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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture I am reminded of Saint Expialidotius. You know, that super calloused fragile mystic plagued with halitosis. I have visions of her Poppin up to beat shameless punsters with her brolly. On Tue, Apr 24, 2018 at 7:42 AM, Paul Chandler < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture > Last Thursday, 19 April, was the feast of St Expeditus, who is invoked > against procrastination. According to legend he was a Roman centurion from > Armenia martyred in the Diocletian persecution. When he decided to become a > Christian, the devil took the form of a crow crying "cras! cras!" > (tomorrow! tomorrow!), but Expeditus stomped on it and declared "hodie!" > (today!). He is also invoked for urgent needs. Sorry, I meant to post this > earlier. > > There are also urban-legendy stories that some nuns once received a > package of relics marked "Expedite" to ensure speedy delivery and thought > this was the name of the saint. Read about it here: > https://www.wired.com/2004/11/patron-saint-of-the-nerds/ > > For urgent needs there is a novena to Saint Expeditus. Is it too late to > start now?: > https://www.thoughtco.com/saint-expeditus-novena-4035090 > > -- > Paul Chandler, O.Carm. > Holy Spirit Seminary | PO Box 18 (487 Earnshaw Road) | Banyo Qld 4014 > | Australia > <https://maps.google.com/?q=487+Earnshaw+Road)%C2%A0+%7C%C2%A0+Banyo+Qld+4014+%C2%A0%7C%C2%A0+Australia+office:+(07&entry=gmail&source=g> > office: (07 > <https://maps.google.com/?q=487+Earnshaw+Road)%C2%A0+%7C%C2%A0+Banyo+Qld+4014+%C2%A0%7C%C2%A0+Australia+office:+(07&entry=gmail&source=g>) > 3267 4804 | mobile: 044 882 4996 > [log in to unmask] > ********************************************************************** To > join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: > [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: > [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: > unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to > report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: > [log in to unmask] For further information, visit > our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion