An early Irish legend tells the story of a sermon that St. Patrick (yes, that St. Patrick) once gave that was so dull that one of his listeners fell asleep. While she napped, she experienced a vision from God and woke to share what she'd seen with the rest of the congregation. This woman not only demonstrated that she was in closer communication with God than Patrick, but that his sermon was boring to boot. The woman from this story came to be known as St. Brigid, a patron saint of Ireland who straddled Paganism and Christianity and defended the plights of women. But today, in honor of her feast day , we can see that she also serves as a reminder that, sometimes, women have to make role models where we can find them.