Would guess it's probably St. Gerard Majella, a patron of pregnant women for
reasons I once knew but have long forgotten. My mother always had his
picture and prayer card handy during her own pregnancies and those of her
sisters.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill East" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2000 10:34 AM
Subject: Re: Lics
>
> Just now I opened a cupboard in my church marked "Sanctus [sic] Oleum
> Infirmorum." Inside were not only the holy oils, but a plethora of
> relics. Not all were identified; those which were, were named in tiny
> print, and my old eyes are not what they used to be. There was a bit
> of "Gerardi Maj[oris?]" Who he? And another of "Bedae Con[fessoris?]"
> If that is whom I think it is, I am chuffed to be the custodian of an
> (admittedly very small) portion of the Venemous Bead.
>
> The Supple Dean.
>
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