Mike and Alexandra return to the podcast with stories, laughter, and a hearty Manhattan in hand!

After a long hiatus, they catch up on a whirlwind year and turn their attention to the joy and meaning of All Saints Day.

In this episode they discuss:
● A year of trials and blessings (and one very dramatic broken leg)
● The origin and purpose of All Saints Day
● Why All Saints was moved from May to November
● How the feast celebrates every saint, canonized or not
● The beauty of the traditional Collect for All Saints
● A reflection on gratitude, perseverance, and grace under pressure

Drink of the Week: The Manhattan
1½ oz. bourbon
¾ oz. sweet vermouth
Cherry for garnish

Stir all ingredients with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a cherry and raise a toast to Mother Cabrini, patroness of Manhattan!

Books Mentioned:
● My Drinking and Dining with the Saints Journal
● Abstaining with the Saints: No and Low Alcoholic Beverages for Sober Souls

Prayer:
“Stay with us O Lord because it is getting toward evening. Bless our drinks and our conversation. Amen.”

Find more at:
drinkingwiththesaints.com
Instagram @drinkingsaints

Produced by Back Row Media
backrow.fm
Instagram @backrowmedia

Find the Books:
Drinking with the Saints
Drinking with St. Nick
Drinking with Your Patron Saints
Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained
Dining with the Saints
Lost in Translation: Meditating on the Orations of the Traditional Roman Rite

Mike and Alexandra discuss:

• Septuagesima

• The burying of the A-word

• Why “sober-ish?”

• The 3 phases of Septuagesima

• Join in on our Sodality! See below.

Drink of the Week: Sentia Gaba Black

Join in the Soberish Septuagesima Sodality! Follow along at:

drinkingwiththesaints.com/soberish-septuagesima

Instagram @drinkingsaints

Facebook facebook.com/dwsaints

Join Us on Pilgrimage! June 2025 "Liturgical Living Along the Rhine River" through the Netherlands, Germany, and France. SEE FULL DETAILS HERE

AND MORE CRUISE DETAILS HERE

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“Stay with us O Lord because it is getting toward evening. Bless our drinks and our conversation. Amen”

Find more at:

https://drinkingwiththesaints.com/

Instagram @drinkingsaints

Produced by Back Row Media

backrow.fm

Instagram @backrowmedia

Find the Books:

Drinking with the Saints

Drinking with St. Nick

Drinking with Your Patron Saints

Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained

Dining with the Saints

Lost in Translation: Meditating on the Orations of the Traditional Roman Rite

In this post-Epiphany episode, Mike and Alexandra discuss:

• Each comes up with a drink to represent the three gifts of the Magi. Which will turn out better?

• Mike has some lingering questions about the Magi

• The Epiphany blessing and chalking

Drink of the Week #1: Mike’s Original Epiphany Cocktail

Golden Cinnamon Schnapps

White Rum

Grapefruit Bitters

Combine ingredients in a shaker full of ice. Shake 40 times. Strain into a cocktail glass.

Drink of the Week #2: Alexandra’s Original Epiphany Cocktail

Fig Jam

½ of a clementine orange

2 oz Bourbon

Cardamom Bitters

Muddle the orange. Combine jam, orange, and bourbon in a shaker without ice. Dry shake 40 times. Add bitters, then add ice, and shake with star anise. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with anise.

Join Us on Pilgrimage! June 2025 "Liturgical Living Along the Rhine River" through the Netherlands, Germany, and France. SEE FULL DETAILS HERE

AND MORE CRUISE DETAILS HERE

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“Stay with us O Lord because it is getting toward evening. Bless our drinks and our conversation. Amen”

Find more at:

https://drinkingwiththesaints.com/

Instagram @drinkingsaints

Produced by Back Row Media

backrow.fm

Instagram @backrowmedia

Find the Books:

Drinking with the Saints

Drinking with St. Nick

Drinking with Your Patron Saints

Why We Kiss Under the Mistletoe: Christmas Traditions Explained

Dining with the Saints

Lost in Translation: Meditating on the Orations of the Traditional Roman Rite