Comments on: Contemplating the Motherhood of My (Soon-To-Be) Patron Saint http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2007/03/27/contemplating-the-motherhood-of-my-soon-to-be-patron-saint/ Jesus, God of my heart, come and unite me to Thyself forever. Sun, 20 May 2012 19:52:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mimi http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2007/03/27/contemplating-the-motherhood-of-my-soon-to-be-patron-saint/#comment-134 Mimi Sun, 08 Apr 2007 19:05:00 +0000 http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2007/03/27/contemplating-the-motherhood-of-my-soon-to-be-patron-saint/#comment-134 Congratluations on your Christmations! Welcome Home!<br/><br/>Christ is Risen! Congratluations on your Christmations! Welcome Home!

Christ is Risen!

]]> By: Simply Victoria http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2007/03/27/contemplating-the-motherhood-of-my-soon-to-be-patron-saint/#comment-133 Simply Victoria Sat, 31 Mar 2007 19:38:00 +0000 http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2007/03/27/contemplating-the-motherhood-of-my-soon-to-be-patron-saint/#comment-133 that is an amazing story. we are 'surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses'.<br/>I find it so encouraging to have the saints looking out for us, praying on our behalves, even when we may be unaware of their intercessions. that is an amazing story. we are ’surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses’.
I find it so encouraging to have the saints looking out for us, praying on our behalves, even when we may be unaware of their intercessions.

]]> By: DebD http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2007/03/27/contemplating-the-motherhood-of-my-soon-to-be-patron-saint/#comment-132 DebD Wed, 28 Mar 2007 16:07:00 +0000 http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2007/03/27/contemplating-the-motherhood-of-my-soon-to-be-patron-saint/#comment-132 What a lovely story. I cannot even imagine her sorrow. I really liked the part about her giving her heart to God as a living sacrifice. What a lovely story. I cannot even imagine her sorrow. I really liked the part about her giving her heart to God as a living sacrifice.

]]> By: Audrey http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2007/03/27/contemplating-the-motherhood-of-my-soon-to-be-patron-saint/#comment-131 Audrey Wed, 28 Mar 2007 14:12:00 +0000 http://orthodoxy.michelle.themccallums.org/2007/03/27/contemplating-the-motherhood-of-my-soon-to-be-patron-saint/#comment-131 Thanks for sharing more info about St. Melania. I am always struck by how the few saints I have read about often have a sort of loss that they offer to God. Saint Sophia of Ainos (my saint name) lost her husband and all six of her children to a plague and also went through a period of serious grief and despondency, then ended up turning her loss into an opportunity to give back to others, starting an orphanage and helping hundreds of orphans. It's hard to imagine the grief someone goes through losing children. But it's encouraging to be familiar with saints who survived such losses and ended up offering them back to God. Thanks for sharing more info about St. Melania. I am always struck by how the few saints I have read about often have a sort of loss that they offer to God. Saint Sophia of Ainos (my saint name) lost her husband and all six of her children to a plague and also went through a period of serious grief and despondency, then ended up turning her loss into an opportunity to give back to others, starting an orphanage and helping hundreds of orphans. It’s hard to imagine the grief someone goes through losing children. But it’s encouraging to be familiar with saints who survived such losses and ended up offering them back to God.

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