We can learn from the Saints!

[SioDenz]

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A saint is one who's now enjoying the company of God so I believe there are a lot more saints than we could ever count or could ever know of. Only God knows who they all are whether the living world recognizes them or not. Everything will be revealed in His time.

And only God knows if they are already with Him or Still waiting for the Judgment day

[wenlove24]

ang ginoo ang nag declare anan nla nga saint cla?

Pick one saint and read about him/her and then tell me if their life is any different than how the Man-God preached and lived His life.

[wenlove24]

did god mention pray for thge saints! god is a jealous person.. you should pray directly to him

The kind of prayer that we offer to God is called praise or worship and the one for the saints is called veneration.


*1090 "In the earthly liturgy we share in a foretaste of that heavenly liturgy which is celebrated in the Holy City of Jerusalem toward which we journey as pilgrims, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God, Minister of the sanctuary and of the true tabernacle. With all the warriors of the heavenly army we sing a hymn of glory to the Lord; venerating the memory of the saints, we hope for some part and fellowship with them; we eagerly await the Savior, our Lord Jesus Christ, until he, our life, shall appear and we too will appear with him in glory."

*excerpt from the Catechism of the Catholic Church

[wenlove24]

All I can learn from saint is
the more there are (saints) means the more the world is crawling & lurking with oppression, cruelty and injustices.

What I meant to say that these people succumbing to their worldly demise and into martyrdom...or sainthood..or whatever you call it, from the struggles & cruelty from people & society.

Just the same as a billing the Philippines a nation full or heroes which is not at all flattering to me
or a compliment given as we are a nation full of brave & courageous people when in fact it simply shows
it took these number of individuals (heroes) to stand up for those who plenty can't fight or stand for themselves.

everyone is free to comment but spare me the nationalistic & patriotic blah..blah thinking I'm not a proud filipino. If ever naa mu disagree please do in an articulate manner

and there is only one cause for that.......SIN

[wenlove24]

Naa pa ba diay mulabaw sa gipakita ni Kristo about Sacrifice and Sufferings?

I don't think so but the main point is that we can find meaning in our own sacrifice and suffering and that is to unite these to Christ's own passion. He lived as he preached and He's the only one who taught us to love our enemies, forgive seventy times seven times, turn the right cheek when the left is slapped and the most important of all -- eternal life. John 6:68 Simon Peter answered Him: Rabbi, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.

[mokiloo]

^^^care to elaborate give out the finer print
or dissect it to which your response related or reacting to my statement?

[yiennahs]

one of my faves

The prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

[wenlove24]

^^^care to elaborate give out the finer print
or dissect it to which your response related or reacting to my statement?

which one? about the SIN thing? You said all you ever learned was that the world was full of cruelty so I said the only cause for that is SIN. But we don't just stop there just like how we thirst for justice, these thirsts must be quenched so we find meaning in hope that there is something much more better for us out there.

[wenlove24]

one of my faves

The prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.

This prayer brings me to tears 'coz it reminds me of my one and only brother. I gave a copy to him 'coz I only desired that he stops hurting himself and those around him. Still haven't given up hope that he'll change though.

[mokiloo]

I just hope one doesn't refer to prayers as a fancy composition of words
or sort of poetry which is nice to hear when expressed vocally and romantic in thought when read
..or simply a literary masterpiece.

I hope every word uttered or mentioned is something to be practiced not just to swoon at
Be guided by it and not merely romanticize and emotionally moved on how it was written or expressed
and not reduce it as a mere sonnet