Thursday, July 28, 2011

Today (new calendar) is my Patron Saint's Day...



St. Irene of Chrysovalantou


She came just 10 days before my chrismation;


she was in my church bulletin;


my Godmother to be was asking me pretty regularly,


who I had chosen;


then St. Irene came, I read her story and that was that.


(My name's Saint is St. Elizabeth the Mother of the Forerunner


but that did not come till later).


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The church I go to in Ottawa is on the old calendar but


the church I was chrismated in is on the new calendar


so I still think of today as The Day of St. Irene :)


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May St. Irene of Chrysovalantou pray to God for us!

3 comments:

. said...

Many years to you today! :)

Matushka Anna said...

Many blessed years!

Elizabeth @ The Garden Window said...

I hope you had a joyous aqnd truly blessed day, dear Elizabeth ! Many Years !