Saints don’t sit on the fence or join the hunt
He built a monastery at Ferns, Co Wexford, and was consecrated bishop circa 598. Aidan, who died in 626AD, is principal patron of the diocese of Ferns, and is also titular of the cathedral. His bell and shrine are in the National Museum, Dublin.
Today (January 31) is his feast day, which is kept as “a double of the first class,” to use ecclesiastical language. A crusade of prayer to Aidan and all saints who saved hunted creatures is the need of the moment.
