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Who would they be?

I was was supposed to do a meme a month or so ago, but forgot what it was - something about who my favorite bloggers were and why.  I decided I’d do this instead.  So, if my Internet pals were saints - who would they be?  That’s the gist of it.  (No particular order of favorites.)

Bloggers and saints:

My very first blog-buddy was Rhapsody.  So which saint would she be?  I’d have to say St. Martha.  She is a wife and mother, and also works outside the home… a busy lady.  Because she is such a caring person, she worries a lot.  (She’s always worried about my health.)  She is also very practical, and has a keen sense of justice.  Like her mentor Chesterton, she is full of common sense and can be a little outspoken.  Her faith is very real.

Then there is Ray from Stella Borealis.  I keep thinking St. Bonaventure - partly because he kind of looks like a painting I remember of the saint.  I imagine Bonaventure as a big saint - but not as big as Aquinas - both in size as well as theology.  Being a Franciscan, Bonaventure was joyful, compassionate, humble, and so on - just like Ray.

Adoro Te Devote.  She has to be St. Joan of Arc.  Prayerful, mystical, devout, loyal, etc..  In fact she is a warrior, a fighter, and completely unafraid of defending the truth. 

Then there is Jeron.  He doesn’t have a blog, but he is a constant commenter on many.  He is definitely St. Camillus de Lellis.  Just read about Camillus and you’ll see.  Sordid past, former military man, beautiful conversion, deeply prayerful, etc..  And he makes me laugh!

Angela Mesenger.  She is St. Gianna Molla.  Self-sacrificing, hard working mom, devoted to Our Lady - she would sacrifice her life for her family, and maybe anyone else - just because she loves Our Lord so much.

Mitchell and Judith from Our Word.  Czar and Czarina, Nicholas and Alexandra - yes the Russian Church canonized them.  I don’t know why other than the fact that I imagine them dressed up all the time.  (Seriously, Mitchell would be Francis De Sales and Judith would have to be his soul-mate, Jane Frances de Chantel.  Without going into detail, suffice it to say, these two saints suit them.)

Fr. Zuhlsdorf.  Who else but the great Cardinal of the Counter-Reformation, St. Robert Bellarmine.  Just read Fr. Z’s blog - as if you don’t already - I’m sure even the Pope reads it!

Cathy of Alexandria.  I’d say St. Catherine of Sienna.  Like the lay-Dominican saint, Cathy is very concerned with doctrine and discipline.  And when you read St. Catherine closely, you see her tremendous charity and love of sinners, as well as a compassionate understanding of men’s weakness - Cathy is like that.  (And she is very funny too - and we all know what a mad-cap St. Catherine was - well, maybe not so much.)

Don Marco.  He could be a lot of different saints, but I think his soul is more deeply akin to… St. Alphonsus Liguori.  He is brilliant, deeply devoted to Jesus in the Holy Eucharist and Our Lady, as well as all of the saints and spiritual writers, and he is in love with sinners.  

Elena of Tea At Trianon.  Who else but Barbe Acari - Blessed Marie of the Incarnation.  Beautiful, sophisticated, a woman of the world, an intellectual of deep piety… with the heart of a Carmelite.

Eric of The Daily Eudemon.  (Funny, I use that word so frequently in daily conversation, but never remember how to spell it.)  St. Thomas Moore jumps into my mind.  Maybe it is Eric’s dry wit, or his keen intellect, or his devotion to his family.  He just makes me think of Thomas Moore.

The Crescat.  Definitely St. Catherine of Genoa.  Although Catherine wasn’t known for her sense of humor, she was known to speak her mind - something The Crescat has no trouble doing.  Fortunately, she has a great sense of humor, and overflowing charity, piety and devotion, like St. Catherine.

The Western Confucian.  He is brilliant.  He could have been St. Thomas Moore too, but that seat was taken.  So I am going to say… Bl. Contardo Ferrini, the brilliant Italian law professor.  He knows politics, he seems rather cultured, and I suspect he has a very deep devotion.  So he would be Contardo.

Anita from V-For Victory.  St. Edith Stein.  Intellectual, philosophical, and deeply devoted to Jesus Crucified and the liturgy - whether she knows it or not.

Paramedic Girl at Salve Regina.  St. Rose of Lima.  Whenever I think of Paramedic Girl, I think of someone beautiful like St. Rose.  Rose also cared for the sick and the poor, and I think she is a good pick for Paramedic Girl, whose beautiful devotion seems similar to that of St. Rose.

Athanasius Contra Mundum!  Omigosh! - he has to be St. Jerome!  Just read his blog.  Fiesty, orthodox, and I’m guessing he mea culpas his chest out with a huge stone sometimes, just like St. Jerome.

Swiss Miss at St. Monica’s.  Bl. Anna Maria Taigi.  Married, devout, insightful, and practical.

Jeffrey.  St. Bede the Venerable.  Anglophile, brooding over lovely art and manuscripts - to inspire and instruct.

Sanctus Belle of Our Lady’s Tears.  Who else but St. Imelda Lambertini?  She’s so devout.

Penitent Blogger.  The wonderful penitent, Charles de Foucauld.  This blogger has the heart of a hermit-monk, and deep devotion, which shines through in his daily reflections.

Hallowed Ground.  The photos he posts often remind me of Bl. Pier Giorgio Frassati - so Ken is Pier Giorgio.

UKOK.  She’s the English mystic, Margery Kempt… sort of like Julian of Norwich.  Very quaint and mystical, and practical as well.

Jeff at Stony Creek.  St. Isidore the Farmer.  Just because… I imagine he’s kind of a cool, Northern California-country-style sort of guy.  He’s got a good blog too. 

That’s it - I’m dry now; this is enough feast-day recreation.  Sorry if I missed anyone.  Not all of these are ‘buddies’ in the strict, ‘kissie-kissie’, ’pat-on-the-back’ sense, but they are all blogs I frequently read and esteem.  It may have been more fun to do “If my blog-buddies were celebrities…”  Although, that’s probably better suited for my other blog, Abbey-Roads 1.

Have a happy feast day!          

“Mary is taken up to heaven; a chorus of angels exults.  Alleluia.”