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Saint James the Lesser?

Good to see you again on cat 50! This is not Saint James the lesser - good guess though.

This mystery saint was known as the Zealot because of his zeal for the Jewish law. He was not from Cana and was not a member of the Zealot party though.

Saint Simon

Another saw! I thought this kind of goes. Kinda? New bishop who could be pictured with a saw.

For Cheyenne, Pentecost Amid Power Tools
Great cross that the office is these days, the last thing you'd want near a priest learning of his elevation to the episcopacy is a chainsaw... but earlier this month, that's exactly where Providence placed Fr Paul Etienne when he got word of his appointment as bishop of Cheyenne.

In an extended interview with the Indy Criterion's Sean Gallagher, Wyoming's prelate-to-be tells the story:
[I]t was bizarre. I don’t know what else to say. [The papal nuncio] Archbishop [Pietro] Sambi called the office at the parish and it was my day off. We had to play phone tag. I was up at the [family] farm with a chain saw, working in the woods. And, when he called, I was just getting out of my pickup truck.

I was in my Carhart jeans and in my work boots, and had nothing to take notes with. I was just sitting there in my truck listening to him tell me that I’ve just been named bishop. And he had to say ‘Cheyenne’ four times before I could understand what he was saying.

I still just can hardly believe it. It’s a very unusual experience. What can I say?
There's more, and it's all worthwhile reading.

Earlier this week, the Cheyenne church announced that Etienne's 9 December ordination would be an open-invite Mass at the city's convention center.

Sorry. Forgot to give credit. The above story about Bishop elect Etienne is from the Wyoming Tribune-Eagle, via view link

YOU'RE RIGHT FAITH!! This is Saint Simon the Apostle whose feast day was celebrated yesterday! And thanks for the info about the new bishop in Wyoming! Not sure about the link, but no matter.

For Faith ~ a saw of a different color ~



For Abbygal ~ a good luck chain saw ~



. Called the Cananean or Zealot because of his zeal for the Jewish law; he was not from Cana, nor a member of the Zealot party. Like all the Apostles, he was a convert, and was trained by Saint Peter the Apostle. Evangelized in Egypt and Mesopotamia, though there are traditions of him being in several other locations. He was a martyr for the faith, but several places claim to have been the site of that, too.