flyingfriar

18 January – Saint Joseph of Cupertino
Optional Memorial (Ordinary Time)

The flying friar.
Born poor in a stable (like Someone else), kicked out of schools and apprenticeships for being clumsy and forgetful, barely scraped through to ordination. Joined the Conventual Franciscans as a lay brother — they made him a priest anyway.

Then the levitations started. During Mass, prayer, even hearing the name of Mary — he’d rise into the air, sometimes for hours, eyes fixed on God. Over 70 documented flights. Doctors poked him with needles; he didn’t feel it. Crowds flocked; bishops got embarrassed; he got locked up for decades to keep him out of sight.

He said: “If you want to fly to heaven, take the wings of humility.”

Patron of pilots, astronauts, students, exam-takers (he passed his one theology exam by miracle — the question was the only verse he knew).

Green vestments. Ordinary Time lifts off with a man who literally couldn’t keep his feet on the ground when thinking of God.

When life feels too heavy, remember Joseph: the lower you go, the higher grace can carry you.

St. Joseph of Cupertino, pray for aviators, test-takers, and everyone who feels too awkward for holiness.

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