I had a missal that had scary stories in the back about the Saints getting eaten by lions, etc - kept me manageable in church while I was starving without breakfast, lol...
I wonder if that one is still available?? anyone?
I loved those scary saints stories when I was a kid. The many and diverse ways they were martyred!
Our parents and the nuns never thought that these stories were too violent?
Well, at least we shaped up, because we didn’t want to have our eyes popped out (St. Lucy), be stretched on the wheel (St. Catherine), or be roasted over a fire (St. Lawrence.)