The Headless Saint

A couple of days ago was the feast day of Saint Denis. Here's a statue of him from the facade of the lovely Notre Dame:

Yes, I know his head seems to be in the wrong location. This is because he was beheaded. But why is he shown holding his head? St. Paul was also beheaded, but he's never been depicted like this. 

Well, that's because Saint Denis was a badass.

According to legend, Saint Denis (after his beheading) carried his decapitated head. For six miles. Uphill. He preached a sermon the entire time too, which must of been pretty persuasive, considering that it was coming from the mouth of someone holding his own head...

In any case, he's now the Patron Saint of Paris, the town that had a love affair with the guillotine. Ironic, isn't it?

You can thank me now that I've given you your Halloween costume (Or not).

Sincerely,

The Bigot

P.S. Today is the beginning of the Year of Faith! Here's the sermon that the Pope preached today.

      And here's some plenary indulgences that the Holy See is issuing as special stuff for this year as well.

St. Francis: NOT A STUPID HIPPIE!!!!

A lot of people feel that St. Francis is the patron Saint of hippies, cute fuzzy animals, and Catholics that never attend mass. But he was not a hippie. Those who believe so are stupid. He was a real Saint, and followed the teachings of the Church.
So stop.
He's not a hippie.

Sincerely,
The Bigot

My Feast Day!!!

Yay! Today is the feast day of St. John Chrysostom, an awesome guy who is the Patron Saint of Orators, education, public speakers, etc. He also wrote a lot on marriage and family life, which I would definitely recommend for reading. Some of his writings can be found on this website.

My favorite quote of his: "The road to hell is paved with the skulls of Bishops."

I really love our Bishops here in America though. They're awesome.

In any case, here an icon of my Patron.

I know, not the prettiest looking guy, but hey, he's my Patron, not my boyfriend.

I'll write more later. 

Sincerely,

The Bigot