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@RobertEllsberg

@RobertEllsberg

FD of St. Brigid of Ireland (550). Born a slave, baptized by St. Patrick, she founded a double monastery (men and women) in Kildare, one of the great centers of the Celtic church. She induced a bishop to share her leadership; legend has it that he ordained her as a fellow bishop

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@RobertEllsberg

@RobertEllsberg

"I should like a great lake of beer for the King of Kings. I should like the angels of Heaven to be drinking it through time eternal. . . I should like the people of Heaven, the poor, to be gathered around from all parts." --St. Brigid. Art by Bro. Mickey McGrath

2:40 PM · Feb 1, 2019

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@KempKeepnItReal

Yes to the beer!

I like her thinking.... Heaven with unending harp music didn’t sound all that celestial to me.

Samuel Barber set this text as part of his song cycle "Hermit Songs":

Hermit Songs, Op. 29: The Heavenly Banquet

Provided to YouTube by Sony ClassicalHermit Songs, Op. 29: The Heavenly Banquet · Leontyne Price · Samuel BarberThe Music Of America - Samuel Barber℗ Origina...

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