FRIENDS IN

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High Places
When [the Saints] entered into the joy of their Master, they were "put in charge of many things" (Mt. 25:23).Their intercession is their most exalted service to God's plan. We can and should ask them to intercede for us and for the whole world. - Catechism, No. 2683

Resources on the Saints

SAINTS IN PRINT
- Saints of the Bible: Exploring Scripture with Holy Men and Women and - More Saints of the Bible: Exploring Scripture with Reclaimed Saints from the Old and New Testaments both by by Theresa Doyle-Nelson - Saints for Dummies by Fr. John Trigilio, Fr. K. Brighenti - 39 New Saints You Should Know by Brian ONeel - Butlers Lives of the Saints, 13 vol.

TEACHING CHILDREN RE: SAINTS

-Loyola Kids Book of Saints by Amy Welborn and Ansgar Holmberg

The Great Cloud of Witnesses - Hebrews 12:1-2

SAINTS ONLINE
http://www.catholic.org/saints/ http://saints.sqpn.com/
Believers being puried in preparation for Heaven St. John the Evangelist

http://www.catholic-pages.com/dir/saints.asp http://www.biblesaints.blogspot.com/ VISIT www.gen215.org for quick links to books on Saints

I am not alone. I do not have to carry alone what in truth I could never carry alone. All the Saints of God are there to protect me, to sustain me and to carry me. - Benedict XVI at his election as the Bishop of Rome

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Saints and Salvation History

We then commemorate those who have fallen asleep before us, patriarchs, prophets, Apostles, and martyrs, in order that God, by their prayers and intercessions, may receive our petitions - St. John Chrysostom, +386
This isnt an exhaustive list, but rather a sample of Saints in Salvation History using the frame of the Great Adventure Timeline periods: EARLY WORLD
Sts. Adam & Eve, Dec 24 (Eastern)* St. Abel, Dec 28th (Eastern) St. Noah, May 2 (Eastern)

EXILE
St. Ezekiel, July 23 St. Daniel, July 21 - All the Prophets, in fact

RETURN
St. Ezra, July 13

MACCABEAN REVOLT
St. Eleazar, August 1 St. Salome & Her 7 Sons, Aug 1

MESSIANIC FULFILLMENT
Sts. Elizabeth & Zechariah. Sept 23 The Holy Innocents, Dec 28 Blessed Virgin Mary, Jan 1, etc. St. Joseph, March 19 St. Simeon & Anna, Feb 3 All of the Apostles, many dates St. Photini (Samaritan woman) March 20 (Eastern) St. Joanna (Lk 8:1-3), May 24 St. Mary Magdalene, July 22 Sts. Mary & Martha of Bethany, July 29 St. Mary of Clopas & Salome, April 24 St. Dismas (thief on cross), March 25

PATRIARCHS
St. Abraham Oct 9 St. Sarah, Dec 17 (Eastern) St. Rebecca, Dec 17 (Eastern) St. Melchizedek, Aug 26 St. Joseph, March 8 (Eastern)

But the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom forever and ever. - Daniel 7:18
ST. AUGUSTINE ON THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS
"Let it not seem a small thing to us that we are members of the same body as these. We marvel with them and they have compassion on us. We rejoice with them, they pray for us. We all serve one Lord, follow one master, and attend one King. We are joined to one head, journey to one Jerusalem, follow after one love, and embrace one unity. - St. Augustine on the Feast of Martyrs Perpetua and Felicity

EGYPT & EXODUS

St. Moses, Sept 4

THE CHURCH
St. Barnabas, June 11 St. Cornelius, Oct 20 Sts. Peter & Paul, Jun 29 St. Phillip, May 3 St. Lydia, May 20 St. Luke, Oct 18th St. Phoebe, Sept 3 Sts. Priscilla & Aquila, July 8 St. Apphia, Nov 22 * Saints identied as Eastern are only on Byzantine or Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendars

DESERT WANDERINGS
St. Aaron the High Priest, July 1 St. Miriam, Dec 17 (Eastern)

CONQUEST & JUDGES

St. Joshua, Sept 1 St. Gideon, Sept. 26

ROYAL KINGDOM
St. Samuel, Aug 20 St. Hannah, Dec 9 (Eastern) St. David, Dec 29

DIVIDED KINGDOM
Sts. Elijah & Elisha, July 20th, June 14

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