The Preempted Saints of 2009
theophilus November 1st, 2009
With All Saints Day falling on a Sunday this year, it’s brought to mind a pattern I’ve been noticing this year.
Every Sunday, I look to the liturgical week ahead, specifically the readings and saints. In doing so this past year, I’ve noticed a number of popular saints that have had their feast day preempted by Sunday this year.
While these saints, of course, don’t care, they are there for us, not them. The church wants us to remember their lives and works done. They lived such exemplary and holy lives, and did so perfectly the will of God, that they are set apart for us to look to and emulate.
They built Christ’s Kingdom while they were here on earth. And we can do the same. We are all called to be saints; and we still can be one, no matter how badly we may think we have screwed up our lives.
So, look at this list. Some are very well-known, others not so. Pick one you know very little about and do a search on them. Learn something. Great heroes of the Church. Some just like you and me.
January – St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; Feast of the Conversion of St. Paul
February – St. Jerome Emiliani; St. Josephine Bakhita; Feast of the Chair of St. Peter
March – St. John of God
April – St. Vincent Ferrer
May – Sts. Philip & James; Feast of the Visitation
June – St. Aloysius Gonzaga; St. Irenaeus
July – St. Anthony Zaccaria; Sts. Joachim & Anne
August – St. Eusebius of Vercelli; St. Peter Julian Eymard; St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross (Edith Stein); St. Stephen of Hungary; St. Rose of Lima
September – St. John Chrysostom; Sts. Andrew Kim Taegon, Paul Chong Hasang & Companions; St. Vincent de Paul
October – St. Francis of Assisi; St. Luke
November – St. Albert the Great; St. Cecilia
December – St. Nicholas; St. Lucy; St. John
And, again, remember on this All Saints Day – we are all called to be saints, every single one of us. We can start this hour by praying, this day by showing love for others, this week by serving others, this month by renouncing whatever is holding us back from truly living life and following Christ.
Read the lives of the saints, get to know them, personalize them, allow them to lead you to Christ, allow them to lead you to a saintly life.
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