from http://saints.sqpn.com/saintado.htm:
Saint Albert of Montecorvino
- Memorial
- 5 April
- Profile
- Taken to Montecorvino in Apulia, Italy as a child. Bishop. He became blind in later years, but was known to his visions, and as a miracle worker.
- Born
- in Normandy
- Died
- 1127 at Montecorvino, Apulia, Italy
- Print References
- Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
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maggie, maybe per our conversation last night, this is less coincidence?
in other news, i have lit every one of my saint's candles which will still light, and i have an almost uncontrollable urge to go to church.
2 comments:
Some stand-up comedian has a joke where he talks about the final stage of Catholicism, where you don't have God any more, just the saints. ;-)
At any rate, sometimes it is nice to have a religion where habits and routines can give you meaning, comfort, and a small sense of control.
you're absolutely correct! very few non-catholics understand/want to understand the purpose of saints. i like to think of them as "god's cabinet". but there is something very powerful, in those moments when you feel as though you've lost it all and are naked to the world, about being bare in the presence of such compassion.
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