Today I am thankful for paid time off (PTO!). I have gotten myself slightly over-committed this Fall and was really getting stressed, so I took me a PTO day! Feels kinda like having Saturday in the middle of the week.
For all my dog-loving friends, today I will tell you about St. Rocco. Rocco lived in Italy at a time when the Black Plague was ravaging Europe. He spent his time ministering to the sick and dying. It is said that he cured hundreds of plague victims by tracing the cross on their foreheads. When he noticed the tell-tale signs of plague in his own body, he left town so as not to infect anyone else. Each day, a dog came to him carrying a loaf of bread in its mouth. Thanks in part to the dog that kept him from starving, Rocco recovered from the illness and returned to ministering to others. Because of this, he is the patron Saint of dogs. His feast day is Aug 16.
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