Ruth in the bible is a catholic saint but what is she a saint for other bieng a part opf the lineage of Jesus?

Here are a couple of links that hopefully answer your question.

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Is_there_a_female_Cathol...

http://saints.sqpn.com/ruth-the-matriarch/

Not all saints are designated as being the "patron saint" of something. In this case, Ruth is considered a saint by default--as the answer in the first link states--due to her part in the lineage of King David and of Jesus Christ, and as an inspirational figure in the Old Testament in her own right. Just because Ruth isn't considered to be a "patron saint" of any particular cause or group doesn't mean that she can't be chosen as a confirmation name, or as a patron saint of a confirmed individual--she can, in both cases.

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Ruth in the bible is a catholic saint but what is she a saint for other bieng a part opf the lineage of Jesus?

My daughter has chosen Ruth as her confirmation name, however we are unable to find out exactly why she was made a saint if any one knows can they please answer.

Saint Ruth

I can't find a Saint Ruth anywhere. I have a book called "This Saint's For You" and found no Ruth. I'm looking online and can't find a Saint Ruth. I think of Ruth as being more saint-like to those who are Jewish. According to the Jewish Virtual Library, "Even though she is a convert to Judaism, Ruth is one of the most respected women in the tradition. Rabbis use her story to show that true "Jewishness" is judged not by ancestry, but by acceptance of God and the mitzvot. Indeed, it is from this convert's line that the savior of the Jewish people must be born."

http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/biogra...

I think the best person to ask about this is your priest. Good luck and congratulations to your daughter!

Let's be clear on this, since your daughter is coming up to Confirmation: Ruth is a saint because she is in Heaven, and that was God's choice. She was not 'made' a saint by the Church, she was simply 'declared' a saint: that's what the beatification and canonisation process is. Moving on...

Lots of people will be saints without the Church canonising them: the Church concentrates on those who teach us by example, and who have been demonstrated to be praying effectively for those who ask. Ruth leads by example in that she was a convert who stuck to her new religion even when faced with starvation, and for the general character she demonstrates in the Bible. I don't know what miracles have been attributed to her prayer, although she was canonised before the Church had the current processes and no good records were kept.

RUTH - A Moabite woman who married into a family that had left Bethlehem during a famine. The heroic mother of this family, Naomi, experienced stark tragedy during the next decade. Her husband and then both her married sons died, leaving her a widow in a foreign land. She decided in desperation to return to Judah, hoping for help from her kinfolk (Ruth 1-6). Her daughter-in-law, Ruth, refused to desert her, declaring, "Wherever you go, I will go, wherever you live, I will live. Your people shall be my people, and your God my god" (Ruth 1:16). Thus, they traveled together to Bethlehem. Ruth became a gleaner in the cornfields that were owned by Boaz, a well-to-do kinsman of Naomi's dead husband. Naomi returned Ruth's loving devotion by encouraging the friendship and protection Boaz for her daughter-in-law. Eventually Ruth and Boaz were married and had a son named Obed, then Jesse, then David, and ultimately Jesus (Ruth 4:17).

If you are a Roman Catholic your priest should be able to answer this. However, the word 'saint' in the bible refers to true followers of Jesus (those who are saved and forgiven having accepted that Christ took all our punishment so that we will never need to be punished). The word does not refer to someone who once lived but is now dead. The dead have no consciousness (the bible says that also).

God is the one who will reward His saints, it is not a position that another man can bestow on anyone.

St. John the Apostle I <3 the Gospel of St. John.

not sure. i've found though that God and the church have different definitions of a saint. catholics say they must do something miraculous, while Christ says they are something miraculous. there is no greater miracle than the transformation of the sinner. and its really screwy coz if they would read their Bible they'd see for a fact that satan himself is a miracle worker. he'll show you the light to lead you away from the Lord.

That was placed in the bible by the Romans who wrote the NT, and Ruth was also not real just as Jesus was not real. Teaching children to believe in fiction is abuse.