The synodal 1%, the real St. Roch, and the ‘militant’ rosary

The Tuesday Pillar Post

Hey everybody,

Today is the feast of St. Roch, and you’re reading The Tuesday Pillar Post.

The fourteenth century St. Roch, by most popular biographies, was born marked with a red cross on his chest — taken as a sign of the Lord’s love in his life even from infancy. Again, from the hagiographies, Roch was a deeply pious child, given to regular fasting and…