There have been so many great Catholic contributions to mass communications:
Also remember that this Sunday is Divine Mercy Sunday.
There have been so many great Catholic contributions to mass communications:
Hmmm...I'll have to think about this.
My first gut reaction would be St. Paul.
Why St. Paul? When was the last time any of you actually asked him for intercession? And really, his Epistles have been adopted by our foes as an anti-Catholic curmuedgeon, when in reality they are thoroughly Catholic in nature.
Finally, I used to think he was a bit of a self agrandizing saint (please don't think I'm being sacriligious) but in the end he was just right for the times, speaking the Truth in season and out, even invading the very temples of the pagan gods with the Gospel of Christ.
We need to be bold, and even obnoxiously so if necessary, refusing to be silenced by the enemies of Christ and His Church.
I think St. Paul is a good candidate, even if he "lacks" the flair and romance of a more modern saint, whose life is better known.
If not him, how about Father Miguel Pro: Heroic Mexican Martyr.
"Viva Cristo Rey!"
Sergius and Bacchus Martyrs, d. in the Diocletian persecution in Coele-Syria about 303. Their martyrdom is well authenticated by the earliest martyrologies and by the early veneration paid them, as well as by such historians as Theodoret. They were officers of troops on the frontier, Sergius being primicerius, and Bacchus secundarius. According to the legend, there were high in esteem of the Caesar Maximianus on account of their bravery, but this favour was turned into hate when they acknowledged their Christian faith. When examined under torture they were beaten so severely with thongs that Bacchus died under the blows. Sergius, though, had much more suffering to endure; among other tortures, as the legend relates, he had to run eighteen miles in shoes which were covered on the soles with sharp-pointed nails that pierced through the foot. He was finally beheaded. The burial-place of Sergius and Bacchus was pointed out in the city of Resaph; in honour of Sergius the Emperor Justinian also built churches in honour of Sergius at Constantinople and Acre; the one at Constantinople, now a mosque, is a great work of Byzantine art. In the East, Sergius and Bacchus were universally honoured. Since the seventh century they have a celebrated church in Rome. Christian art represents the two saints as soldiers in military garb with branches of palm in their hands. Their feast is observed on 7 October. The Church calendar gives the two saints Marcellus and Apuleius on the same day as Sergius and Bacchus. They are said to have been converted to Christianity by the miracles of St. Peter. According to the "Martyrologium Romanum" they suffered martyrdom soon after the deaths of Sts. Peter and Paul and were buried near Rome. Their existing Acts are not genuine and agree to a great extent with those of Sts. Nereus and Achilleus. The veneration of the two saints is very old. A mass is assigned to them in the "Sacramentarium" of Pope Gelasius.
She had the heart of an angel and the ability to silence heads of state with a phrase or glance. She is in my opinion, one of the most beautiful women God ever created.
What exactly is our work here on FR? It seems to me that if we have a clearer idea of our mission or purpose as Catholics at FR, then we may be able to narrow down the list of possible patrons. Maybe I'm the only one who doesn't see clearly what our work is on FR.
It's probably not a bad idea to consider Catholic
contributions to the internet as ultimately directed
toward divine mercy and the freedom which
comes from liberation from sin through God's grace.
Thanks for the reminder.
The patron saints of Missionaries?
A Very Happy Birthday to you Father!!
... of sorts for the FReeper Catholic Caucus.TM