Feb 10

St. Paul's Shipwreck, Feast of

In 60 A.D., St. Paul was being taken as a prisoner by ship to Rome where he was to stand trial. When storms drove the ship aground, Paul escaped and was welcomed by the people of Malta. He got their attention when a snake bit him on the hand but did him no harm, and he then healed people of diseases. Paul stayed for three months in Malta, converting them to Christianity. Paul is the patron saint of Malta and snakebite victims.