2015 Patron Saint for the Year Devotion

UPDATE: RESULTS ARE IN.  SCROLL DOWN.  I RECEIVED ST. PADRE PIO, WHO I HAVE BECOME MORE DEVOTED TO IN RECENT MONTHS (MY FATHER IS VERY DEVOTED TO HIM).  JUST LAST MONTH, I VENERATED THE BANDAGES THAT COVERED THE STIGMATA ON HIS HAND.

UPDATE (1/3/15): DRAWINGS WILL CONTINUE TO TAKE PLACE ON SUNDAYS IN JANUARY.  PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTINUE TO ENTER NAMES UNTIL THE END OF JANUARY. 

UPDATE (1/11/15): TODAY'S DRAWING IS COMPLETE AND THE LIST OF RESULTS IS UPDATED BELOW.  THANK YOU FOR EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PARTICIPATION.  LET US PRAY FOR A HOLY YEAR, A YEAR TO LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PATRON SAINT FOR A YEAR.  LET US IMITATE THEIR VIRTUES AND STRIVE FOR A LIFE MOST PLEASING TO OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST. 

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 2015 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
• 2014 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 for the next few days.

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 2015" 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
Janine D	St. Thomas the Apostle
James B	St. John of God
Michelle B	St. Louis-Marie de Montfort
Craig J	St. Matthias the Apostle
Andrew J	St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Christopher J	St. Petroc
Suzanne T	St. Florentius of Carracedo
Mike T	St. Orontius of Lecce
Cormac T	Blessed Patrick O'Lougham
Nolan T	St. Maximus of Padua
Tim W	Our Lady of the Rosary
Gemma D	St. Colman
Lucy D	St. Gregory of Tours
Julie	St. Sanctius of Vienne
Bill	St. Walter of Pontoise
Scott	St. Jerome
Blake	St. Francis Xavier
Josemaria Paulo Jeromino	Blessed Chiara Badano
James	St. John of Parma
Sandy	St. Cornelia the Martyr
Brandon	St. Servatus of Tongres
Rachel	St. Pantagathus of Vienne
Joey	St. Louis IX
Nicole	Saint Nathy
Nathaniel	St. Timothy
Ava	St. Magnus of Fossombrone
Eden	Our Lady of Carmel of the Maipu
Jacob	St. Andrew the Apostle
Xander	St. Ceollach
Genevieve	St. Thomas the Apostle
Torres Family	St. Willibald
Cathleen	St. Irenaeus
Christine M	St. Catherine of Alexandria
Evangeline A	St. Conon, Bishop of the Isle of Man
Susan M	Saint Alena
Lois F.	Blessed Crescencio Garcia Pobo
Kathy G	St. Anthony
Elynne K	St. Pius X
Lisa	St Stephn the First Martyr
Troylyn	St Andeolus of Smyrna
Tim	Blessed Marguerite Robin
TJ	The Martyrs of Hayle
Samantha	Blessed Pedro Martret y Molet
Jordan	St. Quintus the Thaumaturge
Andy M	St. Ezekiel Moreno y Diaz
Ignacio G	St. Crescentianus
Anne Marie	St Gordian
Theresa	St. Germana
John	Blessed Thomas Guengoro
Joseph	St. Claudian of Perga
Katie	St. Potamiaena the Elder
Michael Brown, OP	St. Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi
Matthew	St. Paul the Apostle
Max	St. Chrysanthus
Lisa	St. Daniel the Prophet
Bill	Blessed Dominik Trcka
Christopher	St. Projectus
Sarah	St. Nicholas of Myra
John	St. Flavian of Autun
Monica	Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores-Alonso
Caroline	Venerable Anne Cathermine Emmerich
Lucy Espinoza	St. Kevoca of Kyle
Mike Viele	Martyrs of Constantinople, Feast 7/8
Kathy R	St. Rhipsime
Cory L	St. Adelbert
Liese E	St. Helladius
Franciscus C	St. Gregory of Nyssa
Paul Walasek	St. Fugatius the Missionary
Fran T	Blessed James Thompson
ntitan22	St. Cosmas
spx1313	St. Evasius of Asti
Alley	St. Quadratus of Herbipolis
Stephen L	St. Hugh of Novara
Judi	St. Isaac the Presbyter
Natalie	St. Marcellus I
Gloria I	Blessed Bezela of Goda
Glen	St. Dogmael of Wales
Christina	Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau
Mara	St. Agathangelus
Michael	Blessed Alfred of Hildesheim
Reagan	Blessed Filip Geryluk
Karina	St. Therese of Lisieux
Juliana	St. Candida
Thomas	St. Maurice
Elena	St. William of Ebelholt
Gregory	St. Eithne
Matthew	St. Julio Alvarez Mendoza
Kara	Saint Timon
CAT C	St. Theodulus the Lector
Heather	St. Sindeulphus
Dalriata13	St. Apollinaris of Ravenna
Mark L	Blessed Basil Hopko
Lila	St. Gisogon
Dustin	St. Vaast of Arras
Cindy	St. Jan Sarkander
Tracy	St. Cosmas
Teshia	St. Teresa Margaret Redi
Christian	St. Fabiola of Rome
Jagear	St. Caldeoldus of Vienne
Ashley	St. Pius X
Sandy	St. Berthold of Parma
Sam	St. Hitto of Saint-Gall
Nate	St. Catherine of Genoa
Indigo	St. Caius, 2nd Century Martyr
Nevaeh	Blessed Jose Vega Riano
Livia	Blessed Odo of Beauvais
Dawn	St. Cloud
Ruth	St. Moloc of Mortlach
Rachel	St. Acius of Amiens
Ralph	St. Rusticus of Narbonne
Maggie	St. Jerome
John	Saint Poemus of Membressa
Steve	Infant Jesus of Prague
Toni	St. Edward the King
Ken	St. Colette
Tayler	Blessed James of Voragine
John	Saint Guido Maria Conforti
Lenore	Blessed Josefa Naval Girbes
Claire	St. Sebastian of Aparicio
Dan	St. Leontius
Nikki	St. Maruontus
Sebastian	St Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena
Chris	St. John the Baptist
Christine	St. Abban of New Ross
Butch	St. Salvius of Amiens
Stephanie	St. Joseph the Foster Father of Jesus
Jean M	St. Wistremundus of Cordoba
Anna	St. Eusebius of Laodicea
Pat M	St. Benedicta of Rome
Hailey	St. Ouen of Rouen
Donna	St. Martin of Tours
Fli K	St. Rufino
Barry M.	St. Crispin
Susan M.	St. Alexis Falconieri
Erin M.	St. Gracilian
Alex M.	St. Rheticus of Autun
Elly M.	St. Kiaran
Anna M.	St. Simeon, Bishop and Martyr
Evelyn M.	St. Theodosius of Antioch
Katie W	St. Chrysanthus
df_seals	St. Gotteschalk
Lara P	St. Abraham, the Father of Isaac
Heather T	St. Hippolytus
Jonathan A	St. Rigobert of Rheims
Jeffrey Kirkland	St. Stephen the First Martyr
Jess	St. George
Jess' future husband	St. Damien of Molokai
Jess' Mom	Blessed Herman the Cripple
Jess' Dad	St. Isidore of Alexandria
N.	St. Faustinus
M.	St. Clotsindis of Marchiennes
A.	St. Hyginus, the Pope
L.	St. Romana of Capua
jmr1979	St. Nazarius of Rome
KT	Blessed Alexander Briant
Serv	St. Patroclus of Troyes
Van Family	St. Martin of Tours
Vich Family	St. Brynoth I
Mac Family	St. John XXIII
Juras Family	St. Andrew the Apostle
Anna	Blessed Haberilla
Enrico	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
Maria	Blessed Andre de Soveral
Filip	St. Ava of Denain
Beata	St. Austrebertha of Pavilly
Apostolate	Saint Honoratus of Arles
Spor	St. Cadroe
Doc	St. Narcissus of Gerona
Joe	Blessed Sebastian Maggi
Monica	St. Apollonia
Laura	Our Lady of Prompt Succor
Amy	St. John of God
Janet G	St. Joseph the Foster Father of Jesus
mewliu	St. Forannan
Cheryl	Blessed Pope Benedict XI
Jacob	St. Vulpian of Tyre
Josie Naiser and Monique Barrios Naiser	St. Ioannes Pak Hu-jae
Ramona Andrea D.	Blessed Margaret of Savoy
Holly M. Barrios-D.	Blessed Guillaume-Nicolas-Louis Leclerq
John, Holly and Ramona D.	St. Vitus
Tony, Elizabeth and Ruaidhri D.	St. Crispina
Angela Grace D.	Our Lady, Assumed into Heaven
Michelle S	Blessed André Duliou
Michelle's husband	St. Eadsin of Canterbury
Michelle's best friend	St. Meneve
Liam O	St. Gosbert of Osnabruck
Alma R	St. Leudadd of Bardsey
John R	St. Plato
Amelia	Blessed Augustine Novello
Fiona	St. Noel Chabanel
Isabella	St. Juliana of Nicomedia
Dylan	St. Frumentius
Francesco	St. Agatha
Samantha	St. Fiace
Anthony	St. Facundinus of Taino
Hannah	St. Rosius of Campania
Zoe	St. Pretextatus
Mary Ann A	St. Giusta de Sardegna
Edmondm1	St. Ennodius
DanielleR	Blessed Aaron of Cracow
M Family	St. Restitutus of Rome
Father	St. Gundenis of Carthage
Joan F	St. Rhipsime
Kathy	St. Amantius
Mary	Venerable Sister Henriette Aymer De La Chevalerie
Ann	St. John the Baptist
Stephanie	St. Anastasius
GB	Blessed Andrew the Catechist
Robin	St. Nonno of Porto Romano
Debbie	St. Macra of Rheims
Joe	St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Thomas	Blessed William Andleby
David	St. Maturus the Novice
Stephanie	St. Agilaeus
dsmccarroll	St. Illadan of Rathlihen
Laura	St. Joan of Valois
Valerie V	St. Fabiola of Rome
Katie V	St. John of Bridlington

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.

Here is a prayer to honor any saint: http://acatholiclife.blogspot.com/2006/01/prayer-to-venerate-any-saint.html