09/08/2025
𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟎 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭. 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐬, 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐧. 💚
St. Lawrence the Deacon's contributions are deeply rooted in his unwavering commitment to serving the poor and the needy. As a deacon in the Roman Church during the 3rd century, he was responsible for distributing alms and money to the poor and caring for the sick. When Emperor Valerian ordered him to surrender the Church's treasure, St. Lawrence cleverly presented the emperor with the true wealth of the Church - the poor, the sick, widows, and orphans he had been serving. This act of defiance led to his martyrdom, the gruesome slow burning to death by grilling to an open fire pit! That is why his image is oftentimes seen handling a gridiron or a grill with his famous spoken words while being roasted to death: Turn me over on the other side for I am well done.
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐨𝐨𝐧-𝐭𝐨-𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐭. 𝐋𝐚𝐰𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐠𝐭𝐚𝐬 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🏥👩⚕️
As we draw nearer to completing our new hospital, we fervently pray it will stand as a place of healing, compassion, and hope for all as we commit ourselves to honor the enduring legacy of St. Lawrence the Deacon and his dedication to serving the poor, the sick and the needy. 🙏❤️
