Indulge a few scattered thoughts on this Friday afternoon?
One: The Little Sisters of the Poor need some financial help-- and if the Anchoress likes 'em, you know they do good work.
Two: Saint Gabriel Possenti remains a frontrunner for the coveted (?) designation of "patron saint of handgunners." As the web site to which I linked points out, "St. Gabriel Possenti was a Catholic seminarian whose marksmanship and proficiency with handguns single-handedly saved the village of Isola, Italy from a band of 20 terrorists in 1860." Possenti didn't even have to kill the terrorists.
Three: On a more personal note, this morning I got my new car blessed. It's a used car, and has been for 10 years, but it's new to me. When I walked into the parish office asking if a priest was available to bless the car, nobody said "what are you talking about?" or threw me funny looks.
The secretary said that one priest was on vacation, and another was in a meeting, but Monsignor Tim overheard her, walked into the office with a smile, and said "that's alright, I'd be happy to bless his car." He asked how I was doing and how Jane was doing, then fetched a book of blessings and a vial of holy water before walking me out to where I had parked. The blessing he used was short and heartfelt, praising Jesus and asking God's protection on "all who use this vehicle." I feel safer already.
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There's also an Anglican Society of Saint Gabriel Possenti, at least in my parish in Austin TX, and I am a member. It grew out of the St. Polycarp of Smyrna men's guild. We had a barbecue last year on the day before Pentecost, and one of our members made aprons with the silk-screened image of St. P. on them, with the caption, "Veni, Parvula, Incendie Mecom"(Hope I spelled all of that correctly. It means, "Come on baby, light my fire."
Michael Adams
Prayer works.
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