Most Beautiful People
Jen, from over at the Totally Catholic Youth Ministers Lounge asked me to come up with my own list of the world's most beautiful people. This list might differ significantly from People Magazine's list.
In no particular order. . .
1. Pope John Paul II
When I saw him in person in 2004, despite the fact that he was obviously physically weak, I thought to myself, "what a beautiful man." If you had seen the smile he had on is his face as he watched the young children brought up the gifts that Easter morning, you would have thought the same.
2. Blessed Mother Teresa
She cruises on to this list because she saw the beauty of the human person in each and every individual, from the most impovrished leper living in the gutter to the powerful politicians and royalty who came to visit her. In them all, she saw the beauty of Christ.
3. St. Gianna Molla
She sacrificed her own life for that of her unborn child. Does it get any more beautiful than that?
4. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
To quote Jen, who also put him on her list, " Holyhotness, batgirl! Have you seen him?" But in all seriousness, what an amazing model of heroic virtue. He was like the rest of us. Just a normal university student. But so much more. His humility, love for his family, love for the poor, and desire to serve Christ make him one of the world's most beautiful people.
5. St. Maria Goretti
She was quite literally a beautiful girl, but it is her purity of heart and her love for Christ which made her beauty surpass that of this world.
6. Teen Moms
It's easy to understand that the unborn child is a human person no matter how old the mother is, but we can't ignore the courage it takes for a young mom facing a crisis pregnancy to carry her child to term. I have great admiration and respect for teen moms who resist the huge pressures our society places upon them to have an abortion and rather choose the gift of life.
7. The Elderly
As the Prayer for Reverence for Life that we pray in our archdiocese states the elderly are "those who have witness to the ageless values of patience and wisdom." I really do find something beautiful in the elderly. They have a wisdom that only comes with life experience. Their stories are also beautiful.
8. The Unborn Child
Simply beautiful. Need I say more?
9. St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Read Story of a Soul and you'll see why she makes it on to this list.
10. The Blessed Virgin Mary
She is a woman of unsurpassing beauty. If we imitate her love for Christ we too will become beautiful people.
In no particular order. . .
1. Pope John Paul II
When I saw him in person in 2004, despite the fact that he was obviously physically weak, I thought to myself, "what a beautiful man." If you had seen the smile he had on is his face as he watched the young children brought up the gifts that Easter morning, you would have thought the same.
2. Blessed Mother Teresa
She cruises on to this list because she saw the beauty of the human person in each and every individual, from the most impovrished leper living in the gutter to the powerful politicians and royalty who came to visit her. In them all, she saw the beauty of Christ.
3. St. Gianna Molla
She sacrificed her own life for that of her unborn child. Does it get any more beautiful than that?
4. Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati
To quote Jen, who also put him on her list, " Holyhotness, batgirl! Have you seen him?" But in all seriousness, what an amazing model of heroic virtue. He was like the rest of us. Just a normal university student. But so much more. His humility, love for his family, love for the poor, and desire to serve Christ make him one of the world's most beautiful people.
5. St. Maria Goretti
She was quite literally a beautiful girl, but it is her purity of heart and her love for Christ which made her beauty surpass that of this world.
6. Teen Moms
It's easy to understand that the unborn child is a human person no matter how old the mother is, but we can't ignore the courage it takes for a young mom facing a crisis pregnancy to carry her child to term. I have great admiration and respect for teen moms who resist the huge pressures our society places upon them to have an abortion and rather choose the gift of life.
7. The Elderly
As the Prayer for Reverence for Life that we pray in our archdiocese states the elderly are "those who have witness to the ageless values of patience and wisdom." I really do find something beautiful in the elderly. They have a wisdom that only comes with life experience. Their stories are also beautiful.
8. The Unborn Child
Simply beautiful. Need I say more?
9. St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Read Story of a Soul and you'll see why she makes it on to this list.
10. The Blessed Virgin Mary
She is a woman of unsurpassing beauty. If we imitate her love for Christ we too will become beautiful people.
posted by DP | 6:39 AM
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