Writing Saints Pt 1: a blog in search of its muse

I spent the night reading about various saints. It began with St. Anne, the patron saint of my church and of widows and also the mother of The Blessed Virgin Mary (who is also a widow and my patroness of solitude --- you know, people forget she married and is widowed indeed. I will not get into a debate about her ever virgin status even if I believe her to be so; that's a whole 'nother blog). After reading about St, Anne, I looked up other personal saints --- St. Venantius, my birthday saint; St, Clare of Assisi, my confirmation saint; St, Martha, my kitchen saint; St. Therese Lisieux, because I grew up amongst Carmelites; St. John the Baptist, my late husband's birthday saint and my mom's hometown patron saint. And St. Jude, the saint of the impossible!!  I've recently added two more: St. Isidore, patron saint of farming and rural life, and St. Luke, patron saint of healers.


And of writing?

Firstly, there are saints for just about any activity, occupation, event, locale, country, ailments, and human condition. I'm currently reading Utopia by St. Thomas More. I learned he's the patron saint of ...politicians and lawyers!? Oh man. What a thing to do to a great statesman, a man of unwavering integrity, a man who put God first before man's whims and his own comfort and was martyred for it. Patron saint of sleasebags. Yet if only they would emulate him! The irony is, in Utopia lawyers don't exist. They're not needed. 

And, I found out there's a patron saint even of the television---none other than my confirmation saint, St. Clare of Assisi. *note to self: look this one up*

Anyway...

There is a patron saint for just about everything including writers. Sometimes more than one. I had asked St. Paul's intercession in the past.  St. Paul contributed to about half of the New Testament so yeah, I say he is one. I read tonight that St. Francis de Sales is officially listed as the patron saint of writers. Cool, we writers can have both. And King David is the patron saint of poets (and played the harp). Very nice!

So now that I bored the heck out of you reader, what do saints have to do with this blog? Okay I said I'm Catholic. While reading about my church saint, I decided to have a saint for this blog and my writing. One that I can emulate, look up to, be inspired by. A muse, if you will! Or muses. Therefore, this blog will have St. Paul, St. Francis de Sales, King David, the Blessed Virgin Mary who is the patroness of all things good and beautiful and pure, St. Thomas More because of his integrity and authenticity and I really like him. And St. Jude, the saint of the impossible. There may be more later.

~~ Writing saints, whose words written and spoken have edified souls through the ages and brought glory to God, pray for me, my blog's contents and my writings, that I may write in joy and truth, in Christ's name, amen. ~~