Seven Weeks with the Saints
What do we mean when we say “saint”?
Who counts as a saint?
Why (and how) do we remember saints?
Schedule
1. Sep 20 – Saints of Fresno (handout pdf)
– St. James
– San Joaquin
– St. Agnes
2. Sep 27 – Who counts as a saint anyway? (Women Edition) (handout pdf)
– Mary Magdalene
– Perpetua and Felicity
– Mary of Egypt
3. Oct 4 – St. Francis (and Clare) (handout pdf)
– What is Francis really all about?
– Who is Clare of Assisi and why is she cool?
4. Oct 11 – Oops, all Gregories!
– Gregory the Theologian
– Gregory the Great
– Gregory the Illuminator
5. Oct 18 – Feast of St. Luke
– How does the church celebrate Holy Days?
– Evening Prayer with feast day propers
6. Oct 25 – English saints we should know more about
– St. Cuthbert
– St. Hilda
– Julian of Norwich
7. Nov 1 – All Saints Day
Eucharist and party, bring your favorite saint story and/or saint-related food to share
Resources
All the Saints (as counted by The Episcopal Church)
Lesser Feasts and Fasts (2022) (pdf)
Sept 20 – Saints of Fresno
St. James
Mtr. Gail Bernthal’s sermon on the Feast of St. James, 2023
On James’s relics and the history of pilgrimage in Spain
St. Agnes
Two Feminists Annotate the Beatified (podcast)
St. Joachim and St. Anne
Two Feminists Annotate the Beatified (podcast)
Sept 27 – Who counts as a saint? (Women edition)
Mary Magdalene
The Bible for Normal People (podcast)
Apostola Apostolarum – Who was Mary Magdalene? (Earth & Altar article)
Perpetua and Felicity
The Passion of Ss. Perpetua and Felicity (first-person account)
Two Feminists Annotate the Beatified (podcast)
Mary of Egypt
Two Feminists Annotate the Beatified (podcast)
Oct 4 – St. Francis (and Clare)
Francis
The History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps – Franciscan Poverty (podcast)
BBC In Our Time – Friars (podcast)
On Being with Richard Rohr (Franciscan Spirituality) (podcast)
Clare
Two Feminists Annotate the Beatified (podcast)
4. Oct 11 – Oops, all Gregories!
Gregory the Theologian
Gregory the Great
Ecclesiastical History of England – the Venerable Bede (Gregory sending missionaries to England)
Gregory’s own writings (audiobook)
Gregory the Illuminator
History of the Armenian Church (article from the Armenian Prelacy)
