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Thursday, April 14, 2011

Say a prayer to St Anthony



If you grew up in a Catholic household, that was the response whenever you complained of being unable to find something. I always thought it was poor reward for a life of great piety to spend eternity locating the car keys of the faithful.

But that a saint who joined the Franciscans because of the simplicity of their lifestyle should have a tomb more suited to a Moghul emperor seems even less appropriate somehow. Judging by the many thank you letters and photos posted around his tomb, he remains active in the granting of miracles and the finding of misplaced objects.

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