Patron saint of hurry up.PATRON SAINT patron saint Saint to whose protection and intercession a person, society, church, place, profession, or activity is dedicated. The choice is usually made on the basis of some real or presumed relationship (e.g., St. OF HURRY UP "Some church historians speculate that St. Expeditus rose from nonexistence non·ex·is·tence n. 1. The condition of not existing. 2. Something that does not exist. non to celebrity when Parisian nuns opened a crate of relics from Rome. The box was marked 'expedited' for quick delivery, but the good nuns, misreading MISREADING, contracts. When a deed is read falsely to an illiterate or blind man, who is a party to it, such false reading amounts to a fraud, because the contract never had the assent of both parties. 5 Co. 19; 6 East, R. 309; Dane's Ab. c. 86, a, 3, Sec. 7; 2 John. R. 404; 12 John. R. the label, revered the relics and the veneration began. Some scholars dispute this story and say that the veneration of the expediter is centuries old. I hope that's true and not a horrible presaging of a new class of saints named after the Latin translations for Duct Tape duct tape n. A usually silver adhesive tape made of cloth mesh coated with a waterproof material, originally designed for sealing heating and air-conditioning ducts. Noun 1. ,' This End Up,' 'Overnight,' [or] 'Special Delivery.'"--Martin E. Marty, on the historical validity of St. Expeditus, who has become a popular patron for urgent causes in Brazil (The Christian Century, June 1, 2004) |
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