tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post7042087289042440833..comments2024-03-05T14:07:28.062-08:00Comments on Ask Sister Mary Martha: Blind FaithSister Mary Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580244097177195453noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-35737147526368565702011-06-24T04:10:46.781-07:002011-06-24T04:10:46.781-07:00Dear Sister Mary Martha,
I meant 130 kilometres of...Dear Sister Mary Martha,<br />I meant 130 kilometres of course. I think I wrote 13 but 13 kilometres is a walkable distance, so that wouldn't have made any sense. Sorry and thanks again!Lenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-88800081134114389032011-06-24T03:19:17.000-07:002011-06-24T03:19:17.000-07:00Dear sister Mary Martha,
Are comments the only wa...Dear sister Mary Martha,<br />Are comments the only way of contacting you? I can't find any "send a question" link. Also, would it be possible to add some sort of index or tags to your blog so that people can search the archives by topic and not only by date?<br /><br />Anyway, I live in a small village in Sweden (please excuse any flaws in my English). As you know, Sweden has not been a Catholic country for a few centuries now, and we suffer from priest shortage. The vicar of our parish comes to celebrate mass a few times per month, which everyone here thinks is very good of him because he has to drive 13 kilometres just to get here and he also sometimes drives to celebrate mass in other places, in other directions, on the same day, and then of course he also has to drive back home eventually.<br /><br />He showed me once how to prepare for mass so that when the priest arrives, everything is ready. Sadly, I don't have perfect photographic memory and I can't remember the details and the correct order of it all. So I thought that perhaps you could help me with some images and explanations? I think such information might also be useful to anyone who wants to help their hard-working priests a little.<br /><br />Thank you.Lenanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-49840701137400854802011-06-22T17:03:52.637-07:002011-06-22T17:03:52.637-07:00Sister,
I am going to be entering university in th...Sister,<br />I am going to be entering university in the fall as a meteorology student. Could you please tell me who the patron saint of meteorology and weather is? Also, because some meteorologists work at news stations, do you know who the patron saint of news is? <br />Thank you,<br />A loyal reader of your blogAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-83495297248088070732011-06-22T16:43:07.290-07:002011-06-22T16:43:07.290-07:00The crossed candles used for the blessing of throa...The crossed candles used for the blessing of throats on St. Blaise Day (Feb 3) also resemble knitting needles in use.Evenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-75214931473936686152011-06-22T12:44:38.374-07:002011-06-22T12:44:38.374-07:00St. Sebastian is the patron saint for lace workers...St. Sebastian is the patron saint for lace workers, I can only think that is because he was shot full of arrows, so looked like a pin cushion. Every time I mention him, ( I tat lace) my priest rolls his eyes. he he,Ladytatshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13333655818263465112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-46177389446466679062011-06-22T09:41:18.128-07:002011-06-22T09:41:18.128-07:00I didn't know that about St. Blaise and knitti...I didn't know that about St. Blaise and knitting! I'm a big fan of knitting so will enlist him in my baby hat knitting projects (this is my tiny random obscure prolife work).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-38016824162968307192011-06-22T09:28:13.281-07:002011-06-22T09:28:13.281-07:00St. Raphael the Archangel is also a patron of eye ...St. Raphael the Archangel is also a patron of eye issues for obvious reasons. St. Harvey (Herve) a 6th century abbot whose feast was historically celebrated on 6/17 was also invoked against eye troubles.The Lady Dragonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106103720335366458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30512717.post-34780772273659727792011-06-22T05:47:03.693-07:002011-06-22T05:47:03.693-07:00Wouldn't pulling your eyes out be a sin? Isn&...Wouldn't pulling your eyes out be a sin? Isn't it a desecration to destroy His image and likeness God has created in us? I'm confused.Muffy's Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.com