CatholicFatherOf2

Saint John Joseph of the Cross

At my parish, the children make their confirmation in sixth grade. My son is making his this year and he is in my class. They are all required to do a report on a saint. It can be the one they have chosen for their confirmation name or it can be any saint they admire. My son was going to use St. Pio, but since he is the class patron saint, he has now chosen St. John Joseph of the Cross. In some ways he is similar to St. Pio, they both had ecstasies and where reported to have bi-located and levitated. However, I think he chose him because his own birth name was John Joseph. While helping my son with the report, I did uncover a quote from him that I really liked. He is reported to have said the following while tapping his forehead, “How do you think that with a bone only three fingers high we should understand the meanings of the designs of God?” It makes me feel a lot better about scripture that I don’t understand. I also found a nice site for children called The Holy Spirit Interactive Kids Zone. You should check it out if you have some time.

I finished my seventh rosary last night. I gave the last two that I made to our transitional Deacon. He is going to give them to people that he teaches how to pray the rosary.

posted by CatholicFatherOf2 @ 2:39 PM