We can learn from the Saints!

[wenlove24]

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nice thread you got here....

thanks...you're welcome to share too...

[jud_ith]

nice au nga thread TS.. pun-i pa

[wenlove24]

Mama's favorite saint:



St. Jude Thaddeus

Feastday: October 28
Patron of Desperate Cases

St. Jude, known as Thaddaeus, was a brother of St. James the Less, and a relative of Our Saviour. St. Jude was one of the 12 Apostles of Jesus.

Ancient writers tell us that he preached the Gospel in Judea, Samaria, Idumaea, Syria, Mesopotamia, and Lybia. According to Eusebius, he returned to Jerusalem in the year 62, and assisted at the election of his brother, St. Simeon, as Bishop of Jerusalem.

He is an author of an epistle (letter) to the Churches of the East, particularly the Jewish converts, directed against the heresies of the Simonians, Nicolaites, and Gnostics. This Apostle is said to have suffered martyrdom in Armenia, which was then subject to Persia. The final conversion of the Armenian nation to Christianity did not take place until the third century of our era.

Jude was the one who asked Jesus at the Last Supper why He would not manifest Himself to the whole world after His resurrection. Little else is known of his life. Legend claims that he visited Beirut and Edessa; possibly martyred with St. Simon in Persia.

Jude is invoked in desperate situations because his New Testament letter stresses that the faithful should persevere in the environment of harsh, difficult circumstances, just as their forefathers had done before them. Therefore, he is the patron saint of desperate cases and his feast day is October 28. Saint Jude is not the same person as Judas Iscariot who betrayed Our Lord and despaired because of his great sin and lack of trust in God's mercy.

[wenlove24]

"Our body has this defect that the more it is provided care and comforts, the more needs and desires it finds." -St. Teresa of Avila

[wenlove24]

St. Leo the Great
Feastday: November 10

"Virtue is nothing without the trial of temptation, for there is no conflict without an enemy, no victory without strife."

St. Leo the Great was born in Tuscany. As deacon, he was dispatched to Gaul as a mediator by Emperor Valentinian III. He reigned as Pope between 440 and 461. He persuaded Emperor Valentinian to recognize the primacy of the Bishopof Rome in an edict in 445. The doctrine of the Incarnation was formed by him in a letter to the Patriarch of Constantinople, who had already condemned Eutyches. At the Council of Chalcedon this same letter was confirmed as the expression of CatholicFaith concerning the Person of Christ.


All secular historical treatises eulogize his efforts during the upheaval of the fifth century barbarian invasion. His encounter with Attila the Hun, at the very gates of Romepersuading him to turn back, remains a historical memorial to his great eloquence. When the Vandals under Genseric occupied the city of Rome, he persuaded the invaders to desist from pillaging the city and harming its inhabitants. He died in 461, leaving many letters and writings of great historical value. His feast day is November 10th.

[petite fleur]

The film tells the story of London-based investigative journalist Robert Torres (Dougray Scott), who visits Spain to research a book about Josemaría Escrivá (Charlie Cox), the controversial founder of Opus Dei.



The Lord needs strong and courageous souls who refuse to come to terms with mediocrity and enter all kinds of environments with a sure step.
~The Furrow. St. Josemaria Escriva

[wenlove24]

@petite: pahuwama intawn ko huhu T_T

[Kerry]

Saints are good role models. I like to read their writings and lives. It gives me encouragement to reach for heaven

What I would recommend is the Diary of St Faustina Kowalska - Divine Mercy in my Soul. You can get it here in PDF form:

They're rare in paperbacks

Free Catholic Books

[wenlove24]

Saints are good role models. I like to read their writings and lives. It gives me encouragement to reach for heaven

What I would recommend is the Diary of St Faustina Kowalska - Divine Mercy in my Soul. You can get it here in PDF form:

They're rare in paperbacks

Free Catholic Books

thank you so much for this. i've been longing to read it...God bless

[petite fleur]

@petite: pahuwama intawn ko huhu T_T

Hehehehe..
Mag think sa ko unsaon Ate Wen.. mg inform lang ko...ako lang tale e compress churva