Theme: Saints
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| Design: Westminster Unitarian Church, RI 2014 |
March 17th is the feast day of St. Patrick in the Roman Catholic Church. St. Patrick was a 5th century Romano-Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland whose life, legend, and memory is held dear in the hearts and minds of the Irish people and is celebrated annually by people within and outside Ireland regardless of religious affiliation.
While the names of various saints, particularly Christian saints, are well known to many Unitarian Universalists, our tradition, unlike our Catholic friends, for example, does not have a formal process by which we recognize or canonize people as saints. Nonetheless, we do have a long history of women and men who some UU’s consider the saints of our faith, even if unofficially so. Some of them are named in the image above, whose design comes from Westminster Unitarian Church, RI.
Reflection:
* What makes someone a saint?
* Take a look at some of the names listed in the image above. Who among those listed, whether you're a UU or of another tradition, might you consider a saint?
You're invited to post your response below.
Continue your exploration of this theme here:
Click the play button on the image below to watch a YouTube tribute to notable Unitarians and Universalists.
