(Jan 14 - The devotion is now closed for the year. Thank you for all who participated. This devotion takes a lot of time to administer so I thank you in advance for your prayers, participation, and donations. Please remember to invoke your patron saint often this year. And remember to make truly Catholic resolutions)
(Jan 8 - 1:20 PM: Next Round of Results are in. Table at the bottom of this post is updated)
(Jan 1st - 12:12 PM: RESULTS ARE IN. SCROLL DOWN). You may still enter but upcoming drawings will only be occurring on Sundays for the next few weeks.
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 2018 Patron Saint of the Year Devotion.
You can read about the past devotions at the following posts:
When will the saints be drawn? This year I will start the drawing of saints on the Octave Day of Christmas after the morning's 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. That means results will likely be posted in the early afternoon (US Central Time) on January 1st.
How do I enter? Just add the names of everyone (you and your family) that you want included in the drawing in the comment box below. DO NOT also email them to me. Please leave all entries here in the comment box.
This year, saints will be posted here after the drawing is complete.
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:
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. Anonymous requests without names or initials will NOT be part of the drawing. Do not add the same request more than once. If your comment is posted below, it will count.
Note: DO NOT email me your entries. Leave all submissions here in the comments box.
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.
As mentioned in my post on the devotion, this takes up considerable time for me each year so thank you for those who have (or will) donate a small donation (even $10.00) for all of the time involved. It is appreciated!
I have previously posted the Prayer to Venerate Any Saint, which you may use for your saint listed below.
Please join me in praying the Litany of Saints and asking for a holy 2018 for all of us. For my own listing of the saints, please click here to learn more about the saints.
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(Jan 8 - 1:20 PM: Next Round of Results are in. Table at the bottom of this post is updated)
(Jan 1st - 12:12 PM: RESULTS ARE IN. SCROLL DOWN). You may still enter but upcoming drawings will only be occurring on Sundays for the next few weeks.
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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
- 2017 Saint for the Year Devotion
When will the saints be drawn? This year I will start the drawing of saints on the Octave Day of Christmas after the morning's 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. That means results will likely be posted in the early afternoon (US Central Time) on January 1st.
How do I enter? Just add the names of everyone (you and your family) that you want included in the drawing in the comment box below. DO NOT also email them to me. Please leave all entries here in the comment box.
This year, saints will be posted here after the drawing is complete.
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.Please pass this message on through your blogs and/or email distribution lists, letting all of the Catholic Blogsphere have the chance to participate.
“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.
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. Anonymous requests without names or initials will NOT be part of the drawing. Do not add the same request more than once. If your comment is posted below, it will count.
Note: DO NOT email me your entries. Leave all submissions here in the comments box.
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.
Results
I am pleased to announce the results of this year's drawing which took place after Mass, the chanting of the Veni Sanctae Spiritus, and during the Litany of the Saints. It is my hope that you will pray to your special patron this year, remember them on their feastday, and invoke their intercession.As mentioned in my post on the devotion, this takes up considerable time for me each year so thank you for those who have (or will) donate a small donation (even $10.00) for all of the time involved. It is appreciated!
I have previously posted the Prayer to Venerate Any Saint, which you may use for your saint listed below.
Please join me in praying the Litany of Saints and asking for a holy 2018 for all of us. For my own listing of the saints, please click here to learn more about the saints.
| Name | Saint |
| Christine MacLeod | St. Jean-Charles Cornay |
| Josemaria Lazaro Errazuriz-Forgione | St. John Nepomucene Neumann |
| Paddy318 | St. Frumentius |
| Tim W | St. Torpes of Pisa |
| Peter D | St. Patroclus of Troyes |
| Andrew D | St. Anthony of Egypt |
| Max D | St. Barnabas |
| James D | St. Goneri of Brittany |
| Francis D | St. Athanasius |
| Michael D | Blessed Chiara Badano |
| Nicholas D | St. Slyvester |
| Dominic D | St. Orontius of Lecce |
| Nathan B | St. Theodosius of Antioch |
| Mason C | St. Magnus of Fossombrone |
| Griffin C | St. Faustinus |
| Elijah C | St. Maurice of Carnoet |
| Lisa B | Blessed John of Vercelli |
| Alma R | St. Basil the Great |
| John R | St. Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi |
| Valerie V | St. Paul the First Hermit |
| Olindo V | St. Isaac the Presbyter |
| Katherine V | St. Gertrude the Great |
| Marje J | St. Alexis Falconieri |
| Ian J | St. Baldwin of Rieti |
| Michelle C | Blessed Simon |
| Michelle C's Husband | St. Isabelle of France |
| Stephen L | St. Dogmael of Wales |
| Theresa (Terry) | St. Emilien of Nantes |
| John | Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta |
| Joseph | St. Adelelmus of Flanders |
| Katie | Blessed Innocent V |
| Katharine O'Brien | Blessed Josefa Naval Girbes |
| Laura P | St. Philip the Apostle |
| Maverick C | St. Bede the Venerable |
| Laura L | St. Noel Chabanel |
| Julie T | St. Joseph, the Foster Father of Jesus |
| William T | St. William of Ebelholt |
| Scott T | Pope St. Sixtus II |
| Blake T | Pope St. Pius X |
| Ruth S | St. Salvius of Amiens |
| Fran T | St. Odo of Cluny |
| Cathleen | St. Dominic of Silos |
| Cindy | Blessed Guillaume-Nicolas-Louis Leclerq |
| Dustin | Blessed Sebastian Maggi |
| Lila | Blessed Peter of Castello |
| Hailey | St. Andeolus of Smyrna |
| Jenna S | St. Ambrose |
| Heidi M | Blessed Gonsalvo |
| Harry Tucci Jr | St. Rosius of Campania |
| Isabella Tucci | St. Sebastian of Aparicio |
| Janine D | St. Catherine of Genoa |
| K. | St. Rose of Lima |
| Flikie | St. Estelle |
| Ben (38) | St. Frances Cabrini |
| Jannie (36) | St. Isabelle of France |
| Felicity (7) | Blessed Jane of Orvieto |
| Sarah (4) | St. Titus |
| Veronica (7 mo) | St. Dogmael of Wales |
| Anna B | St. Ansgar |
| Lynn K | St. Catherine of Genoa |
| Linda S | St. Maurice |
| Edward | Blessed Jane of Orvieto |
| Trinity Lynn | St. Ezekiel Moreno y Dias |
| Trinity James | St. Dominic Savio |
| Deisre | St. Quintus the Thaumaturge |
| Nathan | St. Jeanne de Lestonnac |
| Autumn | Blessed Augustine Novello |
| Dacotah | Blessed Maria Assunta Pallotta |
| Jill | St. Honoratus of Arles |
| Dana | St. Augustin Schoeffler |
| Michael | St. Julio Alvarez Mendoza |
| Madeline | Pope St. Anicetus |
| Mary | St. Maurice of Carnoet |
| Barry M Family | St. Colette of Corbie |
| Samuel M | St. Mary Magdalen dei Pazzi |
| Aleksandra G | Blessed Gonsalvo |
| Julie R | St. Cecilia |
| Carolyn Clark | Blessed Aimo |
| Joseph Clark | St. Lawrence |
| Kathryn Hoey | Blessed Gonsalvo |
| Paige S | Blessed Augustine Kazotic |
| Shirley S | St. Cacius (2nd Century Martyr) |
| Joseph V | St. Simon the Apostle |
| Joanne L | St. Andrew the Catechist |
| Mary SPI | St. Stanislaus Kostka |
| Samuel | Our Lady of Fatima |
| Kelly | St. Ambrose |
| Rileigh | St. Polycarp |
| Diane L | St. Albert of Montecorvino |
| Jennifer | St. Anthony Zaccaria |
| Kilian | Blessed Anthony Neyrot |
| Dominik | St. Rose Philippine Duchesne |
| Justus | St. Julian the Hospitaller |
| Talitha | St. Margaret, Queen of Scotland |
| Silas | Blessed Anthony of Pavonio |
| Sioban Milne | St. Conon, Bishop of the Isle of Man |
| Emily Milne | St. Nonno of Porto Romano |
| Katie Milne | St. John Vianney |
| Ian Milne | St. Guirec |
| Lili V. | Blessed Peter Higgins |
| Allen V. | St. Severinus |
| Lucia V. | St. Jeanne de Lestonnac |
| Colleen C. | St. Stephen the First Martyr |
| Mary C | St. Bernard of Thiron |
| Cathy Boyle | St. Crispina |
| William | St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| Matthew | St. William of Pontoise |
| Richard | St. Jeanne de Lestonnac |
| Olindo | St. Venant de Viviers |
| M.H | St. Ioannes Pak Hu-jae |
| H.B | Blessed James of Varazze |
| Madalena | Blessed Marguerite Robin |
| Tracy I | St. Conon, Bishop of the Isle of Man |
| Teshia I | Blessed Margaret of Savoy |
| Christian I | St. Adelaide of Italy |
| Jagear I | St. Catherine Laboure |
| Kathy Wilcox | St. Martin of Tours |
| DS | St. Apollonius the Apologetic |
| KM | St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier |
| SL | St. Ignatius of Loyola |
| CL | St. Ezekiel Moreno y Dias |
| Jim | St. Martin of Tours |
| Rebecca | St. Leo the Great |
| John | Blessed Benedict XI |
| Kathy | Blessed Julia Rodzinska |
| Mary | Blessed Josefa Naval Girbes |
| Adam | Blessed Ann of the Angels |
| David | Blessed Peter Ruffia |
| Mary Anne | Our Lady of Prompt Succor |
| Jane | Blessed Aaron of Cracow |
| Thomas | St. Paternus of Auch |
| Daniel | St. Hitto of Saint-Gall |
| Lucy | St. Helladius |
| Peter | St. Wenceslaus |
| Claire | St. Margaret Mary Alacoque |
| Lily | Blessed Peter of Castello |
| Suzie | St. Nazarius of Rome |
| Luke | Blessed Margaret of Castello |
| Linda Hildreth | St. John Vianney |
| Dorothy C | St. John Eudes |
| Lucy Espinoza | St. John Baptist de la Salle |
| Magdiel | St. Jean-Charles Cornay |
| James B | St. Martha |
| Michelle B | St. Cecilia |
| Craig J | Blessed William Andleby |
| Andrew J | St. Adelin of Seez |
| Christopher J | St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle |
| Frank B | St. Guaugericus |
| Mark L | St. Eusebius of Laodicea |
| Helen B | St. Bridget of Sweden |
| jmr1979 | St. Rose of Lima |
| Terry L | Blessed John of Fiesole |
| Lisa L | St. Vitus |
| Laura Vill | St. Jean-Baptiste de la Salle |
| Angelo Velas | St. Martina |
| Maryann Sym. Jeffrey D |
St. Jeanne-Marie de Maille St. Frederick of Liege |
