# If you could hang out with one Saint for a day, whom would it be? **URL:** \ **Category:** Casual Discussion\ **Created:** [November 2, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051 "2023-11-02T18:35:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Cade\_One](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/cade_one/32/34_2.png) [@Cade\_One](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Cade_One)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/1 "2023-11-02T18:35:11Z")
We can hang out with the Saints all the time in Prayer. If you could take a time machine and go back though, and spend a day with any Saint, who would you spend time with? (Clearly Jesus is the number one answer, but who is your second choice?) ---
**Author:** ![Cade\_One](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/cade_one/32/34_2.png) [@Cade\_One](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Cade_One)\ **Post date:** [November 2, 2023, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/2 "2023-11-02T19:57:45Z")
I would go hang with [Saint Maximilian Kolbe while he was in Japan](https://www.etsy.com/listing/1141212634/st-maximilian-kolbe-with-priests-in?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=Maximilian+Kolbe&ref=sr_gallery-1-6&sts=1&organic_search_click=1). ---
**Author:** ![Maryct](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Maryct](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Maryct)\ **Post date:** [November 3, 2023, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/3 "2023-11-03T18:29:44Z")
St. Joseph. I would like to hear how he dealt with uncertainty. ---
**Author:** ![RCApologist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/838e76/32.png) [@RCApologist](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/RCApologist)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/4 "2023-11-24T18:06:40Z")
St Francis Xavier Seelos, my Patron Saint. I honestly would just like to get wisdom from him ---
**Author:** ![MDD2299](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/mdd2299/32/274_2.png) [@MDD2299](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/MDD2299)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2023, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/5 "2023-11-26T16:10:11Z")
This is a tough one. I feel like my answer would change by the day or even multiple times a day. I guess I would go with my Confirmation saint when I came into the Church, Sir Thomas More. ---
**Author:** ![KyPerson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9fc29f/32.png) [@KyPerson](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/KyPerson)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2024, 11:13am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/6 "2024-01-01T11:13:01Z")
Quite a few. I would love to talk to St. Thomas More who was such a good husband and father. I would love to talk to St. Bede the Venerable who is one of my patrons (I am a Benedictine Oblate) and I love history. Bede is the patron of historians. I would also love to talk to St. Zelie Martin. She had a large family and ran the house all the while running a very successful lace making business. ---
**Author:** ![Kathy127](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/73ab20/32.png) [@Kathy127](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Kathy127)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 4:57am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/7 "2024-01-07T04:57:46Z")
I have recently been exposed To Saint Francis DeSales and find his quotes and commentary simple and to the point. He overcame so much in confronting the Reformation and returned many to the faith. I’m currently researching the devotion to the Sacred Heart and it’s history, in doing so I came across st Lutgarde of Aywieres Belgium a contemporary of St Francis of Assisi…I had not heard of her before but reading Thomas Merton’s book on her life. Very enlightening ---
**Author:** ![MDD2299](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/mdd2299/32/274_2.png) [@MDD2299](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/MDD2299)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/8 "2024-01-07T20:42:13Z")
I’m a fan of DeSales as well ---
**Author:** ![Literalman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/literalman/32/117_2.png) [@Literalman](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Literalman)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/9 "2024-01-09T02:25:03Z")
Interesting that so many would like to spend a day with Thomas More. So would I. I’ve watched the film _A Man for All Seasons_ at least three times. He also is patron of the Arlington (Virginia) diocese, where I used to live. Other favorites are Gus Tolton (not yet officially a saint, but I’m confident that he will be), Katharine Drexel, and the one I would especially like to spend a day with, Marianne Cope, because I recently started a script for a documentary film about her. ---
**Author:** ![aarons1402](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/aarons1402/32/283_2.png) [@aarons1402](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/aarons1402)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 8:32am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/10 "2024-01-10T08:32:22Z")
I’m going with Saint Wilfrid. As a former coach, you’ll have a player or 2 over the years that are the loose cannon type always walking a fine line in their daily life. But on game day you know they will put up 25 plus points. Wilfrid gives me the impression of the no nonsense renegade type. He was all over the place baptizing by any means necessary 😂 So the 24 hours with him would give me greats stories to tell for the rest of my life. I could probably write a book about my day with him. ---
**Author:** ![DCM](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@DCM](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/DCM)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2024, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/11 "2024-01-10T19:03:01Z")
My Patron Saint. I chose him very specifically when I became Catholic a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2024, 5:03am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/12 "2024-01-11T05:03:23Z")
I think I would love to hang out with Padre Pio ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Gamgee](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/sam_gamgee/32/1274_2.png) [@Sam\_Gamgee](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Sam_Gamgee)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/16 "2026-05-25T12:44:29Z")
obviously **Saint Anthony of Padua**!! ---
**Author:** ![MorganPJD](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/morganpjd/32/1146_2.png) [@MorganPJD](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/MorganPJD)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/17 "2026-06-01T10:39:03Z")
St. Francis of Assisi would be too challenging to be around because of his charism of poverty. St. Benedict, as well, for other reasons. It would be purgative. I wouldn’t be anywhere near, probably, but just on the same grounds would suffice as one would get a blessing maybe in terms of circumstances unfolding in the form of some spiritual lesson or other. I tend to think one single day would equate to much spiritual time spent, elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![mallen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9c0ed/32.png) [@mallen](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/mallen)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/18 "2026-06-01T15:03:16Z")
Saint Paul No other Saint comes as close to my sinful nature as Saint Paul ---
**Author:** ![Rememberer1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/97f17d/32.png) [@Rememberer1](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Rememberer1)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2026, 9:03pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/20 "2026-06-01T21:03:13Z")
St. Stephen, just because my favorite band is Protomartyr ---
**Author:** ![Glynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ab097/32.png) [@Glynn](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Glynn)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/21 "2026-07-09T11:40:01Z")
My favorite Saint is Saint Therese. She helped me to become A Catholic from former Baptist for 30 years and she has answered and granted many prayers. Her book, Story of A Soul, is a very good read and highly recommend it. Glynn ---
**Author:** ![Cade\_One](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/cade_one/32/34_2.png) [@Cade\_One](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Cade_One)\ **Post date:** [July 9, 2026, 5:10pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/22 "2026-07-09T17:10:36Z")
> [@Glynn](#): > > My favorite Saint is Saint Therese. I watched a movie about Saint Therese and it was sooooo borrrrring. I think I re-gifted it to someone else. I am happy that she led you to become Catholic though! Thank you for sharing that book recommendation Glynn. Hope it is better than the movie : ) ---
**Author:** ![Glynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3ab097/32.png) [@Glynn](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Glynn)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 1:04pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/23 "2026-07-10T13:04:54Z")
Glad you answered me back as I’m new on this board as of yesterday. Not quite sure to enter the discussion the best way. I had been using a Catholic board when I first became Catholic about 15 years ago and we as a group became very close and they helped me With RCIA studies. Sadly we drifted apart and I would hope that I may come across one girl that I met on that board. She sent me a beautiful statue of Saint Therese as she was a follower of Saint Therese. This is Glynn in New Orleans, La. probably the most Catholic city in the U.S. ---
**Author:** ![Cade\_One](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.catholictalk.net/cade_one/32/34_2.png) [@Cade\_One](https://forum.catholictalk.net/u/Cade_One)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051/24 "2026-07-10T13:59:09Z")
> [@Glynn](#): > > Glad you answered me back as I’m new on this board as of yesterday. Not quite sure to enter the discussion the best way. I had been using a Catholic board when I first became Catholic about 15 years ago and we as a group became very close and they helped me With RCIA studies. Awesome! I am so glad that you are here! Welcome. There is a little bit of a learning curve when joining a new forum, but you will get the hang of it : ) > [@](#): > > This is Glynn in New Orleans, La. probably the most Catholic city in the U.S. My Wife and I spent part of our 20th Anniversary in New Orleans. It was a fun City. We do not drink nor partake in the debauchery that New Orleans is known for, but we did attend Mass there, walked around a bit, and enjoyed some of the good food you guys have. [Next page](https://forum.catholictalk.net/t/if-you-could-hang-out-with-one-saint-for-a-day-whom-would-it-be/1051.md?page=2)