Its the Feast Day of one of my favorite saints - Saint Teresa of Avila (Ive mentioned her at least twice this year) She is also known as the Roving Nun (but should not be confused with the Wandering Nun, the Meandering Nun, or the Hopelessly Disoriented Nun). In case you still dont know who this Saint is - shes the one who was repeatedly pierced by Gods golden shaft of light, again and again and again. She is the patron saint not only of Spain, but also bodily ills, headaches, laceworkers, opposition to Church Authorities and people ridiculed for their piety. She died in the arms of her close friend Anne of Saint Bartholomew, allegedly from Transverberation (the crossing of verbs). Her pierced heart is on display at Alba de Tormes, so if youre the kind of person thats interested in 400-year-old pierced human hearts youll probably want to pay a visit. (Youll probably find it in the Pierced Internal Organ Room of the Three-to-Five Hundred Estactic Orgasm Wing.) Saint Teresa famously said , There are more tears shed over answered prayers than over unanswered prayers, (Truman Capote took this quote very seriously.) God, she famously prayed, deliver me from sullen saints!
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 13:30:48 +0000
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