Little Known Patron Saints

eyescreamcone · 08-12-2012 02:52PM #1

Today is a feast day of the immaculate conception. That sounds a little silly to me as I don't believe a woman can get knocked up without having sex (IVF etc discounted).

So I got thinking what other feast days should we celebrate (these are allowed to be silly too)??

My brother always prays to Saint Boniface when he's struggling to find a parking space in town "Boniface, Boniface - help me find a parking space".
So obviously Boniface is the patron saint of parking spaces.
Feast day - Saturday afternoons!

Padre Pio - is obviously the patron saint of bad goalkeepers - because like bad goalkeepers he kept leaving the ball through his hands.
Feast day??

Joseph Christ - the patron saint of cuckolds. A lot of husbands at this time of year pray to Joseph when their wives head to town for their office party, before returning around 5am.
Feast day? The wife's Xmas office party night

Any other patron saints we should pray to??
Don't be shy to just make stuff up - they started it!

AnonoBoy · 08-12-2012 02:54PM

Feast of Saint Never Again.

It's a weekly feast day celebrated mostly on Saturday or Sundays when people vow to never again touch alcohol.

It's only a half-day feast though as most people are back on the gargle by about 4 in the afternoon that same day.

Annasopra · 08-12-2012 09:17PM

Saint Jude

eyescreamcone · 08-12-2012 09:19PM

mango salsa wrote: »

Saint Jude

The patron saint of hopeless cases?

Muir · 08-12-2012 09:20PM

My mam went to mass today because it's the feast day of the immaculate conception. Que my niece asking about how that was possible because wouldn't Mary need to have been pregnant for 9 months.

BBDBB · 08-12-2012 09:21PM

mango salsa wrote: »

Saint Jude

eyescreamcone wrote: »

The patron saint of hopeless cases?

Nah

nah

Nah

Nahnah naaaaaaaah

hey Jude

o1s1n · 08-12-2012 09:23PM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Today is a feast day of the immaculate conception. That sounds a little silly to me as I don't believe a woman can get knocked up without having sex (IVF etc discounted).

It amazes me how we can live in a 'catholic country' yet nobody bloody knows what the immaculate conception actually is! :pac:

Spiritual · 08-12-2012 09:24PM

Are the saints listed in the OP actually patron saints?

Isn't Patrick and Brigid Ireland's patron saints, other countries have their patron saints, and the rest just saints?

It's been awhile!!

mattjack · 08-12-2012 09:24PM

The feast of Saint Wages,
occurs every Thursday for most.
There's also the Eve of the Feast of Saint Wages.. occurs every Wednesday.

snubbleste · 08-12-2012 09:26PM

St. Boardsdottie
patron saint of carpal tunnel syndrome

eyescreamcone · 08-12-2012 09:26PM

o1s1n wrote: »

It amazes me how we can live in a 'catholic country' yet nobody bloody knows what the immaculate conception actually is! :pac:

Should we celebrate December 8th by NOT trying to get a ride???

fryup · 08-12-2012 09:29PM

Muir wrote: »

My mam went to mass today because it's the feast day of the immaculate conception. Que my niece asking about how that was possible because wouldn't Mary need to have been pregnant for 9 months.

your niece has a point........mary gets "knocked up" on the 8th and gives birth on the 25th

maybe some theologian out there can explain it all

o1s1n · 08-12-2012 09:30PM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Should we celebrate December 8th by NOT trying to get a ride???

The immaculate conception is the birth of Mary without sin. It has absolutely nothing to do with someone getting knocked up without having sex.

Of course, most of the country seems to think along the same lines as yourself. Which I find hilarious.

Jimoslimos · 08-12-2012 09:30PM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Should we celebrate December 8th by NOT trying to get a ride???

No, we should spend it trying to conceive the future mother of God

fryup · 08-12-2012 09:34PM

o1s1n wrote: »

The immaculate conception is the birth of Mary without sin. It has absolutely nothing to do with someone getting knocked up without having sex.

so let me get this straight......Mary's mammy got pregnant through immaculate conception as well??

Jimoslimos · 08-12-2012 09:36PM

fryup wrote: »

so let me get this straight......Mary's mammy got pregnant through immaculate conception as well??

No, it means she was born or conceived without original sin (the thing baptism is supposedly for).

Virgin conception is completely different.

Both are equally as absurd though.

eyescreamcone · 08-12-2012 09:37PM

fryup wrote: »

your niece has a point........mary gets "knocked up" on the 8th and gives birth on the 25th

maybe some theologian out there can explain it all

Holy Ghost does not come out of the story in a good light.
Patron saint of cuckoos?

o1s1n · 08-12-2012 09:40PM

fryup wrote: »

so let me get this straight......Mary's mammy got pregnant through immaculate conception as well??

What do you mean 'as well?' it has nothing to do with a virgin birth.

Mary was born without original sin (for whatever reason). Obviously her parents did the deed. This was the 'immaculate conception' - conception of Mary without original sin.

Somewhere along the road, people started getting it confused with the virgin birth of Jesus. It has nothing to do with it any virgin birth.

On a side note, I am not religious and I don't believe in god. I just find the need to point this out to people whenever I see them confusing it. It's quite hilarious when the person in question claims to be a catholic.

fryup · 08-12-2012 09:40PM

Jimoslimos wrote: »

No, it means she was born or conceived without original sin (the thing baptism is supposedly for).

Virgin conception is completely different.

wha

how is it completely different??

o1s1n · 08-12-2012 09:42PM

fryup wrote: »

wha how is it completely different??

Read my above post.

fryup · 08-12-2012 09:43PM

but i was always lead to believe that "original sin" was sex ? is it?

eyescreamcone · 08-12-2012 09:46PM

o1s1n wrote: »

What do you mean 'as well?' it has nothing to do with a virgin birth.

Mary was born without original sin (for whatever reason). Obviously her parents did the deed. This was the 'immaculate conception' - conception of Mary without original sin.

Somewhere along the road, people started getting it confused with the virgin birth of Jesus. It has nothing to do with it any other virgin birth.

On a side note, I am not religious and I don't believe in god. I just find the need to point this out to people whenever I see them confusing it. It's quite hilarious when the person in question claims to be a catholic.

Also, Mary was supposed to have been asked if she would consent to all this by Archangel Michael (?)

Was there a sub in place (without original sin) if Mary said "naw, ask me friend"

Or was Mary the sub???

o1s1n · 08-12-2012 09:48PM

fryup wrote: »

but i was always lead to believe that "original sin" was sex ? is it?

Serious? Would be a bit strange if some supreme being made our only way to reproduce as a species a sin!

No, original sin is us going from being nice, good little obedient servants of god to being kicked out of Eden for our disobedience and guilt.

My name is URL · 08-12-2012 09:49PM

There's an Irish one named Fiacre who is Patron Saint of STDs

fryup · 08-12-2012 09:53PM

fryup wrote: »

but i was always lead to believe that "original sin" was sex ? is it?

o1s1n wrote: »

Serious? Would be a bit strange if some supreme being made our only way to reproduce as a species a sin!

yes i am, isn't that why the cc has a jaundice view on sex... i.e. try not to enjoy it, its for pro-creation only, no contraception, celibacy in priesthood and all that?

sex i.e. adam & eve is the original sin

jill_valentine · 08-12-2012 09:53PM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

Also, Mary was supposed to have been asked if she would consent to all this by Archangel Michael (?)

Was there a sub in place (without original sin) if Mary said "naw, ask me friend"

Or was Mary the sub???

Just think, there was probably some far more awesome lady partying her way around Nazareth who, upon being approached by Michael, said "f*ck that ****, Imma start a business." and lived happily ever after, unbeknownst to any of us.

eyescreamcone · 08-12-2012 09:54PM

My name is URL wrote: »

There's an Irish one named Fiacre who is Patron Saint of STDs

How does that work??
Do u pray to him that you won't get an STD ?
Or do u pray to him to get rid of it??

We might need to call on St Jude as well in some cases

morton · 08-12-2012 09:57PM

St Michael : patron saint of shopping in the good times.
St Bernard : patron saint of shopping nowadays

I foresee the canonisation of St aldi and St lidl: patron saints of shopping where we have to.

laoch na mona · 08-12-2012 09:58PM

st. richard dawkins 1st pope of atheism
feast day any time someone insults religion because belief is SO evil

Annasopra · 08-12-2012 09:59PM

Saint Isidore

Rasheed · 08-12-2012 10:00PM

Well he's not little known but I think Mam has a hotline to St. Anthony.

She's on to him every week or so for keys, phone, wallet etc.

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