[catholic jokes] ME: hey, my car broke down. what saint should i pray to for help TRADCATH WEIRDO: Uhhhhhh the virgin mary. Saint God ACTUAL CATHOLIC: Idk man St. Christopher if the motor turns over and St. Frances of Rome if it doesn't, good luck
if there is one thing about catholicism i have a vague and distant appreciation for - see: the aesthetic - then the sheer number of Very Specific Saints is one
Yeah, I was going to say Christopher. Patron Saint of Travelers. Grandma had a st Christopher medal in her car. in the spirit of st louis movie (and perhaps in RL idk) Lindberg brings one on his flight.
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: St Christopher is pretty darn well known tbh, to even people like me who are Catholic-Adjacent. I'm not surprised he popped up. He's kind of like...the easy answer. XD
the only one i remember from when i did my catholic time was st. anthony as the patron for lost things, because of the little rhyme my grandmother used to use: "tony, tony, look around. there's something lost that must be found." then you describe said item.
ME: hey, my car broke down. what saint should i pray to for helpTRADCATH WEIRDO: Uhhhhhh the virgin mary. Saint God
ACTUAL CATHOLIC: Idk man St. Christopher if the motor turns over and St. Frances of Rome if it doesn't, good luck
also I promptly fell down a wikipedia hole and am now trying not to childishly snicker at "penal substitution"