Family in Feast and Feria

At last! We have rain! It's a nice soft rain, and the temperatures are dropping. Hurrah! It's been about a month since we've had rain, and my gardens are quite relieved. I have to thank St. Fiacre, one of the patron saints of gardening. He's not on the Universal Calendar for today, but he's mentioned in the Roman Martyrology for August 30. Not much is known about this Irish abbott, but some information can be found in The Golden Legend, The Catholic Encyclopedia and Catholic Culture, particularly St. Fiacre. As I was searching (unsuccessfully) for an image of St. Fiacre, I came across a few sites that piqued my interest. The first site is one I've seen before, Saints Preserved in particular, the page on St. Fiacre. Have any of you dear readers bought anything from here? The offerings have grown and seem to be quite beautiful. Here's another artist representation of St. Fiacre. Digging Kate Hodgson's site a little deeper, you can find more saint images made from papier mâché. These are just wonderful folk art images, and quite inspiring in more ways than one!