In the last few days of January and on into February, store shelves are inevitably filled with red and pink hearts filled with chocolates and teddy bears with outstretched arms. This of course is in observance of Valentine’s Day. We all know this day is associated with love and relationships and is a time to exchange gifts, chocolates and other treats as well as spend time with the special people in our lives. In recent days, as…
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Also, I wanted just again to sing the praises of Saint Martha who has recently helped me accomplish a long time goal. She is absolutely my favorite and most special patron saint. I keep an altar to her in my home and often place candles, oil lamps and flowers in front of her icon. I strongly urge you to start a devotion to her and spread the word about her powerful intercession. The simplest and most traditional…
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Also, I wanted just again to sing the praises of Saint Martha who has recently helped me accomplish a long time goal. She is absolutely my favorite and most special patron saint. I keep an altar to her in my home and often place candles, oil lamps and flowers in front of her icon. I strongly urge you to start a devotion to her and spread the word about her powerful intercession. The simplest and most traditional…
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Saint John’s Eve, so called because it is the evening before the feast of St. John the Baptist, is a notorious night for performing all sorts of magic from many European and Afro Caribbean traditions. The origins of this observance lay in ancient Pagan traditions that regarded the summer solstice (June 21-22) as sacred and magical since it is the shortest of the year. In Christian times the observance came to be known as Saint John’s Eve…
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First of all, let me say that the origins of this popular religious figure are at best obscure. In any case, there is no doubt that there is a saint in Heaven named Expedite who rushes to help those of us here below that love and venerate him. There is an urban legend regarding this saint that many New Orleanians swear by. When Louisiana was under Spanish rule, a statue of a strange and unidentifiable saint arrived…
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