Sucked into it…
A Meme from the Roving Medievalist…My Favorite Saints List. (I believe Angela started this.)
#1) Saint Benedict Joseph Labre…The homeless pilgrim I write about all the time.
#2) Saint Pascal Baylon…Because his feast day is a day after my birthday, because he was mad about the Eucharist, and because he was a simple lay-brother of the Alcantarine reform.
#3) Saint Joseph Moscati…Because he was a single layman, a Doctor, of great charity, and a III Order Franciscan.
#4) Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati…Because he was a single layman, very misunderstood by his family.
#5) Blessed Alberto Marvelli…Because he was a single layman with tremendous apostolic zeal and wonderful charity.
#6) Saint John of the Cross…Because he was really a little soul full of great love.
#7) Saint Francis of Assisi…Because he loved me from my earliest youth - and I him.
#8) Saint Therese of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face…Because she has loved me from my earliest youth - and I her.
#9) Saint Teresa of Jesus of Avila…Because she was a sinner. (Hi Holy Mother - I know you like that!)
#10) My blessed and glorious father, St. Joseph…refuge of sinners.
And a host of others…I simply limited the names to 10.
I tag Cathy of Alexandria, Ray, Adoro, and Rhapsody - so start posting…comments here will not do.
April 19th, 2007 at 4:48 pm
How about complaints? I’ll have to get my thinking cap on now. Sigh.
Thanks to your Mexican fashion post, I now have Shirley Bassey in my head. Thanks, Goldfinger.
(now I hope you have that theme going in your head-take that!)
April 20th, 2007 at 9:51 pm
My post is up.
I followed your disobedience to the original Meme…4 saints.. How can anyone limit it to 4!?
April 23rd, 2007 at 12:29 am
I admit I am unfamiliar with saints # 1, 2, 4 and 5! But I do know who St Joseph Moscati is! (I feel I should get points for that, somewhere) And your other Saints in your list are absolutely at the very top of my own list! (Gotta love those Carms.–and St Francis)
I’d also add St Thomas the Apostle (for many reasons! his is the most clear profession of Christ’s divinity in Scriptures! He is also Patron Saint of Architects and twins–and India.) St Francis Xavier is also a great favorite; as are St Cecilia and St Claire.
All Angels and Saints: ora pro nobis.