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Monday, May 22, 2006
St. Rita of Cascia

Optional Memorial (1969 Calendar): May 22
Mass in Some Places (1955 Calendar): May 22

St. Rita was born in Italy in 1386 to Antonio and Amata Lotti. Even at a young age, Rita visited the Augustinian nuns at Cascia, and she showed interest in a religious life. However, at the young age of twelve, her parents betrothed her to Paolo Mancini. Rita was disappointed, but remained obedient and married Paolo at the age of 18. Paolo was an ill-tempere and abusive individual who worked as town watchman. St. Rita of Cascia became the mother of twin sons.

After eighteen years of living with Paolo's abuses, Rita's life changed when Paolo was ambushed and stabbed to death. Her sons swore vengeance on their father's killers, but through Rita's prayers and interventions, they were able to forgive the murderers. After the death of Paolo, St. Rita of Cascia desired to enter the convent. However, some of the sisters at the Augustinian convent were relatives of her husband's assassins, and she was denied entry. At the age of 36, after praying for the intecession of intervention of Saint John the Baptist, Saint Augustine of Hippo, and Saint Nicholas of Tolentino, she was able to enter the convent.

St. Rita lived in the convent for 40 years and was especially devoted to the Passion of Christ. In response to a prayer to suffer as Christ suffered, St. Rita received a chronic head wound that appeared to have been caused by a crown of thorns. The wound bled for 15 years. For the last four years of her life, St. Rita was confined to her bed and ate nothing more than the Eucharist. When St. Rita was near death, she received a visitor who asked if she would like anything. Rita's only request was a rose from her family's estate. The visitor went to the home, but since it was January, knew there was no hope of finding a rose. Yet, sprouted on an otherwise bare bush, was a single rose blossom.

St. Rita of Cascia died on May 22, 1457. She lived an extremely devout and holy life. She was canonized on May 24, 1900.

Prayer

O God, Thou didst confer on Saint Rita the great graces of loving her enemies and of bearing on her brow the marks of Thy love and Thy passion. Through her prayers and merits may we forgive our enemies and dwell upon the sufferings of Thy passion and so receive the rewards promised to the humble and to those who mourn: Who livest and reignest.

Prayer Source: 1962 Roman Catholic Daily Missal

LITANY OF SAINT RITA:

Lord, have mercy on us.
Christ, have mercy on us.
Lord, have mercy on us, Christ hear us.
Christ, graciously hear us.
God, the Father of heaven, have mercy on us.
God, the Son, Redeemer of the world, ….
God, the Holy Spirit, …
Holy Trinity, One God, …
Immaculate Mary, Mother of God, pray for us.
Holy Mary, Mother of pure love, …
Holy Mary, Comforter of the afflicted, …
Holy Mary, Queen of all the saints, …
Holy Mary, Model of life for Saint Rita, …
St. Rita, our advocate and protectress, …
St. Rita, beloved by the Lord, …
St. Rita given special grace from heaven, …
St. Rita, remarkable in childhood, …
St. Rita, model of obedience to God’s Will, …
St. Rita, of untiring patience, …
St. Rita, model of Christian mothers, …
St. Rita, mirror for Christian spouses, …

St. Rita, heroic in sacrifice, …
St. Rita, generous in forgiving, …
St. Rita, martyr in penitence, …
St. Rita, embracing humility and poverty, …
St. Rita, exemplary as a widow, …
St. Rita, prompt to answer the divine call, …
St. Rita, patient in suffering, …
St. Rita, mirror of religious observance, …
St. Rita, mystical rose of every virtue, …
St. Rita, enamored of the Passion of Christ, …
St. Rita, pierced with a thorn, …
St. Rita, in ecstasy before the Blessed Sacrament, …
St. Rita, consumed with Divine Love, …
St. Rita, received into heaven with joy, …
St. Rita, incorrupt in your chaste body, …
St. Rita, advocate of impossible cases, …
St. Rita, persevering in prayer, …
St. Rita, help of those in need, …

Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Spare us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Graciously hear us, O Lord.
Lamb of God, Who takes away the sins of the world, Have mercy on us.

Leader: Lord, you have signed your servant, Rita.
All: With the marks of Your love and Passion.

Leader: Let us pray. O God, Who bestowed on St. Rita such grace that she loved her enemies, and bore in her heart and on her forehead the mark of Your love and Passion, grant us, we beseech You, through her merits and intercession, a love for our enemies. Through our contemplation of Your sufferings and Passion, may we merit the reward promised to the meek and the suffering. You live and reign forever. Amen
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Monday, September 26, 2005
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Tuesday, December 25, 2012
2013 Patron Saint for the Year Devotion

UPDATE (JANUARY 26, 2013): All results are now posted below. The 2013 devotion is now closed with 276 participants!  Thank you!

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 2013 Patron Saint of the Year Devotion.

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

 St. Louis IX - Virgin and Child Adored by Saint Louis, King of France

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 dozens 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 Spirit 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 participate in 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.


Results:


Sharon K St. John Baptist de la Salle
Lisa B St. Catherine Laboure - feastday 11/28
Rosary Girl St. Thomas Aquinas - feastday 3/7
Elynne St. Augustine of Canterbury - feastday 5/28
Anna St. Hilary - feastday 1/14
Alma R St. Andre of Canada
Cathy T St. Placidus - feastday 10/5
Jessamine St. Anselm - feastday 4/21
Jessamine's mom St. Casper (Wisemen)
Jessamine's dad St. Januarius - feastday 9/19
Gie St. John of the Cross
Lory St. Albert the Great - feastday of 11/15
Andy Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau
Mira St. Matthias
Frederick St. Boniface - feastday of 5/14
Maximilian St. Ignatius of Loyola - feastday of 7/31
Jessamine's future husband St. Charles Borromeo - feastday of 11/4
Redita Our Lady of Ransom - feastday of 7/24
A. St. Ludger - feastday of 3/26
J. St. Edbert - feastday of 5/6
R. St. Genevieve - feastday of 1/3
C. St. Julia - feastday of 5/22
Beata St. Leocadia - feastday of 12/9
Krista St. Julia - feastday of 5/22
William St. Marie Soubirous - feastday 2/18
Ashley Our Lady of Ransom - feastday of 7/24
Daniel K St. Mary of the Cross
Anastacia S St. Raymond of Penafort - feastday 1/23
Susan G St. Bartholomew
Rethinam  A St. Paul the Apostle
Tim W St. Callistus - feastday 10/14
Kirsten S St. Damascus - feastday 12/11
Barry M Family Frei Galvao
Andy M St. Paul the Apostle
Reene C St. Francis of Paula - feastday 4/2
Sharry G St. Pius X - feastday 9/3
Karleen St. Vincent de Paul - feastday 7/19
Suzanne T St. Louis IX - feastday 8/25
Peter R St. Medard - feastday 6/8
Antoniette Q St. Casimir - feastday 3/4
Catherine Benedict Joseph Labre - feastday 4/16
Cyrene St. Vitus - feastday 6/15
Ashley St. Susanna - feastday 8/11
Cindy St. Gregory Naxianzen - feastday 5/9
Dustin (son) St. Nicholas - feastday 12/6
Hailey (granddaughter) St. Damian - feastday 9/27
Lila (friend) Our Lady of Perpetual Help
Ray St. Hyacinth - feastday 9/11
Rosalina St. Apollinarius - feastday 1/8
Cristian  St. Peter Canisius - feastday 4/27
Nicolaus  St. Eusebius - feastday 8/14
Elena  St. James - feastday 7/25
Pablo  St. Alphonsus Liguori - feastday 8/2
Steve St. Petronilla - feastday 5/31
Toni St. Mary Dei Pazzi - feastday 5/29
Stephanie St. Elizabeth of Hungary - feastday 11/19
Trissi St. Volusian - feastday 1/18
Ken St. Tiburtius - feastday 8/11
John St. Felician - feastday 6/9
Lenore St. Dorothy - feastday 2/6
Dan St. Julius - feastday 4/2
Christopher St. Linus - feastday 9/23
Bill (husband) St. Tiburtius - feastday 8/11
Julie (wife) St. Anicetus - feastday 4/17
Scott (son) St. Robert Bellarmine - feastday 5/13
Blake (son) St. Thomas Aquinas - feastday 3/7
Lara P St. Tiburtius - feastday 8/11
Linda K St. Cyprian - feastday 9/16
The Torres Family  St. Theodulus - feastday 5/3
Joey St. Quintin - feastday 10/31
Nicole St. Nemesion - feastday 12/19
Nathaniel St. Teresa - feastday 10/15
Ava  St. Casimir - feastday 3/4
Eden St. Jovita - feastday 2/15
Jacob St. Victorian - feastday 1/12
Xander St. Maria Goretti - feastady 7/9
The Canich Family St. Cyril of Jerusalem - feastday 3/18
Alyson G St. Abdon - feastday 7/30
Joannie St. Cosmas - feastday 7/27
Sequoia S St. Lucy - feastday 12/13
Dymphna St. Lupicinus - feastday 2/28
Franciscus Carmelo  St. Robert of Newinister - feastday 6/7
Anonymous St. Gregory - feastday 11/17
Anonymous' husband St. Paulinus - feastday 6/22
Camie St. Eustace - feastday 9/20
Cheryl St. Battista
Susan St. Firminus - feastday 9/25
Suso St. Olympias - feastday 12/17
J Walden St. Richard - feastday 4/3
Denise G St. Martha - feastday 7/29
Mary T St. Robert Bellarmine - feastday 5/13
Michael Y St. Mary Dei Pazzi - feastday 5/29
Steve Dixon, OP St. Theodulus - feastday 5/3
John (my husband) St. Anselm - feastday 4/21
Joseph (our son) St. Stephen - feastday 12/26
Theresa (myself) St. John Bosco - feastday 1/31
Claudia St. Robert of Newinister - feastday 6/7
Heather B St. Thomas More - feastday 7/6
Mariah St. Faustina
Randy Koralewski family St. Ephrem the Syrian - feastday 6/18
Zach St. Anicetus - feastday 4/17
Ana St. Hubert - feastday 11/3
Molly St. Bertille - feastday 11/5
Maggie St. James - feastday 5/11
Ben Guardian Angels - feastday 10/2
Katrina St. Gregory - feastday 11/17
Janet St. Ladislas - feastday 6/27
Joe St. Catherine of Siena - feastday 4/30
Rachel St. Barbatus - feastday 2/19
Jack St. Acacius - feastday 4/9
Sabine St. Primus - feastday 6/9
Manuel St. Wilfrid - feastday 10/2
Gabriella St. Peter of Alcantara - feastday 10/19
Paul W St. Callistus - feastday 10/14
Tim V St. Cloud - feastday 7/7
Elizabeth C St. Joseph the Workman - feastday 5/1
Paul St. Eventius - feastday 5/3
Deborah St. Matthias
Judy St. Pius X - feastday 9/3
Joan St. Giulia Salzano
John St. Cassian - feastday 8/13
Holly St. Cyril - feastday 7/7
Ramona St. Celestine - feastday 4/6
Fran Our Lady of Ransom - feastday of 7/24
Don St. Barbatus - feastday 2/19
Susan St. Catherine of Sweden - feastday 3/22
Lydia St. John Francis Regis - feastday 6/16
V. Family St. Bartholomew
Enrico St. John Cantius - feastday 10/20
Maria St. Gertrude - feastday 11/16
Peter St. Wilfrid - feastday 10/2
Victoria St. Ursula - feastday 10/21
Beata Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
IT St. Maria Goretti - feastday 7/9
IN St. Achilleus - feastday 5/12
OR St. Marcellus - feastday 10/30
Marty St. Philip Neri - feastday 5/26
KMOPAIC St. John Capistran - feastday 3/28
Hkbflyers St. Hyacinth - feastday 8/17
Bigbmike St. Bonaventure - feastday 7/14
Blackjack St. Euphrasia - feastday 3/13
Nikki St. Raphael - feastday 10/24
Joey B St. Jude - feastday 10/28
Dominic St. Silverius - feastday 6/20
Gabe's Boy St. Alexius - feastday 7/17
Peter S St. Cosmas - feastday 7/27
KathyR St. Eleutherius - feastday 9/6
Heidi St. Juvenal - feastday 5/3
Lisa W St. William - feastday 1/10
Amelia G St. Jerome - feastday 9/30
Sandy St. Philip Neri - feastday 5/26
AnissaG St. Gerard Majella - feastday 10/16
LanceG St. Cassian - feastday 8/13
JacobG St. William - feastday 1/10
ElizabethG St. Hedwig - feastday 10/16
MichaelG St. Eulogius - feastday 3/11
JosephG St. James - feastday 5/11
JohnG St. Albinus - feastday 3/1
Laura G St. Raymond Nonnatus - feastday 8/31
Troylyn St. Mathilda - feastday 3/14
Tim St. Rufina - feastday 7/10
TJ St. Venantius - feastday 5/18
Samantha St. Gregory - feastday 11/17
Jordan St. Slyvester - feastday 11/26
Tracy St. Romanus - feastday 2/28
Teshia St. Francis of Assisi - feastday 10/4
Christian St. Cyprian - feastday 9/16
Jagear St. Sabinus - feastday 12/30
Mark St. Joachim - feastday 8/16
Jess St. James - feastday 7/25
Rebecca St. Alexius - feastday 7/17
Clare St. Apollinarius - feastday 1/8
Sue St. Ephrem the Syrian - feastday 6/18
Rita C St. Thomas the Apostle
Annabelle St. Paul - feastday 6/29
Joannie St. Cyprian - feastday 9/16
Marty St. Cassian - feastday 8/13
John L St. Alphonsa of the Immaculate Conception
John G St. Marcellinus - feastday 6/2
Brendan B St. Gregory Barbarigo - feastday 6/17
Guy C St. Sabinus - feastday 12/30
Kathyrn D St. Gregory Barbarigo - feastday 6/17
Josemaria C. St. Thomas of Villanova - feastday 9/22
Jon H. St. Louise de Marillac - feastday 3/15
Jneuman St. Elphege - feastday 4/19
Carolyn C St. Christina - feastday 7/24
Helen G St. Peter Nolasco - feastday 1/28
Anne-marie St. Wilfrid - feastday 10/2
Mrs Mouw St. Slyvester I - feastday 12/31
Bernadette T St. Hyacinth - feastday 8/17
Maribeth S St. Dormitilla - feastday 5/12
Vi D St. Simon - feastday 10/28
Kathy St. Luke - feastday 10/18
Cheryl St. Robert Bellarmine - feastday 5/13
Jacob St. Peter Damian - feastday 2/23
Michele S St. Antonius - feastday 5/10
Michele's Husband St. James of La Marcha - feastday 11/28
Michele's Best Friend St. Petronilla - feastday 5/31
Mark A St. Perpetua - feastday 3/6
Michael B St. John the Apostle 
W. St. Susanna - feastday 8/11
A. St. Hegesippus - feastday 4/7
Abigail St. Louis IX - feastday 8/25
Jonathan A St. Jude - feastday 10/28
Lois F St. Benedict - feastday 3/21
Kathy St. Mary of the Cross
Jim St. Damien Joseph de Veuster
Benjamin 40 Martyrs of Sebaste
Michael St. Paulinus - feastday 6/22
Joseph St. Primus - feastday 6/9
Ramzi St. Raphael - feastday 10/24
Pam St. Faustinus - feastday 1/20
Noah St. Candida Maria de Jesus
Noella St. Wilfrid - feastday 10/2
Kate St. Alphonsus Liguori - feastday 8/2
Jean St. Charles of St. Andrew
CJV St. Cyril of Alexandria - feastday 2/9
Randy Our Lady of Lourdes
Mary St. Damien Joseph de Veuster
Josefina St. Anselm - feastday 4/21
Peter St. Isaac Jogues - feastday 9/26
Jennifer S St. Stanislaw Soltys
Mary K St. Jane Frances de Chantal - feastday 8/21
Joseph St. John Chrysostom - feastday 1/27
Lucielle St. John Baptist de Rossi
Patrick St. Onesimus - feastday 2/16
James St. Lucy - feastday 12/13
Patricia St. John Damascene - feastday 3/27
John St. Catherine of Siena - feastday 4/30
Mary St. Euphrasia - feastday 3/13
Francis St. Rufina - feastday 7/10
Janet R St. Potamiaena - feastday 6/28
Minetta St. Paulinus - feastday 6/22
Joanne St. Jerome Emilian - feastday 7/20
Rob W St. Primus - feastday 6/9
Aaardvark St. Melchior
Erika St. Felicitas - feastday 3/6
Brittany St. Daria - feastday 10/25
Lucy E St. John Chrysostom - feastday 1/27
Elizabeth D St. Placidus - feastday 10/5
Lisa St. Wenceslaus - feastday 9/28
Melissa St. Andrew - feastday 11/30
Ruby St. Candida Maria de Jesus
Tom P St. John Gualbert - feastday 7/12
Helen T St. Slyvester I - feastday 12/31
Beverly St. Melchiades - feastday 12/10
Cidi St. Susanna - feastday 8/11
Katrina St. Gertrude - feastday 11/16
Krishan St. Cyril - feastday 7/7
Kay W St. Zachariah - father of St. John the Baptist
Christine St. Bridget - feastday 10/8
Ross W St. Scholastica - feastday 2/10
Amanda W St. Padre Pio
Lee K St. Julian the Hospitaller - feastday 1/9
Joseph Jr L St. Raphael - feastday 10/24
Jeannie L St. Boniface - feastday of 5/14
Teresa L St. Paul the Apostle
Anthony L St. Eventius - feastday 5/3
Mark W St. Euphrasia - feastday 3/13
Fina St. Benedict - feastday 3/21
Missio St. John Cantius - feastday 10/20
C/R St. Martin - feastday 11/12
Requestor St. John Chrysostom - feastday 1/27
Requestor's husband St. Edbert - feastday of 5/6
John St. Apollonius - feastday 4/18
Nikki St. Vincent Ferrer
Bbr1012 St. Victor - feastday 1/12
Michelle Our Lady of Lourdes
Rick St. Teresa - feastday 10/15
Sean St. Andrew Avellino - feastday 11/10
Derek St. Cyril of Alexandria - feastday 2/9
Dorothy St. Marcellinus - feastday 4/20
Sekyle St. Soter - feastday 4/22
Evangeline A. St. Andre of Canada
Tally St. Candida Maria de Jesus
Jacklyn C. St. Potamiaena - feastday 6/28

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
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Monday, December 31, 2018
2019 Patron Saint of the Year Devotion

UPDATE (January 13, 2019, at 9:20 AM CST): The final 2019 Saint for the Year Drawing has now taken place and all results are now below. Thank you for all 375 people who participated. Sadly only 5 people have donated to this project which takes hours to prepare for and hours more to conduct. I hope though that everyone through this grows in grace, invokes their patron often in 2019, and makes ever great spiritual progress. To those who wish to contribute, please send in a donation below and leave any comments on what you get out of this devotion in the comments box. God bless!

UPDATE (January 7, 2019, at 11:50 AM CST): The next Saint for the Year Drawing has now taken place and all results are now below. On additional drawing will take place next Sunday on the 13th so you may still sign up if you haven't yet.  Also, for anyone looking for a prayer to your saint, you may always use the Prayer to Venerate Any Saint.

UPDATE (January 1, 2019, at 1:10 PM CST): The Saint for the Year Drawing has now taken place.  Unlike some sites that offer a similar devotion, my devotion is manually done. In a single jar I have likely around 1,000 saints name and these are drawn for you after the High Mass said for the Octave Day of Christmas. As the drawing occurs, I pray the Litany of Saints (and continue to repeat it until all names are drawn).  The saint names on paper are also blessed with Holy Water and/or Blessed Salt prior to the drawing. 

My devotion does not skew to modern saints, saints whose names we all know, or even saints celebrated on the traditional calendar. I include all canonized saints so you will likely see many names here you don't recognize.  Spend the time to learn about these holy men and women!

Please note, overseeing this devotion is very time intensive and as of yet none of the 315 names submitted has donated to help support this initiative. If you find this devotion helpful and would like to support A Catholic Life in the next year, please submit a donation.  Your donation is especially important since I am not currently working professionally aside from my writing/speaking/catechesis work so the donation is quite helpful to me and to this blog.

It is my hope that you will pray to your special patron this year, remember them on their feast day, 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 $5 - $10) for all of the time involved. Unfortunately, if few people donate I likely won't be able to continue to do this devotion in future years.

Please join me in praying the Litany of Saints and asking for a holy 2019 for all of us. For my own listing of the saints, please click here to learn more about the saints.

Lastly, those who would still like to participate may leave names in the comments box. There will be two remaining drawings: one on January 6th (Feast of the Epiphany) and the following Sunday of January 13th (Octave Day of the Epiphany).

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 2019 Patron Saint of the Year Devotion.

SPONSOR: This Devotion is being sponsored this year by CatechismClass.com.  Whether you are looking for godparent preparation courses, Sacramental preparation for your children, or just to better learn the Faith as an adult, CatechismClass.com has courses for all ages and walks of life.  Check out CatechismClass.com's affordable programs and make it a resolution in 2019 to learn and live the Faith better than ever before.

You can read about the past devotions at the following posts:
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 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 Pacific Time) on January 1st.

How do I enter?  Just add the names of everyone (you and your family) that you want to be 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 screen name 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.

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!

Results of the Drawing

Name Saint
Jay St. Thomas the Apostle
Kelly Blessed Jane of Aza
Emily St. Gabriel Lalemant
Kyla St. Adelaide of Italy
Suzanne St. Leudwinus
Sue St. Tironensian Order
Missy St. Anthony of Egypt
John Blessed Augustine Novello
Joe Blessed John of Fiesole
Jen St. Sigo
Josh St. Rhipsime
Joan St. Padre Pio
Matthew W St. Anthony of Padua
Anna S St. Ava of Denain
Natalia S St. Theophilus of Corte
Sergei S St. Jan Sarkander
Diane W St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti
Chris W Blessed Basil Hopko
Mark W St. Crispin
Michelle W Blessed James Salomonio
Michael W St. Marcellus I
Rick St. Quadratus of Herbipolis
Theresa (Terry) St. Agatha
Nicole Blessed Alvarez
Gary St. Quintian of Rodez
Brandon St. Gosbert of Osnabruck
Brynn Blessed Andre Duliou
Baby to be born in May St. Walric
Kristin  St. Cecelia
Jim St. Richard of Vaucelles
Stephen St. Ioannes Pak Hu-jae
Michael St. Dominic de Guzman
Kelsey St. Vitus
Douglas Pope St. Silverius
Michelle Blessed Lawrence of Ripafratta
Shaun St. Theophilus of Corte
Stephanie St. Hilarion
Christina St. Martha
Bryan Blessed Aaron of Cracow
Gianna Blessed Columba
Leilani St. Nonno of Porto Romano
Dominic Pope St. Linus
Madison Blessed Robert
Darla St. Anthony Zaccaria
Jeff St. Leudadd of Bardsey
Garrison St. Jeanne-Marie de Maille
Alex St. Albert the Great
Lucas Blessed John of Salerno
Kiora St. Bernadette Soubirous
Carolyn St. Timothy
Joseph St. Cecelia
Kathryn St. Phililp the Apostle
Laura L. St. Crispin
Gordon L. St. Adelbert
Dorothea T. St. Joan Elizabeth Bichier des Ages
Matthew L. St. Anselm of Canterbury
Ben E. Blessed John Liccio
Jeannie E. St. Adelbert
Felicity E. St. Mary Magdalene de Pazzi
Sarah E. St. Jeanne de Lestonnac
Veronica E. St. Wenceslaus
Joseph E. St. Mary Magdalene
Patricia R. St. Simeon, Bishop and Martyr
Monica M. St. Adelaide of Italy
Michael Patrick M. St. Bartholomew
Robert James M. St. Pretextatus
Diane S. St. Hitto of Saint-Gaul
Kellen M. Blessed Guillaume-Nicolas-Louis Laclerq
Shannon L. Blessed Francis de Posadas
Baby L. The Seven Holy Brothers
jmr1979 St. Ennodius
Katie St. Peter Chanel
Bob Blessed Sadoc and Companions
Elizabeth L. St. Thomas Aquinas
Barbara B. St. Sigo
Kim L. Blessed John Liccio
Michelle D. Blessed Andrew of Peschiera
Janine D St. Ennodius
Kyle D St. Margaret Mary Alacoque
William T. Blessed Sadoc and Companions
Julie T. St. Rita of Cascia
Blake T. Blessed John of Fiesole
Scott T. St. Hitto of Saint-Gaul
Ruth S. St. Crispin
Ryan Blessed Robert
Jeremy St. Adelin of Seez
Debbie Blessed Giles of Assisi
Cathleen St. Raymond of Toulouse
Tim W St. Sylvester
Jeffrey D St. Simeon-Francois Berneux
Michael D Blessed Jane of Portugal
Francis D Blessed William Andleby
Nicholas D St. Hilary of Poitiers
Dominic D Holy Maccabees
Peter D St. Louise de Marillac
Andrew D St. Joseph of Leonissa
Max D St. Maturus the Novice
James D St. Jane Frances de Chantal
Mason C Blessed Diana
Griffin C St. Alena
Elijah C St. Maurice
Isaac C St. Lambert of Vence
Nathan B St. Boniface
Dominic B Blessed Stephana
Kathy R St. Colman
Lois F. St. Crescentianus
Harry Tucci St. Julio Alvarez Mendoza
Isabella Tucci St. Maurice
Flikie St. William of Pontoise
Lucy D St. Peter of Juilly
Gemma D  St. Patrick
Anne D Blessed Gonsalvo
Sarah K. St. Joseph of Leonissa
Ruth K.  St. Julie Billiart
John K. St. Catherine of Genoa
Rachel D. Blessed Augustine of Biella
Ralph D. St. Germana
Maggie D. St. Ceollach
Muriella A. St. Facundinus of Taino
Alexander Our Lady of Carmel of the Maipu
Mary K. St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
Mark K. St. Polycarp
Mary Ann St. Bruno
Lorny St. Titus
Gary St. Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse
Sheila St. Norbert
Joe St. John of Bridlington
Steve St. Patroclus of Troyes
Chris St. Prosper of Aquitaine
Parker St. Sigo
Sara St. Raymond of Barbastro
Brian Blessed Odo of Beauvais
Brandon St. Anthony of Padua
Shauna St. Catherine of Genoa
Nicholas Blessed Dalmatius
Levi St. John Nepomucene Neumann
Milo St. Simon of Lipnica
Josemaria Paulo Carvalho-Von Verster  St. Pierre Dumoulin-Borie
Christina St. Padre Pio
Susan M St. Nicholas of Myra
Richard M St. Louis Gabriel Taurin Dufresse
Gregory M St. Valentine of Rome
Frederick M St. Claudian of Perga
Chad M St. Iraenaus of Lyons
LK St. Cosmas
TK St. John Bosco
GAH St. Edward the King
SF St. Tironensian Order
CR St. Emily de Vialar
JT Blessed Francis de Capillas
FBA St. Jerome
SMA St. Guarinus of Sitten
CGA St. Padre Pio
Brandon Blessed Diana
Rachel St. Paulinus of Trier
Sydnie St. Juliana Falconieri
Kalab St. Therese of Lisieux
Fred Blessed Josefa Naval Girbes
Elaine Blessed James Benefatti
Sandy St. Juan Diego
Dick Blessed Matthew Carrieri
Dave St. Augustine of Canterbury
Robert Pope St. Silverius
Sue Anne St. Clare
Autumn St. Venant de Viviers
Abbie St. Benedict Joseph Labre
Austin St. Rosa Venerini
Trey St. Aymard of Cluny
Kierra St. Giusta de Sardegna
Liam St. Charles Garnier
Lincoln St. Agatha
Leah Blessed Odo of Beauvais
Lilly St. Juliana of Nicomedia
Jean St. Wenceslaus
Patrick St. Conon, Bishop of the Isle of Man
Michele St. Juan Diego
Amelia St. Frances of Rome
Fiona St. Charles Borromeo
Isabella St. Stanislaus Kostka
Patrick Gerard St. Emily de Vialar
Timothy St. Joseph Marchand
Michael St. Ebontius
Mary Ellen St. Prosper of Aquitaine
Dylan Holy Maccabees
Francesco St. Andrew Fournet
Mary Blessed Margaret of Costello
Kristine Blessed Marcolino
Joey V St. Iraenaus of Lyons
Sean G St. William of Pontoise
Elizabeth "Lisa" B. St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Marian E. St. Florentius of Carracedo
Kim St. Poemus of Membressa
Danny Blessed James of Voragine
Aaron St. Gregory of Nyssa
Sharra Blessed Aimo
Andrew Blessed Frances Gil
Stormy St. Dogmael of Wales
Francesca Jameelah St. Basil the Great
Cindy Blessed Andre de Soveral
Dustin St. Hugh of Novara
Lila St. Kevoca of Kyle
Hailey St. Raymond of Barbastro
MC St. Guido Maria Conforti
AC St. Elzear of Sabran
Michael B St. Patroclus of Troyes
Matthew B St. James the Greater
Max B St. Rigobert of Rheims
Bruce B Blessed Stephana
Joyce B St. Noel Chabanel
Jennifer B St. Antoine Daniel
Kevin B St. Petroc
Tony B Blessed Odo of Beauvais
Janet B Blessed Andrew of Peschiera
Linda Q St. John of God
BEM family St. Theodore Guerin
MS Blessed Filip Geryluk
RS St. Acius of Amiens
JC St. Anastasius
Heidi M. St. Nazarius the abbot
Kaytlyn M.  St. Poemus of Membressa
Sara G. St. Mary Euphrasia Pelletier
Bernadette F. Blessed Terence
Heather S. St. Ansgar
Melani T. St. Josemaria Escriva
Cynthia S. St. Elizabeth of Hungary
Anna  St. Vincent of Saragossa
Meg  St. Joseph, the foster Father of Jesus Christ
Catherine St. Nazarius of Rome
Katie St. Athanasius
Brandon Blessed Alphonsus and Companions
Amy St. Adelelmus of Flanders
Jocelyn St. Polycarp
Glenna Blessed Chiara Badano
David St. Filippo Smaldone
Madalena Blessed Dalmatius
Kevin Our Lady of Fatima
ABG St. Hugh of Novara
VBG St. Chrysanthus
JJL St. James the Greater
JSL St. Pretextatus
AMBG St. Maximilian Kolbe
JLG St. Agatha
Roman St. Augustin Schoeffler
Valerie V Blessed James Benefatti
Olindo V St. Charles of St. Andrews
Katie V St. Guido Maria Conforti
Richard V Blessed Francis de Posadas
Sara V  St. Magloire
Violet V St. Laurent-Joseph-Marius Imbert
SRN St. Gabriel of Our Lady of Sorrows
GAN St. Anthony of Egypt
AJN St. Augustin Schoeffler
JMN St. Adelelmus of Flanders
Ronald F Blessed Francis Gil
Joan F Blessed Francis de Capillas
George Fincik St. Floribert of Liege
Mark Angelo St. Phililp the Apostle
Jenna S Blessed James of Bevagna
Christine Mac St. Maruontus
Robert Mac Blessed William Andleby
Casey Mac St. Bernard of Thiron
Colin Mac St. Mary Magdalene
Steven P. St. Domnin
Brian P. St. Theodosius of Antioch
Sr. Eva DiC. St. Alexander of Jerusalem
Joseph DiC. St. Crescentianus
Joseph P. McC. St. Fabiola of Rome
AnnMarie St. Martin de Porres
maribeth santos St. Clotsindis of Marchiennes
Jan B Blessed James Salomonio
Dennis T St. Baldwin of Rieti
Joan T St. Bernadette Soubirous
Charis favour St. Joan of Arc
Christopher Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau
Teresa Blessed Odo of Beauvais
Marie St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Christine St. Anthony Zaccaria
Joshua St. Projectus
Noah Blessed Francis Gil
The Rohlena family St. Anthony of Padua
Helen Bruni  Blessed Anthony della Chiesa
Katharine St. Bede the Venerable
Terry St. Poemus of Membressa
Katharine St. Theodosius of Antioch
Gemma Pope St. Sixtus II
Paul St. John Bosco
Jenny St. Jean-Louis Bonnard
Gemma St. Matthias
Amy Blessed James of Bevagna
Mia St. Madeleine Sophie Barat
Charlotte St. Sebastian of Aparico
Mark St. Anthony of Egypt
Alfie Blessed Basil Anthony Moreau
Jovita Blessed Jane of Portugal
Katharine O'Brien St. Joan of Arc
Daniel St. Charles of St. Andrews
Amy St. Aloysius Gonzaga
Elaine Blessed Filip Geryluk
Graham St. Peter Chanel
Andy M St. Giles
Maryann Blessed Sebastian of Aparicio
Steve S Blessed Columba
Jill  St. Benedict
Steve St. Dominic Savio
Erica Blessed Aaron of Cracow
Dean St. Alexis Falconieri
Chelsea S St. Julian the Hospitaller
Judy St. Joan of France
David St. Paul Miki
Deanna  St. Hilary of Poitiers
Larry St. Auspicius of Toul
Kaitlyn St. Rita of Cascia
Jordan St. Vincent de Paul
Jamie St. John Cantius
David  St. Ambrose
Xavier D Blessed Dominik Trcka
Jacob D Blessed Julia Rodzinska
PATRICE  St. Richard of Vaucelles
RAYMOND Pope St. Telesphorus
SAM L St. Auspicius of Trier
KELLY S Blessed Augustine of Biella
JENNIFER  Blessed Margaret of Costello
"THAT ONE DUDE"  St. Francis of Assisi
ALLISON  St. Leudwinus
SARAH  St. Kiaran
LAUREN  St. Catherine of Siena
COREY St. Prosper of Aquitaine
RILEIGH  St. Aderald
AMIERA Blessed John of Fiesole
GIOVANNI  St. Hyacintha of Mariscotti
FRANNIE St. Julio Alvarez Mendoza
Jimmy W.  St. Guido Maria Conforti
Carolyn W.  St. Gundenis of Carthage
Andy B.  St. Kevoca of Kyle
John St. Peter Fourier
Kathy St. Cajetan
Mary St. Augustin Schoeffler
Adam Pope St. Anacletus
David St. Jeanne-Marie de Maille
Mary Anne St. Scholastica
Jane St. Francis of Assisi
Thomas St. Hugh of Novara
Daniel Blessed Marie
Lucy St. Colette of Corbie
Monica St. Catherine of Siena
Nick St. Gordian
Peter St. Caldeoldus of Vienne
Claire St. Willibald
Lily St. Bernadette Soubirous
Susie St. Barnabas
Baby #3 Blessed Margaret of Savoy
Jim St. Alexis Falconieri
Rebecca  St. Paul of the Cross
Johnny D St. Joan of France
Debbie St. Henry II
Joe St. Francis of Assisi
Thomas St. Auspicius of Toul
David St. Januarius
Stephanie St. Marie of the Incarnation
Veronica A St. Leudwinus
Kristen A St. Damien of Molokai
Roman B Blessed Bartholomew of Vincenza
Louise T.M St. Gregory of Tours
Jeffrey A.M St. Titus
Joshua J.M St. Fugatius the Missionary
Addie M. Blessed Andrew of Peschiera
Mischa M St. Rhipsime
Hannah Sofia M St. Nicholas of Myra
Jessica N St. Joseph of Leonissa
BN St. Frances Cabrini
Hannah K St. Filippo Smaldone
Young K St. Leontius
K Family St. Adelaide of Italy
TD St. Magnus of Fossombrone

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