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AnthonyXM
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This might belong in another forum but since I’m Non-Catholic I’ll put it here.
For those of you who don’t know, St. Roche is the patron of dogs and those who love dogs.
Silly huh.
I have a rule - when I meet someone who doesn’t like dogs I usually think of them as sociopaths. They usually fulfill that expectation in time - and I don’t trust them.
I love cats, but I really love dogs; treat em right and you have a friend.
In fact there’s no such thing as a Bad Dog; just a dog with a Bad Master. People hurt them and mistreat them for nothing, so what do you expect of them?
In fact-fact a happy home can have as a hallmark resident cats and dogs who get along like family - and since the dog can usually kill the cat, guess which one is rising above their baser nature?
Dogs - give them a little kindness and a morsel to eat, and they’re loyal friends until their last heartbeats.
Friendly, forgiving, loving, protective - like Christians ought to be.
God must love dogs - he sure made a lot of them.
St Roche is a French saint; he was a nobleman who followed the Lord’s way of poverty, giving up his privilege and wealth to serve the poor.
While on pilgrimage he was caught in a plague area, and began to treat the sick - until he too came down with plague.
In keeping with his noble nature he went to the deep woods to die without being a risk or burden to others.
While there a dog found him, and licked his wounds; the dog also brought him bread from his master’s table. The master observed this strange behavior and tracking the dog found Roche - who recovered from the plague while being ministered to by the dog.
When Roche returned to France the dog went with him. There was civil war, and Roche was imprisoned as a suspected spy - along with his canine friend.
Roche ministered to sick prisoners until his death in prison. Only then were documents found on him revealing he was a nobleman of France. Such humility is worthy of the grace of God, praise Him.
I don’t know what happened to the Dog.
God bless him.
For cures credited to his prayers, Roche was canonized.
I have no problem asking the Noble Son of France for help when one of my good boys is sick - or has lost the last battle.
For St. Roche;
“they are our friends, partners, protectors, ever loyal, all forgiving to their heart’s last beat - the least we owe them is to live a life worthy of their devotion”.
God bless you all.
God bless all Dogs.
For those of you who don’t know, St. Roche is the patron of dogs and those who love dogs.
Silly huh.
I have a rule - when I meet someone who doesn’t like dogs I usually think of them as sociopaths. They usually fulfill that expectation in time - and I don’t trust them.
I love cats, but I really love dogs; treat em right and you have a friend.
In fact there’s no such thing as a Bad Dog; just a dog with a Bad Master. People hurt them and mistreat them for nothing, so what do you expect of them?
In fact-fact a happy home can have as a hallmark resident cats and dogs who get along like family - and since the dog can usually kill the cat, guess which one is rising above their baser nature?
Dogs - give them a little kindness and a morsel to eat, and they’re loyal friends until their last heartbeats.
Friendly, forgiving, loving, protective - like Christians ought to be.
God must love dogs - he sure made a lot of them.
St Roche is a French saint; he was a nobleman who followed the Lord’s way of poverty, giving up his privilege and wealth to serve the poor.
While on pilgrimage he was caught in a plague area, and began to treat the sick - until he too came down with plague.
In keeping with his noble nature he went to the deep woods to die without being a risk or burden to others.
While there a dog found him, and licked his wounds; the dog also brought him bread from his master’s table. The master observed this strange behavior and tracking the dog found Roche - who recovered from the plague while being ministered to by the dog.
When Roche returned to France the dog went with him. There was civil war, and Roche was imprisoned as a suspected spy - along with his canine friend.
Roche ministered to sick prisoners until his death in prison. Only then were documents found on him revealing he was a nobleman of France. Such humility is worthy of the grace of God, praise Him.
I don’t know what happened to the Dog.
God bless him.
For cures credited to his prayers, Roche was canonized.
I have no problem asking the Noble Son of France for help when one of my good boys is sick - or has lost the last battle.
For St. Roche;
“they are our friends, partners, protectors, ever loyal, all forgiving to their heart’s last beat - the least we owe them is to live a life worthy of their devotion”.
God bless you all.
God bless all Dogs.
