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Thank you, uh... what's the proper term of address for a Saint? "Sir" will have to do.
Your sainthood, perhaps???
Santo António is also known in Brazil as the matchmaker saint, and lonely women often pray to him to "find them a husband". And, if praying doesn't work, the tradition is to torture the saint's figurine (by putting him head down in a glass of water, to "choke" him, or hanging him over a lit candle) until he complies. You gotta love Catholicism.
Unless, of course, we're talking about a different saint with the same name, specially because I never heard about him being Brazil's patron saint, I thought that job belonged to Our Lady of Aparecida alone, but who knows? This is a big country and I'm not the most religious guy 'round here.
Anyway, it's always a pleasure to see you around, M$! Abraços, irmão! |
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