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| Te Deum Window: Lancaster Cathedral Why not visit today and see how many saints you can spot? |
Or use today to find out about other saints. Below are three retreats prepared by Loyola press for children to share the stories of three saints. Each has some music accompaniment and a series of 6 short reflections which tell us something of the life of the saint and offers questions for us to think about how we can follow in the footsteps of that saint.
St Frances Xavier Cabrini - Feast day 13th November
Born in Italy, she trained as a teacher, became a religious sister and eventually founded her own order. In the 1880s she went to America to help the many Italian people who had moved there to live and work. She wanted to help them as they often ended up living in poor conditions. With the help of religious sisters, she helped to set up schools, orphanages and hospitals and by the time she died there were nearly 1,000 sisters helping the poor.
on-line retreat click here and short story of her life click here
Andrew was St Peter's younger brother, it was Andrew who first met Jesus who said 'Follow me'. When Jesus died like the other apostles he became a missionary and spent his time telling people about Jesus and his commandment to love God and to love our neighbour as ourself. Did you know the name "Andrew" is a Greek name meaning "courageous" or "manly"? He was very brave and tradition says he was crucified on a cross shaped like an X. St Andrew is the patron saint of Scotland and this is the shape of the Scottish flag.
At children's liturgy we also try to follow in St Andrew's example and Follow Jesus - see Children's Liturgy page for further details.
on-line retreat click here and a short story of his life click here
One of the newest saints, only canonised on the 21st October 2012. She is the first native American saint and is the patron saint of the environment and ecology. She attended daily mass and was known as the "Lily of the Mohawks". She died on April 17, 1680 at the age of twenty-four - her final words were reported as Jesus - Mary - I love you.
On-line retreat click here and details of the saints life more suitable for adults click here
Litany of Saints
Why not use the litany of saints as part of your prayer time today, below a 4 minutes video, or click here for a Latin Litaniae Sanctorum (Litany of Saints) lasting 8 minutes
All Souls
Tomorrow we celebrate All Souls day when we remember those who have died. Mass times at the Cathedral at 12.15pm and at 7.30pm where we will pray for those members of the parish and family members who have died in the past year.