Patron Saints

Today’s Patron Saint?
(Aug. 30)
Fiacre

A hermit whose cult flourished in France. Patron saint of horticulturists and those who suffer from veneral disease.

Today’s feelings?

Anxious craziness
Which patron saint will help me out?
Dympna

A woman who lived in solitude with where lover after fleeing from the sexual advances of her father (she looked too much like her dead mother). Dad burned both daughter and lover at the stake. The town where this all went down eventually became famous for treating the mentally ill and the towns folk adopted her as their saint.

Today’s agenda?

Writing
Which patron saint will guide me?
Francis de Sales

Bishop of Geneva who wrote texts for lay-folk explaining the church ‘s practices.
Famous saying: “ flies are attracted by a spoonful of honey than by a whole barrel of vinegar.”

**I’m an atheist with a knack for picking up books with visually stimulating covers from the “to be re-shelved” cart at the library.