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article from Issue No. 28/2007 for Sunday 15th July
Saints
Did you know that there is a proper word to descibe the study of saints and holy people? It is hagiology.
Nearly every job or profession has its own patron saint - even television! St Claire (who lived way before television was imagined: she was born in 1194 and died in 1253) is the patron saint of television. Why? Because at Christmas 1252 she was too ill to go to the church service which was several miles away, yet she had a vision which was so clear that she could describe the whole service in detail.
Did you know that mary is the most common name for a saint? Even some male saints had the name!
Did you know that saint's days were printed in red on the calendars used by the Church? that is why we say a special day is a Red Letter Day
Special Names
The answer to each question is the name of a person in the Bible. When you have all the answers, rearrange the first letter of each name to make the name of a saint who is celebrated in July.
- He built the Ark (Genesis, chapter 6)
- One of Israel's greatest prophets (1 Kings 17))
- He became Ruth's husband (Ruth)
- Peter knew this centurion (Acts 10)
- Timothy's mother (2 Timothy 1)
- Father of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 27)
- Another name for Dorcas (Acts 9)
- A shepherd boy who became a king (1 Samuel 17)
What did the idiot call his tiger?
Spot.
Answers: 1.Noah 2.Elijah 3.Boaz Cornelius 5.Eunice 6.Isaac 7.Tabitha 8.David: wich, rearranged, spell Benedict, who is celebrated on 11th July