San Pasqual (St Paschal Baylón), beloved in the American Southwest, was born in Spain in the mid-1500s. Known for his humility, he worked as a shepherd until being accepted as a Franciscan friar. Tradition holds that angels would assist him as he worked in the kitchen; he is popular today as a patron saint of cooks and kitchens. The quote I selected, attributed to San Pasqual, is the prayer of many who serve in kitchens: "I joyfully celebrate the food I am given. May it deeply nourish every soul that I feed." Also renowned for his devotion to the Eucharist, I included the perfectly full, round moon as a subtle symbolic reminder of this beautiful aspect of the life of San Pasqual.