Liam, from the UK: "A lot of my family came from Poland during the war and to see Maximilian Kolbe's sacrifice is kind of like one side of my family but then another side of my faith. I've come from the Hebrew background and he sacrificed himself for a Jewish man. That huge sacrifice is something we need to take account of in our daily lives .. It wasn't anything solely religious, like he did something that anyone could have done but he was the one who chose to do it do and I think it's one of the bravest things that people can ever do - to lay down their life for another person." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.

Mariam, half Egyptian, half Lebanese/Iraqi: "Padre Pio really gives me hope even when we are hopeless. And he always said ‘Pray, hope and don’t worry. God is merciful and He will hear your prayer.” So I always carry these words with me and I remember them whenever I feel like my life is a bit torn. So those are miraculous words really for the heart and I hope you can take them with you as well: 'Pray, hope and don't worry. God is merciful and He will hear your prayer" Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.

Rod, from England: "I became a Catholic when I was 24 years old and obviously choosing a confirmation saint (because I was going to get baptised and confirmed and everything) was a big question and I wasn't sure who to choose but my dad being Jewish I wanted a Jewish saint and obviously Joseph fitted the bill but I was kind of like 'He's not very glamorous, he's a bit run of the mill' and there were other interesting saints out there. So I was hesitating and I asked a friend of mine and he said 'I know what you should do, you should write to the Archbishop of Paris' who was Cardinal Lustiger at the time who was himself Jewish by background and had lost his parents in the Holocaust. ... So I wrote a letter to Cardinal Lustiger and some months later I received a beautiful letter back and it was from Father Regis Israel and he said 'Dear Rod, I'm sorry that the Cardinal couldn't reply in person but I would like to confirm you in your choice of saint: Joseph is a beautiful choice, a man of God, a family man, a man of prayer and obviously very Jewish.' So that was very clear to me. And he also put in a little prayer card in there which showed Joseph and Jesus together in the synagogue." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.

Kate, from Ireland: "I think the saint that probably has had most influence in my life has been St Augustine and that is because I identified with him in his rebelliousness and his struggle to walk with God because he had a deep desire to know him and to love him but he couldn't for so many years actually do it .... It has been really interesting because since I have had my conversion two years ago back to my faith little things have cropped up. .... That's the beauty of the Catholic Church is that we have this bank of people that are praying for us and that are so instrumental in the little graces that we receive every single day to come closer to God because they are interceding for us because they in heaven have the full knowledge and full image of what it is to be a community and to be God's children. So to have that amazing richness of the Catholic faith that all of these people are praying for you and loving you and helping you each and every day to a closer relationship with Jesus. It's pretty cool!" Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.

Sarah, from London: "He was a porter for 40 years and he never went beyond that but he just did it with good grace. He had the gift of holy conversation, people sought him out for spiritual advice and he was just so gracious to everybody he met, and he was very well known for that. I suppose because of that post, he never had any writings or teachings, but his life was such a witness that people just flocked to him. St Peter Clavier was the saint who went to him for spiritual advice. The reason why I admire him is because he had so many losses in his life, so many things went wrong and he was forced to do so many things that would be deemed not the best things to do … it was like one thing after another, but he never lost that grace and he never lost that joy and that faith in God, and he was able to transmit that to others. And he was canonized so I think he was victorious in the end!" Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.

Johnny, from Britain: "I've prayed to the Little Flower, St Theresa of Lisieux, all my life. I venerated her relics in Ireland (I went especially to Ireland to venerate her relics) and in England. I'm married, we had two boys and we wanted a little girl. So we went to Aylesford Priory, and me and my wife prayed at the white statue of St Therese in the garden at the same time. Twelve months later we had our little girl, and I say to my little girl 'Are you Daddy's little flower?' and she says yes and she picks me little flowers from the garden." Anne, from England: "I want to encourage anybody that is going through any kind of trauma or distress to turn to St Therese because she has been there herself. When she was a child and her sister entered Carmel and her mother died, she got very ill in bed. Nobody knew what to do and in the end Our Lady healed her but she knows what it is like to suffer trauma and emotional distress. As soon as I prayed to her I just felt her love and prayers, and she has helped me so much, so I recommend her to anyone, especially young girls." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.

Charlotte, from England: "My favourite story in the Bible is John the Baptist because, from the words, he sounds a very energetic, wild man who preaches the good news." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.

Brice, from the USA: "He is the Church Doctor of morality and the reason he’s my favourite saint is he brings profound clarity on the position of both free will, decision making, and the teachings of the Catholic Church, and particularly how the Church and its guidance and directions actually open up who we are as individuals and he sheds light on the beauty of both Church teaching and how we become great people through being Catholic." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's motto to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.

Christopher, from the UK: "For me, John’s Gospel provides a window into understanding the love of Jesus and the Father, and their relationship. John the Evangelist was someone who would have known Jesus so intimately, who rested on his bosom at the Last Supper, got so close to listen to his words, that he became so effected by him that his words would have stayed with him his whole life and they can be found on the page of the Gospel in Jesus' long discourses, where we see the most beautiful love letters ever written between the Father and the Son." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredible holy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.

Marie-Pierre, from Congo-Kinshasa, in French: "Ma sainte préférée c'est Sainte Faustine Kowalska parce que c'est une sainte qui m'a appris à aimer Dieu par des petites choses, par sa miséricorde, qui a eu presque une histoire semblable à la mienne. Une sainte d'une famille pauvre et qui aime Dieu et qui veut se donner malgré les limites des moyens, malgré les limites de ce que les gens peuvent voir. Mais sa relation avec le Christ c'est ce qui était le plus fort, et trés souvent je me confie à la Sainte Faustine pour mes amis en récitant le Chapelet de la Miséricorde tous les jours à quinze heures." Music by Crossbeam. For much more, visit Totus2us.com - dedicated to Our Lady, it is inspired by our incredibleholy fathers St John Paul II, Papa Benedict XVI and Pope Francis. Totus Tuus (All Yours) was St JPII's to Our Lady - incredible Mama Mary is also everything to us: Totus2us.