Mariam, half Egyptian, half Lebanese/Iraqi: "Padre Pio really gives me hope even when we are hopeless. And he always said ‘Pray, hope and don’t worry. God is merciful and He will hear your prayer.” So I always carry these words with me and I remember them whenever I feel like my life is a bit torn. So those are miraculous words really for the heart and I hope you can take them with you as well: 'Pray, hope and don't worry. God is merciful and He will hear your prayer" Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Sarah, from London: "He was a porter for 40 years and he never went beyond that but he just did it with good grace. He had the gift of holy conversation, people sought him out for spiritual advice and he was just so gracious to everybody he met, and he was very well known for that. I suppose because of that post, he never had any writings or teachings, but his life was such a witness that people just flocked to him. St Peter Clavier was the saint who went to him for spiritual advice. The reason why I admire him is because he had so many losses in his life, so many things went wrong and he was forced to do so many things that would be deemed not the best things to do … it was like one thing after another, but he never lost that grace and he never lost that joy and that faith in God, and he was able to transmit that to others. And he was canonized so I think he was victorious in the end!" Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Johnny, from Britain: "I've prayed to the Little Flower, St Theresa of Lisieux, all my life. I venerated her relics in Ireland (I went especially to Ireland to venerate her relics) and in England. I'm married, we had two boys and we wanted a little girl. So we went to Aylesford Priory, and me and my wife prayed at the white statue of St Therese in the garden at the same time. Twelve months later we had our little girl, and I say to my little girl 'Are you Daddy's little flower?' and she says yes and she picks me little flowers from the garden." Anne, from England: "I want to encourage anybody that is going through any kind of trauma or distress to turn to St Therese because she has been there herself. When she was a child and her sister entered Carmel and her mother died, she got very ill in bed. Nobody knew what to do and in the end Our Lady healed her but she knows what it is like to suffer trauma and emotional distress. As soon as I prayed to her I just felt her love and prayers, and she has helped me so much, so I recommend her to anyone, especially young girls." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Charlotte, from England: "My favourite story in the Bible is John the Baptist because, from the words, he sounds a very energetic, wild man who preaches the good news." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Brice, from the USA: "He is the Church Doctor of morality and the reason he’s my favourite saint is he brings profound clarity on the position of both free will, decision making, and the teachings of the Catholic Church, and particularly how the Church and its guidance and directions actually open up who we are as individuals and he sheds light on the beauty of both Church teaching and how we become great people through being Catholic." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Christopher, from the UK: "For me, John’s Gospel provides a window into understanding the love of Jesus and the Father, and their relationship. John the Evangelist was someone who would have known Jesus so intimately, who rested on his bosom at the Last Supper, got so close to listen to his words, that he became so effected by him that his words would have stayed with him his whole life and they can be found on the page of the Gospel in Jesus' long discourses, where we see the most beautiful love letters ever written between the Father and the Son." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Marie-Pierre, from Congo-Kinshasa, in French: "Ma sainte préférée c'est Sainte Faustine Kowalska parce que c'est une sainte qui m'a appris à aimer Dieu par des petites choses, par sa miséricorde, qui a eu presque une histoire semblable à la mienne. Une sainte d'une famille pauvre et qui aime Dieu et qui veut se donner malgré les limites des moyens, malgré les limites de ce que les gens peuvent voir. Mais sa relation avec le Christ c'est ce qui était le plus fort, et trés souvent je me confie à la Sainte Faustine pour mes amis en récitant le Chapelet de la Miséricorde tous les jours à quinze heures." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredibleholy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Sarah, from the USA: "My favorite saint is Saint Jude because he's the patron saint of lost causes." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Adam, a seminarian from the USA: "There was St Maximilian Kolbe who never lost his dignity of himself and of his fellow prisoners. And it was his love of Jesus through the Immaculate Heart of Mary that allowed him to love both his fellow prisoners but also the guards there too. And it was also that same love for the Blessed Mother that allowed him to step out of line. As we were there in the courtyard what really rung true is that I've always heard the story that Maximilian Kolbe stepped out of line to take the place of this prisoner who was chosen to die for someone else who had escaped." Music by Crossbeam. Visit Totus2us.com for much more. Totus Tuus - All Yours - was the motto of Blessed John Paul II to Mary. Our Lady is also everything to us - Totus 2us.
Mark, from England: "Charles de Foucauld was born in 1856 in Paris and he was the son of a Count. Very early in his life he lost his faith and he led up until he was about 26 a fairly wild life; he had mistresses and drinking and he was a soldier, and he'd completely rejected the idea God existed. Anyway he had a great crisis in the middle of his twenties and he said very profoundly 'the moment I realised that God exists, I realised I had to give my life to him.' .. So he became a religious and he moved to the middle of the Sahara desert, to the middle of an Islamic tribe, and he set up a church. And in the middle of this tribe he planted the Blessed Sacrament, he planted Jesus Christ Himself, and he allowed the presence of the Eucharist to change his life and to change the lives of those around him. He allowed the simple presence of Jesus, body, blood, soul and divinity, to transform his heart." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Jan, from the UK: "St Augustine of Canterbury had a wonderful role to play and I'm very grateful to having been enlightened as to the heritage and roots of the Catholic faith in England." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Matthew, from the USA: "The reason I admire St Josemaría Escrivá, look up to him so much, is because I encountered his writings when I was younger and he introduced me to Our Lord when I was still in school. What really attracted me was his message to look for holiness in the ordinary events of daily living. As a student that was like perfect, because I was involved in sports and family life and friends and school, and so it was like 'Oh, I'm called to be holy even though I'm doing all these other things too.'" Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Luke, from England: "St Dionysius is mentioned once in the Acts of the Apostles where St Paul is preaching to the Areopagus in Athens. He's quite interesting because there are writings allegedly by him which were circulated in the 6th century but they were pseudo-autobiographical and they weren't actually written by him but they're some of the most beautiful works of theology I've ever encountered, the mystical theology probably being my favourite, all about the unknowability of God. I studied him briefly at university and I've just fell in love with his writings." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Timothy, from England: "St Rita is a very powerful saint who, like St Therese, will send a rose as a sign of her intercession. And also she's a great saint for all those who have dysfunctional families and warring families, and arguments and strife in their own families. She knows what it is to experience domestic violence, she knows what it is to lose a child and children, she knows what it is to struggle and persevere in her religious vocation. ..Even if you're not sure of your own vocation or your own relationship with God, speak to St Rita, because she knows what it is to experience the hardship of life and she'll guard you and protect you always." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II and Papa Benedict XVI. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Sarah, from America: "St Gianna is my favourite saint because she's prolife and she was a doctor and she cared for everyone and she loved her family and she gave her life for her daughter who is now also a doctor and that's huge in my life." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II and Papa Benedict XVI. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
John, from England: "St Joseph, in my experience, takes us to the wire. He likes to teach us the virtues of patience and humility. He never strove for the front place. St Joseph is ones of those classic behind-the-scenes people, who gets things done, and he gets things done in a marvellous way. There are countless examples of St Joseph in many, many lives, changing things for the better, bringing people closer to God, bringing people closer to themselves, to help them to be the person God wants them to be." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II and Papa Benedict XVI. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Carlos, from Spain: "What I most like about St Ignatius is how he resigned all his vanity and all the things he had, all the choices he had, and he gave it all away in exchange for following Jesus, like the disciples did. I really admire him for that. I wish we could all do that but sometimes it's not that easy." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II and Papa Benedict XVI. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Br John Baptist CFR, from the United States: "Probably the most striking thing for me about St Peter is he's a man who kept saying yes to the Lord, despite his weakness, despite whatever - how big or small the task was that Jesus was calling him to, he continued to say yes. And he didn't always do it perfect and the beautiful thing is that Jesus made up for the lack, he made up for the slack in Peter's life. And I think it was through that continual saying yes to the Lord that he became this great man of faith." Trevor, from London: "My favourite bit in the Bible is when Jesus walks on the water and I think Peter for the first time realises who Christ is. Peter says 'Lead me, Lord, for I am a sinful man.' That bit just strkes me that Christ can use someone in their absolute humanity." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II and Papa Benedict XVI. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Senam, from Ghana: "I chose St Anthony for my confirmation and he's just the one for me. I think he's special because at a young age his family wasn't really into God that much. All they knew about was spoiling him with gifts and riches. But it was his decision to take God in his life and that's a very strong point for him." Cecily, from Germany: "My favourite saint is Saint Anthony as I lose a lot of things and pray to him very often. Nearly all my things come back to me and I admire the work he does for me." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II and Papa Benedict XVI. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.
Gerald, from England: "St Gianna Beretta Molla is one of the Patron Saints of the Unborn. She grew up in Italy and worked for Catholic Action. She was a very studious youngster and then she got into medicine and her calling was in medicine. She got married and had several children. When she was pregnant with her last child, there was some sort of complication and there were suggestions of perhaps some sort of abortion, but she said that if there's any question about it, save the life of the child, not me. And she died after childbirth, and it was that child who was with her husband at her beatification, about 40 years later. That's why I love her." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers Blessed John Paul II and Papa Benedict XVI. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.