Reading of the Saints' Lives

Reading the Saints' lives makes me feel closer to God. Anybody else feel this way?

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"Where there is pride there cannot be grace, and if we lose grace we also lose both love of God and assurance in prayer. The soul is then tormented by evil thoughts and does not understand that she must humble herself and love her enemies, for there is no other way to please God." ~St. Silouan
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Shout aloud to the Lord, all the earth;
Serve the Lord with gladness;
Come before Him with great joy.
Know this: The Lord, He is God;
He made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of
His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving
And into His courts with hymns;
Give thanks to Him; praise His name;
For the Lord is good; His mercy is
everlasting,
And his truth is from generation to
generation.
~~Psalm 99~~

Yes. The lives of the saints are often part of my spiritual reading.

Michael

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"The glory of God is a human being fully alive." St. Irenaeus

Yes, very much so. However, I'm running out of books on saints. Any suggestions?

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Have mercy on me, God, in your goodness; in your abundant compassion blot out my offense.
Wash away all my guilt; from my sin cleanse me.
For I know my offense; my sin is always before me.

I like to follow the Saint of the Day feature on americancatholic.org. There's so much to be learned for their lives.

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When Jesus saw his mother there, and the disciple whom he loved standing nearby, he said to his mother, "Dear woman, here is your son," and to the disciple, "Here is your mother" (John 19:26-27). I am not ashamed of my mother!

Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee. Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.