Saints-catholic studies

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa didn't just serve the poor, but restored their human dignity by recognizing Jesus in the "distressing disguise of the poor." [1, 2]

She exemplifies the belief that simple, small acts of love and prayer are the easiest ways to honor individual dignity and bring joy to those who feel unwanted or lonely. [1]

Seeing the jesus in everyone

Saint Peter Claver

-Went to the new world because God told him so

-witnesses slave trade and started to help on slave ships by giving refreshmentts and food

-preached

-heard confession and baptized 300k ppl

-got accused of rebaptized and was banned

-serving the poor and marginilized and not to submit to excuses

St. Frances of rome

-Wanted to be a nun when she was a kid and dad didnt allow her

-Married rich guy and struggled at first but learned God’s will is to serve her husband as if serving the Lord

-Lots of politics destroying family, death

-After husband came home, she started a monastary and allowed poor ppl to stay in her estate and to give back

-families are building block

-proving that holiness and community care start right at home and ripple outward

Blessed Anne Marie Javohey

-Born after french rev

-organized a religious org at a young age and secret meetup

-Her numbers grew and was blessed by the pope and started the order of st. joseph

-had a large educational system backed by french gov even in slave countries

-organized a city state in french guinea for slaves to transtion back to society

-the total liberation, education, and human dignity of the oppressed

St Roque Gonzalez

-Knew spanish and local languafge in paraguay at the time

-Became a priest at 23

-Worked for a big cathedral and joined the jesuits who cared for the natives and had a special system

-created placed called reductions where natives would be by themself and not with colonists

-Worked for serving as an advocate, pastor, and protector of the Indigenous Guarani people against exploitation and colonial slave traders

St Thomas More

-Lawyer for ppl in england who were treated not farily

-Worked in the house of commons and stood up to the king, which got his father put in prision

-Became the kings closest advisor

-Henry made the church of england at this time bc th epope didnt anull his old girl

-thomas resigned bc henry started and to reform the church

-Thomas was arrested bc he dint want to take an oath and executed

-More practiced intentional, small personal sacrifices and approached severe trials with cheerfulness and humor rather than gloom, believing that a joyful attitude builds the moral fiber needed to resist injustice.

Saint Pier Giorgi Frassati

-came from a wealthy family

-senator in italy and stood up to facism

-Jpoined a st vincent de paul and was assigned to poor and jobless families

-gave everything away to ppl in need

-jesus comes in communion so he returns by visiting the poor

-fused faith with charity, activism, reform and service