Saints

Happy Feast of All Saints! Those who know me know that I love the Saints! I love learning about their lives and praying novenas asking for their intercession. In case you are unfamiliar with why Catholic's ask Saints to pray for them here is a little explanation for you:

Like all Christians, Catholics believe in life after death. Those who have lived good lives and died in the faith of Christ will, as the Bible tells us, share in his resurrection.
While we live together on earth as Christians, we are in communion, or unity, with one another. But that communion doesn’t end when one of us dies. We believe that Christians in heaven, the saints, remain in communion with those of us on earth.
So, just as we might ask a friend or family member to pray for us, we can approach a saint with our prayers too. (text taken from http://catholicism.about.com/od/thesaints/f/Pray_to_Saints.htm)


For a more detailed explanation see this website:
http://www.catholic.com/tracts/praying-to-the-saints

On a more personal note I love the Saints because I feel like I have an entire group of best friends in heaven looking over me and those I love. I have formed friendships with many Saints, most especially Saint Therese and believe me she is alive and active in heaven. She has clearly worked in my life in amazing ways. I know that she is up in heaven spending her eternity doing good on earth. My only real desire in life is one day for me and my family to be Saints ourselves. If I wanted to be a doctor I would learn from other doctors right? If I want to be a Saint I need to learn from those who are already Saints. They give us all an example to follow. They also give us hope that we too can be in heaven one day with our Lord. I highly encourage all Christians, Catholic and Protestant alike to get to know the Saints. These are the hero's of the Christian faith and they loved Jesus with a zeal we dream of. And if you decide to become friend with the Little Flower (Saint Therese) don't be surprised by her sense of humor and beautiful ways of directing your life.

Mary Queen of all Saint, pray for us
All you holy Saints and Angels of God, pray for us