Saint Expedite
A saint of the early church whose name means 'expedite' or 'make haste', and whose legend is a late compilation: a crate marked 'expedite' is said to have contained his relics, and the name became the man. The historical core is thin, and the devotion is modern and folk.
The feast day is 19 April in some calendars and 18 April in others; the saint is not in the General Roman Calendar, and the devotion is folk rather than official.
Offerings
- Offerings
- Red wineFlowersKeysCoffee
Practice
- Invocation Approach
- ToneUrgent and gratefulAddressSaint ExpediteSan ExpeditoRelationshipQuick intercessorWarningThe gift is promised before the result
- Modern Practice
The saint of urgent causes in New Orleans, Brazil and the Philippines. The usual practice is to promise a gift before the petition and to give it as soon as the result arrives; the corpus records the practice and its ethical warning.
Nature and meaning
- Domain
- UrgencySpeedJusticeLost causes
- Mythology Summary
A saint of the early church whose name means 'expedite' or 'make haste', and whose legend is a late compilation: a crate marked 'expedite' is said to have contained his relics, and the name became the man. The historical core is thin, and the devotion is modern and folk.
Details
- Feast Day
- April 19
- Patronage
- Urgent causesQuick resultsTravelersMerchants
- Correspondences
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