St Martin de Porres, the patron saint to barbers, is having a feast day today. So here is a little prayer on the feast day of St Martin de Porres, enjoy:
Most glorious Martin de Porres,
whose burning charity embraced not only thy needy brethren,
but also the very animals of the field,
splendid example of charity,
we hail thee and invoke thee!
From, that high throne which thou dost occupy,
deign to listen to the supplications of thy needy brethren that,
by imitating thy virtues,
we may live contented in that state in which God has placed us
and carrying with strength and courage our cross,
we may follow in the footsteps of Our Blessed Redeemer
and His most afflicted Mother,
that at last we may reach the Kingdom of Heaven
through the merits of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Don't forget to check out the links above for more information on this saint.
God Bless.
Really? Patron saint of Barbers? How cool is that! There really is one for practically every walk of life!
ReplyDeleteHe was a Dominican & our parish in Houston is - so he's huge there.
ReplyDeleteSome of the butcher jobs I've seen barbers perpetrate on the heads of people I love make me believe that they do truly need the protection of their own Saint! LOL!
ReplyDeleteI am getting my regular cut this week-end. I will take this in there for sure!!!
ReplyDeleteWait... he gave animals free haircuts too? Holy cow, he WAS a saint! ;b
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