Saintly Succor: Heavenly Help for Every Day

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Saint biographies often emphasize ecclesiastical achievements or fanciful details, reducing them to caricature. Saintly Succor lays bare the heart of these exemplary Christians by making connections with the lives of modern readers. Unique details from saints' lives inspire readers to imitate their holiness and seek their intercession.

Most patron saint lists feature outdated agricultural themes and impracticalities (patron of mule skinners). Saintly Succor includes an index cross referencing current issues with saints who experienced these situations in their lifetimes. The traditional patronages are updated to include modern saints and concerns for which people seek intercession. One can search for a topic (troubled marriage, addictions, specific diseases, humility, lapsed Catholic, etc) and quickly find several saints that can help. Readers will discover the lives of Bl. Lucien Botovasoa of Madagascar, Bl. Isidore Bakanja of the Congo, and Bl. Sra Salkahzi of Slovakiaabsolutely inspiring examples of holiness and yet, rarely invoked for intercession.

Saintly Succor includes:

853 brief saint biographies for each day of the liturgical calendar
Intercessory prayers for each Saint, Blessed, or Venerable
Summaries of 54 miracle stories that led to a beatification
or canonization
75 "Top 10" lists to stimulate interest in particular saints
Hundreds of curated quotes from saints for reflection
Patron saint topic index for intercession with practical daily needs
Many little-known martyrs from the Mexican Cristero War,
the Spanish Civil War, the French Revolution, and the persecutions
in Vietnam, Korea, China, Japan, and Uganda.

Author Bio

Thomas Martin is a retired public school teacher and member of the Tri-Parish of St. Mary and St. Michael in Stillwater, MN and St. Charles in Bayport, MN.