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LOOK AT HOW CUTE HE IS SO FLUFFY AND CUDDLY AND SMALL AND PRETTY AND NEISNDJSODJFJ

TRIPITAKA IM JEALOUS LET ME BE ON THE JOURNEY PLZ

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He’s such a mood. Literally so relatable despite being all powerful and the most beautiful and intelligent monkey man ever.

Saint John of Kanty (John Cantius)

1390 - 1473

Feast Day: December 23

Patronage: teachers, students, priests, pilgrims, Poland and Lithuania

Saint John of Kanty, also known as John Cantius was born in Kety, Poland. He was a brilliant student, ordained a priest, and became a professor of theology and philosophy by the time he was 23. He was well known for his generosity to the poor and students, caring for their financial and spiritual needs. As a staunch defender of the faith, he wrote many theological tracks and hand-copied the scriptures. He took pilgrimages to Rome and Jerusalem. Yet because of his popularity, his jealous rivals kicked him out of the university and sent him to a small Bohemian parish. He won the parishioners’ hearts and after 8 years he returned to Krakow to teach and died a natural death.

And I just love the fact that when Wukong is given his title as “Great Sage Equal to Heaven” (and a palace and aids and all that) the thing he does with free time is just go around making friends. And he was SO good at making friends that his “burgeoning social network” gets clocked as a THREAT to the social order and the emperor’s power. I just love the picture of Wukong bouncing around heaven meeting people and making connections, totally unaware of all the pomp and circumstance that should be getting in the way. Who did he meet during this time? Could be anyone, everyone!

Pilgrims for Canterbury, all out and get your blessings!