As you read this, kneel in your heart before the awesome greatness of God. Why? Because these people were not only great people but also experienced God as much as a person can in this life!
St. Anthony the Great - See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01553d.htm
St. Basil the Great - See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02330b.htm
St. Bernard of Clairvaux - See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02498d.htm and
http://todayquestions.blogspot.com/search?q=Bernard
St. Francis of Assisi- See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_of_Assisi and
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06221a.htm
St. Thomas Aquinas – See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14663b.htm
St. Catherine of Siena – See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Siena
St. Gertrude – See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/06534a.htm
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque – See http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09653a.htm and
http://www.stmargaretmarys.ca/stmm.html
St. Teresa of Avila – See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_of_Avila
St. John of the Cross – See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_of_the_Cross
St. Francis de Sales – See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Francis_de_Sales
St. Catherine Labouré - http://www.marys-touch.com/Saints/medal/medal.htm
St. Teresa of Avila – See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_of_Avila
St. Thérèse of Lisieux – See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%A9r%C3%A8se_de_Lisieux and
http://www.thereseoflisieux.org/storm-of-glory-therese-from-18 and
http://todayquestions.blogspot.com/search?q=Therese+of+Lisieux
Even though the above websites do not mirror their lives, they may give a glimpse and a foretaste of their experience of union with God!
