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I thought I'd start a thread and ask about anyone's private devotions to saints. Anything you might like to say, but maybe these questions could get things rolling:
- To which saints do you have any particular private devotion?
- Why? Did you feel an affinity to them when you read about their lives and deeds?
- What does your devotion involve? Particular prayers, prayers in your own words, candles, vigil lamps, any particular home practice you've developed? ("I light the lamp, I kiss the Cross, then I pray this prayer asking for this saint to pray for me, then I say a prayer to Christ, then I go on with my other prayers...")
- Have you ever learned or "inherited" a devotional practice from a friend, godparent, or family member?
- Are there any saints in whom you have a particular interest? Why? Did you feel any affinity for them?
- Has reading or hearing about them influenced your path in any way you can describe?