Daily Reflection: Saturday, August 10, 2024 – Feast of St. Lawrence
Lawarence was a deacon in ancient Rome. He along with seven others were martyred under Emperor Valerian. He was the deacon to Pope Sixtus II and when the pope was being led to be executed; Lawrence said: “Where are you going without your deacon?” Sixtus prophesied that Lawrence would follow in three days. Lawarence was known to give alms of the Church to widows, orphans, and the poor. Lawrence is the patron saint of comedians because of the quip he is reputed to have made to his executioners: “Turn me over; I’m done on one side.”
Pray for the gift of humor to help us when we are unable to find joy in the messiness of life.
Scott F. Brookbank, OFM
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