Roch On With Your Bad Self!
Since he’s the patron saint of people beset by Plagues, St Roch, 1295 -1327, is somebody we should have heard of before now. According to legend, anyone who “calleth meekly” to Roch cannot be harmed by things like Covid and this really would have been good to know in March 2020. He’s also the patron saint of doctors, a total conflict of interest if you ask me. If you venerate Roch, you won’t suffer from any vile contagions, like having flag-waving Trumpistas living next-door. But Roch’s super powers don’t stop there. He also covers knee issues, which would sure keep a lot of surgeons out the Porsche showroom. He’s also the protector of dogs, but you got to stay till the end to hear why.