Happy Saint Gabriel Possenti's Day

[Ysabel Kid]

Today is the feast day of Saint Gabriel Possenti, often referred to as the "Patron Saint of Handgunners". In 1860, as an Italian seminarian, he single-handedly rescued the village of Isola from a gang of renegade soldiers with a display of marksmanship. He had grabbed two pistols from one of the soliders, preventing a rape, and with the other, shot a scurrying lizard with a single shot, then trained both guns on the soldiers. They realized he was no ordinary monk, knowing both how to use the handguns, and how to use them well! He disarmed them all, had them put out the fires they had started, and return the property they had stolen, then marched them out of town.

Now, that is my kind of Priest!

[bdhold]

too bad the range is closed today or I'd take a faith holiday

[Mescalero]

bulldog

[tman]

bulldog

[1894c]

too bad the range is closed today or I'd take a faith holiday

+1 ... let us pray, give thanks, and open a cold one (for me that would be a Pepsi) in honor of a great servant of God and his two revolvers...much blessings...and have a happy and safe Saint Gabriel Possenti Day... :)

2013...glad to celebrate this Holy-day again... :)

[Ray Newman]

And the wag asks: "what kind of firearm would jesus shoot"??....

[bdhold]

Of course Peter was the knife guy.

[Beaker]

Ya cant miss with Jesus as your guide so aim to please him.

[bdhold]

well you gonna reach for those pistols or just stand there whistling Ave Maria?

(I know, it was yesterday, but I have a new favorite saint, and I think I saw him in a sidewalk stain this morning - teasing)

[octagon]

I am gonna guess that scurrying reptile was not Catholic.

[2571]

And the wag asks: "what kind of firearm would jesus shoot"??....

Whatever it is it's American made.

[Old Ironsights]

And the wag asks: "what kind of firearm would jesus shoot"??....

Whatever it is it's American made.

Sorry, Jesus was into Whips of Cords... (I'm soooo going to hell...)

St. Possenti: http://gunsaint.com/history.asp

[piller]

I am not Catholic, but for someone like Saint Gabriel Possenti, I will be one for today in support of my fellow Christians in honoring a man such as he was. I am not intending to go into any theological discussions, so please don't start one. I am just saying that Saint Gabriel Possenti has earned the respect of us all. If you want a theological discussion, I would be glad to meet you at a bookstore coffee shop and have a great time. In my opinion, this Saint reminds me of Simon Peter in that they were both expert with the weapon of the time, and didn't back down when they were in the right. May his deeds find favor with his creator.

[1894c]

Old Ironsights... (I'm soooo going to hell...)

i will be praying for your soul...you may want to do a good deed, to help you find your way in this lost and darkened world, my suggestion would be that you give your leverguns to the poor...and i firmly believe that the poor can easily be found on this forum...Saint Possenti would be smiling at your kind act of charity... :)

[Old Ironsights]

Old Ironsights... (I'm soooo going to hell...)

i will be praying for your soul...you may want to do a good deed, to help you find your way in this lost and darkened world, my suggestion would be that you give your leverguns to the poor...and i firmly believe that the poor can easily be found on this forum...Saint Possenti would be smiling at your kind act of charity...

It was a joke made about a joke that bordered on blasphemous, especially if taken out of context and viewed from a locker-room perspective ...

Which way I go I leave up to G_d.

[bdhold]

God created humor, and he loves faith above theology.

Think about - how can you impress God with your theology? His way and his thoughts compared to ours, etc.?
You can't even know him with theology - only with faith.

[1894c]

Old Ironsights... (I'm soooo going to hell...)

i will be praying for your soul...you may want to do a good deed, to help you find your way in this lost and darkened world, my suggestion would be that you give your leverguns to the poor...and i firmly believe that the poor can easily be found on this forum...Saint Possenti would be smiling at your kind act of charity... :)

It was a joke made about a joke that bordered on blasphemous, especially if taken out of context and viewed from a locker-room perspective ...

Which way I go I leave up to G_d.

I apologize if my comments offended--that's was not my intent... :)

[bdhold]

better a day late than never

[GonnePhishin]

Ysabel Kid,
What a great post-thanks for sharing. Who would have thunk it?

Does that make Eugene Stoner the Patron Saint of the evil black rifles?

[Blaine]

Old Ironsights... (I'm soooo going to hell...)

i will be praying for your soul...you may want to do a good deed, to help you find your way in this lost and darkened world, my suggestion would be that you give your leverguns to the poor...and i firmly believe that the poor can easily be found on this forum...Saint Possenti would be smiling at your kind act of charity...

It was a joke made about a joke that bordered on blasphemous, especially if taken out of context and viewed from a locker-room perspective ...

Which way I go I leave up to G_d.

I apologize if my comments offended--that's was not my intent...

You may pray for me any old time you want....I need all the help I can get. Perfect people like OI can be on their own

[Ysabel Kid]

Sorry guys - between work, travel, and taxes, I've been out the last two weeks. Y2K and I noted the celebration of Saint Gabriel Possenti last week.

Y2K is getting ready for Confirmation, and as such, like others doing so, was asked to choose a saint he wanted to emulate, and to use his name in the ceremony.

Any guesses who he picked?

Needless to say, his religion teacher said it was "a first"!

[bdhold]

that is too cool, bro.

[gamekeeper]

that is too cool, bro.

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