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[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

At the time, you prayed to whoever you thought got that particular job done

Then Catholics came along and replaced this with patron saints.

(technically Catholics believe they are asking the patron to intercede and advocate for whatever the devotee is asking for, but it's still funny to me that they still fill the roles of the lesser gods of antiquity)

[–] ShinkanTrain@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Man, imagine being really devout, so devout you become a Saint, then instead of hanging out in Heaven you have to do paperwork for people praying to you.

[–] FoxyFerengi@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

A dove drops a feather next to a towering stack of completed requests. St. Anthony picks it up and sighs

"This guy is asking me to find his keys for the tenth time this week! I wish I was the patron saint of memory, because this guy really needs one, ugh."

[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

"Saint" is just an old word for "Team Leader" is it not?