Grrrr.

Someone I know is being railroaded completely unjustly. It is a very long story, and the person in question is far more interested in being obedient and certainly does not want some sort of campaign or anything to come to his defence (he would be vexed to find that I even know about the situation, but you know how it is with these Italians). I understand his point of view, especially considering his state of life, but there is something frustrating to see a good man be given so much grief, and to have to sit on my hands (although it is surely a good idea to literally sit on my hands, otherwise they might find themselves around an ordained neck, which would be decidedly the wrong approach to the situation).

There is a part of me that wants to get on the phone and organize and write letters and rattle cages and all of that, but I respect the wishes of the person who is really the victim of this mistreatment, so I will do no such thing, but I will ask all of you to pray for the intentions of this person, especially to ask for the intercession of any saint who persevered in spite of unjust treatment from his or her own superiors.