Author’s Pick…Book Review #1…Prayer Styles

 

Their is a different prayer style for each person.  Each of the saints also prays in a way that is special to that saint  If you are searching for the type of prayer that works for you a wonderful book to read is Six Ways to Pray from Six Great Saints by Gloria Hutchinson.

 

This book introduces you to six different saints:  St. Francis of Assisi (Franciscan), St. Clare ( Poor Clares), St. Teresa of Lisieux (Carmelite), St. Therese of Avila (Carmelite), St. John of the Cross (Carmelite ) and St. Ignatius of Loyola (Jesuit).   You will learn not only their story but also their prayer style.

Each chapter contains exercises to help you  discover what type of prayer works best for you.  When I read this book, I learned about the “Prayer of Detachment” taught by St. John of the Cross.  The exercises helped me to practice and meditate in a way I had never tried before.  I encourage everyone to read it and discover their own prayer type.

 

 

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Six Ways to Pray from Six Great Saints

 

 

 

Feast Days and Saint of the Day; DECEMBER CALENDAR

Our Lady of Guadalupe

Dec. 1…Bl. Charles de Foucould...France…Martyr…Patron Saint of diocesan priests

Dec. 2...St. Bibiana...Rome…Martyr

Dec. 3…St. Francis Xavier...Spain…Co-Founder of the Jesuits…Patron Saint of foreign missions…Incorrupt

Dec. 4…St. John Damascene...Demascus…Doctor of the Church              St. Barbara…Patron against sudden death

Dec. 5…St.Sabas...Cappadocia….priest and monk

Dec. 6…St. Nicholas...Bishop of Myra…Patron Saint of children, sailors, and bakers.

Dec. 7…St. Ambrose…Bishop of Milan…Doctor and Father of the Church.,.Patron Saint of bee keepers

Dec. 8…Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary…Patron Saint of Brazil and the United States.

Dec. 9…St. Juan Diego…Mexico City…Visionary

Dec. 10…St. Gregory III...Syria…Bishop of Rome…

Dec. 11…St. Damasus I…Bishop of Rome

Dec. 12…Our Lady of Guadalupe...Mexico City…Patron Saint of the Americas.

Dec. 13…St. Lucy…Sicily…Patron Saint of the blind and visually impaired…Martyr

Dec. 14…St. John of the Cross...Spain…Mystic…Carmelite…Patron of mystics…Doctor of the Church

Dec. 15…St. Maria Di Rosa...Italy…Servants of Charity

Dec. 16…St. Adelaide...Burgundy…Patron Saint of abuse victims and brides.

Dec. 17…St. Olympias...Constantinople…widow and deaconess

Dec. 18…Bl. Anthony Grassi...Italy…Oratorian Father…

Dec. 19…St. Thomas De & Companions…Vietnam…Dominican…Martyr

Dec. 20...St. Dominic of Silos…Spain…Benedictine…Patron Saint of pregnant women, shepherds and prisoners

Dec. 21…St. Peter Canisius...Holland. and Germany..Jesuit priest…Doctor of the Church…Patron Saint of the Catholic Press,

Dec. 22…St. Flavian...Patriarch of Constantinople…Martyr

Dec. 23…St. John Cantius...Poland…Priest

Dec. 24…St. Emiliana & Tarsila..Italy…Sisters

Dec. 25…Feast of the Nativity…Birth of Jesus…Christmas

Dec. 26...St. Stephen…Disciple of Jesus…First Martyr

Dec. 27…St. John the Evangelist...Apostle…Patron of writers, editors, and publishers

Dec. 28…The Holy Innocents...Bethlehem…Martyrs

Dec. 29…St. Thomas Becket…Normandy…Archbishop of Canterbury…Martry

Dec. 30…St. John Alcober …Granada…China…Dominican Priest…Martyr

Dec. 31…St. Sylvester I...Bishop of Rome

 

Nativity

Feast Days and Saint of the Day; NOVEMBER CALENDAR

1   All Saints Day

2.  All Soul’s Day

3.   St. Martin de Porres…Peru…Dominican…Incorrupt

4.   St. Charles Borromeo…Bishop of Milan…Oblates of St. Ambrose

5.   St. Elizabeth...  relative of Virgin Mary

6.   St. Theophane Venard...France…Vietnam…Missionary…Martyr

7.  St. Carina and her companions...Martyr

8.    St.  Elizabeth of the Trinity…France…Carmelite…Patron Saint of the sick and the loss of parents

9.    Dedication of St. John Lateran Basilica in Rome…Pope’s cathedral

10.   St. Leo the Great...Bishop of Rome…Doctor of the church

11.   St. Martin of Tours...Bishop…Patron Saint of soldiers and beggars.

12.  St. Josephat…Poland…Martyr…Bishop…Incorrupt

13…St. Frances Cabrini...Italy…U.S…Patron Saint of immigrants, orphans and against malaria…Incorrupt..Sisters of the Sacred Heart

14,  St. Laurence O’Toole…Ireland…Bishop

15.  St. Albert the Great...Germany…patron saint of scientists and philosophers…Dominican…Bishop…Doctor of the Church

16.  St. Gertrude the Great...Germany…Patron Saint of West Indies, Nuns and travelers…Benedictine…Mystic

17,  St. Elizabeth of Hungary...Third Order Franciscan…Patron Saint of widows, charities, bakers and young brides.

18,  St. Rose Philippine Duchasne…France…U.S.A….Patron Saint of the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, Missouri

19,  Bl. Raphael Kalnowski…Poland…Carmelite

20,  St. Edmund...King of East Angles…Martyr…Patron Saint of kings and against plaque and torture

21,  Presentation of the Virgin Mary...Jerusalem

22,  St. Cecelia...Rome…Patron Saint of musicians…Martyr

23.  St. Clement of Rome...Bishop of Rome…Martyr

24.  St. Andrew Dung and companions...Vietnam…Martyr

25.  St. Catherine of Alexandria…Egypt…Martyr…Patron Saint of Christian philosophers, teachers and librarians

26.  St. John Berchomans...Belgium…Patron Saint of altar boys.

27.  Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal...Vision in France

28.  St. Catherine Laboure’...France….Visionary…Incorrupt

29.  Bl. Denis of the Nativity...France…Carmelite Priest…Martyr

30.  St. Andrew...Apostle…Brother of Simon Peter…Patron Saint of Fishermen, Russia, Scotland, and Greece

Crucifixion of St. Andrew the Apostle by Mattia Petri

Twenty Five Quotes for Peace from the Saints

 

“Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; I do not give to you as  the world gives. Do no let not your heart be troubled, and do not  be afraid.” John 14:27.

Quote of Jesus

Peace and serenity of heart are difficult to acquire.  The world is a chaotic place to live. Our emotions can make us feel quite helpless.  How do we find peace?  How do we live in peace?  Faith is a gift.  With faith, we can pray for peace.   The following quotes of the saints are ‘pearls of wisdom’ to help us in our journey.

 

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  1. Lord, Make me an instrument of Thy peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love.

 St. Francis of Assisi

 

2.  Keep your soul at peace, in order to be able to be attentive and very faithful to the inner movement of the Holy Spirit.

St. Peter Julian Eymard

 

3.  Who except God can give you peace? Has the world ever been able to satisfy the heart?”

St. Gerard Majella

 

4.  Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset.

St. Francis de Sales

 

5.   From humility of heart proceed serenity of mind, gentleness of conduct, interior peace, and every good.”

 St. Paul of the Cross

 

6.   While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful to have it more fully in your heart.

Saint Francis of Assisi

 

7.   If you want peace, work for justice.
If you want justice, defend life.
If you want life, embrace truth.

St. John Paul II

 

8.  Joy, with peace, is the sister of charity. Serve the Lord with laughter.

St. Padre Pio

 

9.  Mankind will not have peace until it turns with trust to My mercy.

St Faustina

 

10.  Go forth in peace, for you have followed the good road. Go forth without fear, for he who created you has made you holy, has always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Blessed be you, my God, for having created me.

St. Jane Frances de Chantal

 

11.  Let us not be justices of the peace, but angels of peace.

St. Therese of Lisieux

 

12.  But above all preserve peace of heart.  This is more valuable than any treasure.

St. Mary Margaret Alacoque

 

13.  Peace in the society depends on peace in family.

St. Augustine

 

14.  Be at Peace.  What God has started He will finish.

St. Faustina

 

15.  Let peace be your quest and  aim.

St. Benedict

 

16.  Be peace loving.Peace is a precious treasure to be sought with great zeal.  Live your life that you may receive the blessings of the Lord.  Then the peace of God the Father will be with you always.

St. Francis of Paola

 

17.  Maintain a spirit of peace and you will save a thousand souls.

St. Seraphim of  Sarov

 

18.  Be at peace with your own soul, then heaven and earth will be at peace with you.

St. Jerome

 

19.  The only way to peace is forgiveness.

St. John Paul II

 

20.  What can you do to promote world peace?  Go home and love your family.

St. Teresa of Calcutta

 

21.  Abide in peace, banish cares, take no account of all that happens, and you will serve God according to His good pleasure and rest in Him.

St. John of the Cross

 

22.  If you remain constant in faith in the face of trial, the Lord will give you peace and rest for a time in this world and forever in the next.

St. Jerome

 

23.  We shall steer safely through every storm, so long as our heart is right, our intention fervent, our courage steadfast, and our trust fixed on God.

St. Francis de Sales

 

24.  Strive to preserve your heart in peace; let no event of the world disturb it.

St. John of the Cross

 

25.  Peace demands four essential conditions:  Truth, Justice, Love, and Freedom.

St. John Paul II

 

 

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Feast Days and Saint of the Day; OCTOBER CALENDAR

St. Francis with Animals

October 1...St. Therese of Lisieux...France…Carmelite…Doctor of the Church…Patron Saint of florists, missionaries, pilots and against tuberculosis

October 2…Feast of the Guardian Angels

October 3…St. Theodore Guerin…France and United States..Patron Saint of the Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana…Sisters of Providence

October 4…St. Francis of Assisi…Italy…Founder of Franciscans…Patron Saint of the environment, peacemakers, and animals.

October 5…St. Faustina...Poland…Apostle of Mercy…Visionary

October 6…St. Bruno...Germany…Founder of Carthursian Order

October 7…Feast of the Most Holy Rosary...Devotion begun by St. Dominic

October 8…Bl. Ambrose of Sienna...Dominican…Peacemaker

October 9…St. Denis & Companions...Italy…Bishop of Paris…Martyr…Patron Saint of France and against headaches

October 10…Bl. Mary Angela...Poland…Congregation of the Sisters of St. Felix of Cantalice

October 11…St. John XXIII...Italy…Bishop of Rome…Franciscan

October 12…Bl. Maria Teresa …Fasce…Italy…Augustinian

October 13…Bl. Alexandrina Mariada Costa...Portugal… Patron Saint of the bedridden and paralyzed.

October 14…St. Callistus I...Bishop of Rome…Martyr

October 15…St. Teresa of Avila...Spain…Carmelite mystic…Patron Saint against headache

October 16…St. Margaret Mary…France…Apostle of the Sacred Heart…

October 17…St. Ignatius of Antioch…Bishop of Antioch…Church Father…Martyr

October 18…St. Luke…Disciple of Jesus…Patron Saint of physicians and surgeons

October 19…St. Laura of Cordoba…Spain…Widow and Martyr

October 20…St. Paul of the Cross...Republic of Genoa…Founder of Passionist Order…

October 21…St. Gaspar of Bufalo…Rome…Missionaries of the Most Precious Blood

October 22…St.  John Paul II…Poland…Bishop of Rome…Patron Saint of youth.

October 23…St John of Capistrano...Franciscan…Patron Saint of chaplains, military chaplains and judges.

October 24…St. Anthony Mary Claret...Archbishop of Canary Islands…Patron Saint of educators, the Catholic Press and weavers

October 25…St. John Roberts…England…Benedictine…Martyr…Founder of Claretians…Archbishop of Canary Islands

October 26…Bl. Bonaventura of Poternza…Italy…Franciscan

October 27...St. Frumentius…Lebenon…Bishop of Axsom…Ethiopia

October 28…St. Simon & St. Jude...Apostles…Martyrs..Patron Saint of impossible causes.

October 29...Bl. Maria Restituta...Austria…Franciscan Sister…Martyr

October 30…St. Alphonsus Rodriguez...Spain…Jesuit Brother

October 31…St. Quintin…Italy…Missionary…Martyr

St. Simon and St. Jude

 

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