[Sundaycommunity] TODAY, FEB 24th, IS THE FEAST DAY OF SAINT OSCAR ROMERO, AND THIS IS A VERY "ROMERIAN" COMMUNITY

[Brenda Holtkamp]

Hi Brian,

Just FYI his feast day is March 24th....

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 7:18 AM Brian Shaughnessy via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> Here is the link to what Wikipedia, who I find usually very balanced, has
> to say about him:
>
> Óscar Romero - Wikipedia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Romero>
>
> "You guys" should adopt him as your patron saint and pray to him today
> especially but also every day.
>
> We say in our Creed that we believe in the "communion of saints", but how
> often do we think of and make use of them?
>
> Do you realize they can't give us a good slap on the side of the head,
> that they are obliged to wait for us to ask before they can do anything to
> assist us?
>
> Ask him to further your social-justice projects while keeping you from
> afoul of the Church's need to maintain some degree of control over its
> members.
>
> A "big umbrella or tent" is a good thing.  A broken one not what He has in
> mind or wants, IMHO.  :)
>
>         Brian S.
>
> --
> aptYLJC,Twbd,ttM
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