New Update

The co-patron of this blog, St. Gregory the Great, now has a new image. May St. Peter's Basilica forgive me, but I cropped an image of St. Gregory's altar. The story behind the painting captivated me more than all the other artwork in the Basilica. So, I have my co-patron in an image dear to me.

Here is the story: ...Some ambassadors [were} coming to Rome for relics, Gregory took a linen cloth which had been applied to the body of a saint, and enclosing it in a box gave it to them. While on their journey home they were curious to see the contents of the box; and finding nothing within it but the cloth, returned to St. Gregory complaining that he had deceived them. On this he took the cloth, laid it on the altar, prayed, pricked it with a knife, the cloth shed blood, and the astonished ambassadors reverently took back the box.

I often reflect on all the third class relics anyone can acquire and make them think it is just another hyped prayer card or booklet. With the eyes of faith, may we see as the doubters did on the day they returned to St. Gregory the Great for an explanation.