On this day ( 7 years ago)

 My mum earnestly informs me that she is going to India in November, to see a saint called st Xavier, who " hasn't rotted since the 13th century", and whose right hand is in Rome. ~ faith

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  • Nuala Mullan
    I've seen Francis Xavier in Goa at his last exposition and poss the one before.. And I saw his right hand in Rome too though that was covered in a metal glove. It;s a big deal out there. He's not incorruptible though, is most definitely
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  • Nuala Mullan
    ...mummified
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  • Miz Bent
    that's the one.. at first when she said she was going to Goa.. I was a bit concerned, but venerating a 900 year old mummified corpse makes much more sense.. as she says " it's what I believe" --> who am I to argue.
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  • DanaLee Mynard
    Great! xxx
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