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:
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:
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:
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.
Read more >>
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
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
