Show the lawyers Law patron saint did you know asked the lawyer that the legal profession la is the only profession that has no patron saint sain tat at least none that it will own t the reason for that I 1 I 1 asked 1 I dont know answered the clawy lawyer er carelessness I 1 suppose I 1 when va en t the sainta ats were handed around the representative who should have been present wa was probably arguing with wilh the judge in another court 11 what did you mean mesa by at least none that it will own I 1 asked many years ago vms was the reply an irish lawyer who was a fervent catholic sought to provide his hi profession with a patron saint so genuine was his desire for one that be he traveled to home rome to consult the pope the popo pope graciously received him pray your holiness said the irishman gran grant t the lawyers a patron saint according to the alstor story which isa 1 a very venerable one the pope looked over the list and found that there were no saints that had not leen been given to the other professions fes at which the irish lawyer was wm much cast down observing his depression the pope bade him cheer up and then directed him hill to go to a church near by to blindfold himself and to pass around the interior saying ave marias marlas all the time and sald tb theli coc the you Tl fhi il ft tt t si touch sit ile I le lee parron mo your profession fes les sion maeh much gratified the devout lawyer went wy away to follow the instructions he ile passed around the church praying when he li stopped topped he put out his hand lie ile was in front aront of the altar of st michael be thou the lawyers patron saint he tried and pulled oft off the landage bandage alas fit ile touching st michael at alii ills hand waa was resting on the devil under st michaels fret feet 11 new york herald |