October Saints Mr. Fry Theology

St. Francis of Assisi

-Patron Saint of the poor, animals, ecology, merchants, and Catholic Action Movement 4

St. Francis of Assisi

-Received the stigmata in 1224 3

St. Francis of Assisi

-Became one with the poor and started the order of Frias Minor with the approval of Pop Innocent Third 2

St. Francis of Assisi

-Heart Jesus say to him "Rebuild Church". 1

St. Francis of Assisi

- Son of a wealthy textile merchant ; publicly gave up all claims to inheritance

St. Faustina Kowalska

-Born to poor parents in Poland

St. Faustina Kowalska

"Jesus, each of your saints reflects one of your virtues; desire to reflect your compassionate heart, fill of mercy.

St. Faustina Kowalska

-Left home at 18 to join the sisters of Our Lady of Mercy

Our Lady of the Rosary

-Feast was established after the Christian naval victory over the Turks at the battle of Lepanto

Pope St. John Paul II

"The Rosary is the Gospel in miniature"

St. Teresa of Avila

-Joined a Carmelite coinvent

St. Teresa of Avila

"No wonder you have so few (friends)."

Pope St. John Paul XXIII

-First born son of a family of farmers near Bergamo, Italy- always proud of his down-to-Earth vects

Pope St. John Paul XXIII

"The family is the 1st essential call of human society."

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

-Joined the Visitation nuns at Paray-le-Monial, France

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

"all of my pleasure in his land of exile is that of having every kind of suffering found on the cross."

St. Ignatius of Antioch - Bishop/Martyr

-Disciple of john the evangelist - apostolic father

St. Ignatius of Antioch - Bishop/Martyr

"I prefer death in Christ Jesus to power the limits of the Earth."

St. Ignatius of Antioch - Bishop/Martyr

"I do not want you to court the Good Pleasure of men, but to please God."

St. Luke the Evangelist

-Wrote Gospel and Acts of the Apostles ("Gospel of the Holy Spirit")

St. Isaac Jogues, S.J. and North American Martyr's

-8 missionaries preached the Gospel of Huron and Iroquois tribes in U.S. and Canada

Pope Vrbane VIII about St. Isaac Jogues

"it would be unjust that a martyr of Christ should not drink the blood of Christ."

Pope John Paul II

-Born Karol Wojtyla in Poland which became the target of several dictatorships

Sts. Simon (Apostle)

member of the Zealot group of Jews - zealous to establish Jewish rule

Sts. Jude (aka Thaddeus) (Apostle)

-Thought to have been a cousin of Jesus

St. Faustina Kowalska

-received visits from Jesus who wanted her to have his divine mercy image painted

St. Faustina Kowalska

The "Apostle of Divine Mercy"

Our Lady of the Rosary

-This victory happened while there was a solemn procession of the Confraternity of the Rosary through the streets of Rome at the request of Pope Pius "our Lady of Victory"

Our Lady of the Rosary

-Rosary -reference to roses, the floral homage to the virgin mother (Mary)

Our Lady of the Rosary

- "The Rosary is the Gospel in miniature" (St. John Paul)

St. Teresa of Avila

-She was 26

St. Teresa of Avila

-Then suffered greatly from ill health, was 40 when major symptoms left her

St. Teresa of Avila

-Reformed the Carmelite order with the help of St. John of the Cross to be more strict.

St. Teresa of Avila

-Wrote several works about the spiritual life, including "The Way of Perfection" and "The Interior Castle" and her own biography patron Saint of those suffering heart attacks and headaches;

St. Teresa of Avila

Doctor of the church (one of the 4 woman)

Pope St. John Paul XXIII

-Ordained a Priest in 1904 + taught in the Seminary. publisher of the diocesan paper.

Pope St. John Paul XXIII

-was a papal diplomat to Bulgaria, Turkey, and France - he helped save 20,000 Jewish people

Pope St. John Paul XXIII

-Elected Pope in 1958 + a few months later announced the 2nd Vatican Council
Second Vatican Council opened in 10/11/1962

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

-Jesus appeared to her and revealed his scared heart to her and his great love for humanity

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

-She promoted devotion to the scared heart

St. Margaret Mary Alacoque

-Apostle of the Scared Heart

St. Ignatius of Antioch - Bishop/Martyr

-Appointed Bishop of Antioch by St. Peter

St. Ignatius of Antioch - Bishop/Martyr

-Wrote 7 letters to different Christian communities - upheld teaching about Church hierarchy

St. Ignatius of Antioch - Bishop/Martyr

-Killed in the Roman Amphitheatre by lions during the Reign of Trajan

St. Luke the Evangelist

-Symbol :winged- ox - sacrificial animal - Gospel begins w/ Zechariah in the temple Sacrificing

St. Luke the Evangelist

-Focused on Jesus as healer and Savior of all (Gentiles)

St. Luke the Evangelist

-Companion of St Paul on his missionary journey's

St. Luke the Evangelist

-Patron Saint of Doctors and artists

St. Isaac Joques, S.J. and North American Martyr's

-Jogues was held captive by the Iroquois for 13 months and tortured, and the rescued by the Dutch

St. Isaac Joques, S.J. and North American Martyr's

-went to Autryville, NY, to make peace with the Iroquois - but was blamed for the plague and failure of crops

St. Isaac Joques, S.J. and North American Martyr's

-Mohawk River on a large cross

Pope John Paul II

-His mother died when he was a little boy

Pope John Paul II

-took Mary as his mother- "totus tuus"

Pope John Paul II

-A trained philosopher, wrote poetry, enjoyed hiking, acting, music and friends

Pope John Paul II

-The 263rd successor of St Peter as Bishop of Rome - and installed 10/22/1978

Pope John Paul II

-made 104 pastoral visits outside Italy, 146 within Italy, and visited 317/333 parishes in the Diocese of Rome.

Sts. Jude (aka Thaddeus) (Apostle)

-Took the Gospel to Eastern Turkey

Sts. Jude (aka Thaddeus) (Apostle)

-Often pictured with an image of Jesus or an ox

Sts. Jude (aka Thaddeus) (Apostle)

-Patron Saint of impossible cases

St. Therese of Lisieux

- Born to Luis and Zelie Martin (both saints) in Normandy, France

St. Therese of Lisieux

- Had 4 sisters who entered the convent

St. Therese of Lisieux

- She had a private audience with Pope Leo XIII in Rome to get permission to enter Carmel at age 14 ; She entered at 15 in April 1888

St. Therese of Lisieux

"Love is repaired by love alone"

St. Therese of Lisieux

"the little way" is doing small acts of Love for the greater glory of god

St. Therese of Lisieux

wrote "The story of the soul" - her autobiography under obedience

St. Therese of Lisieux

Patron Saint of florists foreign missions and missionaries

St. Therese of Lisieux

Doctor of the church (1997)

St. Therese of Lisieux

"Life is passing away, Eternity is advancing in great strides"