I was disappointed to read the Catholic Church had de-saintified Valentine's Day. They do that from time to time, when they are forced to admit that the "saint" being celebrated can't be verified by any facts and has been based upon much hearsay and legend. St. Christopher suffered the same fate. Too much legend, not enough verifiable truth. I guess its sort of like a demotion.
So that's kind of a bummer. St. Valentines' Day is really just Valentine's Day now. On a more positive note, I was pleased to read about "National Marriage Week" through a link from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops: http://foryourmarriage.org/. Lots of great tips on how to keep your marriage happy. Its nice they've coincided National Marriage Week with Valentine's Day.
Which led me to thinking about (you guessed it!) romance books. I wracked my brain trying to think of a memorable Valentine's Day romance, or even just a romance book with a Valentine's Day scene in it and I came up with nada. Zero, zip, zilch. Is it because they don't exist, or does this holiday with all its flowers, cards, candies and chocolate just too, too, much, even for the sappiest, most cliched romance? Can you think of a good Valentine's Day romance, or memorable scene having to do with Valentine's Day?
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