And then there were eight. Over the course of the past several weeks, we have successfully narrowed the field from 32 saints to eight. One of these holy people will be crowned with the coveted 2020 Golden Halo: Herman of Alaska, Harriet Tubman, Hildegard of Bingen, Brother Lawrence, Margaret of Castello, Joanna the Myrrhbearer, Joseph, or Elizabeth Fry. What a fascinating collection of holy women and men!
In yesterday’s saintly action, Elizabeth Fry snagged the last spot by upsetting Clare of Assisi — trouncing might be an appropriate word, actually — 75% to 25%.
The Elate Eight is also known the world over as the Round of Saintly Kitsch. After basic biographies, quirks and quotes, what else could there be? To kick things off, Herman of Alaska faces Harriet Tubman. To get to this point, Herman defeated Elizabeth of Hungary and Thomas More, while Harriet took down Julie Billiart and James Solomon Russell. To read up on these earlier matches, click the Bracket tab and scroll down.
In case you missed yesterday’s episode of Monday Madness, you can watch it here. Also, you should go to confession.
Excitement Builds Over Elate Eight
We’re just getting started in the Elate Eight, as the field of competitors vying for the Golden Halo has narrowed to just eight saints. Excitement is high, and if you want evidence, look no further than the Cathedral of St. James in South Bend, Indiana. They’ve made a fantastic trailer to promote voting in the Elate Eight. We love our fans, and we wanted to share with you this great work from ardent fans.
Turn up your sound, make the video full screen, and enjoy!
Lent Madness 2020 – 'The Elate Eight' from Cathedral of Saint James on Vimeo.
If you haven’t voted yet, go do that. And tell all your friends and neighbors to take part in the World’s Greatest Online Lenten Devotion. We are also the longest-running global bracket competition now at eleven years, since that other basketball bracket thing suspended this year.
Who will win the Golden Halo? That’s up to you, the Lent Madness public. It will all be decided in the next few days.
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