I have chosen Saint Francis de Sales as my saint name for Confirmation. Saint Francis is the patron saint of journalists and writers. I have chosen this as my saint name because his story is interesting to me‚ because he is the patron saint of writers‚ and because of how he devoted his whole life to God. Saint Francis was born in 1576 in France; his parents names were Francoise de Sionnz and Francois de Sales. He knew from the young age of twelve that he wanted to be a priest but when he learned
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apparitions of saints begun From the time of Adam‚ God has spoken to His saints and prophets through visions‚ dreams‚ and inner voices . . . . Miraculous events are common in the worlds of the Old and New Testaments‚ and the lives of the saints are marked by supernatural intervention. In our time‚ the Eternal Father seems to also be grabbing ordinary people from our midst to use as His mouthpieces. He is calling us to honor the covenant He made with us so that His "will be done on earth as it
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Autobiography of Saint Therese of Lisieux: The Story of a Soul Therese was born in France in 1873. Therese was the pampered daughter of a mother who had wanted to be a saint and a father who had wanted to be monk. They had nine children and the five children who lived were all daughters who were close all their lives. When Therese was four and a half years old her mother died of breast cancer. Her sixteen year old sister Pauline became her second mother‚ which made the second loss even worse when
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Edward Taylor‚ “Meditation 26 (Second Series)” Unclean‚ unclean: my Lord‚ undone‚ all vile‚ Yea‚ all defiled: what shall Thy servant do? Unfit for Thee: not fit for holy soil‚ Nor for communion of saints below. A bag of botches‚ lump of loathsomeness: Defiled by touch‚ by issue: Leproused flesh. Thou wilt have all that enter to Thy fold Pure‚ clean‚ and bright‚ whiter than whitest snow Better refined than most refined gold: I am not so: but foul: what shall I do? Shall Thy
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Saint Sebastian (died c. 288) was an early Christian saint and martyr. It is said that he was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian’s persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows. This is the most common artistic depiction of Sebastian; however‚ according to legend‚ he was rescued and healed by Irene of Rome. Shortly afterwards he criticized Diocletian in person and as a result was clubbed to death.[1] He is venerated in
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of Initiation‚ I have chosen Saint Cecilia as my patron for Confirmation. Confirmation is a critical stage in my journey of becoming a member of the Catholic church‚ as well as deepens my Christian commitment. Not only did this name sound beautiful and fit my first and last name nicely‚ but the individual behind the name captivated me as well. I chose this name because I preferred to be represented by a martyr with such merit and faithfulness to God. As the first Saint to be found incorrupt‚ St. Cecilia
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In Shakespeare’s Hamlet and Nino Ricci’s Lives of the Saints both demonstrate different visions of women. Comparing weak and indecisive women in Hamlet as to strong and independent women in Lives of the Saints. Ophelia in Hamlet is characterized many times as a weak women especially in the quote‚ “frailty thy name is woman.” She is completely dependent on her father and proves her dependence when she acts cruel to Hamlet. Which goes against her true feelings toward Hamlet. Afterwords Ophelia
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Both films‚ ‘The Magdalene Sisters’ (Peter Mullan‚ 2002) and ‘The Lives of Others’ (Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck‚ 2006)‚ perform a public function of enabling their viewers to work through the legacy of traumatic Irish/ German history. Critically discuss the statement. As with much of national cinema and national culture both The Magdalene Sisters and The Lives of Others may act as a means of coming to terms with each respective country’s traumatic past. Ruth Barton’s comment “We may argue
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Mary MacKillop was canonised as Australia’s first saint on the 17th October 2010. During her lifetime she worked relentlessly to follow her true vocation no matter how hard it may have been. Through doing this Mary founded the Sisters of St Joseph and became an influential figure in the are of education for children and the poor. Her short 67 years‚ Mary faced many hardships and obstacles‚ however she continued on her chosen path. Mary MacKillop left a legacy that will continue to live on in the
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important role in both accounts. Governors‚ senators‚ government agencies‚ and people that lived in the area where the accident occurred were pitted against each other in the attempt to determine how to retrieve the drowning victim. In the book Saints at the River‚ dynamite was used in order to recover the bodies of the rescuer and the girl. In the actual account‚ nobody was hurt in the rescue attempt. They only manage to recover a few bones during the actual rescue while the book characters manage
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