[Salvation]

BTTT on Feast of St. Catherine of Siena, Virgin and Doctor of the Church.

[eastsider]

I know we've been through this before, but I don't remember the answer -- I thought St. Catherine's feastday was April 29. No matter; I just get to celebrate my favorite saint's feastday for two days instead of just one!

I was looking forward to your posting on history_matters' thread. You never disappoint, Salvation. Special prayers today for a special FReeper(s).

ne absorbeat eas tartarus,
ne cadant in obscurum:
sed signifer sanctus Michael repraesentet eas in lucem sanctam,
quam olim Abrahae promisisti, et semini eius.

[Siobhan]

Today we have been in Fatima for St. Catherine's Mass. We came to offer special prayers for Da and my son Vincent, and we were blessed to meet an old priest from Braga. My Portuguese is a little rusty but I told him about my Da and my Vince. He played with the little ones and spoke to Mairead in a few words of English. He was an angel. He invited us to a village tomorrow where he will be celebrating the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass according to the Braga Rite (ancient Portugues form of the Latin Mass and the old Calendar- so it will be St. Catherine of Sienna again). He will offer it for Vince and for Da. So we will be heading north toward Braga for this rare gift in this overflowing grace that has met us since we arrived here.