it is not too late I would love to be included. For me 2008 is the year I will finally come home to the Catholic Church. I know it would be a blessing to have you choose a saint for me.
Is it too late? If not, please choose some Saints for me. Believe me...I need a LOT of help...
I'll join the crowd -- choose for me too, please.
Will:
Sts Ignatius & Francis Xavier
Pray for the Church in China
“I wish the university students would work as hard at converting these people as they do at their books, and so settle their account with God for their learning and the talents entrusted to them.”
[St Francis Xavier]
Kim:
Sts Cosmas & Damian
Pray for pharmacists’ & physicians’ right to conscience
“Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” [Mt 5, 10]
Candi:
Sts Vincent de Paul & Louise de Marillac
Pray for an increase in the virtue of charity
We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.
[St Vincent de Paul]
JT:
Sts Peregrine & Philip Benizi
Pray for cancer patients and their families
“My God, the closer I come to you, the more I need to humble myself in the dust.”
[St Philip Benizi]
Mar Poppins:
Sts Philip Neri & Camillus
Pray for confessors
“A joyful heart is more easily made perfect than one that is cast down.” [St Philip Neri]
MIL:
Sts Teresa of Avila & John of the Cross
Pray for vocations to the Carmelite religious life
“There is more value in a little study of humility and in a single act of it than in all the knowledge in the world.” [St Teresa]
Laura:
Sts John & Paul
Pray for the propagation of the faith
“For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?” [Mk 8, 36]
Kelly:
Sts Phillip & James
Pray for an end to commercialism
Philip said to him, "Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us." [Jn 14, 8]
Adoro te devote:
Sts James & John
Pray for missionaries
"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." [Mk 1, 17]
Web:
Sts Paul & Barnabas
Pray for the success of the year of St Paul
“But you, be self-possessed in all circumstances; put up with hardship; perform the work of an evangelist; fulfill your ministry.” [2 Tim 4, 5]
Many thanks & my prayers.
Can I have some, even though it's late? I'm a hopeless girl grad student, but I just found your blog! -JB
Ditto what JMB said - did I miss the boat?
JMB:
Sts Cunegunda & Henry
Pray for those in public office
“And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." [Mt 25, 40]
TO:
It's never to late to climb aboard the barque of Peter.
Sts John Bosco & Dominic Savio
Pray for parish priests
“He put up with their ignorance and roughness and even their infidelity. He treated sinners with a kindness and affection that caused some to be shocked, others to be scandalized and still others to hope for God's mercy. And so he bade us to be gentle and humble of heart.” [St John Bosco]
I'm a bit late, but I'd love one!
I just heard about this. If it's not too late I'd love a Patron Saint for 2008! Thanks for doing this.
Please, may I have a patron saint, too? Many thanks! Elizabeth
May I ask that you pick some for me too?
Pretty please? {no sugar on top, I'm a diabetic ;-)}
Iris Celeste
I'd like one, too, please!
What a great idea! If it's not too late, I'd LOVE to have you draw saints for me.
What a great idea, thank you!
Thank you! And you have no idea how completely appropriate that selection is. Just wanted to say the Holy Spirit knows exactly who is being chosen for us and why!
Karen:
Sts Perpetua & Felicity
Pray for mothers
“Many are the women of proven worth, but you have excelled them all." [Pv 31, 29]
Stevie:
Sts Ignatius & Francis Xavier
Pray for the Church in China
“I wish the university students would work as hard at converting these people as they do at their books, and so settle their account with God for their learning and the talents entrusted to them.”
[St Francis Xavier]
Elizabeth:
Sts Cyril & Methodius
Pray for an end to the Great Schism
These also I must lead, and they will hear my voice, and there will be one flock, one shepherd.
[Jn 10, 16]
Iris:
Sts Francis de Sales & Jane Frances de Chantal
Pray for Protestant conversions
“There is nothing which edifies others so much as charity and kindness, by which, as by the oil in our lamp, the flame of good example is kept alive.” [St Francis de Sales]
Renee:
Sts Peregrine & Philip Benizi
Pray for cancer patients and their families
“My God, the closer I come to you, the more I need to humble myself in the dust.”
[St Philip Benizi]
Jennifer F:
Sts Charles Borromeo & Aloysius Gonzaga
Pray for seminarians
“We must keep ourselves in the presence of God as much as possible and have no other view or end in all our actions but the divine honor.” [St Charles]
I came here through "Happy Catholic." Please choose for me also, if it isn't too late yet. This is wonderful!!
Thank you so much! God bless you.
Maria
Please choose for me, also, if it's not too late. I just discovered your blog; it's wonderful. Pax Christi!
Oh, if it is not too late I would like to have a patron. Thank you for introducing this idea again to so many people.
Would you please pick for me as well? Thank you.
I'd like a pick as well please :)
Thank You So Much!
I think Sts Francis de Sales & Jane Frances de Chantal are perfect for me. Therefore, I'll restate what another mentioned, "The Holy Spirit must be guiding you."
Iris
I would love to have a saint picked if possible.
Thanks!
Could you choose a patron saint for me too? Thanks!
If you're still picking saints, I'd love to be included as well.
If you're not overwhelmed, please choose one for me too:) Thanks!
Maria:
Sts Simon & Jude
Pray for those in desperate situations
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest.” [Mt 11, 28]
Leslie:
Sts Augustine & Monica
Pray for an end to abortion
“For nothing will be impossible for God." [Lk 1, 37]
Sts Francis & Clare
Pray for vocations to the Franciscan religious life
Jesus is happy to come with us, as truth is happy to be spoken, as life to be lived, as light to be lit, as love is to be loved, as joy to be given, as peace to be spread. [St Francis]
Nicole:
Sts Phillip & James
Pray for an end to commercialism
Philip said to him, "Master, show us the Father, and that will be enough for us." [Jn 14, 8]
Alex:
Sts Vincent de Paul & Louise de Marillac
Pray for an increase in the virtue of charity
We must love our neighbor as being made in the image of God and as an object of His love.
[St Vincent de Paul]
Nick:
Sts Benedict & Scholastica
Pray for vocations to the Benedictine Religious Life
Girded with a faith, and the performance of good works, let us follow in Christ's path by the guidance of the Gospel; then we shall deserve to see him "who has called us into his kingdom."
[Rule of St Benedict]
CDO:
Sts Margaret Mary & Claude Colombiere
Pray for an increase in devotion to the Sacred Heart
“Look at this Heart which has loved men so much, and yet men do not want to love Me in return. Through you My divine Heart wishes to spread its love everywhere on earth.”
Knit:
Sts Martha & Mary
Pray for homemakers
“Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.” [Lk 10, 42]
CJMR:
Sts Cosmas & Damian
Pray for pharmacists’ & physicians’ right to conscience
“Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” [Mt 5, 10]
Dinia:
Sts Joachim & Anne
Pray for the elderly
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“But He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness’."
[2 Cor 12, 9]
Thank you so much!
Maria
I would really appreciate it if you could choose saints for me as well. Thank you!
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Churchladies. I'm grateful for the privilege and the duty. May God bless you and all your readers. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Can I still get in on the fun of getting some new patrons for the year? Pretty please? :)
Thanks! I will keep the homemakers in mind when I pray, as a fellow woman, a teacher and a crafter (though not a homemaker in the true sense of the word, as I'm single and childless).
Please draw some saints for me.
TNP
tnpacitti@hughes.net
Joey:
Sts John & Paul
Pray for the propagation of the faith
“For what shall it profit a man, if he gain the whole world, and suffer the loss of his soul?” [Mk 8, 36]
MGibson:
Sts Cunegunda & Henry
Pray for those in public office
“And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me." [Mt 25, 40]
TNP:
Sts Bridget & Catherine of Sweden
Pray for families
“Above all, let your love for one another be intense, because love covers a multitude of sins.”
[1 Pet 4, 8]
pretty please, for me too. THANKS!
I would love some Saints for the new year! Thanks!
If it's not too late, I would love a couple of Patron Saints for '08. I think this is wonderful! Thank you.
I would greatly appreciate a saint, please!
Thank you!
Seeking:
Sts Cosmas & Damian
Pray for pharmacists’ & physicians’ right to conscience
“Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” [Mt 5, 10]
Heather:
Sts Martha & Mary
Pray for homemakers
“Mary has chosen the better part and it will not be taken from her.” [Lk 10, 42]
Annelocks:
Sts James & John
Pray for missionaries
"Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men." [Mk 1, 17]
Pasteurella:
Sts Augustine & Monica
Pray for an end to abortion
“For nothing will be impossible for God." [Lk 1, 37]
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