Daily Breakfast 556 - The Force is Strong With This One
In this show: Student retreat feedback; the mystery of Saint Joseph’s Fleur de Lis and Saint Anne’s horse; The Presidential debate and the downside of focus groups; iPhone apps: listening to international radio stations via wifi; The Force Unleashed.
Loved the info on St. Isidores and Pathways!! You are all so lucky there to have Fr. Keith!
reached the geek !!!
Saint Joseph’s Fleur de Lis:
I found related information here:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonnen-Lilie
quintessence: The lily is actually related to Mary (and St. Joseph is defined through Mary) as a symbol of purity and is deduced from Sussana ( apocryphal addition to Book of Daniel hebr. Shushan = “Lily”) as a precursor of Mary, if you will.
St. Anne’s horse
I have no answer and I didn’t found confirmation of a patronage. Even not here:
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01538a.htm
But since St. Anne has become the most popular saint in the middle age, it might be only a group of equestrians who declared St. Anne as their patron.
Or it is a misinterpretation of a picture like this:
http://www.paintedchurch.org/slapeloi.htm
The classic patrons of equestrians are St.Martin or St. George.
Saint Joseph’s Fleur de Lis
Why Lily? May be the solution can be found here:
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madonnen-Lilie
quintessence:St. Joseph is defined through Mary and Susanna (Book of Daniel: hebr. hebräisch Shushan = Lily) is often seen as a precursor of Mary.