Saint Spyridon

I can't believe I haven't posted anything on him yet. Truly an awesome saint.

I love the story about his miracle during the Council of Nicea. He used a brick to explain the Holy Trinity to sceptics and heretics. As he held the brick in his hand he prayed. "In the name of the Father." Flame shot out of the brick. "And the Son." Water splashed to the ground. "And the Holy Spirit." In his hand remained a clump of dirt.

I think there's an argument here about Councils and papal primacy. God seems to have a good way of making sure his Church stays on track, even absent some leading figure. More on this later, though.

Here's a cool story about some intercession, courtesy of St. Spyridon; it's always nice to hear about answered prayers.

I could sure use your prayers, St. Spyridon (along with all the rest of you saints I regularly pray to; somehow I doubt they're regular readers of this blog, but a humble request can't hurt).