Saints Preserve Us!: Everything You Need to Know About Every Saint You'll Ever Need

by Sean Kelly

Paperback, 1993

Status

Available

Call number

Adult > Saints-Biography-Memoir

Genres

Religion & Spirituality

Publication

Random House (1993), Edition: 1st, 352 pages

Description

Hilarious and comprehensive, the ultimate guide to the universe of saints--and what each one means. Cross-referenced by birthdays, professions, and ailments, this is a must-have for any true believer with a proper sense of fun. Your name . . . your birthday . . . your nationality . . . your job . . . your hobby, each entitles you to the Papally Prescribed, Perpetual Personal Protection of a Plethora of Powerful Patrons in Paradise. Whatever your problem--social, sexual, or spiritual--or illness--mental or physical, chronic or acute--a Holy Host of Heavenly Helpers is at Hand. And you don't even have to be Catholic! All you do need to discover the identities of Your Very Own Patron Saints, and to avail yourself of their Guaranteed Supernatural Assistance, is this Blessed Book. * Religiously researched! * Fanatically comprehensive! * Compulsively cross-indexed! * Incredibly credulous!… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member drewandlori

A very humorous but well researched account of the saints' lives and the often bizarre legends that have grown around them.

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LibraryThing member varielle

This is a very funny hagiography of the lives of the saints with short, pithy entries along with a calendar of saint days. Told a bit tongue in cheek, it's charming and helps explain so many mysteries about the symbolism of saints. Such as why is that saint carrying a platter with a pair of eyes on

it or why another saint offers protection from mad dogs. Although Catholics will enjoy it, puzzled Protestants can finally get their questions answered as to what the saints are all about.

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