Saint Gerry

This blog has a new patron!

Every year at this time, I use the online Saints’ Name Generator to randomly choose an annual divine patron.

Last year, it was Saint Margaret. This struck me as eerily appropriate, since I was writing a book on how to fight dragons—as she famously did.

This year, the exercise produced Blessed Gerard of Lunel. Also sometimes known as “Saint Gery.”

My brother Gerry—Gerard, in French—died unexpectedly in November.

Gerard died unexpectedly, too, at a young age.

But more than this, Blessed Gerard walked away from a large land holding to live alone in a cave. So, more or less, did my brother. Although he had a good bit of money, and owned a house in the city, he chose to live alone on a remote island without running water.

Indulge me in believing this is a message that my brother is doing well in his new life.