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Saints

1. Try a Global Saints project from Making Friends With the Saints

2. Visit Shrines of American Saints

St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Maryland - a convert from colonial New York

North American Martyrs in upstate New York - Jesuits serving Indian people

St. Katharine Drexel - millionaire heiress turned sister (canonized Oct 2001).

St. John Neumann - missionary and bishop of Philadelphia

Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos - Redemptorist who died in New Orleans

Venerable Solanus Casey -doorkeeper priest who cared for thousands in Detroit and NYC

Blessed Damien Veuster -- ministry to people with Hansen's disease

St Thoedore Guerin -- educator and founder of a religious order

4. Explore the hobbies and interests of some favorite saints 8, 6, 4, 5, 1, 7, 2, 3

5. Invite a suitcase saint into your parish

6. Consider a creating a multimedia tribute to family saints and relatives

Personal History & Writing Services

How often do you pull out photo albums and look at family pictures? What happens when you do?

Try family photo prayers.

Hold a photo while you enter God's presence, with a hymn or an "Our Father".

Pray: "Jesus, when I look at this photo I feel...." Tell God what you need or what the person in the photo might need.

Thank God for something good about this person or about your relationship.