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Although we have evidence that Agatha was venerated at least as far back as the sixth century, the only facts we have about her are that she was born in Sicily and died there a martyr. In the legend of her life, we are told that she belonged to a rich, important family. When she was young, she dedicated her life to God and resisted any men who wanted to marry her or have sex with her. One of these men, Quintian, was of a high enough rank ... Continue Reading
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in tagalog..................ako si santa agata, natiis sa sakit sa aking dibdib dahil tinusok nila ito ng dalawang matulis na gunting. akoy kanilang pinahirapan at ang aking katawan ay iniharap sa apoy. akoy namatay sa labis na pag hihirap.mula noon ako ay tinawag na patron ng mga taong may karamdaman sa dibdib. ang aking kapistahan ay tuwing ika-lima ng pebrero................your my saint beacause my patron of heart ....i love you.........
at my school you have to do a report on a saint of your choice. i picked saint Agatha. this website gave me just what i needed. its the best religious website ever.
When i was young, i hate been called Agatha, that is my baptismal name. But after reading life of st. Agatha, i prefer been called Agatha. St. Agatha please help me to live a good life. And pray for me asking God to grant my heart desires. St. Agatha i love u.
Dear Saint Agatha: Pray for me, I need your help to stay strong I have breast cancer, no job, moved back in with my parents and I feel oh so very alown. I know that your faith was put through main test and you came though much stronger. Yet right now I am feeling very weak and need you strenght to bear the cross. I seak the power to proclaim Gods presence in my life right now despite the heardships, finincial and emocialal I am experiencing at this time. Saint Agatha pray for me Amen.
st agatha please hear my prayres i have brest cancer please ask god to heal me
I thank God for leaving my father with no choice but to name me on the day of my baptism after a cousin called Agatha
I implore your intercession,Saint Agatha for the ability to live a pure,holy and chaste life in Jesus name.AMEN
Dear St. Agatha, please intercede for me as I go through breast cancer and feel very far from my help in God. Help me to have courage and faith.
St Agatha,i love u wit all my hrt. Pls intercede for me in my studies and intercede for my family.
St. Agatha,please pray for my son who is not at all interested in getting married.As a mother I am so miserable and I have no peace of mind in my life.St. Agatha intercede for him to change his mind. Oh come to my aid,That I may praise the mercies of God Almighty.All my life I will be grateful to Thee until I can thank Thee in heaven.
this info was most informative, I will give a brief speech on St. Agatha, at our daughters of the Holy Cross meeting. I am Anglican, but we share sisterhood in the Catholic Church.
Thank you
i love saint agatha very much.thats why i chose her or rather she inspired me to choose her as my baptism name.may u pray for my dear mother because YOU realy understand whatever dificulties she undergoes trying to serve the LORD.AMEN
i love st Agatha and am proud to of having her name and my baptism and confirmation as well.i am an advocate of women's rights and i am happy to continue her work
She is a great martyr.anytime i hear that name i ask my self questions.through her powerful intercession,may all women regain their sense of modesty Amem.
Please pray for my husband. He is an alcoholic,.We live separated because of his drinking. He's been drinking for 22years and he has been in and out of jail for drinking in public. I still love him and I want him to return home sober. Please Saint Agatha help us, my husband, my son and me. I pray to Jesus everyday and ask him
to make my husband rrealize that he needs help. When he is sober he is such a wonderful person. God Bless Everyone!!
St. Agetha please pray for me.
Am very happy to find this space thanks for the good word you are doing God bless you all and all who visit this space.
Saint Agatha, pray for us!
Bless you St Agetha. Your good triumphed over the evil one.
Agatha was a woman of great Christian virtues. God has blessed her with patience and tolerance. She had a self capacity to bear all the pain, tourture, humiliation on the account of the Gospel. Sufferings could not even separate the true follower from Christ.St.Agatha..Pray for us..
thanks for this site and all that you do, i will pray for all who reads this, so i guess everyone :)