"Jesus Christ gave up his life that we might live. Therefore, whoever wishes to carry the cross for his sake must take up the proper weapons for the contest, especially those mentioned here.
First, diligence;
Second, distrust of self;
Third, confidence in God;
Fourth, remembrance of the Passion;
Fifth, mindfulness of one's own death;
Sixth, remembrance of God's glory;
Seventh, the injunctions of Sacred Scripture following the example of Jesus Christ in the desert." - On the Seven Spiritual Weapons by Saint Catharine of Bologna
okay can i just say that i love the quote above? and no i'm not saying i believe in talking to the saints (catholics dont pray to them they just ask them to speak to God on behalf of them) the only reason i decided to look anything about the saints up was because i couldn't find my car sickness patches and chelsea (who is catholic and God bless her) told me she would pray to saint anthony for me. at first i didn't quite understand. i've heard of the saints like saint patrick and saint peter but i never really questioned what saints were or who or anything really. they were just other names to me. but when chelsea told me she would pray for me i got kind a interested in learning about them. i mean why shouldn't i? should i not be knowledgeable about other cultures and religion? i find it interesting that there are so many saints. you talk to a saint based on your need or what you've been through or on behalf of whatever the person your praying for is going through. personally do i believe in the speaking with the saints? no. i dont believe that i know enough about it to just be like okay saints lets talk. but i do really think that some of them had beutiful lives devoted to the Lord. and some of them had some really awesome things to say. for example i found that quote above from the patron saint catharine of bologna. she is the patron saint of the arts and artists which is what drew me to read about her. when i read up on her she devoted much of her life just to establish these Poor Clare monasteries, but it wasn't how she evangelized or anything like that that she drew people into the faith, it was through her humble and holy way of living. she "represents teh saints who served the Lord in obscurity." according to the american catholic organization. now again i'm not saying i believe in the saints, i just really found her quote to be awesome. oh and the reason she's the patron saint of artists and arts is because she painted haha. just sayin that's purty cool :) anyways yeah i dunno if anyone else would find it interesting to look into the saints. i myself want to do some more research into them and see if i can find anymore incite that i might be able to live by. if you want to look at where i got my information i got it from hopefully i'll find someone else to talk about again soon, but expect more about this because i'm thoroughly interested.. :)
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