St. Expedite may not even be an actual saint - or an actual person. There's a lot of myth around him. He is usually depicted holding a cross with the word "hodie" written on it - Latin for "today." He stands on a crow (a symbol of the devil) with a banner in its mouth which reads, "cras." "Cras" means "tomorrow."
St. Expedite is the patron saint of rapidity and urgent causes. Some say he's the unofficial patron saint of nerds and slackers. In Haitian Voodoo (or Voodou), he is associated with sex, death, cemeteries and children.
I found these laminated cards in a book about St. Francis of Assisi. I wish the gold embossing of the originals translated better to the computer screen.
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