10 August 2009

St. Lawrence, Martyr

Praise and beauty are before him: holiness and majesty in his sanctuary.

St. Lawrence was a deacon of St. Sixtus II, Pope and Martyr. When the prefect of Rome arrested him, he distributed the possessions of the Church to the poor to save them from confiscation. He was slowly roasted to death on a gridiron in 258.

Grilling in honor of St. Lawrence.

10 comments:

ckgaler said...

Grilling in honor of St. Lawrence just seems wrong, somehow. . .

But I admit, it would be really cool if your bratwurst would let you know when it was done on that side. . .

Anyway, I thought Larry was a cucumber. . .

Unknown said...

THAT seems wrong? You must have missed the raspberry sauce over vanilla ice cream on the feast of the Holy Innocents...

Oh, and I think someone did grill some cucumbers, although I can't say for sure since my focus was elsewhere.

big daddy said...

"Turn me over! I'm done on this side!"

Lisa said...

Um...I guess John isn't really aware or the difference between zucchini and cucumbers. I don't know that cucumbers would hold up very well on a hot grill, but the zucchini were delicious.

ckgaler said...

You seem to be really embracing the whole piety of Zmirak & Matychowiak, here. . .

I'll be looking for your report on the 'Nun's Farts'. . . Or, you know, some of the other stuff. . .

Fred and Sharon said...

What to you have planned for the Beheading of John the Baptist?

big daddy said...

Head cheese, maybe.

Anna said...

lol. Grilled cucumbers.

vince said...

john, it appears that you have successfully tricked lisa into letting you grow a beard. impressive. let's keep that going.

Lisa said...

He snuck it in while I was too pregnant with Thomas to care...and I love it. As long as it does't get too long.