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

[Dave Snelgrove]

But Brian's message still provides a good thought for every day - the
Communion of Saints, quite easily forgotten.   Rosemary

On Wed, Feb 24, 2021 at 2:36 PM Brenda Holtkamp via Sundaycommunity <
sundaycommunity at lists.integralshift.ca> wrote:

> 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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