SAINTS
Catechism #946-963, 2677-2684
Outline
1. Who are Saints
2. Members of the Church
3. Canonization Process
4. Stages in Canonization
5. Types of Canonized Saints
6. Patrons of Various Types
7. Doctors of the Church
8. Examples
1. Who Are Saints
People
who led very holy lives or lives of heroic virtue
some did great
things for the church
They
can intercede for us
and they merit our honor
In
the New Testament a holy person who lived
before
Christ Mt 27:52
In
the New Testament a
synonym for a Christian
Phil 1:1
In
the opening greetings of an epistle the term was
initially used
for martyrs, then for ascetics and holy people
Hagiography
- study of and writings about lives of the saints
2. Members
of the Church
Pilgrim church or people living on earth,
Suffering church
- those in purgatory
Glorified church - communion or community
of saints in
heaven
We
are a pilgrim people opposing evil
We
can pray for the souls in purgatory
We
can seek intercession from saints
Several
saints are mentioned during Mass
3. Canonization Process
Formal
declaration by the pope or a papal
agency of
sainthood
St.
Uldaricus was declared a saint by pope
Benedict VI in 973
Pope
Gregory IX restricted canonization
to the pope in
1234
It
involved sacred congregation for causes and saints
The
process can start 50 years after death and must
demonstrate a
life of heroic virtue or martyrdom
plus miracles
Saints
can intercede with God for us
4. Stages in Canonization
Veneration,
discontinued as a first step
Beatification
- limited
veneration
e .g. by a religious order
or a diocese
at least one
miracle is needed
Canonization
or sanctification with
Veneration by the
an additional
miracle needed
Placement
on the Roman Calendar means that
the feast is
celebrated throughout the world
5. Types of Canonized Saints
Mother
of God - Mary
Pope
- Gregory the Great
Bishop
- Patrick
Priest
- Francis de Sales
Deacon
- Stephen, Francis of
Religious
founder - Ignatius Loyola
Lay
person - Thomas More
Martyr
- Maxmillian Kolbe
Virgin
- Maria Goretti
Missionary
- Francis Xavier
Mystic
- Teresa of
6. Patrons of Various Types
Hopeless
Cases - Jude,
Journalists - Francis De
Sales,
Lawyers
- Thomas More
Missions
- Francis Xavier, Thérèse of Lisieux
Music
- Cecilia,
Physicians Luke
Scientists
- Albert the Great,
Working
People - Joseph
7.
Doctors of the Church
In
the West: Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory
the Great, Jerome
In
the East: Basil & Gregory Nazianzen,
Athanasius and
John Chrysostom
Others:
Albert the Great, Anselm, Bonaventure,
John of the Cross, Robert Bellarmine,Teresa
of
8. Other Examples of Saints
Century Saints
I
Peter, Paul, Mary Magdalene
IV
Ambrose, Athanasius, Monica
VI
Benedict and Scholastica
XIII
Clare, Francis of
XV
Vincent Ferrer, Bernard of
XVII Martin de Porres,
Isaac Jogues
XVIII Alphonse de' Liguori
XIX
John Vianney (Curé d'Ars)
XX
Pope Pius X, Elizabeth Ann Seton
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