Thou shalt have no other gods before me. Exodus 20:3
One should have no other gods, whether the bottle or a man...even "Saint"-to-be Talbot....poor Talbot,
--chained to the bottle,
-finally freed of it,
--only to be chained by penance of literal chains later in life.....
"In 1925, a man by the name of Matt Talbot died, his body
discovered with chains around his waist, arms and legs that he wore as a sign of penance, after living part of his life “in sin:” From the young age of 12 until he turned 28, Talbot had a drinking problem.
Even though he hasn’t yet been recognized as a saint, he’s known as the patron of those with a drinking problem and he’s commemorated on June 19.
Today the Dubliner is on his path to official sainthood, and on Saturday Pope Francis will pay tribute to Talbot, who was declared venerable by Paul VI in 1975.
The homage is in many ways fulfilling a promise made by the last pope to set foot in the Emerald Island.
Pope John Paul II in 1979 was supposed to stop by Talbot’s old parish as he passed by with the
pope-mobile, but he was running behind schedule and the stop never happened, to the great disappointment of the local parish community that had been waiting for him.
Today, hundreds are expected to turn out to see Pope Francis when he stops at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes on his way to the pro-cathedral of St. Mary in Dublin. The pontiff will change into the pope-mobile after spending some 10 minutes in the church.
After sobering up Talbot lived a life of prayer, fasting and service, trying to model himself on sixth-century Irish monks. In 1890 he became a Third Order Franciscan, and began wearing a light chain as a form of penance.
Talbot died on his way to Mass on June 7, 1925, collapsing in the street of heart failure. Many came to his funeral a few days later. In 1972, his remains were moved to the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes in Dublin, in the area where he spent his life." CRUX
One should have no other gods, whether the bottle or a man...even "Saint"-to-be Talbot....poor Talbot,
--chained to the bottle,
-finally freed of it,
--only to be chained by penance of literal chains later in life.....
"In 1925, a man by the name of Matt Talbot died, his body
Even though he hasn’t yet been recognized as a saint, he’s known as the patron of those with a drinking problem and he’s commemorated on June 19.
Today the Dubliner is on his path to official sainthood, and on Saturday Pope Francis will pay tribute to Talbot, who was declared venerable by Paul VI in 1975.
The homage is in many ways fulfilling a promise made by the last pope to set foot in the Emerald Island.
Pope John Paul II in 1979 was supposed to stop by Talbot’s old parish as he passed by with the
Today, hundreds are expected to turn out to see Pope Francis when he stops at the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes on his way to the pro-cathedral of St. Mary in Dublin. The pontiff will change into the pope-mobile after spending some 10 minutes in the church.
After sobering up Talbot lived a life of prayer, fasting and service, trying to model himself on sixth-century Irish monks. In 1890 he became a Third Order Franciscan, and began wearing a light chain as a form of penance.
