What did St. Abigail do to become a saint?
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ABIGAIL\nMemorial \n1 September \nProfile \nJewish laywoman. Wife of King David. Old Testament matriarch. One of the seven women considered a prophet by the Talmudic scholars. \nBorn \nc.1000 BC \nDied \nc.950 BC \nCanonized \nPre-Congregation \nHard Copy \nprinter friendly version \nTranslate \nespañol | français | deutsch | italiano | português \nReadings \nThen Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves, and two vessels of wine, and five sheep ready dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of dry figs, and laid them upon asses: And she said to her servants: Go before me: behold, I will follow after you: but she told not her husband, Nabal. And when she had gotten upon an ass, and was coming down to the foot of the mountain, David and his men came down over against her, and she met them. And David said: Truly in vain have I kept all that belonged to this fellow in the wilderness, and nothing was lost of all that pertained unto him: and he hath returned me evil for good. May God do so and so, and add more to the foes of David, if I leave of all that belong to him till the morning, any that pisseth against the wall. And when Abigail saw David, she made haste and lighted off the ass, and fell before David, on her face, and adored upon the ground. And she fell at his feet, and said: Upon me let this iniquity be, my lord: let thy handmaid speak, I beseech thee, in thy ears, and hear the words of thy servant. Let not my lord the king, I pray thee, regard this naughty man, Nabal: for according to his name, he is a fool, and folly is with him: but I, thy handmaid, did not see thy servants, my lord, whom thou sentest. Now therefore, my lord, the Lord liveth, and thy soul liveth, who hath withholden thee from coming to blood, and hath saved thy hand to thee: and now let thy enemies be as Nabal, and all they that seek evil to my lord. Wherefore receive this blessing, which thy handmaid hath brought to thee, my lord: and give it to the young men that follow thee, my lord. Forgive the iniquity of thy handmaid: for the Lord will surely make for my lord a faithful house, because thou, my lord, fightest the battles of the Lord: let not evil therefore be found in thee all the days of thy life. For if a man at any time shall rise, and persecute thee, and seek thy life, the soul of my lord shall be kept, as in the bundle of the living, with the Lord thy God: but the souls of thy enemies shall be whirled, as with the violence and whirling of a sling. And when the Lord shall have done to thee, my lord, all the good that he hath spoken concerning thee, and shall have made thee prince over Israel, This shall not be an occasion of grief to thee, and a scruple of heart to my lord, that thou hast shed innocent blood, or hast revenged thyself: and when the Lord shall have done well by my lord, thou shalt remember thy handmaid. \n\nAnd David said to Abigail: Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel, who sent thee this day to meet me, and blessed be thy speech: And blessed be thou, who hast kept me to day from coming to blood, and revenging me with my own hand. Otherwise, as the Lord liveth, the God of Israel, who hath withholden me from doing thee any evil, if thou hadst not quickly come to meet me, there had not been left to Nabal by the morning light, any that pisseth against the wall. And David received at her hand all that she had brought him, and said to her: Go in peace into thy house, behold I have heard thy voice, and honoured thy face. \n\nAnd Abigail came to Nabal: and behold he had a feast in his house, like the feast of a king: and Nabal's heart was merry, for he was very drunk: and she told him nothing less or more until morning. But early in the morning, when Nabal had digested his wine, his wife told him these words, and his heart died within him, and he became as a stone. And after ten days had passed, the Lord struck Nabal, and he died. And when David had heard that Na
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ALTHOUGH SHE HAS DONE A LOT OF GOOD THINGS FOR POPLE SHE COULD ONLY BE SAINTED IF SHE IS A TRUE BELIVE IN OUR ALMIGHT FATHER GOS AND LORD CHRIST.\n\nIF SHE IS NOT A BELIVER THAT THERE IS NO WAY FOR HER TO BE SAINTED
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Pray to St Anthony,St Jude and the Holy Mother\n\nThe Holy Mother: Miraculous Medal - pray to Her to intercede with Her Son, Jesus. She will never fail you!\n\nSt Anthony:- he will intercede for you. However, remember, wishes are not always granted the way we want them. God knows what we need and sometimes the answer is not what we expect but with Faith you will understand that is what is best.  The website where you can find prayers and whre to post your request (will not be published if you don't want) so it is included in the prayers at His shrine is: http://www.carosantantonio.it/ing/home.asp\n\nSt Jude is the Saint of the Impossible. His site is:  www.claretians.org (go to bottom of page and click on St Jude)  You can also post your request on the site, but here is His prayer!\n\nA Prayer to St. Jude \nMost holy apostle, St. Jude, faithful servant and friend of Jesus, the Church honors and invokes you universally, as the patron of hopeless cases, of things almost despaired of. \n\nPray for me, I am so helpless and alone. Make use I implore you, of that particular privilege given to you, to bring visible and speedy help where help is almost despaired of. \n\nCome to my assistance in this great need that I may receive the consolation and help of heaven in all my necessities, tribulations, and sufferings, particularly (here make your request) and that I may praise God with you and all the elect forever. \n\nI promise, O blessed St. Jude, to be ever mindful of this great favor, to always honor you as my special and powerful patron, and to gratefully encourage devotion to you. \n\nAmen.
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#1 Rely on God & the Holy Spirit to do the work of changing this person's heart.\n\n#2 Be willing to listen & respect his/her beliefs and right to choose - even though you don't agree.\n\n#3 Fill your mind & heart with God's Word, so that you will always be able to answer questions.\n\n#4 Let your faith & life be an example - you can tell what God is doing in your life w/o beating someone over the head with theology.\n\n#5 Be honest - admit when there is not a clear answer in scripture, when you're unsure of something, etc.
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your patron saint????? \nthere were two general rules of thunb - either your namesake or their "day" was your birtrhday.  if could also be someone that a family member had a special devotion too.  from example, my brother John was named after St John of the Cross.
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Here is the modern method of canonization:\n\nIn order to allow greater objectivity and less emotion, no petition for sainthood can be made until at least 5 years after the candidate’s death. \n\n+ Diocesan Investigation +\n\nA diocese, parish, religious congregation, or association asks the bishop of the diocese in which the candidate died to open the investigation. After Vatican approval, the bishop forms a diocesan tribunal. \n\nWitnesses are called before the tribunal to recount the candidate’s heroic exercise of Christian virtues. All documents regarding the candidate must be gathered. \n\nAt this point he is entitled to the title of Servant of God. \n\n+ Vatican Investigation +\n\nAll documentation is passed on to the Congregation for the Causes of Saints at the Vatican. \n\nThe cause undergoes an examination by nine theologians. \n\nIf passed, the cause is for examined by the Congregation.\n\nIf passed, the cause is presented to the Pope for approval. A decree is published and read publicly. \n\n+ Beatification + \n\nA miracle attributed to the Servant of God is necessary. \n\nThe miracle must be proven through an appropriate investigation and another decree is issued.\n\nThen the Pope decides on beatification.\n\nWith beatification, the candidate receives the title of Blessed. \n\n+ Canonization + \n\nAnother miracle occurring after beatification is needed for canonization (sainthood), attributed to the Blessed’s intercession.\n\nThis miracle must again be proven through an appropriate investigation.\n\nPapal infallibility is involved with canonization.\n\nThe Blessed acquires the title of Saint."\n\n+ With love in Christ.
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1.  Yes, a few other denominations have nuns.  Namely, Eastern Orthodox, as well as some Anglicans and Lutherans.\n2.  In general, when a person enters a convent she first undergoes an initial period of testing the life, known as postulancy, for a period of six months to a year. If she, and the order, determine that she may have a vocation to the life, she receives the habit of the order and undertakes novitiate, a period of living the life of a nun that lasts one to two years. After, she may take her initial, temporary vows, which may last for several years.  This is the last chance to get out, if she wants to.  Finally, she will ask for permission to make her "perpetual profession," taking permanent, lifelong vows.\n3.  Yes.  The Church says that being homosexual is not a sin, only practicing (which is why I think they will eventually remove that restriction on the priesthood.).\n4.  First of all, talk to your priest.  Do some research to find out what orders you might be interested in.  Once you've decided, talk to the vocation director.  You should be able to find contact information online.\n5.  Yes, going to college is frequently helpful.  Many religious women in the past have been great theologians and scholars, so you might look towards a religion or philosophy degree.  Alternatively, (and especially if you're looking at a non-cloistered order) you might look at something with professional merit.  For instance, a degree in education, counseling, language, even pre-med.  This will help you in your minestry.  Some orders will on their own send sisters to get degrees, but this isn't always the case.\n6.  Yes, nuns in the technical sense of the word, live in contents.  Look online, and you'll find there are still orders today like this, though they are dwindling.  Sisters, on the other hand, are un-cloistered, and these orders are much more prevelant.
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Saint means sanctified. When we accept Jesus into our heart, the bible says that we are indwelt by the holy spirit. So regardless of papal or catholic declarations, all those who truly have made Jesus their lord and savior are Saints. It is His blood that has washed us clean of all iniquity and we are sanctified by Him, made Saints by Him.
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Someone who actively seeks to convert others to his/her faith.
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Patron Saint of Bees\n\nAmbrose of Milan\nBernard of Clairvaux
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Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje*, Macedonia, on August 27, 1910. Her family was of Albanian descent. At the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months' training in Dublin she was sent to India, where on May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, but the suffering and poverty she glimpsed outside the convent walls made such a deep impression on her that in 1948 she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent school and devote herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Although she had no funds, she depended on Divine Providence, and started an open-air school for slum children. Soon she was joined by voluntary helpers, and financial support was also forthcoming. This made it possible for her to extend the scope of her work.
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This is a title bestowed onto virgin Mary in the Dominican Republic. Legend says a girl whose family was having a bad time running their farm was visited by a vision of Nuestra Senora de la Altagracia. She tells her family of her dream, which includes the idea to plant orange seeds, saying thanks as they sow the seeds. The orange crops succeed in the first try. From then on an orange tree has always been planted at the place of the apparition.
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If i had to choose it will be Mother Teresa why because\n\nMOTHER TERESA\nAt the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months' training in Dublin she was sent to India, where on May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, but the suffering and poverty she glimpsed outside the convent walls made such a deep impression on her that in 1948 she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent school and devote herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Although she had no funds, she depended on Divine Providence, and started an open-air school for slum children. Soon she was joined by voluntary helpers, and financial support was also forthcoming. This made it possible for her to extend the scope of her work.\n\nOn October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa received permission from the Holy See to start her own order, "The Missionaries of Charity", whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after. In 1965 the Society became an International Religious Family by a decree of Pope Paul VI.\n\nToday the order comprises Active and Contemplative branches of Sisters and Brothers in many countries. In 1963 both the Contemplative branch of the Sisters and the Active branch of the Brothers was founded. In 1979 the Contemplative branch of the Brothers was added, and in 1984 the Priest branch was established.\n\nThe Society of Missionaries has spread all over the world, including the former Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. They provide effective help to the poorest of the poor in a number of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and they undertake relief work in the wake of natural catastrophes such as floods, epidemics, and famine, and for refugees. The order also has houses in North America, Europe and Australia, where they take care of the shut-ins, alcoholics, homeless, and AIDS sufferers.\n\nThe Missionaries of Charity throughout the world are aided and assisted by Co-Workers who became an official International Association on March 29, 1969. By the 1990s there were over one million Co-Workers in more than 40 countries. Along with the Co-Workers, the lay Missionaries of Charity try to follow Mother Teresa's spirit and charism in their families.\n\nMother Teresa's work has been recognised and acclaimed throughout the world and she has received a number of awards and distinctions, including the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971) and the Nehru Prize for her promotion of international peace and understanding (1972). She also received the Balzan Prize (1979) and the Templeton and Magsaysay awards.\n\nGANDHI\nGandhi remained in South Africa for 20 years, suffering imprisonment many times. In 1896, after being attacked and beaten by white South Africans, Gandhi began to teach a policy of passive resistance to, and non-cooperation with, the South African authorities. Part of the inspiration for this policy came from the Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, whose influence on Gandhi was profound. Gandhi also acknowledged his debt to the teachings of Christ and to the 19th-century American writer Henry David Thoreau, especially to Thoreau's famous essay "Civil Disobedience." Gandhi considered the terms passive resistance and civil disobedience inadequate for his purposes, however, and coined another term, Satyagraha (Sanskrit, “truth and firmness”). During the Boer War, Gandhi organized an ambulance corps for the British army and commanded a Red Cross unit. After the war he returned to his campaign for Indian rights. In 1910, he founded Tolstoy Farm, near Durban, a cooperative colony for Indians. In 1914 the g
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Mother Teresa was born Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu in Skopje*, Macedonia, on August 27, 1910. Her family was of Albanian descent. At the age of twelve, she felt strongly the call of God. She knew she had to be a missionary to spread the love of Christ. At the age of eighteen she left her parental home in Skopje and joined the Sisters of Loreto, an Irish community of nuns with missions in India. After a few months' training in Dublin she was sent to India, where on May 24, 1931, she took her initial vows as a nun. From 1931 to 1948 Mother Teresa taught at St. Mary's High School in Calcutta, but the suffering and poverty she glimpsed outside the convent walls made such a deep impression on her that in 1948 she received permission from her superiors to leave the convent school and devote herself to working among the poorest of the poor in the slums of Calcutta. Although she had no funds, she depended on Divine Providence, and started an open-air school for slum children. Soon she was joined by voluntary helpers, and financial support was also forthcoming. This made it possible for her to extend the scope of her work.\n\nOn October 7, 1950, Mother Teresa received permission from the Holy See to start her own order, "The Missionaries of Charity", whose primary task was to love and care for those persons nobody was prepared to look after. In 1965 the Society became an International Religious Family by a decree of Pope Paul VI.\n\nToday the order comprises Active and Contemplative branches of Sisters and Brothers in many countries. In 1963 both the Contemplative branch of the Sisters and the Active branch of the Brothers was founded. In 1979 the Contemplative branch of the Brothers was added, and in 1984 the Priest branch was established.\n\nThe Society of Missionaries has spread all over the world, including the former Soviet Union and Eastern European countries. They provide effective help to the poorest of the poor in a number of countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and they undertake relief work in the wake of natural catastrophes such as floods, epidemics, and famine, and for refugees. The order also has houses in North America, Europe and Australia, where they take care of the shut-ins, alcoholics, homeless, and AIDS sufferers.\n\nThe Missionaries of Charity throughout the world are aided and assisted by Co-Workers who became an official International Association on March 29, 1969. By the 1990s there were over one million Co-Workers in more than 40 countries. Along with the Co-Workers, the lay Missionaries of Charity try to follow Mother Teresa's spirit and charism in their families.\n\nMother Teresa's work has been recognised and acclaimed throughout the world and she has received a number of awards and distinctions, including the Pope John XXIII Peace Prize (1971) and the Nehru Prize for her promotion of international peace and understanding (1972). She also received the Balzan Prize (1979) and the Templeton and Magsaysay awards.\n\nFrom Nobel Lectures, Peace 1971-1980, Editor-in-Charge Tore Frängsmyr, Editor Irwin Abrams, World Scientific Publishing Co., Singapore, 1997 \n\nThis autobiography/biography was written at the time of the award and later published in the book series Les Prix Nobel/Nobel Lectures. The information is sometimes updated with an addendum submitted by the Laureate. To cite this document, always state the source as shown above.
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No, she needed a Saviour just like we did. If you will notice that on the day of Pentecost that mary was waiting for the Holy Ghost also.\n\nhttp://www.chick.com/information/general/salvation.asp
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Serve God and others through works of charity.
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Mother Theresa, Look at all she did for human suffering we could all learn from here.And just think you dont have to be religious in order to do it.Just be a decent human being