Do we share any of the qualities the Saints had in common?

Do we share any of the qualities the Saints had in common?

Eileen Renders

This is a question that is answered by many of our Saints who became Saints because of their love for Christ and their willingness to serve Him. While we are not required to become Saints to enter into God’s Kingdom, we are required to live a faithful life following Jesus’ example.

It will help us to reflect and understand how we are progressing in our spiritual lives, perhaps, by reviewing the traits that the Saints had in common. What were these traits that made them Saints?

In doing a little reading, I was able to provide information about our Saints that were how they lived their lives.

The Saints all loved going to Church, but especially for receiving the Eucharist. A remembrance of God’s sacrifice for us, and a moment when we are in Him as He is in us. The Saints practiced great devotion to Mary, the mother of Jesus. Jesus gave His mother to us, and us to her to love as He did. She works to save us through prayer.

The Saints understood God’s majesty, His power, His love for us, and all His attributes, and they were wholly devoted to Him. They understood that God’s mission was to save souls, and the Saints served God by working to save souls. They did this through prayer, fasting, and making God their only focus each day from morning until night.

The Saints served God in many ways, including their special love for the poor. They knew how much God wanted all His creation to choose Him over sin, and they desired only to be pleasing in the eyes of God. Many of our Saints became martyrs, they did not hesitate to die for God. They did not fear dying, their hearts longed to be with God. Yet they were willing to live a long life devoted to God, and serving Him, offering up their pain and sacrifices to show their great love for God.

It is clear to see that when we live to serve God, we are blessed with many graces to sustain us and our work, such as understanding, joy, tolerance, and compassion. 

They have shown us through their endless service, their untiring ability to continue their service to God, that they have been assured by God that He will be there to greet them when they return home to Him.

When I graduated from 8th grade, many, many years ago, my aunt wrote in my little signing book these words, “Every time you pass a church, remember to stop in and visit. Then one day when you are carried in, God won’t have to ask, “Who is it?” Those words remained with me.