Saint Alphonsa Muttahupadathu

Germaine never wanted to miss Mass even though she was in charge of the flock. When the bell rang for Mass at the Church of St. Mary Magdalen, she would pray and ask her guardian angel to look after the sheep while she was at Mass. The sheep never got hurt while she was at Mass even though there were wolves around. Throughout the Church, St. Germaine learned all about the love of God. One of the most important things she learned was that sufferings bring grace. All of the sufferings we must go through in life have meaning to God because of his great love for us. Perhaps it’s because everyone else was so mean to her that St. Germaine was able to see how very much God loves her and it was through the Church that

Although religion is not the universal opium of the people, it helps many escape from reality. Sister Cecilia wants to become a saint, which seems to be her goal in life

After an extended period of mourning, her father asked her why she would not remove her veil, for surely "the woman...led you into wickedness. How long will you mourn her, who deserves no mourning?" to which the girl replied, "It is my own...sin that I mourn." From then on she slunk about in rags and with ashes covering her face, forgotten by most everyone, and always sitting by the hearth, refusing to wash up, for she was "glad to be humble before God and men."

Patria Mirabel has always seemed to put others needs before her own, seeking the approval of God and trying to follow in his will. Although she had some problems with her faith at times, she seemed to always be led to do what

Do you love animals and nature? Do you want to make trees plentiful again? Do you want to adopt all the puppies and kittens when you walk into the shelter? Well do I have a saint for you!

She urged others to practice a celibate and pure lifestyle in honor of the one, true Christian God and to follow the word of Paul. A traditional martyr strengthens the community, empowers, mentors and comforts others, produces miracles and has a powerful effect on unbelievers. Thecla’s words and her lifestyle were inspiration for many, not just during her time but also for centuries to come.

“His voice seemed about to crack and the grandmother’s head cleared for an instant. She saw the man’s face twisted close to her own as if he were going to cry and she murmured, ‘Why you’re one of my babies. You’re one of my own children!’ She reached out and touched him on the shoulder” (O’Connor 715). The ability she gained to love her enemy was a clear sign that she had really met Jesus. The grandmother knew she was guilty for everything she had done. Unfortunately, she waited too long to try and reconstruct her life.

Lovella Mogere is a native of St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands who loves worshiping and the company of God’s people. She was baptized at the age of twelve and received the baptism of the Holy Spirit at the age of twenty. Her testimony is one of grace, as a PK-Kid, she loved the Lord but did everything to fight against the call on her life. She didn’t understand why anyone would go out of their way to obey man’s tradition – but neglect God’s commands. Later on in life she led a destructive lifestyle due to molestation, rejection, and abandonment that caused her to reject the call of God. She did everything to stifle, to sabotage, to kill the voice, the dreams and the vision of the Lord because she didn’t want religion. She took or wore the identity of shame, guilt, resentment and anger that almost cause

Saint Catherine of Siena was born on March 25, 1347. She was born in Siena, Italy. She was the 25th child to be born in her family, although a lot of her siblings did not live long. Catherine’s sister, Bonaventura, died at age 16, making her husband a widower. Her

Ignatius of Loyola was a Spanish aristocrat and proposed to have a vocation as an expert officer. A cannonball smashed his leg in 1521, and his vocation was broken with it. Amid his long recuperation at the château of Loyola, he invested much energy perusing religious books, fasting and imploring. As an aftereffect of these studies, Ignatius chose to end up a fighter of Christ, and hung up his sword at the holy place of Mary in Montserrat. From 1522 to 1534, Loyola ventured out to religious communities and schools, concentrating on and asking in arrangement for an existence sanctified to Christ. Around the end of his graduate learns at the University of Paris, he and six companions who had been meeting for times of stretched out petition to

Helen was designed to show the struggles of the many people who lived in such conditions that their greatest wish was to be in heaven. They had abandoned hope of improving their social class and rather sought to remain as faithful as possible. Helen’s quiet, almost angelic, piety was a symbol to those people of strength and sacrifice. Her death especially proved her strength as well as solidifying her connection to Maria. Helen, through the mix of these two things, became a combination of tragedy as well as victory, a memory of her sister and inspiration to all those like

By physically seeing Jesus, it gave her an even stronger conformation that the experiences were valid and not from her imagination. The beauty was too indescribable not to be genuine. When she was questioned, she defended herself by saying,

St. Clare of Assisi was born on July 16, 1194 and died on August 11, 1253. Clare lived in Assisi Italy her whole life and was one of the first followers of Saint Francis of Assisi. She was the oldest daughter of Favorino Sciffi, who was a wealthy representative of an ancient Roman family, who owned a large palace in Assisi and a castle.

The family is catholic and some different biblical events are used to symbolize different events that occur in the family. The mention of an angel coming to Mary to tell her she was pregnant (Chapter 2, page 11) symbolized how it took a miracle for the girl’s father to allow them to go to school. Maria Teresa gaining a soul (Chapter 3) symbolized how she came to be more of a woman and accepted into the family. It wasn’t until after her communion that she was accepted into Minerva’s circle of loyalty and secrets. The symbolism of Christ’s resurrection in three days (Chapter 10) was used as a false ideology and instead of getting a resurrection another member of her family was taken

Sir Thomas Mallory’s Le Morte d'Arthur is a classic piece of literate that reveals the depths of mankind in numerous ways. Man is a complicated creature, greatly influenced by a variety of circumstances and often the choices made in those times mold man into who he or she will become. The lens for which one views beauty and goodness can be greatly affected by these experiences. As I have spent time reflecting on Mallory’s writing, it is apparent that he used several key themes to explain his views of man; those being identity, fate, love, family, and redemption. These themes parallel much of scripture and when paid attention to, can help one understand the truths of Scripture on their Christian journey.