Patron Saints/Confirmation Saints.

[Saint Frankenstein]

So whose your personal Patron Saint and/or Confirmation Saint?

My Confirmation Saint is St. Joan of Arc. As I reflect on my love for Jeanne, I can see a lot of myself in her. Like her, I can understand the call to fight for national independence from foreign invaders. But, like her, I am aghast at the horrors of war (she never killed anyone in battle and was said to weep over the dead, pray for them and comfort the dying - both of the English and French forces). As a transgender person, I can relate to the gender bending aspects of her story, as well. I look to her strength and perseverence in the face of nay sayers and adversity, to trust in voice of God to guide my life which is a hard thing for me in my life. She is also said to have had a feisty temper, and I do too!

But in recent years, I have developed quite the fondness for St. Francis of Assisi, even adopting him as my namesake (well, for my first name - I have two middle names which are also Catholic Saints). I strongly admire his strong and respect for all of God's creatures and his simple, joyful approach to faith. He was surely a life-loving and lovable Saint. He is also said to be the first Saint to be blessed with the Stigmata.

 

[StarryNightshade]

I'm not Catholic, but I hope my answer will be okay.

I've always had a liking for Catholic (as well as Orthodox) Saints and, if I was going by the correlating feast day with my birthday, my Saint would be Saint Agatha. However, I also have an affinity for Saint Francis of Assisi.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

I'm not Catholic, but I hope my answer will be okay.

I've always had a liking for Catholic (as well as Orthodox) Saints and, if I was going by the correlating feast day with my birthday, my Saint would be Saint Agatha. However, I also have an affinity for Saint Francis of Assisi.

No, you're certainly welcome to comment.

What draws you towards those Saints?

 

[StarryNightshade]

No, you're certainly welcome to comment.

What draws you towards those Saints?

Saint Agatha, because my birthday is on February 5th. If I went with the tradition of choosing a Saint based on their feast day, then it would be her.

As for Saint Francis...I guess his simple, yet profoundly mystical, life has a lot of wisdom to it. That is an attractive quality to me.

 

[Shiranui117]

My patron Saint/name Saint is St. Patrick of Ireland. I hope to be able to visit the seat of his bishopric in Armagh next month. I like how he was captured and sold into slavery by the Irish, and escaped after six years of captivity, only to go back and spread the Gospel to the people who had once been his captors. That takes a lot of guts and a lot of forgiveness--or even gratitude, since it was during his time of slavery that St. Patrick really developed his relationship with God.

When I was confirmed Catholic several years ago, I took St. Ignatius of Antioch as my confirmation Saint. Ignatius for me is especially influential due to his close personal connections to the Apostles St. John and St. Peter. The fact that he refused rescue from his impending martyrdom, to me, is a little hard to comprehend. He was a very brave, holy man who gave his life for Christ at the drop of a hat.

 

[Saint Frankenstein]

My patron Saint/name Saint is St. Patrick of Ireland. I hope to be able to visit the seat of his bishopric in Armagh next month. I like how he was captured and sold into slavery by the Irish, and escaped after six years of captivity, only to go back and spread the Gospel to the people who had once been his captors. That takes a lot of guts and a lot of forgiveness--or even gratitude, since it was during his time of slavery that St. Patrick really developed his relationship with God.

When I was confirmed Catholic several years ago, I took St. Ignatius of Antioch as my confirmation Saint. Ignatius for me is especially influential due to his close personal connections to the Apostles St. John and St. Peter. The fact that he refused rescue from his impending martyrdom, to me, is a little hard to comprehend. He was a very brave, holy man who gave his life for Christ at the drop of a hat.

Thank you for sharing.

St. Patrick is surely a wonderful example of forgiveness. I know that forgiveness is certainly one virtue that I need to work on in my life.

I actually don't know much about St. Ignatius. I'll have to read up on him!