Comments on: Patroness for Ailments of the Breast http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/02/05/patroness-for-ailments-of-the-breast-2/ Mike Aquilina's Blog Fri, 25 Jan 2013 09:36:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: christina http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/02/05/patroness-for-ailments-of-the-breast-2/comment-page-1/#comment-551965 christina Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:58:26 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/02/05/patroness-for-ailments-of-the-breast-2/#comment-551965 thank you for posting that. as terry will atest, i have suffered greatly with certain ailments after the twins were born and never knew st. agatha was the lady I needed! hopefully I won't need her much more... but in case I do, that is the loveliest prayer. thank you for posting that. as terry will atest, i have suffered greatly with certain ailments after the twins were born and never knew st. agatha was the lady I needed!

hopefully I won’t need her much more… but in case I do, that is the loveliest prayer.

]]> By: Mike Aquilina http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/02/05/patroness-for-ailments-of-the-breast-2/comment-page-1/#comment-548904 Mike Aquilina Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:21:33 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/02/05/patroness-for-ailments-of-the-breast-2/#comment-548904 I treasure the video of my parents at one of the processions in the village of Montedoro, 1994. I have framed still shots in my office. I grew up in a Sicilian-American ghetto in northeastern Pennsylvania. Our parish still has processions three times a year, for the patronal feasts of three villages. I treasure the video of my parents at one of the processions in the village of Montedoro, 1994. I have framed still shots in my office. I grew up in a Sicilian-American ghetto in northeastern Pennsylvania. Our parish still has processions three times a year, for the patronal feasts of three villages.

]]> By: thomps http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/02/05/patroness-for-ailments-of-the-breast-2/comment-page-1/#comment-548787 thomps Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:07:10 +0000 http://www.fathersofthechurch.com/2008/02/05/patroness-for-ailments-of-the-breast-2/#comment-548787 I may be commenting here twice if I am I apologize. Check out the book The Stone Boudoir, it's about Sicily and has a great section on the celebrations and processions for St Agatha. I may be commenting here twice if I am I apologize. Check out the book The Stone Boudoir, it’s about Sicily and has a great section on the celebrations and processions for St Agatha.

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