2014 Patron Saint for the Year Devotion

UPDATE: RESULTS ARE IN.  SCROLL DOWN TO SEE!

UPDATE 2: Thank you to the 214 people who participated in this devotion.  As of now the drawings for 2014 have closed.  Thank you again and I'll be in contact with you in December 2014 regarding the 2015 Patron Saint of the Year Devotion

I am very pleased to again be a facilitator for the Patron Saint of the Year Devotion.  I have been part of this annual tradition since 2006 and have helped coordinate devotions for hundreds of families.  It is my pleasure to now be part of the 2014 Patron Saint of the Year Devotion.

You can read about the past devotions at the following posts:

• 2006 Saint for the Year Devotion
• 2007 Saint for the Year Devotion
• 2008 Saint for the Year Devotion
• 2010 Saint for the Year Devotion 
• 2011 Saint for the Year Devotion 
• 2012 Saint for the Year Devotion
• 2013 Saint for the Year Devotion

Again, I would like to take a few minutes to explain the devotion, which has its roots in St. Faustina.

When will the saints be drawn?  This year I will start the drawing of saints on the Octave Day of Christmas after the 10 AM Solemn High Mass and the recitation of both the Veni Creator Spiritus and the Litany of Saints.  Saints will be emailed starting that afternoon and thereafter.

What is the Saint for the Year Devotion? Here is my post on this from years past to clarify the matter. This is from the person that draws all of the saints. I don't draw the saints. I will merely pass on your name or screenname to her so that she will draw a saint for you. Also, I will pass on the name of any of your family or friends that would like to participate. This isn't superstition. St. Faustina did the same thing!

Last year hundreds of people received saints to be their special patron, and there were miraculous connections. It was truly amazing. We pray that this year the Holy Ghost will again work so that all participants receive a saint that they will be able to pray to for aid throughout the entire year:

Saint for the Year

I want to tell you about the practice of picking a saint at random to be your “holy protector” for the year. Actually, the saint is the one who chooses us though. The tradition of letting a saint “pick you,” is not a new one. St. Faustina wrote about it in her diary, Divine Mercy in My Soul. The excerpt is below.

“There is a custom among us of drawing by lot, on New Year's Day, special Patrons for ourselves for the whole year. In the morning during meditation, there arose within me a secret desire that the Eucharistic Jesus be my special Patron for this year also, as in the past. But, hiding this desire from my Beloved, I spoke to Him about everything else but that. When we came to refectory for breakfast, we blessed ourselves and began drawing our patrons. When I approached the holy cards on which the names of the patrons were written, without hesitation I took one, but I didn't read the name immediately as I wanted to mortify myself for a few minutes. Suddenly, I heard a voice in my soul: ‘I am your patron. Read.’ I looked at once at the inscription and read, ‘Patron for the Year 1935 - the Most Blessed Eucharist.’ My heart leapt with joy, and I slipped quietly away from the sisters and went for a short visit before the Blessed Sacrament, where I poured out my heart. But Jesus sweetly admonished me that I should be at that moment together with the sisters. I went immediately in obedience to the rule.”Excerpt from Divine Mercy in My Soul, the Diary of St. Faustina"

I have a container full of names ... I will be glad to pick out the name for you and send you the name if you prefer. I am so excited by my saint(s) ... I already picked mine. Well, I should say that they picked me ... I have Saints Marcus and Marcellianus ... they are twin brothers who were sent to prison before their death. St. Sebastian visited them continually in prison and helped keep their faith alive. They are buried near St. Felix and are specifically honored in Spain.

OK now ... here are a couple of immediate ironies in regard to these saints ... I have a SPECIAL place in my heart for twins! As a child, I LOVED reading the story about St. Sebastian. I had a children's book of saints and I think I wore out the pages on St. Sebastian! Felix is my grandfather's name! Silvia, our exchange student, is from Spain! I am so excited to have these two saints to walk through 2006 with me! I'm looking forward as to where and how they will intercede for me.

Please pass this message on through your blogs and/or email distribution lists, letting all of the Catholic blogsphere have the chance to participate. I only ask that you give me your email address so that I may contact you when your saint is drawn. Usually within one to two days I can email you about your saint.

So, please either make sure your email address is in your profile or please leave it below in the comment box when you ask to participate. If you wish to remain anonymous, please leave your initials instead of your name.  And, if you would prefer to email me directly and not write your email address in the comment box, please send an email entitled "Saint for the Year 2013" to acatholiclife [at] gmail.com

So, comment below and pass this message on throughout the entire Catholic Blogsphere!

Support

I handle the planning, marketing, and drawing for this devotion each year without any cost. Please take a minute and if you are a supporter of this devotion, please consider leaving us a free will donation. Your support is greatly appreciated and helps me continue working on this devotion and spreading it further and it helps keep A Catholic Life online.

Please - a donation of only $2.00 is appreciated and helpful!  If each of you contributed only $2.00 I would be able to cover some of the most important updates this blog needs.

Results:

Name	Saint
Susanne M.	St. Maria Goretti
Amelia G	St. Hyacinth feastday 9/11
Alma R	St. Thomas Aquinas feastday 3/7
Evangeline	St. Gertrude Comensoli
Antoniette	St. Romanus feastday 8/9
Andy M	St. Perpetuus feastday 4/8
Michael	St. Catherine feastday 11/25
Matthew	St. Hilary feastday 1/14
Max	St. Nazarius feastday 7/28
Cory L	St. Guilia Salzano
Diane K	St. Bertha feastday 7/4
Kathy L	St. Marius feastday 1/19
Elizabeth C	St. Eligius feastday 12/1
Elynne W	The Guardian Angels
Cathleen	St. Ephrem the Syrian
Edmund	St. Theodulus feastday of 5/3
Carla	St. Augustine of Canterbury
Anna	St. Elizabeth feastday of 7/8
Larry	St. Lupicinus feastday of 2/28
Betty	St. Ladislas feastday of 6/27
Perry	St. Caius feastday of 4/22
Fran T	St. Fabian feastday 1/20
GentleHeart64	St. Didacus feastday 11/3
Kathy G	St. Mary of the Cross
Karleen	St. Hyacinth feastday 8/17
Guy C.	St. Cajetan feastday 8/7
Terry	St. Tarasius feastday 2/25
John	St. Bede feastday 4/10
Joseph	St. Agnes
Heidi M	St. Plutarch feastday 6/28
ABG	St. Romanus feastday 8/9
JL	St. John Francis Regis
Anna B	St. John Leonard feastday 10/9
Bill	St. Ambrose
Julie	St. Ladislas feastday of 6/27
Scott	St. Hyacinth feastday 8/17
Blake	St. Ludger feastday 3/26
Jonathan A	40 Martyrs of Sebaste
James A	St. Eventius feastday 5/3
Ron A	St. Thomas of Canterbury
Jessa	St. Abraham feastday 3/16
Jessa's sister M.	Seven Holy Brothers feastday 7/10
Jessa's  sister L.	St. Camillus of Leilis feastday 7/18
Jessa's  future husband	St. Theodore Guerin
Jessa's  dad and mom	St. Barbara feastday 12/4
Joe	St. Philogonius feastday 12/20
Monica	St. John Baptist de Rossi
Laura	St. Jerome
Amy	St. Marcellinus feastday 6/2
Judy	St. Jerome
Joan	St. Frances Cabrini
Anonymous	St. Alphonsus Liguori
Kathy R	St. Hospitius feastday 5/21
Lisa E	St. Martin de Porres
Lisa B	St. Theodore Guerin
Michael Y	St. Paternus feastday 4/15
Mariah	St. Julia feastday 5/22
Monica M.	St. John Gualbert feastday 7/12
Cynthia V	St. Medard feastday 6/8
N Alan Anderson	St. Paul the Apostle
Rosalinda L	St. Methodius feastday 7/7
Lujan	St. Albert the Great
Enrico	St. Helena feastday 8/18
Joy	St. Perpetuus feastday 4/8
Pancreatius	St. Edward feastday 10/13
Filip	St. Rufina feastday 7/10
Anna	St. Luigi Guanella
Serv	St. Anthony Claret feastday 10/23
Va Family	St. Ludger feastday 3/26
Vi Family	St. Crescentia feastday 6/15
Leissue Claim	St. Hyacinth feastday 8/17
Leissue Home	St. Filippo Smaldone
Leissue Doc	St. Joseph Calasanctius feastday 8/27
Ramzi	St. Barbatus feastday 2/19
Pam	Seven Holy Brothers feastday 7/10
Noah	St. Willibrord feastday 11/7
Noella	Our Lady under the title "Our Lady of the Rosary"
Kate	St. Crescentia feastday 6/15
Paul W	St. Perpetuus feastday 4/8
Unknown	St. Marcellinus feastday 6/2
Cathy T	St. Barachisius feastday 3/29
Ray	St. Josaphat feastday 11/14
Rosie	St. Caspar
Cristian	St. Alpohnsa of the Immaculate Conception
Nicolaus	St. Bede feastday 4/10
Elena	St. Quintin feastday 10/31
Pablo	St. Tarasius feastday 2/25
Ruth	Seven Holy Servite Founders
Dan & Kristin S.	St. John Leonard feastday 10/9
Sandy	St. Anthony of the Desert
Brandon	St. George Preca
Rachel	St. Paul of the Cross
Sue	St. Bernardo Tolomei
Rebecca	St. Joseph the Foster Father of Jesus Christ
Clare	St. Peter of Alacantara feastday 10/19
Mark	St. Rafael Guizar Valencia
Jess	St. Bernard feastday of 8/20
Lucy L	St. Frumentius feastday 10/27
Lucy E	St. Andrew the Apostle
Sonya B	St. Melchior
Susan	St. Chrysenthus feastday 10/25
Madalena	Our Lady under the title "Our Lady of the Rosary"
A. Dawn M. Anderson	St. Julius feastday 4/12
Lois F	St. Albinus feastday 3/1
Gemma D	St. Paul the Apostle
Barry M.	St. Frei Galvao
Susan M.	St. Perpetuus feastday 4/8
Erin M.	St. Mary of the Cross
Alex M.	St. Philogonius feastday 12/20
Elly M.	St. Edward feastday 10/13
Anna M.	St. Francis Xavier feastday 12/3
Evelyn M.	St. John the Apostle
Tim W	St. Catherine Laboure feastday 11/28
Steve	St. Bernardine of Siena feastday of 5/20
Toni	St. Ethelreda feastday of 6/2
Stephanie	St. Soter feastday of 4/22
Christine	St. Mary feastday of 3/16
Butch	St. Arcangelo Tadini
Ken	St. Paul the 1st Hermit
John	St. Elizabeth feastday of 7/8
Lenore	St. Barnabas feastday 6/11
Baby #1	St. Matthias
Dan	St. John Joseph of the Cross feastday 3/5
Baby #2	St. Bernard feastday of 8/20
Christopher	St. Hilary feastday 1/14
Craig V	St. Edward feastday 10/13
Vangie M.	St. Louis IX
Lisa	St. Anthony Zaccaria feastday 7/5
Franciscus Carmelo	The Guardian Angels
Sequoia S	St. Gregory Barbarigo
Aimee	St. Damien Joseph de Veuster
Jay	St. Thomas Apostle
Cameron	St. Ludger feastday 3/26
Liam	St. Albert the Great
Callie O.	The Holy Innocents
Anonymous	St. Ethelreda feastday of 6/2
Anonymous' son Patrick	St. Teresa feastday 10/15
Lisa	St. Felix of Valois
Bill	St. Cornelius feastday 9/16
Christopher	St. Abachum feastday 1/19
Sarah	St. Eusebius feastday 8/14
John	St. Quintin feastday 10/31
Monica	St. Dominic feastday 8/4
Caroline	St. Leocadia feastday 12/9
Bekki	St. Andrew Avellino feastday 11/10
Cindy	St. Marcellus feastday 1/6
Lila	St. Basil the Great
Dustin	St. Boniface
Hailey	St. Damien Joseph de Veuster
Janet G	St. Andrew the Apostle
Seppy P	St. Felicitas feastday 3/6
Pete R	St. Eligius feastday 12/1
fwkoes	St. John of Avila
Lucy D	St. Victor feastday 7/12
Roger	St. Eusebius feastday 12/16
Demi	St. Frances Cabrini
Renee M	St. Anthony Zaccaria feastday 7/5
Chistine M	St. Bridget feastday 10/8
Catherine	St. Mary dei Pazzi feastday 5/29
Tony M	St. Martha feastday 1/19
Michelle	St. Polycarp
Rick	St. Donatian feastday 5/24
Sean	St. Benjamin feastday 3/31
Derek	St. Marie Eugenie of Jesus Milleret
Dorothy	St. Hyacinth feastday 9/11
Mark L	St. James feastday 7/25
Pete S	St. Donatian feastday 5/24
Jon H	St. Cyril feastday 7/7
Cynthia H.	St. Martha feastday 1/19
John R.	St. Anthony of the Desert
Lisa S.	St. Melchior
Nanette	St. Caspar
Dalleys	St. Victorian feastday 1/12
Christina B	Seven Holy Brothers feastday 7/10
John M. R.	St. Rafael Guizar Valencia
Judi S.	St. Euphrasia feastday 3/13
Sharon K	St. Callistus feastday 10/14
Michael C	40 Martyrs of Sebaste
Heather	St. Peter feastday 6/29
M Porter	St. James feastday 7/25
Debbie	St. Vincent feastday 1/22
Joe	The Guardian Angels
Thomas	St. Margaret feastday 6/10
David	St. Cyril feastday 7/7
Stephanie	St. Camillus of Leilis feastday 7/18
abjeschke089	St. Stanislaus feastday 5/7
Cheryl	St. Marcellinus feastday 4/20
Jacob	St. Cyril of Alexandria
Alicia	St. Silverius feastday 6/20
Alicia's Mom	St. Porphyrius feastday 2/26
Barb	St. Veronica of Milan feastday 1/13
Jim	St. Acacius feastday 5/8
Nathalie C	St. Evodius feastday 5/6
Gorraiz Family	St. Abachum feastday 1/19
Pamela M	St. Stanislaw Soltys
Danielle R	St. Jerome
Please-eaileron	St. Theodore Guerin
Denise G	St. Camillus of Leilis feastday 7/18
Kathy S	St. Simon feastday 10/28
Michael V	St. Anthony Zaccaria feastday 7/5
Liz	St. Eleuthenus feastday 9/6
Ayden	St. Anne feastday 7/26
Sean. Jr	St. Veronica of Milan feastday 1/13
Barbara	St. Daria feastday 10/25
Daryl	St. Fabian feastday 1/20
Jeanie	St. Eventius feastday 5/3
Lawrence	St. Peter of Alacantara feastday 10/19
Erika	St. Barbara feastday 12/4
Jared S	St. Januarius
Mark	St. Veronica feastday 7/12
Kay	St. Edward feastday 10/13
Ross	St. Gregory feastday 1/4
Carol	St. Marcellinus feastday 4/20
Lawrence	St. Marcellus feastday 10/30

If you are not familiar your saint, I encourage you to research online and even pick up a copy of Father Hugo Hoever's "Live of the Saints," from which I read daily.  While the book does not include saints canonized in recent years, it is something that I am highly recommending.  You may find information on your saint on my page dedicated to the saints: http://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2005/09/saints.html and here is a prayer to honor any saint: http://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2006/01/prayer-to-venerate-any-saint.html