Personal Narrative: Saint Sarah Of Laughter

When I was told to choose a saint to be my patron saint for Confirmation, I thought the choice was obvious for me. It took me just a few moments and one quick touch to my neck to remember my patron saint, Saint Sebastian. I have a medal that I wear every time I leave the house with a picture of Saint Sebastian that says “Saint Sebastian Pray For Us.” I was given this medal when I was very young.

The story of St. Hildegard of Bingen was unique from the any of the other saints. She started her life growing up with a holy woman as a mother who died when St. Hildegard was 38, and right after became an abbess. She was the head of an abbey of nuns and lead them into the arms of Jesus. She then started a daughter convent. St. Hildegard influenced the church through her countless devotions to God through the talents of seeing visions, seeing the individual love that God had for each of his creation and because of this, she had amazing stories to tell.

When picking my Confirmation Saint, I wanted someone who inspired me, who I was interested in, and who I could strive relate to. A Saint who perfectly fit this description for me was St. Helen.

Saint Monica was the mother of virtues. She endured her husband's outbreaks with the furthermost patience and prayed for him for 30 years to become a better man. Although She had a wayward and sinful son, She stood by his side and believed that there was still hope for him. Saint Monica is an amazing saint to imitate. She had a difficult, unhappy marriage with a violent temper pagan and disappointed children. However, she was still an exemplary woman who never gave up hope and faith in God among all tribulations in her family life.

For my Saint report, I chose Saint Veronica. Saint Veronica is known as the lady who offered a fabric to Jesus so he could wipe his face while in transit to his torturous killing. The material is accepted to exist today in the Vatican and is viewed as a standout amongst the most prized relics of the Congregation. Saint Veronica is not specified in the book of scriptures, but rather is known not by Catholic custom and in the 6th Station of the Cross, "Veronica Wipes the Substance of Jesus."

Almost all saints in their life have shown courage. One saint that had courage was Saint Francis of Assisi. Saint Francis was a rich man, however he ignored all his money for God. He gave up his wealthy life just for his savior. Saint Francis would help sick people just like how Jesus did. He would approach Lepore's even if people thought he was crazy. Saint Francis of Assisi was a brave soldier in the army, having no fear knowing that God was present with him. Saint Maximilian Kolbe had a vision of Mary and she was holding two crowns, and he had to choose one. Later on his his life he was

A saint is a person who’s admired or venerated because of their virtue. Throughout the novel Fifth Business by Robertson Davies, it has been well stated that Dunstan Ramsey would do anything for Mrs Dempster. Davies uses the idea of Dunstan replacing his own mother figure with Mrs. Dempster, if she is a Saint then he did not ruin her life by his involvement with the snowball incident and that he needs her to be a Saint in his mind to liberate himself of guilt.

In addition to being perceived as one of the most important attributes in a saint, heroism actually started to be praised by Christians as one of the principal qualities in any true Christian. Augustine de Hippo basically believed that in order to be seen by God as a person who was capable to serve divinity, the respective individual needed to be familiar with the attitudes that he or she needed to put across and with the fact

I chose St. Margaret as my patron saint because she gave a lot of time and money to the poor. She read the Bible daily, even though people (like her husband) didn’t have the same beliefs as her. She was focused on her faith and encouraged people in her life to live a devout life and grow in prayer and holiness. I admire that she barely slept every night and fasted often in order to spend more time worshipping the Lord. St. Margaret is someone who I will continue to admire even after my

All of the saints lived virtuous lives and have inspired others with their stories. One saint's story that really stood out to me was, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton. St. Elizabeth Ann Seton helped so many girls and some boys get an education. She also helped the Sisters of Charity stay loyal to God. Not only did she help the sisters and kids, but she trusted in God through every hardship and problem she faced, no matter how small. St. Elizabeth is important to me because I want to live my life the way she lived hers: never losing faith in God, but also helping as many people in the world as I can.

Saint Patrick Saint Patrick is a saint because he converted Ireland from Druidism to Christianity and never gave up, no matter what. Imagine being taken from your home by pirates when you’re a teenager, then having a vision that makes you feel you have to do something really important. Patrick knew he would suffer trying to convert Ireland to Christianity, but he risked his life because of his tremendous love for others and his generosity. Patrick was born circa 386 in Britain as Maewyn Succat and he later changed his name to Patrick.

Saints are always different from everyday people, thus no one understands them in their lives, only a lot of years after their death. Joan of Arc was a saint like this as well, she was too far ahead of her times and was killed by her fellow men, because they didn’t know what else to do. She was canonized in 1920, after 489 years of her death. In my opinion, she was not only a saint, but meant to be an angel and showed a good example to all of us, how to behave ourselves in the name of honour, honesty, and glory.

In the short story “The Village Saint” by Bessie Head, the author conveys the theme of facade, or false appearances. Rra-Mompati has a high ranking position in "tribal affairs" and lives in a large, white colonial-style house; basically he was living the good life. He was married to Mma-Mompati, who put on a "fool-proof facade." She would be seen everywhere, whether she was presiding over lunch and tea at her house or burying the dead. Bessie describes her motivations as: "Mma-Mompati assiduously cultivated her 'other image' of the holy woman. No villager could die without being buried by Mma-Mompati...No one could fall ill without receiving the prayers of Mma-Mompati” This is her village view her as but as the famous saying goes “We don’t know what goes on behind closed

Clare as my patron saint because of her unconditional love for God. Her friends hated this work she was doing for God and her parents tried in every way to make her return home, but Clare would not. Soon her fifteen-year-old sister Agnes also joined her. Before long there was a small religious community. No matter what others thought of her work she still continued on, that is really what I strive for in my faith. Another reason why I chose St. Clare is that she never let anything get her down because she was always doing what she loved. St. Clare was sick for twenty-nine years before she died on August 11, 1253. But she was always joyful because she was serving the Lord. Some people worried that the nuns were suffering because they were so poor. "They say that we are too poor, but how can a heart which holds the infinite God be

The process of becoming a saint is a prolonged one, it can take up to five years just to earn the title, “Saint”. But if there is someone there who wants to be a saint, I will be telling you the step by step on how you can earn this title. The first step is to die, as we believe that Saints are in heaven with God. This means at some point after thier death, word of mouth from someone who knew the potential saint, or a member of the religous community asks their local bishop to begin the cause for canonization. As soon as the bishop agrees, the potential Saint receives the title, “Servant Of God.”