Feast of St. Richard of Lucca, February 7

 

St. Richard was married to another saint, St. Wuna. I think when St. Wuna got pregnant, they had a discussion like this:



St. Wuna: "What should we name the baby?"

St. Richard: "Well, if it's a boy, I like Robert and Ronald. For a girl, I like Rachel. What about you?"

St. Wuna: "I like Willibald and Winnibald. A girl's name I like is Walburga."

St. Richard: "Yes, dear."

And so it was. St. Richard and St. Wuna had three chldren named Willibald, Winnibald, and Walburga. ALL THREE BECAME SAINTS! I imagine those kids cleaned their rooms without having to be asked a million times.

Oh, and their uncle was St. Boniface (whose real name was Winfrid).

The photo is from a shrine to St. Walburga (from the left, Sts. Richard, Willibald, Walburga, Winnibald, and Wuna).