Saints enjoy being asked for help for daily tasks! Whether it is surviving the challenges of motherhood with several young kids, cantering at mass, applying for scholarships, naming our kids or even our business! I hope you enjoy reading these 5 saint stories on ways the different saints help when they are called upon.
St. Cecilia
My favorite friendship at the moment is with St. Cecilia. I am a cantor for weekend masses, and through the example of St. Therese and so many other amazing saints of humility, I always aim to give God all the glory when praised for the gifts He Himself has bestowed on me. That being said, during mass while I am singing, I pray for the intercession of St. Cecilia, that all of my singing will be for the glory of God and not for personal praise or positive attention. Whenever I invoke her intercession, there is a felt sense of serenity that takes over me when singing and I know instantly that God is using me as His instrument and that I myself am nothing. I have loved her friendship in this task!- Rachel Nott
About the Author:
Rachel is a Catholic wife to her husband, Tim. She is a Mama to 2 saints in training. She enjoys being a Catholic school teacher in CT where she teaches fourth and fifth graders (also saints in training who are reminded daily of their calling to sainthood). In her free time, Rachel enjoys cantoring at mass, cooking, and finding peace at the ocean. Her love language is quality time- and there’s never too much time spent with her loved ones.
St. Jude
For my Cradle Catholics: Did you ever have a saint you relied on growing up? Or a Saint who you felt close to?
I have always had a love for St. Jude. The church has recognized him as the saint for despair and desperate cases.
Growing up I had a really rough childhood. One I don’t speak of often. Many times the situations going on in my life caused me to feel like I needed a desperate intercession to fix situations and circumstances. St. Jude never failed me. I always relied on him to intercede for me. I would pray novenas for my suffering to be lifted. For the situations in my home to change.
One special memory I have is applying for scholarships. I had graduated at 16 and did not think of the implications it would cause for scholarships. My dad had already told me he would not provide financial support of any kind nor would he give me his financial information. So I was left with no way to go to College as I was not of age to work a part-time job. My search for scholarships was coming to a halt as I was not a Senior, but I was considered a graduate. I remember praying a novena for help. I needed St. Jude to intercede for me so that I could find a scholarship (which I did). Then I prayed another novena that I would get a scholarship. Thanks be to GOD I did and was able to attend the first year of community college. I was provided a full scholarship and it even came with a grant for books! It allowed me to continue my education and helped me become of age so that I could start working and pay my way through school (which I did). It was all because of the intercession of St. Jude.
About the Author
Carla Duran is a SAHM to 3 kiddos. You can find her walking the trails as her home sits on the edge of a National Forest. She draws inspiration from Nature and likes to say the Holy Spirit guides her and her shop. You can find more of her reels and jewelry on Instagram, @theonesimplelifeshop She loves praying the Rosary (tries to pray it everyday) and would love to pray for you.
St. Maximilian Kolbe
“I can tell you that I have loved St. Maximilian Kolbe for many years. He was canonized on my birthday, and my shop is named after him. I read his story as a young girl and was completely amazed at his courage. He has been a favorite of mine ever since!”-Therese Talarico
About the Author
Therese is a Catholic homeschool mom that brings you humor, Catholic truth, life experiences, and Catholic shopping! You can find her on Instagram @kolbeslittleflowers.
Mother Teresa
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Mother Teresa
“Even though she’s not one of my patron saints or someone that even I remember to ask for her intercession often, Mother Teresa is my go-to for motherhood. Every time I am frustrated or fall into self pity or think “Why me? Why am I doing this?” over and over again, or all those negative thoughts, she has a really long quote about doing things anyway, so I just say the three words “do it anyway” and that really helps me. – Lisa Gormley
About the Author
Lisa Gormley is a previously licensed professional counselor who is now a stay-at-home-mom to 3 kids and writer.
Naming kids after saints
My children are all named after saints; Gabrielle Jude, Dominic Savio, Sebastian Xavier and Lucy Marie. These saints have become our family patrons and friends. We lost Gabrielle 12 weeks into pregnancy so her name was chosen b/c of the connection to Our Lady’s “yes.” The other 3 have stuffies and TinySaint charms to constantly remind them of their heavenly friends. – Betsy Scafidi
About the Author
My name is Betsy Scafidi. I live in the suburbs of Philly with my husband and 3 young children. This is my 21st year teaching special education. I also serve as VP for a local maternity home, volunteer for the home and school board at my kids’ school and teach Children’s Liturgy of the Word. In our “free” time we love doing anything we can as a family, walks, games, praying the rosary, exploring local attractions, making memories and finding ways to serve others.
