our guide several years ago was brother james cuddy, now father cudd chaplain at providence college in rhode island. >> on the most basic level, i think, you can view saints as being older brothers and sisters or those who have professed the same beliefs as you -- these men and women who have lived these heroic lives of virtue and have, we'reall one body. we believe that the saints are in heaven now praying for us. there are some saints who are more popular today than others. the blessed virgin mary, we actually call the queen of the saints. certainly, we can point to st. francis as being extraordinarily popular. st. anthony of padua for anyone who loses their car keys. there's also devotion, great devotion to some more contemporary saints -- blessed teresa calcutta or st. padre pio. each year when planning this liturgy, brothers will get together, dominican brothers will get together and try and identify certain saints that represent a good cross-section of the church. >> to this glorious saint, i know by experience, to help us in all. and our lord would have us understand that -- >>