{"id":4168,"date":"2007-01-28T19:05:03","date_gmt":"2007-01-29T00:05:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/2007\/01\/28\/1000-pounds-of-catholic-books-and-devotional-objects\/"},"modified":"2007-01-28T19:05:03","modified_gmt":"2007-01-29T00:05:03","slug":"1000-pounds-of-catholic-books-and-devotional-objects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.splendoroftruth.com\/curtjester\/2007\/01\/1000-pounds-of-catholic-books-and-devotional-objects\/","title":{"rendered":"1,000 pounds, of Catholic books and devotional objects"},"content":{"rendered":"

It was a most unexpected blessing.<\/p>\n

St. Peter’s Church took in two free truckloads, about 1,000 pounds, of Catholic books and devotional objects thanks to the efforts of a former altar boy.<\/p>\n

David Soto, 32, an employee of a junk-collection company, contacted the Roman Catholic church after the company was hired to clear out the apartment of an elderly man who was moving into a nursing home.<\/p>\n

The man, whom the company and church officials declined to identify, had amassed enough items to pack his apartment, floor to ceiling, with boxes and bags.<\/p>\n

Items included crucifixes, crosses, rosaries, devotional cards, medals and icons. The collection also included an encyclopedia of saints and books on Augustinian and Carmelite spirituality.<\/p>\n

The company delivered the items earlier this month.<\/p>\n

Rev. Arthur Rojas said the books were high quality and speculated that the former owner _ coincidentally a former St. Peter’s parishioner _ might have once aspired to a life in the church.<\/p>\n

‘For all we know there was a calling to the priesthood or monastic life that was never fully actualized,’ Rojas said.
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Well if tonnage of books and devotional items was an actual sign of calling then there must be a lot of missed vocations in St. Blogs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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