It is hard to believe that it will soon be a year since I was in the hospital with my last pregnancy that ended in February. I've been thinking about Francis Marie more often these days and the ache in my heart for another baby has already started as we have been blessed to cuddle lots of new bundles of joy in the last month! Our prayer is that the Lord will bless us with our own new bundle sometime in the next year.
During Advent I used the Saint Name Generator (courtesy of blogger/author Jennifer Fulwiler) to pick a saint for me for 2015. Why choose a saint? Well, it is a new person of God to study and learn about, a new intercessor in heaven whom I can ask to pray for me....the question is why not choose a saint for the year? We are all striving to become saints! Surely I could use some tips from someone who has gone before me!
So who did I get???
Drum roll, please.......
Blessed Angela of Foligno! She is actually Saint Angela now, declared a saint on October 9, 2013 by Pope Francis. So why did she pop up as "Blessed" under the saint generator? I can only guess it is because she was declared "Blessed" (or beatified) on July 11th, 1701. Mine and Robert's wedding anniversary is also July 11th. Had she popped up as "Saint Angela" (Canonization is when one is declared a saint), I might have never seen her beatification date and made the connection...and so I leave that as a special, mystical reminder from Our Lord that He wanted me to know of this connection. Saint Angela had no shortage of sorrow as her mother, husband and children all died within a close period of each other. It will be interesting to see what I will learn from this saint this year, and how she intercedes in prayer for me before the throne of God.
I certainly recommend that you try the Saint Name Generator and see who you get! If nothing else but to read up a little on a person who might draw you closer to Christ!
2 comments:
It was good to see you today! Sorry I didnt get a chance to say good bye. I picked a saint for the first time a few days ago...it really is so neat, and I enjoyed hearing about your experience, too...also we read about each day's saint at Holy Spirit interactive for kids...love doing that!! I think it is my favorite part of our homeschooling day!!! Thanks for always greeting me with such a warm smile...hope to see you again before too long!! God bless you and your beautiful family as you strive to do His holy will each and every day...
I got St. Benedict of Benthon "saint of mountain climbers"
I wasn't excited! So a few weeks later I decided to try again and got him again!!! Then I picked a few more times and got the Blessed Mother. I felt scolded so I stopped and stuck with mountain climber! Ergh! Gonna be a tough year!
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