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Have you ever wondered why certain people in The Church are called ‘Saint’? I have! Until recently, I did not understand the process of how someone is given the official title of ‘Saint’.
After Jennifer and I spoke last time, she had the wonderful idea to share the process of how you become a saint (with a capital ‘S’). Jennifer is a middle school theology teacher and adult faith formation teacher.
In this podcast, Jennifer walks us through the formal process of how The Church recognizes a person as a Saint.
By canonizing some of the faithful, i.e., by solemnly proclaiming that they practiced heroic virtue and lived in fidelity to God’s grace, the Church recognizes the power of the Spirit of holiness within her and sustains the hope of believers by proposing the saints to them as models and intercessors. “The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church’s history.” Indeed, “holiness is the hidden source and infallible measure of her apostolic activity and missionary zeal.”
CCC 828
