OT - St. Gabriel Possenti Feat Day today

[Ysabel Kid]

Today (27 February) is the annual feast day of St. Gabriel Possenti. Why is this important to us? He has been nicknamed the Patron Saint of Handgunners, for his deed in defending a village in Italy from a gang of cut-throats by holding them off with a handgun!

http://www.ewtn.com/library/MARY/GABPOSS.htm

http://www.gunsaint.com/

[Ysabel Kid]

BTT

[Blaine]

I'm not Catholic, or I'd light a candle.....

[Ysabel Kid]

I'm not Catholic, or I'd light a candle.....

My attempt to bring harmony to the Christian faiths!

[Blaine]

I'm not Catholic, or I'd light a candle.....

My attempt to bring harmony to the Christian faiths!

Ever been to a Church Dinner and listen to the ladies argue about who's pie is best? You don't stand a chance, Bro.....

[airedaleman]

And don't forget St. Hubert, the patron saint of hunters. And to cap every thing, we have St. Michael the Archangel,
the patron of the armed forces members and law enforcement officers.

Prayer to St. Michael

Saint Michael, the Archangel, defend us in battle; be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray; and do you, O Prince of the heavenly host, by the power of God, cast into Hell Satan and the other evil spirits who prowl about the earth seeking the ruin of souls. Amen

(Carried this in the slip pocket of my cover, and read it on many occasions...)

AND, in light of the current political climate, remember TR's great rallying cry:

"We stand at Armageddon, and we battle for the Lord!"

[piller]

Fr. Frog also tells about St. Gabriel Possenti on his website. St. Gabriel sounds like a man I'd like to ride the river with.

[don Tomás]

My attempt to bring harmony to the Christian faiths!

Mazel tov!

[AmBraCol]

And of course he's listed over on http://www.pistolpackingpreachers.org

[mav]

Y Kid,
I hope you and yours are having a blessed Lent.
St. Gabriel Possenti ora pro nobis.

[ByronG]

Truth of the ‘Gun Saint’?
A campaign is under way in the United States to have Saint Gabriel declared patron of hand-gunners. This is in reference to an apocryphal story which has the saint rescuing the town of Isola from marauding bandits, using the skills from hunting he had learnt as a boy. Whilst this story is mentioned in one biography of the saint, [1] the author admits that some of the accounts in his book were invented to “enliven” the story.[2] No account of the alleged event is present in an other independently researched biography of the saint [3][4][5][6] , in particular early sources of the saint’s life make no mention of it [7][8][9] making such an incident seem unlikely. Moreover at the time of the alleged incident (1860) Gabriel was in the later stages of tuberculosis making such a strenuous exercise impossible for one in such a condition.[10] The author has been in contact with several biographers of Saint Gabriel and in private correspondence they have all expressed that the event did not take place.

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1 Poage, G. “Son of the Passion”, page 93. Daughters of St. Paul, 1977

2 Poage, G. “Son of the Passion”, page 3. Daughters of St. Paul, 1977

3 Ward C.P., N. “Life of Venerable Gabriel C.P.”, Burns and Oates, 1904

4 Burke C.P., E., “Happy Was My Youth – Saint Gabriel – Passionist”, Gill and Son, 1961

5 Cingolani, C.P., G., “Saint Gabriel Possenti, Passionist: A Young Man in Love”, Alba House, 1997

6 Mead C.P., J. “St. Gabriel: A Youthful Gospel Portrait”, L’Eco di S. Gabriele, 1985

7 Memorie Storiche Sopra la Vita e le Virtù del Giovane Francesco Possenti, tra I Passionisti Confratel Gabriele dell’Addolorata”, Turin, 1868

8 Germano C.P., P. “Vita delle San Gabriele dell’Addolorata, Rome, 1924

9 P. Norberto “Memorie sulla Vita e Virtù di Confratel Gabriele dell’Addolorata (Francesco Possenti), San Gabriele, 1970 – the memoirs of St. Gabriel’s Spiritual Director

10 Mead C.P., J. “St. Gabriel: A Youthful Gospel Portrait”, page 37. L’Eco di S. Gabriele, 1985

http://stgabriel.wordpress.com/resources/gun-saint/

[Ysabel Kid]

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[AmBraCol]

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[Doc Hudson]

Dont forget Saint Barbara who is the Patron Saint of Artillerymen.