Lenten March Madness round 3

Saint Rita Of Cascia

Rita “sought wholeness” in the passion of Christ. In her meditations she preoccupied her imagination with his agony. On Good Friday, 1441, she prostrated herself before a crucifix and begged Christ for some small share of his suffering. As though punctured by a crown of thorns, a single wound opened on Rita’s forehead. For fifteen years it caused her daily pain and embarrassed her, as its putrid odor frequently offended her sisters. In 1450, when she was preparing to visit Rome for the jubilee year, the wound temporarily healed. But it reappeared when she returned to Cascia and remained until her death.

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Saint Benedict Of Aniane

Benedict possessed an unusual gift: as soon as anyone with disturbed thoughts in his mind approached him, the tumultuous crowd of thoughts dissipated at his wholesome counsel. Often indeed when bombarded by unsafe thoughts . . . a person would say to himself, “I will go and reveal you to Lord Benedict.” At that very moment the unsuitable confusion left him. If anyone was hindered by severe faults, he received soothing consolation when he opened up his heart to Benedict.

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Lenten March Madness Round 4

Saint James

St. James is called James the Greater, possibly because he followed Christ before the other apostle named James. Very early in his public life, Jesus called James to follow him. Along with Peter and John, James was one of the favored three to witness the Transfiguration of Jesus, the raising of Jairus's daughter, and the agony in the garden on Holy Thursday night.
James and John were known as Boanerges, which means “sons of thunder.” They seem to have had strong tempers.

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Saint Kateri Tekakwitha

Kateri Tekakwitha is called the Lily of the Mohawks. Her name Tekakwitha means “putting things in order.” Her parents and a brother died of smallpox when she was only four. Kateri recovered from the disease, but it left her eyes weak and her face scarred.
Kateri learned more about God from a missionary and asked to be baptized. She was baptized on Easter Sunday. It was hard for Kateri to live as a Christian. Her people expected her to work in the fields on Sunday, the Lord's Day. Sometimes they didn't feed her. Children made fun of her and threw stones at her. Kateri endured this for two years. Kateri suffered from bad headaches. She was not strong and could eat very little. When she died at the age of twenty-four, the scars on her face disappeared and she was beautiful. Kateri's last words were, “Jesus, I love you.”

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Lenten March Madness Round 2

Saint Lucy. Saint Lucy was a strong and devout Christian. She had taken the vows of chastity, to remain unmarried. Rather than accept a marriage offer to a person who desired her for her beautiful eyes, she plucked out her eyes and sent them to him with this message: “ Here is what you desire so much, now, I beg you, leave me in peace!” As the legend tells us, her sight was restored to her the next day. More information available at http://www.loyolapress.com/saints-stories-for-kids.htm?cId=82147 

Saint Anthony of Padua Saint Anthony is asked for help with our ordinary problems all the time. Like a good friend, St. Anthony is always willing to help. People like to ask St. Anthony to help them find things that are lost. Perhaps you have said: “Tony, Tony, turn around, something is lost and can’t be found.” Saint Anthony spoke often about how important it is to live in God’s presence everyday. For more information please visit: http://www.loyolapress.com/saints-stories-for-kids.htm?cId=77215

LENTEN MARCH MADNESS Round 1

Read More About the Saints Below Saint Francis of Assisi Saint Francis was gentle and loved God’s creation. Many remember St. Francis as a person who talked to animals. But Saint Francis was really a courageous spiritual warrior. As a youth, he went to war eagerly, patiently endured imprisonment and illnesses, embraced poverty, and gave up everything to follow Christ. More information available at http://www.loyolapress.com/saints-stories-for-kids.htm?cId=404000


Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first person born in the United States to be declared a saint. She opened the first American Catholic school and established the first American Catholic orphanage? She founded the first native American religious community for women. More information available at http://www.loyolapress.com/saints-stories-for-kids.htm?cId=82933