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| San Valentino Martire, ora pro nobis |
February 14th is the Feast of San Valentino (Saint Valentine’s Day), Bishop and Martyr. He is the patron saint of happy marriages, love, courtship and beekeepers, as well as protector of citrus crops and protection against epilepsy and plague. Widely venerated across Southern Italy, he is the principal patron of San Valentino Torio (SA), Vico del Gargano (FG), Abriola (PZ), San Valentino in Abruzzo Citeriore (PE) and Mafalda (CB), among others. In celebration, I’m posting a Prayer to Saint Valentine. The accompanying photo of the Reliquary Arm of St. Valentine (1300s, silver, partially gilded, sapphire, Swiss) was taken at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Evviva San Valentino!Prayer to Saint Valentine
Dear Saint and glorious martyr, teach us to love unselfishly and to find great joy in giving. Enable all true lovers to bring out the best in each other. Let them love each other in God and in God in each other. Amen.
