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JM- Where do you get your daily saints info? I would like to do a column in our regional Sunday paper religious section that would outline the days of the week with Saints days and their information. Is there a book or special calendar that gives each Saint's day for the year, and if so, do you know where I could get one? Thanks, Wendy Reardon ----- Original Message ----- From: J. Michael Walker <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, April 02, 2000 12:26 PM Subject: Re: April 2 - Venerable and Skillful (if Somewhat Reflexive) Levitator > As an uplifting reminder that "you cannot keep a good man down", today we > recall the life of- - > > > The Venerable Franciscan Brother Andres Peres, a native of Montijo en > Extremadura; son of Juan Esteban and Catalina Grajera. Professed in the > religious Convent of Puebla on July 17, 1607, at 29 years of age, taking the > name Fray Andres Martin. His ardent charity led him to serve the sick. He > was continually in prayer, and in fervent contemplation of our Redeemer. > > While crossing Plateros Street with a sack of bran, he saw an Image of the > crucified Christ and, with sack and body, he levitated in ecstasy until he > came to the Image. > > On various occasions while serving the sick, he would pass by a Crucifix on > the door of the Pharmacy, raise his eyes, and with cup in hand, elevate. > > Once it happened that he had four eggs in each hand, and levitated in > ecstasy; and upon extending his hands, not a single egg fell. > > The Most Illustrious Archbishop of Mexico, aware of this, wished to see that > which others admired. When Fray Andres went out one Saturday to gather > alms, the Archbishop had him called into his oratory, and showed him a Holy > Christ that he had. Unable to contain himself, Fray Andres levitated to > where the holy figure hung; for which the Holy Prelate gave thanks to Our > Lord, compensating with alms the time he had taken from Fray Andres, time > well gained though lost. > > The time came to go see in the other life that which he so fervently > contemplated in this, and he died in the Mexican Convent, April 2, 1631; the > burial for which saw a great gathering drawn by the fame of his virtues. > > - from "Menologio Franciscano" > > [Lacking only some assertion that, when they made effort to lower his casket > into the ground, it hovered in midair for some time, to the wonderment of > many and to the satisfaction of others.] > > jmichael > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%