Feast of St Augustine of Hippo

Theological patron saint of the Pope, as he was of the great Flemish Cardinal, Gustaaf Cardinal Joos, as evidenced by the bookshelves surrounding the latter's study.

Cardinal Joos told me once that the late Pope had made him a Cardinal to show how important was the work of a parish priest. Despite being head of the Diocesan tribunal, the then Fr Joos had refused to give up being a parish priest. He said, "I am an only a small Cardinal". A Cardinal Deacon, I said. Exactly, exactly was the reply.