Saint Albert the Great (woman, believe, praying, atheists)

[TroutDude]

Originally Posted by Vizio

Why do we need him?

You probably don't.

Just like many people don't need the bible or its god.

[Snowball7]

Saint Albertus Magnus, pray for us.
Do you have a situation St. Albert could help you with ?
Or someone you love ?
He's waiting.

[mensaguy]

I'm kind of partial to Saint Arnold, myself.

[TroutDude]

I was named after St. Francis of Assisi, as was my father.

Although I have strayed far from my original Catholic past, I am proud to be named after two men I greatly admire.

[Vizio]

Originally Posted by TroutDude

You probably don't.

Just like many people don't need the bible or its god.

And you're the one that lowers himself to hang around in a forum devoted to him to harass people. Yay for you.

[janelle144]

Originally Posted by TroutDude

I was named after St. Francis of Assisi, as was my father.

Although I have strayed far from my original Catholic past, I am proud to be named after two men I greatly admire.

You can pray to St Francis. Why not go to a Catholic book store and get a prayer card with St. Francis on it. The prayer is on the back.

The prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.


Prayer of St Francis of Assisi

[janelle144]

Originally Posted by cupper3

You realize there are a number of Saint Albert's. Where is this one from?

He was eldest son of the Count of Bollstädt, and born at Lauingen, Swabia, in the year 1205 or 1206.

I'm not sure where that is but names change over the years.

[Vizio]

Originally Posted by janelle144

You can pray to St Francis. Why not go to a Catholic book store and get a prayer card with St. Francis on it. The prayer is on the back.

The prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.


Prayer of St Francis of Assisi

Just curious...do you ever pray directly to Jesus?

[TroutDude]

Originally Posted by janelle144

You can pray to St Francis. Why not go to a Catholic book store and get a prayer card with St. Francis on it. The prayer is on the back.

The prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
where there is injury, pardon;
where there is doubt, faith;
where there is despair, hope;
where there is darkness, light;
where there is sadness, joy;
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled as to console;
to be understood as to understand;
to be loved as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive;
it is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.


Prayer of St Francis of Assisi

I know it well. It's a good'un.

[cupper3]

Originally Posted by janelle144

He was eldest son of the Count of Bollstädt, and born at Lauingen, Swabia, in the year 1205 or 1206.

I'm not sure where that is but names change over the years.

I lived in a town for many years named after St. Albert of Louvain or St. Albert the Great, depending on whose story one believes.

Article on St. Albert of Louvain

Statue of St. Albert the Great in St. Albert