If You Could Have Dinner With Any Four Saints...

[i<3franciscans]

[quote name='Luigi' timestamp='1321943168' post='2339359']
I wouldn't want to dinner with four saints. What in the name of heaven would I serve?
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Nothing I guess after all they don't eat in heaven.

[Luigi]

[quote name='i<3franciscans' timestamp='1321966438' post='2339387']
Nothing I guess after all they don't eat in heaven.
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Now wait - that's changing the rules after the game has started. If we're going to have "dinner" with them, one would have to serve some kind of food, no?

[i<3franciscans]

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Edited November 22, 2011 by i<3franciscans

[i<3franciscans]

Does spiritual food count?

[MithLuin]

Which saint was the best cook? Because that's who I'd want to invite....

Just kidding

Putting the Blessed Mother in the kitchen wouldn't make me a very gracious hostess! But she is the 'freebie' guest, remember, so everyone gets to invite her plus 4 more.


[b]St. Francis of Assisi.[/b] Even if he would probably not look at me, he'd be a lot of fun. Also, I doubt he's a picky eater, so you could put anything in front of him and not be nervous. Basically, he's the closest you could come to meeting Jesus (in my completely biased opinion), so...yeah, top of the guest list.

I was going to do an even split between Carmelites and Franciscans, until I saw that [b]Bl. John Paul the Great[/b] made so many other lists. So, he's counting as one of my Carmelites, since he was a Carmelite at heart . I'd love to sit down and have a meal with him. Also, he could translate between everyone else at the table, so that will be good.

Only 2 left....hmm....for the Franciscans, I have Anthony of Padua, Clare of Assisi, Maximillian Kolbe or Padre Pio. And for the Carmelites, St. John of the Cross or Teresa of Avila would be my top two.

Well, I don't want to be the only girl at the table (might be a bit weird), so I'll invite [b]St. Clare.[/b] Dinner with her and St. Francis has to be pretty amesome . And that way I can invite [b]St. John of the Cross[/b] too, and I'm sure Bl. John Paul would enjoy meeting him!



Should be an amesome meal. I'll just sit quietly and observe, since I don't speak Italian .

Edited November 22, 2011 by MithLuin

[Mary's Margaret]

MithLuin: I like the reasoning behind your choices. Could I be a server at your dinner?

[MithLuin]

Well, hey, if you're *volunteering* to help out in the kitchen, then sure, by all means!

Now that I think about it, I'd probably be intimidated to serve the Virgin Mary dinner, so...I'll cook (or recruit cooks) and you can serve.

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='MithLuin' timestamp='1322021558' post='2339687']
Well, hey, if you're *volunteering* to help out in the kitchen, then sure, by all means!

Now that I think about it, I'd probably be intimidated to serve the Virgin Mary dinner, so...I'll cook (or recruit cooks) and you can serve.
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I think the Blessed Mother is the humblest woman around! I would be more intimidated to serve St. Peter or St. Paul.

[MithLuin]

Oh, I'm not expecting her to be frowning in disapproval or anything. (Not that I invited Sts. Peter or Paul...)

It's more..I'd be worried about getting too nervous and dumping the soup in her lap or something. Even if she's not very intimidating, I'd be intimidated because...she's Jesus' MOM. I mean....yeah.

I know I'm just being very silly, and I would probably get over that more quickly in real life.

[OnlySunshine]

[quote name='MithLuin' timestamp='1322199068' post='2340271']
Oh, I'm not expecting her to be frowning in disapproval or anything. (Not that I invited Sts. Peter or Paul...)

It's more..I'd be worried about getting too nervous and dumping the soup in her lap or something. Even if she's not very intimidating, I'd be intimidated because...she's Jesus' MOM. I mean....yeah.

I know I'm just being very silly, and I would probably get over that more quickly in real life.
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[Luigi]

[quote name='MithLuin' timestamp='1322199068' post='2340271']
Oh, I'm not expecting her to be frowning in disapproval or anything. (Not that I invited Sts. Peter or Paul...)

It's more..I'd be worried about getting too nervous and dumping the soup in her lap or something. Even if she's not very intimidating, I'd be intimidated because...she's Jesus' MOM. I mean....yeah.

I know I'm just being very silly, and I would probably get over that more quickly in real life.
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When the waiter/waitress/server needs divine intervention so as not to be nervous or dump soup in a customer's lap, does s/he call on Our Lady of Good Help? Or would that be Our Lady of Good Manners?

If you'd invite St. Martha to your dinner, she could do the serving.... even in the presence of Our Lady of Intimidation!

[i<3franciscans]

[Mary's Margaret]

MithLuin, you'd be safe since you're hosting and would be sitting at the table. I and the other servers would be the ones dumping soup in laps. And yes, I'd be praying to Our Lady of Good Service.

[MithLuin]

Haha, exactly! That's why I need help serving! Thanks.

Hmmm, now what to SERVE. I realize a lot of these saints were used to deprivation and such, but heaven is the marriage feast of the lamb, so I figure they can FEAST as much as they want, now. And as long as I serve something plain (like mashed potatoes or rice), they can always pass on the meat if they want to.