’tis Faith Which Saves

"'Tis Faith Which Saves" is a Portuguese folk tale set on the island of Fayal, where a young woman lies gravely ill and begs her betrothed to fetch miracle-working relics from a sacred image on the nearby island of St. Michael. But the young man is distracted by a new love, returns empty-handed, and in desperation shaves splinters from the boat's wooden side to pass off as the holy relics. When his ailing beloved takes them with tearful gratitude, something unexpected happens — and his guilty conscience is left with a haunting final truth.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-short-stories--6577582/support.