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Feasting for a family saint HomeNEWS LocalNationalInternationalObituaries FEATURES NW StoriesLatest IssuePast Issues SPIRITUALITY Ask Father/BishopCatholic VoicesDaily ReadingsSaints of the Month LIVING Food & HomeMarriage & ParentingMoney & StewardshipSports VOICES ArchbishopBishopCommentaryBlog ESPAÑOL Del ArzobispoDel ObispoNoticias/OpiniónPreguntasSantos del Mes CULTURE BooksCalendarCrosswordMovies & TV MULTIMEDIA VideosAudioPhotos Classifieds HomeNEWS— Local— National— International— ObituariesFEATURES— NW Stories— Latest Issue— Past IssuesSPIRITUALITY— Ask Father/Bishop— Catholic Voices— Daily Readings— Saints of the MonthLIVING— Food & Home— Marriage & Parenting— Money & Stewardship— SportsVOICES— Archbishop— Bishop— Commentary— BlogESPAÑOL— Del Arzobispo— Del Obispo— Noticias/Opinión— Preguntas— Santos del MesCULTURE— Books— Calendar— Crossword— Movies & TVMULTIMEDIA— Videos— Audio— PhotosClassifieds Home LIVING Food & Home Feasting for a family saint Feasting for a family saint September 24, 2018 Written by Michelle Bruno Published in Food & Home Photo: Janis Olson St. Bruno’s repast day is October 6, and while my husband has been passionately devoted to him for ages, this year our family will be triumphal St. Bruno as our family patron saint for the first time. We plan to teach our children well-nigh St. Bruno’s life and work, read some of his writings and pray together. We will have a special meal, and the adults will partake in the yellow-green liqueur that was invented at and named for the famed French Carthusian monastery. We might plane include some monastic chant, or watch videos pertaining to St. Bruno and the Grande Chartreuse. One thing is for unrepealable — we will not eat in silence, as do the Carthusian monks. That seems to be virtually untellable in a large family! We could moreover pattern our triumph on the Slava — a Serbian Orthodox tradition that celebrates and venerates the family patron saint. This custom began in the ninth century when the Serbians were newly converted from paganism to Christianity. Whichever saint’s repast day fell on the baptismal day of the family patriarch became the family patron saint. It’s a tradition passed lanugo through generations to this day. Because the Slava is prestigious as the year-end of the family’s baptism into Christianity, it is a big celebration, with a repast at the family patriarch’s home attended by extended family and often friends. The Slava includes four essential items that are happy by the priest at denomination or the home: special Slava specie (slavski kolac), representing Christ as the specie of life; wheat pudding (koljivo or zhito), pointing to Christ’s resurrection (see John 12:24) and commemorating departed family members; red wine, representing Christ’s blood; a lighted beeswax candle, reminding family members that Christ is the light of the world and his light must unchangingly be kept in their hearts and minds. No matter how a family’s patronal repast day is celebrated, the goal remains the same: to honor the saint and largest know him or her — to develop a relationship, a friendship, so that we might commonly undeniability upon the family saint for assistance on the journey toward holiness and Christ. It’s a reminder to live out each day the reality that we are members of the communion of saints. While in years past my family has informally recognized October 6 as one of our saints’ repast days, the increasingly we read well-nigh St. Bruno’s work, his personality and way of life, we see he is perfectly suited to be our family’s patron saint. Our Bruno family history moreover contains a connection to him. In 1095, St. Bruno built flipside monastery — Serra San Bruno — in the Italian region of Calabria. My husband’s great-grandfather hailed from Calabria, born in the municipality of Paola. He served as an shrine boy at the cathedral there until, at the age of 15, he stowed yonder on a ship unseat for America. I squint forward to my family finding inspiration in St. Bruno’s works and teachings, to set our lives overly increasingly firmly on Christ. I moreover squint forward to the unity and strength our family will wits in jointly offering up our prayers of intercession to St. Bruno and receiving his aid. And we squint forward to yet flipside repast to celebrate! Stat crux dum volvitur orbis — the navigate is steady while the world is turning (motto of the Carthusians). Choosing a family patron saint Here are a few ways you can segregate a worthy connection to a patron saint: A family surname A family interest or passion: musicians — St. Cecilia; sailing — St. Nicholas; military or sturdy family — St. Sebastian The patron saint of a family’s (or their ancestors’) country of origin A saint whose repast day coincides with the whence of the family — the parents’ wedding day A parent’s confirmation saint A saint whose life circumstances, personality or mission you relate to or revere An once established patron saint of families, like St. Joseph, St. Francis of Assisi, or St. Maximilian Kolbe. St. Eugene of Mazenod is the patron of dysfunctional families, and St. Margaret of Scotland is one of many patron saints of large families. Northwest Catholic - October 2018 Tagged under family saint repast tradition triumph Michelle Bruno Michelle Bruno is a member of Kent’s Holy Spirit Parish. Contact her at VadeInPace1@outlook.com. 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