WELL......when i hear.the word "Saints", i think of the New Orlean Saints and i also think of the many Saints in heaven.
My son Mike is a true die hard Saints fan, so over the years I've learned some about the Saints, and some about Drew Brees. We even have a autobiography book on Drew Brees (great book).
The National Football League awarded it 16th franchise to New Orleans on November 1st, 1967. They had a disappointing start. They never won more tahn 4 games in a season during the 1960's and they were 2-11-1 in 1970. Names like Archie Manning, Ken Stabler, Mike Ditka, Reggie Bush, Sean Payton and Drew Brees, all New Orleans Saints players and coaches.In the off seanson of 2006, the Saints fortunes began to turn. First, the Saints hired Sean Payton, an assistant Under Bill Parcells. Payton was expected to bring a new aggressive offensive strategy to the Saints. The Saints took a chance on free agent quarterback, Drew Brees. (what a wise chose that was). The Saints acquired Reggie Bush in the 2006 NFL Draft. (Reggie no longer with the Saints, he is with Miami)
Andrew Christopher "Drew" Brees was born January 15th, 1979. He was born in Austin, Texas, his folks both attorneys. He was named after Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson. He is an American football quarterback for the New Orlean Saints. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue University. Brees has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times in his caqreer Brees holds the NFL single season record for most passing yards in a season by a quarterback. In 2009, the Super Bowl was played in Miami against the Colts, who had won Super BowlXLI three years earlier. The game was close, and the Saints had finally won a championship after decades of not, sending the city of New Orleans, and the region into wild celebrations. The Saints did not quite live up to theri 2009 level of play the following season.
then on March 2, 2012, the NFL announced the findings of an investigation of a bounty program that the defensive coordinator and over two dozen defensive players maintained. The NFL hit the Saints hard with punishments
So, the colors black, white and old gold are the team colors, they play in the Louisiana Superdome, that seats 72,968, the franchise was given to the city of New Orleans on November 1, All Saints Day. The city was also famous for the song "When the Saints Go Marching In. " Saints was a natural pick for the team name.
Of course, I'm not a die-hard football fan,,,, i enjoy watching the sport, and I think Drew Brees is a great quarterback, a great team player, a wonderful family man, that loves the Lord!
As I was thinking about the Saints ( football), it really got me thinking about true Saints. I always referred to my mother as a Saint. Being that she is so amazing, so patient, so loving, and absolutley lives her life for the Lord. She is a prayer warrior, and truly knows her Maker. So, I decided to really find out who/what/where Saints are. Exactly how many Saints are there? There are over 10,000 named Saints. The title of saint tells us that the person lived a holy life, is in heaven, and is to be honored by the universal Church. People pray with saints, not to them. Have you ever asked anyone to pray for you when you were having a hard time? Why did you choose that person? You may ahve chosen someone you could trust, or someone who understands your problem, or someone who was close to God. Those are all reasons we ask saints to pray for us in times of trouble. Since saints led holy lives abd are close to God in heaven, people feel their prayers are particulary effective. The more i read, the more confused I was! It explains how saints are chosen, what a patron saint is, and when did the church start honoring saints... so much to learn.... but i think i'll stop with the New Orlean Saints and what I learned about heavenly saints....
because of His Amazing Grace....
My son Mike is a true die hard Saints fan, so over the years I've learned some about the Saints, and some about Drew Brees. We even have a autobiography book on Drew Brees (great book).
The National Football League awarded it 16th franchise to New Orleans on November 1st, 1967. They had a disappointing start. They never won more tahn 4 games in a season during the 1960's and they were 2-11-1 in 1970. Names like Archie Manning, Ken Stabler, Mike Ditka, Reggie Bush, Sean Payton and Drew Brees, all New Orleans Saints players and coaches.In the off seanson of 2006, the Saints fortunes began to turn. First, the Saints hired Sean Payton, an assistant Under Bill Parcells. Payton was expected to bring a new aggressive offensive strategy to the Saints. The Saints took a chance on free agent quarterback, Drew Brees. (what a wise chose that was). The Saints acquired Reggie Bush in the 2006 NFL Draft. (Reggie no longer with the Saints, he is with Miami)
Andrew Christopher "Drew" Brees was born January 15th, 1979. He was born in Austin, Texas, his folks both attorneys. He was named after Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Drew Pearson. He is an American football quarterback for the New Orlean Saints. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers in the second round of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played college football at Purdue University. Brees has been selected to the Pro Bowl six times in his caqreer Brees holds the NFL single season record for most passing yards in a season by a quarterback. In 2009, the Super Bowl was played in Miami against the Colts, who had won Super BowlXLI three years earlier. The game was close, and the Saints had finally won a championship after decades of not, sending the city of New Orleans, and the region into wild celebrations. The Saints did not quite live up to theri 2009 level of play the following season.
then on March 2, 2012, the NFL announced the findings of an investigation of a bounty program that the defensive coordinator and over two dozen defensive players maintained. The NFL hit the Saints hard with punishments
So, the colors black, white and old gold are the team colors, they play in the Louisiana Superdome, that seats 72,968, the franchise was given to the city of New Orleans on November 1, All Saints Day. The city was also famous for the song "When the Saints Go Marching In. " Saints was a natural pick for the team name.
Of course, I'm not a die-hard football fan,,,, i enjoy watching the sport, and I think Drew Brees is a great quarterback, a great team player, a wonderful family man, that loves the Lord!
As I was thinking about the Saints ( football), it really got me thinking about true Saints. I always referred to my mother as a Saint. Being that she is so amazing, so patient, so loving, and absolutley lives her life for the Lord. She is a prayer warrior, and truly knows her Maker. So, I decided to really find out who/what/where Saints are. Exactly how many Saints are there? There are over 10,000 named Saints. The title of saint tells us that the person lived a holy life, is in heaven, and is to be honored by the universal Church. People pray with saints, not to them. Have you ever asked anyone to pray for you when you were having a hard time? Why did you choose that person? You may ahve chosen someone you could trust, or someone who understands your problem, or someone who was close to God. Those are all reasons we ask saints to pray for us in times of trouble. Since saints led holy lives abd are close to God in heaven, people feel their prayers are particulary effective. The more i read, the more confused I was! It explains how saints are chosen, what a patron saint is, and when did the church start honoring saints... so much to learn.... but i think i'll stop with the New Orlean Saints and what I learned about heavenly saints....
because of His Amazing Grace....
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