St. Kyle

 For this second day of November, I thought I would give a little shout out to our new Parochial Vicar. Although Father prefers to go by his last name, for the purposes of this post I will call him Fr. Kyle (and I will expect an extra penance at my next confession). When Fr. Kyle first came to our parish I got to wondering if he was named for a Saint as I had never heard of a St. Kyle. People who know me know that I am not content to wonder - I need to find things out. And so, I did.

Kyle turns out to be an abbreviated form of the name of St. Kennocha. Kennocha was the daughter (yes, St. Kyle is female) of a royal family of Scotland. She was the only daughter, very beautiful and the heiress of her family's fortune. She was also endowed with every virtue - meekness, humility, modesty and devotion. Kennocha desired to consecrate herself as a bride of Christ, but her family was opposed. Because of that, she endured many persecutions and hardships, but she persevered. She made her religious profession in a nunnery in the county of Fife. There she persisted in perfecting her virtues and many miracles were attributed to her intercession. She passed to God in a good old age in the year 1007.

Mark your calendars to wish Fr. Kyle a Happy Feast Day on March 25. This date also happens to be the Solemnity of the Annunciation, one of only two feast days that usually fall in Lent where we make the switch from fasting to feasting. So, I'm happy to say that Fr. Kyle will be able to enjoy a special treat on his Feast Day guilt free.

St. Kyle, pray for us!