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Bookmark or Share- Whatever happened to St. Christopher? Is he still a saint?The confusion over whether St. Christopher is still a saint arose when Pope Paul VI revised the Liturgical Calendar, which includes the feast days of saints that are commemorated at Mass. Due to the proliferation of the number of feast days over the centuries, the Second Vatican Council in its Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy proposed ...
- Why do we pray to saints? - Catholic Straight AnswersEach time we celebrate the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass, we remember these great saints, mentioning by name at least our Blessed Mother, the patron saint of the parish, and the saint whose feast it may be. In the Preface, the priest exhorts the faithful to lift up their hearts and join with all the angels and saints in praising God.
- Who is St. Anthony and why is he the patron saint of lost things?St. Anthony is invoked as the patron saint of lost things. A little jingle goes like this: “St. Anthony, please look around; something is lost and must be found.” This attribution comes from an incident where a novice carried off a valuable psalter St. Anthony was using. St. Anthony prayed very hard that the psalter would be found.
- Who was St. Joseph? - Catholic Straight AnswersAlthough not defined by the Magisterium, St. Francis de Sales (d. 1622) believed that St. Joseph was assumed body and soul into Heaven: “What is there left for us to say now if not that, in no way must we doubt that this glorious saint enjoys much credit in Heaven in the company of the One who favored him so much as to raise him there, body ...
- What are relics? - Catholic Straight AnswersAnd yes, reports of the Lord’s miracles and favors continue to be connected with the intercession of a saint and the veneration of his relics. In all, relics remind us of the holiness of a saint and his cooperation in God’s work; at the same time, relics inspire us to ask for the prayers of that saint and to beg the grace of God to live the ...
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