#st lawrence

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Saint Lawrence Church, Mickleton, Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England. Photo by ( Gary Ellis ) 😊😚

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08/09/2024

Happy (almost) feast day of St. Lawrence, my patron saint!

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JOKE-OGRAPHY:

St. Lawrence was a deacon of Rome in the mid-200s during a time of heavy persecution. When the prefect of Rome demanded all the treasures of the Church, Lawrence asked for a few days to gather it all together. In those few days, he gave all the material wealth of the Church to the poor. When it came time to face the prefect, Lawrence showed up, not with gold and jewels, but with a crowd of poor people, declaring, "Behold, these are the treasures of the Church." The prefect was so amused by this that he had Lawrence roasted alive on a gridiron. Just before he died, Lawrence gave one last quip: "Turn me over, I'm done on this side." Hence, he's the patron saint of cooks and comedians.

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A Prayer to Saint Lawrence for Joy Amidst Suffering

Martyrdom of St Lawrence by Johann Heinrich Schonfeld

Saint Lawrence, martyr of Rome, lover of the poor, patron of butchers and fires, you are known for your great courage before the judges of Rome when you proclaimed that the poor and widowed were the church’s greatest treasure. You were dragged before the fire and placed on the flames, bound tight and slowly roasted. How great your agony must have been, second only to your love for the hated and unwanted of Rome! Yet, despite the slow, agonizing flames, you praised God with a smile upon your blistering face. 

"Now you may turn me over, my body is roasted enough on this side." You said to your torturers as you died, "At last I am finished; you may now take from me and eat." Even in the face of great horror, you used the love of God to keep your wit and humor with you. You grinned amidst the flames, joked and laughed as the air filled with the smell of your roasting flesh. Truly, if there is any representation of joy in the midst of suffering, it is you, Saint Lawrence! Let us took to you now to learn such a skill. Pray for us, Lawrence, that we might also face pain and suffering with such bold gladness, and carry our crosses with a joyful laugh. Pray that we not fall into despair, but be lifted upon the shoulders of the loving, living God. 

In the name of your beloved Savior, we pray,

Amen

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Young Library, St. Lawrence University. Canton, New York. Don Hisaka.

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Saint Lawrence of Rome

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Feast Day: August 10

Patronage: Rome, deacons, students, the poor, firefighters, brewers, comedians, librarians, winemakers, vine growers, miners, tanners, seminarians, chefs, butchers

Saint Lawrence was a Roman deacon about whom little is known but because of his martyrdom massive conversions to Christianity were the result. One legend is told when the Roman Emperor Valerian wanted the material wealth of the church, St. Lawrence presented the true treasures, the poor, handicapped, widows, orphans, and the sick. This enraged Valerian so that he had Lawrence martyred by placing him on a gridiron and burned alive. 

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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(via One Minute Reflection – 10 August – “If it dies, it produces much fruit” – John 12:24)

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Folk/Traditional Saints Round 1: St Lawrence vs. St Agnes

St Lawrence

St Agnes

Voting ended onJun 5, 2023

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