*checks* He's considered the patron saint of EXORCISTS and possessed people.
The only written prayer I saw to be directed at him that was related to this was one to keep evil and evil people away from one's self, and was not specifically about possession or demons or devils or anything supernatural.
The sensible conclusion to draw, if one believes in patron saints, is that he's to be the one to direct prayers to if you are ministering to a possessed person and/or are performing an exorcism on a possessed person. He's known for living a holy and virtuous life, and that seems to be the connection. That is, if you need to free someone from possession, you need lots of Holy to free them, thus someone like St. Bruno.
“Saint Lucy is often depicted in sacred art holding her eyes because much later legends state that either the guards gouged her eyes out as torture, or that she gouged her own eyes out so that her suitor would no longer be tempted by their beauty.”
I suppose, if one had say, ocular melanoma, one could pray to St. Lucy for healing.
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WordWolf
Well,
if one is a Roman Catholic, that's the way to go.
For basically all other Christians, that's the wrong way to enact one's prayer life.
(Also, perhaps St. Bruno is to be prayed to if SOMEONE ELSE is possessed. It's probably hard to pray if you're possessed and in an episode.)
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Stayed Too Long
He is the patron saint of the possessed one.
October 6: Saint Bruno, Priest—Optional Memorial
1030–1101
Edited by Stayed Too LongPatron Saint of possessed people
Equivalent canonization by Pope Leo X in 1514
Liturgical Color: White
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*checks* He's considered the patron saint of EXORCISTS and possessed people.
The only written prayer I saw to be directed at him that was related to this was one to keep evil and evil people away from one's self, and was not specifically about possession or demons or devils or anything supernatural.
The sensible conclusion to draw, if one believes in patron saints, is that he's to be the one to direct prayers to if you are ministering to a possessed person and/or are performing an exorcism on a possessed person. He's known for living a holy and virtuous life, and that seems to be the connection. That is, if you need to free someone from possession, you need lots of Holy to free them, thus someone like St. Bruno.
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oldiesman
Stayed Too Long,
Thank you for starting this thread, it's well worth a thorough examination.
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I looked for a patron saint of eyeballs. Closest I found is St. Lucy. https://mycatholic.life/saints/saints-of-the-liturgical-year/13-december-saint-lucy-of-syracuse-virgin-and-martyr--memorial/
“Saint Lucy is often depicted in sacred art holding her eyes because much later legends state that either the guards gouged her eyes out as torture, or that she gouged her own eyes out so that her suitor would no longer be tempted by their beauty.”
I suppose, if one had say, ocular melanoma, one could pray to St. Lucy for healing.
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