However, these restless years took their tol, and the weary pilgrim eventually made his way back to Sebourg for the last time, having developed a debilitating and disfiguring hernia. Reportedly, as the procession made its way out of Sebourg, the saint’s casket seemed to grow heavier and heavier. The townspeople, it is written, saw him both tending sheep and attending Mass. His humility, gentleness and generosity quickly earned the villagers’ admiration. ( Log Out /  This poem does touch upon motherhood. Saint of the Day – 16 April – Saint Drogo (1105–1186) – penitent pilgram, apostle of prayer and the Holy Eucharist, anchorite – also known as Dreux, Drugo and Druron, is a Flemish saint. Drogo gladly suffered the hunger, thirst, harsh weather and other incommodities and dangers of pilgrimage in pursuit of holiness. and wisdom to know the difference. Invoking St. Drogo’s intercession, here is the commonly known “Serenity Prayer” authored by Reinhold Niebuhr. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. Do you know what your guardian angel can do for you? that I may be reasonably happy in this life It certainly doesn’t help when everyone who barges into the coffee house all want their favorite drink —. Other attributes can include people suffering from deafness, dumbness, insanity, or extreme physical afflictions such as hernias or gall stones. Saint of the Day – 16 April – Saint Drogo (1105–1186) – penitent pilgram, apostle of prayer and the Holy Eucharist, anchorite – also known as Dreux, Drugo and Druron, is a Flemish saint. ( Log Out /  The body was brought back to Sebourg to general acclaim and interred in the village church with rustic pomp. As Drogo approached manhood, he resolved to abandon his home and distribute his considerable inheritance to the poor. He became a shepherd for about six years, working in Sebourg, near Valenciennes. Drogo’s connection to baristas (and others who need to multitask) has to do with his ability to bi-locate. With the Saints, we "serve the Lord with one consent and serve the Lord with one pure language, not indeed to draw them forth from their secure dwelling-places, not superstitiously to honour them, or wilfully to rely on the, ... but silently to contemplate them for edification, thereby encouraging our faith, enlivening our patience..." St Drogo was a child of Flemish nobility. Despite this solitary existence, Drogo never refused the people who sought his spiritual advice or the benefit of his prayers; those who visited his humble cell always left consoled and edified. Passionate Catholic. The villagers erected a cross on the spot where the ox-cart had been obliged to stop and although the cross itself has been replaced several times over the centuries, this simple monument still stands today in a field on the outskirts of Sebourg. At last the cart reached a point at the boundary of the village where it could no longer advance at all, as though obstructed by a supernatural force. For 40 years Saint Drogo surviving on barley, water, and the Holy Eucharist. Some have ventured, tongue in cheek, that harried baristas might fittingly invoke a saint reputed to possess the mystical gift of bilocation. I treasure a memory of the visit of St Pope John Paul ll to Lourdes. If you’re reading this article, it’s thanks to the generosity of people like you, who have made Aleteia possible. According to an article at Crisis Magazine, “This gave rise to a common saying that reportedly persisted to the 20th century among the rural folk of that region, who, if charged with several onerous tasks, might protest, ‘I’m not Saint Drogo; I can’t ring the church bell for Mass and be in the procession!'”. Change ). And fine as a psalter's roundel (lovers, say, In April -- blue cloaked, posed and poised on a lawn. Drogo started out with a silver spoon in his mouth, as they say. The body was thus placed in a fine casket and set on an ox-drawn cart. Patronages – those whom others find repulsive, unattractive people, Baume-les-Messieurs, bodily ills, broken bones, cattle, coffee house keepers, coffee house owners, deaf people, deafness, dumbness, Fleury-sur-Loire, gall stones, hernias, illness, insanity, mental illness, mentally ill people, midwives, mute people, muteness, mutes, orphans, ruptures, sheep, shepherds, sick people, sickness. taking, as He did, this sinful world Patron of Unattractive People and of Those Whom Others Find Repulsive, By James Scannell McCormick - Rochester, Minnesota - 2 September 2014. St. Drogo. Your submission has been received! At one point in his journeys, he became a shepherd in imitation of Christ, the Good Shepherd. I remember a very old nun proclaiming ‘L’eglise est jeune’. Charles Cardinal Journet (1891-1975) As Mark Pendergrast writes in his scholarly text "Uncommon Grounds: the History of Coffee and How It Transformed Our World" (2019), “Though … Wonderful to hear the people of Paris respond by singing hymns. ( Log Out /  "For the saints are sent to us by God Catholic Online; Saints & Angels; Facts. His mother died when he was born. He held himself responsible. St Drogo’s patronage has come to be associated with a variety of occupations and conditions. Thanks to Crises Magazine for most of St Drogo’s beautiful story. Nevertheless, the origin of St Drogo’s association with coffeehouses remains mysterious; coffee was not introduced into France and Belgium until the seventeenth century. It certainly is a perfect prayer for a barista or anyone who feels overwhelmed by life, and with too many things on the “to do” list, all with the deadline of now! Although he never did meet the pope, Drogo pursued these peregrinations for nine years and nine voyages to Rome, each time returning briefly to Sebourg. During his journey, Drogo occasionally used his skills as a shepherd to support himself and instructed other shepherds he encountered. God grant me the serenity Drogo is also a patron saint of expectant mothers, presumably due to his special sympathy and gratitude toward the mother he never knew. Over time, Drogo’s painful malady worsened and he developed putrescent sores on his lower body. In any event, the attempt to repatriate Drogo’s remains had to be abandoned. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. forever in the next. Blessed John Henry Newman Essentially he wandered from place to place, serving the poor wherever he went. His parents were from the Flemish nobility, but his father died before he was born, and he lost his mother while she was giving him birth. A more plausible connection may reside in a minor detail from some biographical sources – during his years of reclusion, Drogo took no drink but warm water. Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. © Copyright Aleteia SAS all rights reserved. By the time of his enrollment in the Martyrologium Romanum, Drogo had long been acclaimed a saint in his homeland by vox populi. His physical malady has likewise made him a patron of those who suffer from hernias, kidney stones and other ailments of the abdomen, as well as of persons deemed physically unlovely. Of pinks) -- unmothered. And yet who gave any thanks, Or help -- a cup of warmth, a free inglenook-, Seat?

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