Today we honor St. Agatha, virgin and martyr, who for love of Christ remained pure and chaste even in the face of horrendous torture.
Click on the link to read what Catholic Culture tells us about this holy women.
We plan to honor this couragous Saint by making a bread wreath, as bread is one of her symbols. We will attach prayers written on paper to the wreath, with a special intention for our dear neighbor who has been fighting breast cancer for the past 4 years. We will take the bread to mass tomorrow to have it blessed by a priest and then hang it in our kitchen near the window which faces our friends home. It will serve as a sacramental, reminding us to pray for St. Agatha’s intercession for the healing of our neighbor’s body.
For dinner we will be serving Pasta e Fagioli which is a red wine & tomato based soup with white northern beans & shell pasta. The red is symbolic of St. Agatha’s martyrdom and the white beans, of her purity. The seashell of course is an ancient symbol of baptism and reminds us to pray for the grace to live out our baptismal promises even in the face of difficulties and tribulations. Our martyr candles will be lit as well to illuminate this picture which has a prominent place in our home, as well as in our hearts.
St. Agatha, pray for us!
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