2017 Patron Saint for the Year Devotion

UPDATE (1/1/2017): The results are now in and posted below.  FYI - If you didn't put in your name, there is still time.  I will continue the drawing each Sunday throughout January.

UPDATE (1/3/2017): I have updated this list and performed another drawing after Mass this morning.

UPDATE (1/9/2017): I have updated this list for today's drawing

UPDATE (1/15/2017): I have updated this list for today's drawing

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 2017 Patron Saint of the Year Devotion.

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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
• 2015 Saint for the Year Devotion
• 2016 Saint for the Year Devotion

Again, I would like to take a few minutes to explain the devotion.

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 after the recitation of both the Veni Creator Spiritus and the Litany of Saints.  Drawings will occur as the Litany of Saints are again recited.

Saints will be emailed starting that afternoon and thereafter for the next few days. They will be posted here as well.

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 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.  Do not add the same request more than once.  If you comment is posted below, it will count.

Note: If you emailed me directly your request, DO NOT leave it here in the comments box.  Do not duplicate entries.

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

Support

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Results

Name	Saint
Theresa (Terry)	St. William Pinchon
John	St. Isaac Jogues
Joe	Blessed Julia Rodzinska
Katie	St. Thomas the Apostle
Tim W	Blessed Sibyllina
Nathan B	St. Ormond
Elijah C	St. Alexander (the martyred saint)
Griffin C	St. Paternus of Auch
Mason C	St. Gundenis of Carthage
Max D	St. Bernadette Soubirous
Andrew D	St. John the Apostle
Jeffrey D	Blessed Andrew of Peschiera
Michael D	Our Lady of Divine Grace
Francis D	St. Marie Therese Vauzou
Nicholas D	St. William of Gellone
Dominic D	Blessed Alfred of Hildesheim
Jimmy D	St. Ubaldus
Dominic B.	St. John of Parma
Dorothy C.	St. Albert of Montecorvino
Lucy Drury	St. Cloud
Gemma Drury	St. Anne, mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Anne Drury	St. Francis of Assisi
Catherine T.	Blessed Chiara Badano
Nikolas T.	St. William of Ebelholt
Caitlind T.	St. Martha
Chris A.	St. William of Breteuil
Sandy	St. Maruontus
Brandon	Blessed Osanna of Kotor
Rachel	Blessed Jordan of Saxony
Elaine	St. William Pinchon
Fred	St. James the Lesser
Jennifer	St. Dominic Savio
Jonathan	St. Joseph of Leonissa
Leslie	St. Illadan of Rathlihen
Debbie	St. Januarius
Jeremy	The Seven Holy Brothers
Ryan	St. Elizabeth of Hungary
D.A.	St. Martin de Porres
Alan A.	Blessed James of Bevagna
Lisa W	St. Rosius of Campania
Bill W	Blessed Herman the Cripple
EW	St. Gregory the Illuminator
MW	Blessed James of Bevagna
MK	Blessed Terence
PM	Blessed Andre Duliou
DJ	St. Philomena
FH	St. Claudine Thevenet
Janine D	St. Simeon, bishop and martyr
Kyle	Blessed Osanna of Kotor
Rohlena Family	St. Evasius of Asti
Ruth	Blessed Guala
Sarah	S. Maruonitus
John	St. Severinus
Mr. Michael Brown, OP	Pope St. Sixtus II
Matthew	Our Lady of Carmel of the Maipu
Max D	St. John Chrysostom
Kevin	St. Judoc
Jennifer	Blessed John of Salerno
Joyce	St. Emily de Vialar
Bruce	St. Edward the King
Emily Milne	St. Emilie de Villeneuve
Sioban Milne	Blessed Andre Duliou
Katie Milne	St. Andeolus of Smyrna
Ian Milne	St. Madeleine Sophie Barat
Mary Ann Andersen	St. Acius of Amiens
Liese Engel	St. Aderald
Kathy Rossi	Blessed Karl of Austria
Lucy E.	St. Casimir of Poland
Mike V.	Blessed Alphonsus and Companions
ABG	St. Anthony of Egypt
VB	St. Teresa of Avila
AMBG	Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception
JJL	St. Crescentianus
JSL JR	St. Hyginus, the Pope
JNB JR	St. Rhipsime
DLB	Pope St. Silverius
FMB	St. John the Apostle
JEG	Pope St. Sixtus II
Susan Maly	St. Gaugericus
Kathy Green	Our Lady of Divine Grace
M.N.W.	Our Lady of Lourdes
A.S.	St. Paulinus of Trier
J.S.	St. Henry II
Jo Razzle	St. Severinus
V. Slaman	St. Agathangelus
J. Slaman	St. Maurice
N. Slaman	St. Evasius of Asti
JL.Slaman	St. Rafael Guizar Valencia
Ben Ewing	St. Andeolus of Smyrna
Jeannie Ewing	St. Quintian of Rodez
Felicity Ewing	St. Ceollach
Sarah Ewing	St. Gregory of Nyssa
Carolyn Clark	St. Theophilus of Corte
jmr1979	St. Madeleine Sophie Barat
Julie	St. Anselm of Canterbury
Marianna	Blessed Thomas Guengoro
John Paul	St. Wistremundus of Cordoba
Thomas	Blessed Filip Gervluk
Araceli	St. Theophilus of Corte
Tracy I	St. Martina
Teshia I	St. Dominic Savio
Christian I	St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Jagear I	St. Denis
Gloria ITheisen	Blessed Margaret of Castello
Joseph (df_seals)	Blessed Aimo
Andy M	St. Leo the Great
Robert J	St. Frances of Rome
Laura L	St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti
Charmaine D	St. Guarinus of Sitten
Isaac O.	Blessed Karl of Austria
Joan O.	Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Liu Mew	St. Poemus of Membressa
Julie T.	St. Martina
Bill T.	St. Cladian of Perga
Scott T.	St. William of Ebelholt
Blake T.	St. Margaret Queen of Scotland
Ruth S.	Blessed Josefa Naval Girbes
Christine MacL.	St. Joseph, Husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Fran T.	Blessed John Liccio
Joe Sales	St. Stanislaus Kostka
Cathleen W.	St. Scholastica
Seppy P.	Blessed Josefa Naval Girbes
Alma R.	St. Isidore of Seville
John R.	St. Guarinus of Sitten
Tina Z	St. Cornelia the Martyr
Joe (Fiance)	St. Alena
Michelle R.	St. Rigobert of Rheims
M.A.	St. Joseph of Leonissa
Jessa	St. Peter Fourier
Jessa's future husband	St. Isidore of Seville
Jessa's dad	St. Juliana Falconieri
Jessa's Mom	Pope St. Telesphorus
Lorraine	St. Edward the Confessor
Mira	St. Elzear of Sabran
Debbie	St. Emilie de Rodat
Joe	St. Juliana Falconieri
Thomas	Blessed Cecilia (the Dominican)
David	Blessed Benvenuta
Stephanie	St. Colman
Christian B	Blessed Sadoc and Companions
Cheryl G	St. Pretextatus
Jacob C	Blessed Jane of Orvieto
Mark	St. Tironensian Order
Merryn	St. Louise de Marillac
Cindy	St. Stephen the First Martyr
Dustin	St. Bernard of Clairvaux
Lila	St. Dominic Savio
Hailey	St. Andrew Fournet
Joey V	St. Petroc
Madalena	Blessed Pier Giorgio
Lisa B	Pope St. Alexander I
Ramona D	St. Rhipsime
Holly B-D	St. Anthony of Egypt
DiNardo Family	St. Maurice
Lara P	St. Catherine Laboure
Sean	Blessed Bertrand of Garrigue
Brendan	St. Peter Faber
Barry M.	St. Peter of Juilly
Susan M.	St. John of the Grating
Erin M.	St. Peter Fourier
Alex M.	Blessed Bezela of Goda
Elly M.	St. Auspicius of Trier
Anna M.	St. Gertrude the Great
Evelyn M.	Blessed Raymond of Capua
Anthony M.	Blessed James Salomonio
Marie M.	Blessed Innocent V
Sentina M.	St. Dogmael of Wales
Theodore M.	St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti
Jim Bond	St. Isidore of Alexandria
Evangeline Ang	Blessed Anthony of Pavonio
Maryann	Blessed Raymond of Capua
Heidi M.	St. Hitto of Saint-Gall
Harry	St. Martin of Tours
Isabella	St. Theobald of Dorat
Irene K.	Blessed Stephen Bellesini
Denise G	St. Willibald
Sara C	St. Theodore Guerin
Sandra Salazar	St. Boniface (the one whose feast is June 5th)
Valerie V	St. Cosmas
Olindo V	Blessed Hyacinthe Cormier
Katie V	Pope St. Evaristus
D.E.W	The Martyrs of Hayle
C.P.W	St. Cadroe
M.T.W	St. Berno of Cluny
M.K.W	St. Isidore of Seville
M.J.W	St. Domnin
Ray & Rosalina Lopez family	St. Elizabeth of Hungary
James Bobo	St. Padre Pio
BN	St. Pierre Dumoulin-Borie
JD	St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
James B	St. Scholastica
Michelle B	St. Robert Bellarmine
Craig J	St. Francis Caraccilolo
Andrew J	St. Cajetan
Christopher J	St. Teresa of Avila
GS	Blessed Benvenuta
JS	St. Bartholomew
AS	Blessed Sibyllina
PSR	St. Meneve
ASR	Blessed Diego Luis de San Vitores-Alonso
LS	St. Elizabeth of Hungary
FW	St. Linus, Pope
John	St. John of the Grating
PW	St. Bertrand of Comminges
SW	St. Cyril of Alexandria
MW	St. Anthony of Padua
JoAnne	St. Cecilia
Ken	St. Cadroe
Lauren	St. Flavian of Autun
Mark	St. Berno of Cluny
Sean	St. Rhipsime
Jenn D.	Blessed Ann of the Angels
Stacy Daumeyer	Blessed Andrew Franchi
Mike Daumeyer	St. Anthony the Hermit
Noelle Daumeyer	St. Maturus the Novice
Paul Daumeyer	St. Meneve
Caroline (Casey) Daumeyer	St. Hippolytus
Marge J	St. Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse
Judy C	St. Cadroe
Thomas W	Blessed Andrew Franchi
Mary DW	St. John Baptist de la Salle
Paul DW	St. Peter Fourier
David DW	St. Rufino
Rachel DW	St. Juan Diego
Mark W	St. Joan of Valois
Teresa M	St. Leontius
Debbie G.	Blessed Andrew of Peschiera
Kevin G.	St. Basil the Great
Nick G.	St. Joan Antidea Thouret
colleen G.	St. Theodulus the Lector
Aaron s.	St. Rosius of Campania
Caitlin G.	St. Crispina
Dan D	St. Ulbaldus
Julie D	St. Leudwinus
S. Family	St. John Chrysostom
Deb W	St. Agatha
Kevin H	St. Noel Chabanel
Francy H	St. John of San Facundo
Emily U	St. Meneve
AJ U	St. Ascelina
Eileen S	St. Maurice
Brian S	St. Severinus
Elise H	St. Kiaran
Owen H	Blessed Dalmatius
Tom	St. Stephen the First Martyr
Anne	St. Baldwin of Rieti
Maggie	St. Nonno of Porto Romano
Celia	St. Crispina
Eli	St. Crispin
Vivian	Blessed Lucy of Narni
GG	St. Antoninus of Pamiers
LG	St. Leonie Aviat
GGS	St. Berno of Cluny
Lauren	St. Bertrand of Comminges
Guyjr	St. Ignatius of Loyola
Guysr	Blessed Marcolino
Lara	Blessed Alvarez of Cordova
S.	St. Joseph Marchand
M.	St. Rusticus of Narbonne
Erica D.	St. Charles Lwanga
Stephen P.	St. Alexis Falconieri
Jennifer P.	St. Francois-Isidore Gagelin
Michael	Pope St. Silverius
Tracy	St. William of Gellone
Ainsley	St. Patrick
Kaley	St. Cloud
Clare R	St. Jeanne de Lestonnac
Helen G	St. Aymard of Cluny
Laura Villanueva	Pope St. Anicetus
Jeff	Blessed John of Fiesole
Ashton	St. Illadan of Rathlihen
Kaylee	Blessed Dalmatius
Greg	St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Mary	St. Antoninus of Pamiers
Ashley	St. William of Breteuil
Jason	St. Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi
Quinn	St. Frumentius
Celia	St. Julian the Hospitaller
Susan G	St. Maurice

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 can also view the list of many saints on this blog by clicking here.  And if your saint isn't there, you can simply Google their name.

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