Et álibi aliórum plurimórum sanctórum Mártyrum et Confessórum, atque sanctárum Vírginum. And elsewhere in divers places, many other holy martyrs, confessors, and holy virgins. Пресвятая Богородице спаси нас! (Santíssima Mãe de Deus, salva-nos!) R.
Deo
grátias. R.
Thanks be to God.
23January is the month of the Holy Name of Jesus since 1902; 22,260 lives saved since 2007 January 11 – Dedication of the church of Saint Mary in Cosmedin (Rome, 6th c.) – Our Lady of Bessières (France) The Rosary is a weapon against Lucifer and his demons Repeating the angel's words—"Hail,
full of grace"— makes the Rosary a spiritual weapon, which is how Saint
Padre Pio of Pietrelcina liked to refer to it. But a weapon for and against
what? "For our struggle is not with flesh and blood but with the principalities,
with the powers, with the world rulers of this present darkness, with
the evil spirits in the heavens…" (Eph 6:12).
In this sense, the Rosary is a weapon
against Lucifer and his demons. It strikes their faces with the greatness
of the Virgin Mary. Showing them how Our Lady was able to become, through
humility and love, the Queen of Heaven and earth, hurts their pride.
It is because of the immense love of the Virgin for God that Gabriel said,
"The Lord is with you…"
This truth of God's love in Mary’s
heart is one of the most powerful weapons against the assaults of the
devil, against the attacks of those who cannot accept that it is our humility
and not our pride that has an impact on God.
Father Paulo
Ricardo fr.aleteia.org Let us pray the Rosary every day and ask the Most Holy Virgin for her sweet help now, but especially at the hour of our death. Our Bartholomew Family Prayer List Joyful Mystery on Monday Saturday Glorius Mystery on Sunday Wednesday Sorrowful Mystery on Friday Tuesday Luminous Mystery on Thursday Veterens of War Acts of the Apostles Nine First Fridays Devotion to the Sacred Heart From the writings of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque How do I start the Five First Saturdays? Mary Mother of GOD 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who recite the Rosary . Mary's Divine Motherhood Devotion to the Blessed Virgin in the Church - Our Lady of Bessiere (Limousin, France) Placed by the grace of God, as God's Mother, next to her Son, and exalted above all angels and men, Mary intervened in the mysteries of Christ and is justly honored by a special cult in the Church. Clearly from earliest times the Blessed Virgin has been honored under the title of Mother of God, under whose protection the faithful take refuge in all their dangers and necessities. Hence after the Synod
of Ephesus the cult of the people of God toward Mary wonderfully increased
in veneration and love, in invocation and imitation, according to her
own prophetic words: "All generations shall call me blessed, because He
that is mighty hath done great things to me". This cult, as it always existed,
although it is altogether singular, differs essentially from the cult of
adoration which is offered to the Incarnate Word, as well to the Father
and the Holy Spirit, nd it is most favorable to it.
The
various forms of piety toward the Mother of God, which the Church within
the limits of sound and orthodox doctrine, according to the conditions
of time and place, and the nature and ingenuity of the faithful has approved,
bring it about that while the Mother is honored, the Son, through whom
all things have their being and in whom it has pleased the Father that
all fullness should dwell, is rightly known, loved and glorified and that
all His commands are observed.
Pope Paul VI Excerpt from Lumen Gentium
#66 November
21, 1964 Commemoration of the Slain Children of Bethlehem by the Order of King Herod On this day, in the second year of the Advent of Christ, the children of Bethlehem were martyred. 144,000 children in the hands of their mothers. He thought that Jesus would be among them. Then King Herod sent a commander with one thousand soldiers, who slaughtered all these children on one of the mountains in one day. Coptic Prayer should be accomplished by grace and not by artifice. -- St Jane Frances de Chantal |
January 11 – Our Lady of Bessières
(France) Mary's whole life can be summarized in one word: Worship Adoration is the perfect service of God, and it embraces all the duties of a creature towards his Creator. Mary was the first one to adore the Incarnate Word; he was in her womb when no one yet knew that he was on earth. Our Lord truly received perfect worship inside Mary's womb! Never did he find a more precious and pure ciborium or golden vessel than Mary’s womb! Mary's worship delighted him more than that of all the angels. “The Lord placed his tabernacle in the sun,” sings the Psalmist—that sun is Mary's heart. In Bethlehem, Mary was the first to adore her divine Son lying in the manger. She adored him with the perfect love of a Virgin Mother, a love of dilection, according to the word of the Holy Spirit. After her, Saint Joseph, the shepherds, and Magi came to adore: Mary was the one who opened this fiery furrow that would one day spread to the whole the world. Saint Julian Eymard http://www.adoperp.com/adoration/saints/ndss.html |
The
fifth day of the Afterfeast of Theophany
137-140 St. Hyginus, Pope Greek confront Gnostic heresy 180 St. Leucius Bishop of Brindisi a missionary from Alexandria St. Salvius martyr in Roman Africa St. Alexander Bishop of Fermo 250 St. Alexander "The charcoal burner" Bishop of Comana, in Pontus martyr 269 St. Theodosius martyred With fifty soldiers Item Romæ natális sancti Melchíadis, Papæ et Mártyris; qui multa, in persecutióne Maximiáni, passus est, atque, réddita Ecclésiæ pace, quiévit in Dómino. Ipsíus autem festívitas quarto Idus Decémbris celebrátur. Also at Rome, the birthday of St. Melchiades, who, having suffered much in the persecution of Maximian, went to his rest in the Lord after peace returned to the Church. His feast day is on the 10th of December. 325 St. Palaemon Egyptian hermit development of monasticism 412 St. Theodosius of Antioch Monk founder Cilicia monastery healings miracles St. Ethenea and Fidelmia 2/of 1st converts- St. Patrick 500 St. Honorata Nun at Pavia ransomed by brother St. Epiphanus 529 St. Theodosius the Cenobiarch Abbot founder various nationalities of monks 570 St. Anastasius X Benedictine abbot angel summoned him and monks to heaven 625 St. Vitalis of Gaza Monk reforming prostitutes and scandalous women 625 St Salvius, Or Sauve, Bishop Of Amiens St. Peter, Severus and Leucius Martyrs confessors Alexandria 5th v, St. Brandan Irish monk confronted the Pelagian heretics St. Boadin Benedictine monk from Ireland 8th v. St. Paldo, Tato, and Taso Benedictine monastery founders 1392 Saint Theodosius, Metropolitan of Trebizond 1453 Blessed Michael of Klops 1546 Ernst der Bekenner; studierte ab 1512 in Wittenberg und wurde hier von Luther geprägt; 1584 Blessed William Carter; arrest for "printing lewd [i.e., Catholic] pamphlets" as well as possessing books upholding Catholicism; hanged, drawn and quartered 1915 Mary Slessor; Missionarin nach Westafrika ging. Sie kam nach Nigeria, lernte die Stammessprache (Efik) und lebte wie die Einheimischen; weitere Missionare aus Schottland kamen |
Commemoration of the Slain
Children of Bethlehem by the Order of King Herod On this day, in the
second year of the Advent of Christ, the children of Bethlehem were
martyred. 144,000 children
in the hands of their mothers. He thought that Jesus would be among
them. Then King Herod sent a commander with one thousand soldiers, who
slaughtered all these children on one of the mountains in one day. King Herod secretly called the wise men and determined from them what time the star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, "Go and search carefully for the young Child, and when you have found Him, bring back word to me, that I may come and worship Him also." When they had come into the house, they saw the young Child with Mary, His mother, and fell down and worshipped Him. When they had opened their treasures, they presented gifts to Him: gold, frankincense and myrrh. When they were about to return to Herod, the Angel of the Lord warned them in a dream that they should not return to Herod, and that they should depart for their own country another way. When they had departed, the Angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream saying, "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt and stay there until I bring you word; for Herod will seek the young child to destroy Him." Joseph arose, took the young child and His mother by night and departed for Egypt, and was there until the death of Herod, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the Lord through the prophet, saying, "Out of Egypt I called My Son."(1) Then Herod, when he saw that he was deceived by the wise men, was exceedingly angry; and he sent forth and put to death all the male children who were in Bethlehem and in all its districts from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the wise men. Herod's intention was for Jesus to be slain among the children who were slain. It was said that Herod schemed to achieve his evil objective, by sending envoys to Bethlehem and all its districts saying, "By the command of Caesar all the children two years old and under had to be counted." They gathered 144,000 children in the hands of their mothers. He thought that Jesus would be among them. Then King Herod sent a commander with one thousand soldiers, who slaughtered all these children on one of the mountains in one day. Then was fulfilled what was spoken by Jeremiah the prophet saying, "A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, weeping, and a great mourning. Rachel weeping for her children, refusing to be comforted, because they are no more." (Jeremiah 31:15) For Bethlehem is related to Rachel, and the children were killed nearby her tomb, which is located close to Bethlehem. (Genesis 48:7) St. John the Evangelist said in Revelation that he saw under the altar the souls of those children that had been slain for the word of God and for the testimony which they held. And they cried with a loud voice saying, "How long, O Lord, holy and true, until You judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the earth?" A white robe was given to each of them; and it was said to them that they should rest a little while longer, until both the number of their fellow servants and their brethren, who would be killed as they were, was completed." (Revelation 6:9-11) St. John said also that the new song that the four living creatures and the elders were singing, no one could learn except the 144,000 who were redeemed from the earth, who were not defiled with women for they are virgins. They follow the Lord (the Lamb) wherever He goes, and He wipes every tear from their eyes. (Revelation 14:3-4) Blessed are they, and blessed
are the wombs that carried them.
Their intercession be with us
and Glory be to our Lord, now and forever. Amen.
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January 11 - Our Lady
of Bessiere (Limousin, France) A Young Girl’s Heroism
A girl accidentally got sand in her eyes while playing
and this caused her eyes to become severely infected. Doctors tried several
operations without success... The father took his child to see a famous
ophthalmologist in Sweden, but to no end. Her sight went from bad to
worse, so much so that the young girl could not see almost anything any
more.On their way home from Sweden, the father, an atheist, and his child, brought up as a Christian by her mother, stopped at Czestochowa, Poland. At 6:00 in the morning, they went to the sanctuary to pray in front of the Black Madonna. After the first mass, the father asked, "Did the Madonna cure you?" The child answered him, "I told the Blessed Virgin that I do not ask for my sight back, but I asked that you, Daddy, kneel beside us when we pray together." The father was so moved when he heard his daughter’s words that he began to cry. When he managed to find his wits again, he hurriedly asked a priest to confess him. Betendes Gottesvolk#137. From Marian Collection 1986, Brother Albert Plfeger, Marist |
The Elets Icon of the Mother
of God appeared in the year 1060. It received its name because
it appeared in a cathedral church dedicated to the Smolensk Icon of the
Mother of God in the city of Elets, Orlov province January 11 was appointed
as the feastday of this icon. |
The
fifth day of the Afterfeast of Theophany. falls on January 11. Many of the hymns of this period glorify Christ as God Who sanctifies the waters of Jordan by being baptized in them. |
St.
Hyginus, Pope Greek 137-140 confront Gnostic heresy Romæ sancti Hygíni, Papæ et Mártyris; qui, in persecutióne Antoníni, glorióse martyrium consummávit. At Rome, St. Hyginus, pope, who suffered a glorious martyrdom in the persecution of Antoninus. Pope from 137-140, successorto
Pope St. Telesphorus. He was
a Greek, and probably had a pontificate of four years. He had to confront
the Gnostic heresy and Valentinus and Cerdo, leaders of the heresy,
who were in Rome at the time. Some lists proclaim him a martyr. His cult
was suppressed in 1969.
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180
St. Leucius Bishop of Brindisi a missionary from Alexandria Brundúsii
sancti Léucii, Epíscopi et Confessóris.
At Brindisi, St. Leucius, bishop and confessor. Italy. He was a missionary from
Alexandria, Egypt. A second bishop of this name is also venerated,
having lived in the 5th v.
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St.
Alexander Bishop of Fermo. Italy, martyred in the reign of Trajanus Decius and sometimes confused with Alexander. His relics are enshrined in Fermo. |
St.
Salvius martyr in Roman Africa In Africa beáti Sálvii Mártyris, in cujus natáli sanctus Augustínus sermónem hábuit ad pópulum Carthaginénsem. In Africa, blessed Salvius, martyr, on whose birthday St. Augustine preached to the people of Carthage. put to death during the persecutions by the Roman Empire. |
250 St. Alexander "The
charcoal burner" Bishop of Comana, in Pontus martyr. Firmi, in Picéno, sancti Alexándri, Epíscopi et Mártyris. At Fermo in Piceno, St. Alexander, bishop and martyr. St. Alexander, known as "The
charcoal burner", was Bishop of Comana, in Pontus. Whether he was the
first to occupy that see is open to discussion. The Bollandists have
also a long paper as to the exact location of Comana as there were several
places of that name, but decide for Pontus, near Neo-Caesarea. The curious
name of the saint comes from the fact that he had, out of humility, taken
up the work of burning charcoal, so as to escape worldly honours. He is
called a philosopher, but it is not certain that the term is to be taken
literally. His philosophy consisted rather in his preference of heavenly
to earthly things.
The discovery of his virtues was due to the very contempt with which he had been regarded. St. Gregory Thaumaturgus had been asked to come to Comana to help select a bishop for that place. As he rejected all the candidates, someone in derision suggested that he might accept Alexander, the charcoal-burner. Gregory took the suggestion seriously, summoned Alexander, and found that he had to do with a saint and a man of great capabilities. In the modern Roman Martyrology
his name occurs, and he is described as a "philosophus disertissimus."
Alexander was made bishop of the see, administered
it with remarkable wisdom and ultimately gave up his life for the Faith,
being burned to death in the persecution of Decius. The vagueness of the
information we have about him comes from the fact that his name is not
found in any of the old Greek or Roman calendars. He would have been absolutely
unknown were it not for a discourse pronounced by St. Gregory of Nyssa,
on the life of St. Gregory Thaumaturgus,
in which the election of Alexander is incidentally
described. |
269 St. Theodosius
martyred With fifty soldiers. Lucius, Mark, and Peter, members of the group of put to death at Rome during the reign of Claudius II Gothicus (r. 268-270). |
St. Melchiades, Item Romæ natális
sancti Melchíadis, Papæ et Mártyris; qui multa,
in persecutióne Maximiáni, passus est, atque,
réddita Ecclésiæ pace, quiévit in Dómino.
Ipsíus autem festívitas quarto Idus Decémbris celebrátur.
Also at Rome, the birthday of St. Melchiades, who, having suffered much in the persecution of Maximian, went to his rest in the Lord after peace returned to the Church. His feast day is on the 10th of December. |
325
St. Palaemon; Egyptian hermit development of monasticism In Thebáide sancti Palǽmonis Abbátis, qui fuit magíster sancti Pachómii. In Thebais, St. Palaemon, abbot, who was the teacher of St. Pachomius. best known for serving as mentor
to St. Pachomius.
With Pachomius, he labored to organize the hermits of the Egyptian desert into cenobitic communities, thereby laying the groundwork for the subsequent development of monasticism. Palaemon died at Tabennisi, the vast monastic center that sheltered the early Desert Fathers. |
St.
Ethenea and Fidelmia 2/of 1st converts- St. Patrick. daughters of King Laoghaire. Tradition states that they received the veil from St. Patrick and then died after taking holy communion. |
412
St. Theodosius of Antioch Monk founder monastery in Cilicia. In
Judæa sancti Theodósii Cœnobiárchæ, in vico
Cappadóciæ Magariásso nati; qui, multa passus pro
fide cathólica, in pace tandem quiévit in eo monastério,
quod ille super solitárium Hierosolymitánæ diœcésis
montem exstrúxerat.
In Judea, St. Theodosius, abbot, born in Cappadocia in the village of
Magarisso, who, after having endured great sufferings for the Catholic
faith, took his rest in peace at the monastery which he had erected on a
lonely hill in the diocese of Jerusalem.
A native of Antioch
(modern Turkey), he embraced the monastic life and established
a monastery in Cilicia. Saint Theodosius of Antioch
in his early years left the rich home of his illustrious parents and entered
upon the straight and arduous path of asceticism. He settled into a
small cell on the shore of the Gulf of Isska, near the city of Ossos.
The saint weakened his body with prostrations and by lying upon the
bare ground. He also wore a hairshirt and heavy iron chains. His hair
grew so long that it covered his feet.
By continuous feats of fasting and prayer he conquered his fleshly and spiritual passions, he quieted his temper, and drove away unclean thoughts. He labored much, tilling his garden and occupying himself with plaiting ropes. In his native land St Theodosius founded a monastery (Skupela). He imparted to the monks a love for physical toil and for spiritual deeds. St Theodosius had a special concern for strangers. The sublime life of the saint was known even beyond the confines of the monastery. Both Christians and pagans knew him. Seafarers in time of peril called out for help to "the God of Theodosius." It happened that at the mere mention of St Theodosius, the waves of the sea were calmed. Brigands feared and respected him, and sought his prayers. Fleeing the praise of people, the saint settled near the village of Maraton, founding here the Maratonia monastery. There the great ascetic peacefully finished the days of his God-pleasing life (412). |
500 St. Honorata
Nun at Pavia; ransomed by brother St. Epiphanus. Papíæ
sanctæ Honorátæ Vírginis.
At Pavia, St. Honorata, virgin.
Italy, kidnapped by the Germanic
chieftain Odoacer of Italy.
Her brother, St. Epiphanus, the bishop of Pavia, ransomed
honorata and returned her to convent.
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570 St. Anastasius
X Benedictine abbot angel summoned him and monks to heaven. Suppentóniæ, apud montem Soráctem, sancti Anastásii Mónachi, et Sociórum; qui, divínitus vocáti, felíciter migravérunt ad Dóminum. At Suppentonia, near Mount Soracte, St. Athanasius, monk, and his companions, who were called by a voice from heaven to enter the kingdom of God. Noted by Pope St. Gregory the Great. Anastasius became a
monk at Suppentonia in the diocese of Nepi, Italy, serving in time
as abbot.
Pope St. Gregory the Great recorded that an angel appeared to summon Anastasius and his monks, all of whom died in rapid succession after the visitation. |
529 St. Theodosius
the Cenobiarch Abbot founder various nationalities of monks many healings and other miracles In Judæa sancti Theodósii Cœnobiárchæ, in vico Cappadóciæ Magariásso nati; qui, multa passus pro fide cathólica, in pace tandem quiévit in eo monastério, quod ille super solitárium Hierosolymitánæ diœcésis montem exstrúxerat. In Judea, St.
Theodosius, abbot, born in Cappadocia in the village of Magarisso, who, after
having endured great sufferings for the Catholic faith, took his rest in
peace at the monastery which he had erected on a lonely hill in the diocese
of Jerusalem.
Born at Garissus, Cappadocia (modern Turkey), in 423, he undertook a pilgrimage to Jerusalem, and after meeting with the famed St. Simeon Stylites, he entered a monastery. He was named the head of a church between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, but departed to live as a hermit near the Dead Sea. As he attracted a large number of followers, Theodosius established a monastery which was divided among the various nationalities of the monks (Greek, Armenian, etc.), each with their own church. Appointed by the patriarch of Jerusalem to the post of visitor to all the cenobitical communities of Palestine, he used his influence as cenobiarch to oppose the spread of the heretical doctrines of Eutychianism, displaying such zeal in his preaching that Emperor Anastasius I (r. 491-518), who was sympathetic to the Eutychians, exiled him. Recalled by Emperor Justin soon after Anastasius' death, Theodosius spent his last years in poor health. Saint Theodosius the Great lived during the fifth-sixth centuries, and was the founder of cenobitic monasticism. He was born in Cappadocia of pious parents. Endowed with a splendid voice, he zealously toiled at church reading and singing. St Theodosius prayed fervently that the Lord would guide him on the way to salvation. In his early years he visited the Holy Land and met with St Simeon the Stylite (September 1), who blessed him and predicted future pastoral service for him. Yearning for the solitary life, Saint Theodosius settled in Palestine into a desolate cave, in which, according to Tradition, the three Magi had spent the night, having come to worship the Savior after His Nativity. He lived there for thirty years in great abstinence and unceasing prayer. People flocked to the ascetic, wishing to live under his guidance. When the cave could no longer hold all the monks, St Theodosius prayed that the Lord Himself would indicate a place for the monks. Taking a censer with cold charcoal and incense, the monk started walking into the desert. At a certain spot the charcoal ignited by itself and the incense smoke began to rise. Here the monk established the first cenobitic monastery, or Lavra (meaning "broad" or populous"). Soon the Lavra of St Theodosius
became renowned, and up to 700 monks gathered at it. According to the
final testament of St Theodosius, the Lavra rendered service to neighbor,
giving aid to the poor and providing shelter for wanderers.
St Theodosius was extremely compassionate. Once, when there was a famine in Palestine and a multitude of people gathered at the monastery, the monk gave orders to allow everyone into the monastery enclosure. His disciples were annoyed, knowing that the monastery did not have the means to feed all those who had come. But when they went into the bakery, they saw that through the prayers of the abba, it was filled with bread. This miracle was repeated every time St Theodosius wanted to help the destitute. At the monastery St Theodosius built an home for taking in strangers, separate infirmaries for monks and laymen, and also a shelter for the dying. Seeing that people from various lands gathered at the Lavra, the saint arranged for services in the various languages: Greek, Georgian and Armenian. All gathered to receive the Holy Mysteries in the large church, where divine services were chanted in Greek. During the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius (491-518) there arose the heresy of Eutychius and Severus, which recognized neither the sacraments nor the clergy. The emperor accepted the false teaching, and the Orthodox began to suffer persecution. St Theodosius stood firmly in defense of Orthodoxy and wrote a letter to the emperor on behalf of the monks, in which they denounced him and refuted the heresy with the teachings of the Ecumenical Councils. He affirmed moreover, that the desert-dwellers and monks would firmly support the Orthodox teaching. The emperor showed restraint for a short while, but then he renewed his persecution of the Orthodox. The holy Elder then showed great zeal for the truth. Leaving the monastery, he came to Jerusalem and in the church, he stood at the high place and cried out for all to hear: "Whoever does not honor the four Ecumenical Councils, let him be anathema!" For this bold deed the monk was sent to prison, but soon returned after the death of the emperor. St Theodosius accomplished many
healings and other miracles during his life, coming to the aid of the
needy. Through his prayers he once destroyed the locusts devastating
the fields in Palestine. Also by his intercession, soldiers were saved
from death, and he also saved those perishing in shipwrecks and those lost
in the desert.
Once, the saint gave orders to strike the semandron (a piece of wood hit with a mallet), so that the brethren would gather at prayer. He told them, "The wrath of God draws near the East." After several days it became known that a strong earthquake had destroyed the city of Antioch at the very hour when the saint had summoned the brethren to prayer. Before his death, St Theodosius summoned to him three beloved bishops and revealed to them that he would soon depart to the Lord. After three days, he died at the age of 105. The saint's body was buried with reverence in the cave in which he lived at the beginning of his ascetic deeds. 529 St Theodosius The Cenobiarch St Theodosius was born at Garissus, incorrectly, it seems, called Mogarissus, in Cappadocia in 423. He was ordained reader, but being moved by Abraham’s example in quitting his country and friends, he resolved to do likewise. He accordingly started for Jerusalem, but went out of his road to visit the famous St Simeon Stylites on his pillar, who foretold many circumstances of his future life, and gave him advice regarding them. Having satisfied his devotion in visiting the holy places in Jerusalem, he began to consider in what manner he should dedicate himself to God. The dangers of living without a guide made him prefer a monastery to a hermitage; and he therefore put himself under the direction of a holy man named Longinus, who soon conceived a warm affection for his disciple. A lady having built a church on the high road to Bethlehem, Longinus could not well refuse her request that his pupil should undertake the charge of it; but Theodosius could not easily be induced to consent: absolute commands were necessary before he would undertake the charge. Nor did he govern long; instead he retired to a cave at the top of a neighbouring mountain. When many sought to serve God under his direction Theodosius at
first determined only to admit six or seven, but was soon obliged
to receive a greater number, and at length came to a resolution never
to reject any that presented themselves with dispositions that seemed
sincere. The first lesson that he taught his monks was by means of a great
grave he had dug, which might serve for the common burial-place of the community,
that by the presence of this reminder they might more perfectly learn
to die daily. The burial-place being made, the abbot one day said, “The
grave is made; who will first occupy it?” Basil, a priest, falling on his
knees, said to St Theodosius, “Let me be the first, if only you will give
me your blessing.” The abbot ordered the prayers of the Church for the
dead to be offered up for him, and on the fortieth day Basil departed
to the Lord in peace, without any apparent sickness. When the holy company of disciples was twelve in number, it happened
that at Easter they had nothing to eat—they had not even bread for
the sacrifice. Some murmured, but the saint bade them trust in God and
He would provide: which was soon remarkably verified by the arrival of
a train of mules loaded with provisions. The sanctity and miracles of St Theodosius attracting numbers who
desired to serve God under his direction, the available space proved
too small for their reception. Accordingly he built a spacious monastery
at a place called Cathismus, not far from Bethlehem, and it was soon filled
with monks. To this monastery were annexed three infirmaries: one for
the sick; another for the aged and feeble; the third for such as had lost
their reason, a condition then commonly ascribed to diabolical possession,
but due, it would seem, in many cases, to rash and extravagant practices
of asceticism. All succours, spiritual and temporal, were afforded in these
infirmaries, with admirable order and benevolence. There were other buildings
for the reception of strangers, in which Theodosius exercised an unbounded
hospitality. We are told, indeed, that there were one day above a hundred
tables served; and that food, when insufficient for the number of guests,
was more than once miraculously multiplied by his prayers. The monastery
itself was like a city of saints in the midst of a desert, and in it
reigned regularity, silence, charity and peace. There were four churches
belonging to it, one for each of the three several nations of which
his community was chiefly composed, each speaking a different language;
the fourth was for the use of such as were in a state of penance, including
those recovering from their lunatic or possessed condition before-mentioned.
The nations into
which his community was divided were the Greeks, who were by far the
most numerous, and consisted of all those that came from any province
of the empire; the Armenians, with whom were joined the Arabians and
Persians; and, thirdly, the Bessi, who comprehended all the northern
nations below Thrace, or all who used the Slavonic tongue. Each nation
sang the first part of the Eucharistic Liturgy to the end of the gospel
in their own church, but after the gospel all met in the church of the
Greeks, where they celebrated the essential part of the liturgy in Greek,
and communicated all together. The monks passed a considerable part of
the day and night in the church, and at the times not set apart for public
prayer and necessary rest everyone was obliged to apply himself to some
trade or manual labour not incompatible with recollection, in order that
the house might be supplied with conveniences.
Sallust, Patriarch of Jerusalem, appointed St Sabas head of all the hermits, and our saint of the cenobites, or men living in community, throughout Palestine, whence he was styled “the Cenobiarch”. These two great servants of God lived in close friendship, and it was not long before they were also united in their sufferings for the Church. The Emperor Anastasius patronized the Eutychian heresy, and used all possible means to win our saint over to his own views. In 513 he deposed Elias, Patriarch of Jerusalem, just as he had previously banished Flavian II of Antioch, and intruded Severus into that see. Theodosius and Sabas maintained boldly the rights of Elias, and of John his successor; whereupon the imperial officers thought it advisable to connive at their proceedings, considering the great authority they had acquired by their sanctity. Soon after, the emperor sent Theodosius a considerable sum of money, for charitable uses in appearance, but in reality to engage him in his interest. The saint accepted it, and distributed it all among the poor. Anastasius, now persuading himself that Theodosius was as good as gained over to his cause, sent him a heretical profession of faith, in which the divine and human natures in Christ were confounded into one, and desired him to sign it. The saint wrote him an answer full of apostolic spirit, and for a time the emperor was more peaceable. But he soon renewed his persecuting edicts against the orthodox, dispatching troops everywhere to have them put into execution. On intelligence of this, Theodosius travelled through Palestine, exhorting all to stand firm in the faith of the four general councils. At Jerusalem he cried out from the pulpit, “If anyone receives not the four general councils as the four gospels, let him be anathema.” So bold an action put courage into those whom the edicts had terrified. His discourses had a wonderful effect on the people, and God gave a sanction to his zeal by some striking miracles. One of these was, that on his going out of the church at Jerusalem, a woman was healed of a cancer by touching his garments. The emperor sent an order for his banishment, which was executed; but dying soon after, Theodosius was recalled by his successor, Justin. During
the last year of his life St Theodosius was afflicted with a painful
infirmity, in which he gave proof of heroic patience and submission to
the will of God; for being advised by a witness of his sufferings to pray
that God would grant him some ease, he would give no ear to the suggestion,
alleging that such ideas implied a lack of patience. Perceiving that his
end was close at hand, he addressed a last exhortation to his disciples,
and foretold many things that came to pass after his death. He went to his
reward in 529, in the one hundred and fifth year of his age. Peter, Patriarch
of Jerusalem, and the whole country were present at his funeral, which
was honoured by miracles. He was buried in his first cell, called the cave
of the Magi, because the wise men who came to find Christ soon after his
birth were said to have lodged in it. A military commander, on his march
against the Persians, begged to have the hair shirt, which the saint used
to wear, and believed that he owed the victory that he obtained over them
to the prayers of St Theodosius. There
are two main sources for the history of St Theodosius, one the biography
written by his disciple Theodore, Bishop of Petra, the other a shorter
abstract by Cyril of Skythopolis. The Greek text of both of these was
printed for the first time by H. Usener see his book Der Heilige
Theodosios (1890). To the critical material thus provided,
K. Krumbacher has made important additions in the Sitzungsberichte
of the Munich Academy for 1892, pp. 220—379.
Cf. also the Byzantinische Zeitschrift
(1897), vol. vi, pp. 357 seq. Acta Sanctorum,
January 11 and E. Schwartz, Kyrillos von Skythopolis
(1939), for text of the shorter life. Saint Theodosius
the Great lived during the fifth-sixth centuries, and was the founder
of cenobitic monasticism. He was born in Cappadocia of pious parents.
Endowed with a splendid voice, he zealously toiled at church reading
and singing. St Theodosius prayed fervently that the Lord would guide
him on the way to salvation. In his early years he visited the Holy Land
and met with St Simeon the Stylite (September 1), who blessed him and predicted
future pastoral service for him. |
625
St Salvius, Or Sauve, Bishop Of Amiens Ambiáni,
in Gállia, sancti Sálvii, Epíscopi et Mártyris.
At Amiens in France, St. Salvius, bishop and
martyr.
FAMOUS for miracles, Salvius succeeded Ado
in the see of Amiens and flourished in the reign of Theodoric II. His
relics formerly were venerated at Montreuil in Picardy, in the Benedictine
abbey which bore his name, whither they were translated from the cathedral
of Amiens several years after his death, as is related in his anonymous
life, a worthless compilation, largely borrowed, as Duchesne points out,
from the account given of another St Salvius, of Albi, by Gregory of Tours.
A relic of Salvius was formerly kept in the cathedral of Canterbury.
This saint must not be confounded with St Salvius of Albi, nor with the
martyr of this name in Africa, on whose festival St Augustine delivered
a sermon. St Salvius is styled martyr in the Roman Martyrology, but for
this, as Father Bollandus himself noted nearly three centuries ago, there
is no foundation.See Acta Sanctorum for January 11; Duchesne, Fastes
Épiscopaux Corblet, Hagiographie d’Amiens, vol.
iii, pp. 463 seq.
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625 St. Vitalis of
Gaza Monk reforming prostitutes and scandalous women.
He served as a monk in Gaza, Israel, for many years and earned considerable controversy for his methods in reforming the local prostitutes and scandalous women. After his death, he was completely cleared of any possible impropriety or excessive zeal. |
St. Peter, Severus
and Leucius Martyrs confessors Alexandria. Alexandríæ sanctórum Mártyrum Petri, Sevéri et Léucii. At Alexandria, the holy martyrs Peter, Severus and Leucius. Martyrs reportedly put to death in Alexandria. They were mentioned in St. Jerome’s martyrology as having been confessors. |
5th v. St. Brandan Irish monk confronted the
Pelagian heretics. Alexandríæ sanctórum Mártyrum Petri, Sevéri et Léucii. At Alexandria, the holy martyrs Peter, Severus and Leucius. Who went to England and confronted the Pelagian heretics. Fleeing to Gaul because of the cruel treatment he received, he later became an abbot. |
St. Boadin Benedictine
monk from Ireland. who joined that order in France. He was revered for his impeccable observance of the Holy Rule and for his kindness. |
8th v. St. Paldo, Tato, and Taso Benedictine
monastery founders. Three brothers from Benevento, Italy. They entered the monastery of Farfa, in Sabina, Italy, eventually departing to establish the monastery of San Vincenzo. Each brother served as abbot in the monastery, succeeding one another. |
1392 Saint Theodosius, Metropolitan
of Trebizond. Born in the village of Koritsa, near the Kastorian hills. At eighteen years of age he became a monk at Constantinople and went to the Philotheou monastery on Mt. Athos, where he led a strict ascetic life. He was chosen igumen of the monastery in 1375, and afterwards was made Metropolitan of Trebizond because of the holiness of his life. He persuaded John Alexius Komnenos to build the monastery of Dionysiou on Mt. Athos. After a God-pleasing life, he died in Trebizond in 1392. |
1453 Blessed Michael of Klops Of noble lineage, and a relative of Great Prince Demetrius of the Don (1363-1389). He took upon himself the exploit of
foolishness for Christ to avoid the praise of men. Leaving Moscow dressed
in rags, he arrived at the Klops monastery, near Novgorod.
No one knew how he got into the locked cell
of the hieromonk Macarius, who was going round the cell censing during
the Ninth Ode of the Canon. A man in monastic garb sat there beneath
a candle, copying out the Acts of the Holy Apostles.
After the end of Matins the igumen came with some of the brethren and asked the stranger who he was, and what his name was. But he responded only by repeating the questions, and did not reveal his origin. In church the stranger sang in the choir
and read the Epistle, and he also read the Lives of the Saints at meals.
All who listened were moved by the beauty and spirituality of his reading.
On the Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord, the Klops monastery
was visited by Prince Constantine Dimitrievich (son of Great Prince Demetrius
of the Don ).
After Communion he was in the trapeza with
the princess, during which time the unknown stranger read from the
Book of Job. Hearing the reading, the prince approached the reader and
looked him over. Then he bowed down to him, calling his kinsman Michael
Maximovich by name. The fool remarked, "Only the Creator knows me, and
who I am," but he confirmed that his name was Michael.
St Michael soon set an example for the brethren in all the monastic efforts. He lived at the Klops monastery for forty-four years, exhausting his body in work, vigils and various deprivations, and he received from the Lord the gift of clairvoyance. He denounced the vices of people, not fearing the powerful of this world. He predicted the birth of Great Prince Ivan III on January 22, 1440, and his capture of Novgorod. He denounced Prince Demetrius Shemyaka for blinding his brother the Great Prince Basil the Dark (1425-1462). On a sandy spot St Michael summoned forth a spring of water, having written upon the earth: "I will take the cup of salvation (Ps. 115/116:13), let the well-spring show forth on this spot." And during a time of famine, the supplies of bread at the monastery granary did not diminish, though they distributed grain abundantly to the hungry. Having indicated beforehand the place of his burial, the saint died on January 11, 1453. |
1546 Ernst der Bekenner; studierte ab 1512 in Wittenberg und wurde hier
von Luther geprägt; Evangelische Kirche: 11. Januar Ernst wurde am 26.6.1497 geboren. Er war der jüngere Sohn Herzog Heinrichs von Lüneburg. Er studierte ab 1512 in Wittenberg und wurde hier von Luther geprägt. 1520 wurde er Herzog von Lüneburg, weil sein Bruder Otto verzichtete und das Amt Harburg erhielt. Ernst setzte sich nicht nur aus politischen Gründen und wegen der leeren Staatskasse, sondern auch aus innerer Überzeugung für die Umsetzung der Reformation in seinem Land ein. Er unterschrieb auch 1530 das Augsburger Bekenntnis und holte von dort Urban Regius als Generalsuperintendenten in sein Herzogtum. Ernst starb am 11.1.1546. |
1584 Blessed William Carter;
arrest
for "printing lewd [i.e., Catholic] pamphlets" as well as possessing
books upholding Catholicism; hanged, drawn and quartered Born in London, William Carter entered the printing business at an early age. For many years he served as apprentice to well-known Catholic printers, one of whom served a prison sentence for persisting in the Catholic faith. William himself served time in prison following his arrest for "printing lewd [i.e., Catholic] pamphlets" as well as possessing books upholding Catholicism. But even more, he offended public officials by publishing works that aimed to keep Catholics firm in their faith. Officials who searched his house found various vestments and suspect books, and even managed to extract information from William's distraught wife. Over the next 18 months William remained in prison, suffering torture and learning of his wife's death. He was eventually charged with printing and publishing the Treatise of Schisme, which allegedly incited violence by Catholics and which was said to have been written by a traitor and addressed to traitors. While William calmly placed his trust in God, the jury met for only 15 minutes before reaching a verdict of "guilty." William, who made his final confession to a priest who was being tried alongside him, was hanged, drawn and quartered the following day: January 11, 1584. He was beatified
in 1987.
Comment: It didn’t pay to be Catholic
in Elizabeth I’s realm. In an age when religious diversity did not yet
seem possible, it was high treason, and practicing the faith was dangerous.
William gave his life for his efforts to encourage his brothers and sisters
to keep up the struggle. These days, our brothers and sisters also need
encouragement—not because their lives are at risk, but because many other
factors besiege their faith. They look to us. |
1915
Mary Slessor; Missionarin nach Westafrika ging. Sie kam nach
Nigeria, lernte die Stammessprache (Efik) und lebte wie die Einheimischen;
weitere Missionare aus
Schottland kamen Anglikanische Kirche: 11. Januar Mary Slessor wurde am 2.12.1848 in einem Vorort von Aberdeen geboren. Sie arbeitete in einer Fabrik, bis sie 1875 ihrer Berufung folgen konnte und als Missionarin nach Westafrika ging. Sie kam nach Nigeria, lernte die Stammessprache (Efik) und lebte wie die Einheimischen. So gewann sie schnell großes Ansehen. Sie setzte sich für die Rechte der Frauen ein (die weniger wert waren als Vieh), sie konnte mehrere Stammesfehden und Blutrachen beenden. 1905 wurde sie deshalb von der Regierung zur Friedensrichterin ernannt. Schlimmer als die Fehden zwischen den Stämmen waren aber die Krankheiten, besonders Pocken und Malaria, denen die Menschen in großen Scharen zum Opfer fielen. Mary Slessor förderte den Bau von Krankenhäusern und die Impfung gegen Pocken (ein Impfstoff gegen Malaria wurde erst 1902 entdeckt). Nachdem die Küstenregion zunehmend erschlossen wurde und weitere Missionare aus Schottland kamen, zog Mary Slessor weiter in das Landesinnere. Hier starb sie von Fieber entkräftet am 13.1.1915. |
THE PSALTER OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY PSALM 231 Blessed are they whose hearts love thee, O Virgin Mary: their sins will be mercifully washed away by thee. Holy, chaste, and flowering are thy breasts: which blossomed into the flower of eternal greenness. The beauty of thy grace will never see corruption: and the grace of thy countenance will never fade. Blessed art thou, O sublime Rod of Jesse: for thou hast raised thyself unto Him who sits in the highest. O Virgin Queen, thou thyself art the way by which salvation from on high hath visited us. Let every spirit praise Our Lady For thy spirit is kind: thy grace fills the whole world. Thunder, ye heavens, from above, and give praise to her: glorify her, ye earth, with all the dwellers therein. Rejoice, ye Heavens, and be glad, O Earth: because Mary will console her servants and will have mercy on her poor. Glory be to the Father, and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost as it was in the beginning and will always be.
God
loves
variety.
He doesn't
mass-produce
his saints.
Every
saint
is unique,
for each
is the
result
of a new
idea.
As the
liturgy
says:
Non
est
inventus
similis
illis--there
are no
two exactly
alike.
It
is we with
our
lack of
imagination,
who
paint
the same
haloes
on all
the saints.
Dear Lord, grant us a spirit
that is not bound by our own ideas and preferences. Grant that we may be able to appreciate in others what we lack in ourselves. O Lord, grant that we may understand that every saint must be a unique praise of Your glory. Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each saint the Church honors responded to God's invitation to use his or her unique gifts. God calls each one of us to be a saint in order to get into heaven: only saints are allowed into heaven. The more "extravagant" graces are bestowed
NOT for the benefit of the recipients
so much as FOR the benefit of others.
There
are over 10,000 named saints beati
from history
and Roman Martyology Orthodox sources Patron_Saints.html Widowed_Saints html Indulgences The Catholic Church in China LINKS: Marian Shrines India Marian Shrine Lourdes of the East Lourdes 1858 China Marian shrines 1995 Kenya national Marian shrine Loreto, Italy Marian Apparitions (over 2000) Quang Tri Vietnam La Vang 1798 Links to Related MarianWebsites Angels and Archangels Saints Visions of Heaven and Hell Widowed Saints html Doctors_of_the_Church Acts_Of_The_Apostles Roman Catholic Popes Purgatory Uniates Chalcedon |
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Mother
of
Jesus
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The
great
psalm
of
the
Passion,
Chapter
22,
whose
first
verse
“My
God,
my God,
why
hast
thou forsaken
me?”
Jesus pronounced on the cross, ended with the vision: “All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord; and all the families of the nations shall worship before him” For kingship belongs to the LORD, the ruler over the nations. All who sleep in the earth will bow low before God; All who have gone down into the dust will kneel in homage. And I will live for the LORD; my descendants will serve you. The generation to come will be told of the Lord, that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn the deliverance you have brought. |
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Pope
Benedict
XVI
to
The
Catholic
Church
In China
{whole
article
here}
2000 years
of the Catholic
Church
in China The saints “a cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us life of Christian perfection is possible. Join us on CatholicVote.org. Be part of a new
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3. Do daily spiritual reading for at least 15 minutes, if a half hour is not possible. 4. Say the rosary every day. 5. Also daily, if at all possible, visit the Blessed Sacrament; toward evening, meditate on the Passion of Christ for a half hour, 6. Conclude the day with evening prayer & an examination of conscience over all the faults & sins of the day. 7. Every month make a review of the month in confession. 8. Choose a special patron every month & imitate that patron in some special virtue. 9. Precede every great feast with a novena that is nine days of devotion. 10. Try to begin & end every activity with a Hail Mary My God, I believe, I adore, I trust and I love
Thee.
I beg pardon
for
those
who
do not
believe,
do
not adore,
do not
O most Holy trinity, Father, Son
and Holy Spirit, I adore Thee profoundly.
I offer Thee the most
precious
Body,
Blood,
Soul
and
Divinity
of Jesus
Christ,
present
in all the
Tabernacles
of
the world, in reparation
for the
outrages,
sacrileges
and indifference
by which
He is offended,
and by the
infite
merits
of
the Sacred
Heart
of Jesus
and
the Immaculate
Heart
of
Mary.
I beg the conversion of poor sinners, Fatima Prayer, Angel of Peace
The
voice
of the
Father
is heard,
the Son
enters
the
water,
and
the
Holy
Spirit
appears
in the
form
of a dove.
THE
spirit
and
example
of the
world
imperceptibly
instil
the
error
into
the
minds
of
many
that there
is a kind
of middle
way of
going
to Heaven;
and so,
because
the
world
does not
live
up to
the gospel,
they bring
the
gospel
down
to the
level
of the world.
It is not
by this example
that we
are to
measure
the
Christian
rule,
but words
and
life of
Christ.
All His
followers
are
commanded
to labour
to become
perfect
even
as our heavenly
Father
is perfect,
and to bear
His image
in our
hearts
that
we may
be His children.
We are
obliged
by
the gospel
to die
to ourselves
by fighting
self-love
in our
hearts,
by the mastery
of
our passions,
by taking
on the
spirit
of our
Lord.
These
are
the
conditions
under
which
Christ
makes
His promises
and numbers
us
among
His
children,
as is manifest
from
His
words
which
the apostles
have left
us
in their
inspired
writings.
Here
is no distinction
made or
foreseen
between
the apostles
or
clergy
or religious
and secular
persons.
The
former,
indeed,
take upon
themselves
certain
stricter
obligations,
as
a means of
accomplishing
these
ends
more
perfectly;
but
the law
of holiness
and of disengagement
of the
heart
from
the world
is general
and
binds all
the followers
of
Christ.
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God loves variety.
He
doesn't
mass-produce
his
saints.
Every
saint
is unique
each
the
result
of a new
idea.
As the liturgy says: Non
est inventus similis illis--there are no two exactly alike.
It is we with our lack of imagination, who paint the same haloes on all the saints. Dear Lord, grant us a spirit not bound by our own ideas and preferences. Grant that we may be able to appreciate in others what we lack in ourselves. O Lord, grant that we may understand that every saint must be a unique praise of Your glory. Catholic saints are holy people and human people who lived extraordinary lives. Each saint the Church honors
responded
to God's
invitation
to use
his or
her
unique
gifts.
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The 15 Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who recite
the
Rosary
)
Revealed
to St.
Dominic
and
Blessed
Alan)
1. Whoever
shall faithfully serve me by the recitation of the Rosary, shall receive
signal graces.
2.
I promise
my special protection
and the greatest
graces to all those
who shall recite the
Rosary. 3.
The Rosary shall be
a powerful armor
against hell, it will
destroy vice, decrease
sin, and defeat
heresies. 4.
It will cause virtue
and good works to flourish;
it will obtain for souls
the abundant mercy of
God; it will withdraw the
hearts of people from the love
of the world and its
vanities, and will
lift them to the desire of eternal
things. Oh,
that soul would sanctify
them by this means.
5.
The soul that
recommends itself to
me by the recitation of the
Rosary shall not perish.
6. Whoever
shall recite the Rosary
devoutly, applying
themselves to the consideration
of its Sacred
Mysteries shall never be
conquered by misfortune.
God will not chastise
them in His justice, they
shall not perish by
an unprovided death; if they
be just, they shall remain
in the grace of God, and
become worthy of eternal life.
7.
Whoever shall have a true devotion
for the Rosary shall
not die without the Sacraments
of the Church. 8.
Those who
are faithful to recite the
Rosary shall have during their
life and at their death
the light of God and the plentitude
of His graces; at the moment
of death they shall participate
in the merits of the Saints in
Paradise. 9.
I shall deliver
from purgatory those who
have been devoted to the Rosary.
10.
The faithful children of
the Rosary shall merit a high
degree of glory in Heaven.
11.
You shall obtain all
you ask of me by the recitation
of the Rosary. 12.
I shall
aid all those who propagate
the Holy Rosary in their
necessities. 13.
I have obtained
from my Divine Son that all
the advocates of the Rosary
shall have for intercessors
the entire celestial
court during their life
and at the hour of death. 14.
All who recite
the Rosary are my children,
and brothers and sisters
of my only Son, Jesus
Christ. 15.
Devotion
to my Rosary is a great sign
of predestination.
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His Holiness Aram I, current (2013)
Catholicos of Cilicia of Armenians,
whose
See
is located
in Lebanese
town
of Antelias.
The Catholicosate
was founded
in Sis,
capital
of Cilicia,
in the year
1441
following
the move
of the
Catholicosate
of All Armenians
back
to its
original
See of Etchmiadzin
in Armenia.
The
Catholicosate
of Cilicia
enjoyed
local
jurisdiction,
though
spiritually
subject
to the
authority
of
Etchmiadzin.
In
1921 the
See was transferred
to
Aleppo
in Syria,
and in
1930 to
Antelias.
Its
jurisdiction
currently
extends
to Syria,
Cyprus,
Iran
and
Greece. |
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Aramaic dialect of Edessa, now known as Syriac
The exact date of the introduction
of Christianity
into
Edessa
{Armenian
Ourhaï
in Arabic
Er Roha,
commonly
Orfa
or Urfa,
its present
name}
is
not
known.
It is certain,
however,
that
the
Christian
community
was at
first
made
up from
the
Jewish
population
of the
city.
According
to an
ancient
legend,
King
Abgar
V, Ushana,
was
converted
by
Addai,
who
was one
of the seventy-two
disciples.
In fact,
however,
the
first
King of
Edessa
to embrace
the Christian
Faith
was
Abgar
IX
(c. 206)
becoming
official
kingdom
religion.
Christian
council
held
at
Edessa
early
as 197
(Eusebius,
Hist.
Ecc7V,xxiii).
In 201 the city was devastated
by a great
flood,
and the
Christian
church
was
destroyed
(“Chronicon
Edessenum”,
ad.
an.
201).
In 232 the relics of the
Apostle St. Thomas were
brought from India,
on which
occasion
his
Syriac
Acts
were
written.
Under Roman domination martyrs suffered at Edessa: Sts. Scharbîl and Barsamya, under Decius; Sts. Gûrja, Schâmôna, Habib, and others under Diocletian. In the meanwhile Christian
priests from Edessa evangelized Eastern Mesopotamia and Persia, established
the first Churches
in the kingdom of the Sassanides.
Atillâtiâ,
Bishop of Edessa,
assisted
at
the Council
of Nicæa
(325).
The
“Peregrinatio
Silviæ”
(or Etheriæ)
(ed.
Gamurrini,
Rome,
1887,
62 sqq.)
gives
an
account
of the
many
sanctuaries
at
Edessa
about
388.
Although Hebrew had been
the
language
of the
ancient
Israelite
kingdom,
after
their
return
from
Exile
the Jews
turned
more
and
more
to Aramaic,
using
it for
parts
of the
books
of Ezra
and Daniel
in the
Bible.
By the
time
of
Jesus,
Aramaic
was the
main
language
of Palestine,
and
quite
a number
of
texts
from
the
Dead
Sea Scrolls
are also
written
in
Aramaic.
Aramaic
continued
to be
an
important
language
for
Jews,
alongside
Hebrew,
and parts
of
the Talmud
are
written
in
it.
After Arab conquests of
the seventh century, Arabic quickly replaced Aramaic as the main language
of those who converted
to Islam, although
in out of the way
places, Aramaic
continued as a vernacular
language of
Muslims.
Aramaic, however, enjoyed
its greatest
success
in
Christianity.
Although
the
New
Testament
wins
written
in
Greek,
Christianity
had
come
into
existence
in an Aramaic-speaking
milieu,
and
it was
the Aramaic
dialect
of Edessa,
now
known
as Syriac,
that
became
the
literary
language
of
a large
number
of Christians
living
in the
eastern
provinces
of
the Roman
Empire
and in
the Persian
Empire,
further
east.
Over the
course
of the
centuries
the influence
of the
Syriac
Churches
spread
eastwards
to
China
(in Xian,
in western
China,
a
Chinese-Syriac
inscription
dated
781
is
still
to be seen);
to southern
India
where
the
state of
Kerala
can
boast
more Christians
of
Syriac
liturgical
tradition
than
anywhere
else in
the world.
680 Shiite saint Imam Hussein, grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad Known as Ashoura and observed by Shiites across the world, the 10th day of the lunar Muslim month of Muharram: the anniversary of the 7th century death in battle of one of Shiite Islam's most beloved saints. Imam Hussein died in the 680 A.D. battle fought on the plains outside Karbala, a city in modern Iraq that's home to the saint's shrine. The battle over a dispute about the leadership of the Muslim faith following Muhammad's death in 632 A.D. It is the defining event in Islam's split into Sunni and Shiite branches. The occasion is the source of an enduring moral lesson. "He sacrificed his blood to teach us not to give in to corruption, coercion, or use of force and to seek honor and justice." According to Shiite beliefs, Hussein and companions were denied water by enemies who controlled the nearby Euphrates. Streets get partially covered with blood from slaughter of hundreds of cows and sheep. Volunteers cook the meat and feed it to the poor. Hussein's martyrdom recounted through a rich body of prose, poetry and song remains an inspirational example of sacrifice to many Shiites, 10 percent of the world's estimated 1.3 billion Muslims. |
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Meeting
of
the
Saints
walis
(saints
of
Allah) Great men covet to embrace
martyrdom
for
a cause
and principle.
So
was
the
case
with
Hazrat
Ali.
He could
have
made
a
compromise
with
the evil
forces
of
his time
and,
as
a result,
could
have led a very comfortable,
easy
and
luxurious
life.
But
he
was not
a person
who
would
succumb
to
such
temptations.
His
upbringing,
his
education
and his
training
in the
lap
of the
holy Prophet
made
him refuse
such an
offer.Rabia Al-Basri (717–801 C.E.) She was first to set forth the doctrine of mystical love and who is widely considered to be the most important of the early Sufi poets. An elderly Shia pointed out that during his pre-Partition childhood it was quite common to find pictures and portraits of Shia icons in Imambaras across the country. Shah Abdul Latif: The Exalted Sufi Master born 1690 in a Syed family; died 1754. In ancient times, Sindh housed the exemplary Indus Valley Civilisation with Moenjo Daro as its capital, and now, it is the land of a culture which evolved from the teachings of eminent Sufi saints. Pakistan is home to the mortal remains of many Sufi saints, the exalted among them being Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai, a practitioner of the real Islam, philosopher, poet, musicologist and preacher. He presented his teaching through poetry and music - both instruments sublime - and commands a very large following, not only among Muslims but also among Hindus and Christians. Sindh culture: The Shah is synonymous with Sindh. He is the very fountainhead of Sindh's culture. His message remains as fresh as that of any present day poet, and the people of Sindh find solace from his writings. He did indeed think for Sindh. One of his prayers, in exquisite Sindhi, translates thus: “Oh God, may ever You on Sindh bestow abundance rare! Beloved! All the world let share Thy grace, and fruitful be.” Shia Ali al-Hadi, died 868 and son Hassan al-Askari 874. These saints are the 10th and 11th of Shia's 12 most revered Imams. Baba Farid Sufi 1398 miracle, Qutbuddin Bakhtiar Kaki renowned Muslim Sufi saint scholar miracles 569 A.H. [1173 C.E.] hermit gave to poor, Khwaja Moinuddin Chishti greatest mystic of his time born 533 Hijri (1138-39 A.D.), Hazrat Ghuas-e Azam, Hazrat Bu Ali Sharif, and Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Sufi Saint Hazrath Khwaja Syed Mohammed Badshah Quadri Chisty Yamani Quadeer (RA) 1236-1325 welcomed people of all faiths & all walks of life. |
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801 Rabi'a
al-'Adawiyya
Sufi
One of
the most
famous
Islamic
mystics
(b. 717). This 8th century saint was an early Sufi who had a profound influence on later Sufis, who in turn deeply influenced the European mystical love and troubadour traditions. Rabi'a was a woman of Basra, a seaport in southern Iraq. She was born around 717 and died in 801 (185-186). Her biographer, the great medieval poet Attar, tells us that she was "on fire with love and longing" and that men accepted her "as a second spotless Mary" (186). She was, he continues, “an unquestioned authority to her contemporaries" (218). Rabi'a began her ascetic life in a small desert cell near Basra, where she lost herself in prayer and went straight to God for teaching. As far as is known, she never studied under any master or spiritual director. She was one of the first of the Sufis to teach that Love alone was the guide on the mystic path (222). A later Sufi taught that there were two classes of "true believers": one class sought a master as an intermediary between them and God -- unless they could see the footsteps of the Prophet on the path before them, they would not accept the path as valid. The second class “...did not look before them for the footprint of any of God's creatures, for they had removed all thought of what He had created from their hearts, and concerned themselves solely with God. (218) Rabi'a was of this second kind. She felt no reverence even for the House of God in Mecca: "It is the Lord of the house Whom I need; what have I to do with the house?" (219) One lovely spring morning a friend asked her to come outside to see the works of God. She replied, "Come you inside that you may behold their Maker. Contemplation of the Maker has turned me aside from what He has made" (219). During an illness, a friend asked this woman if she desired anything. "...[H]ow can you ask me such a question as 'What do I desire?' I swear by the glory of God that for twelve years I have desired fresh dates, and you know that in Basra dates are plentiful, and I have not yet tasted them. I am a servant (of God), and what has a servant to do with desire?" (162) When a male friend once suggested she should pray for relief from a debilitating illness, she said, "O Sufyan, do you not know Who it is that wills this suffering for me? Is it not God Who wills it? When you know this, why do you bid me ask for what is contrary to His will? It is not well to oppose one's Beloved." (221) She was an ascetic. It was her custom to pray all night, sleep briefly just before dawn, and then rise again just as dawn "tinged the sky with gold" (187). She lived in celibacy and poverty, having renounced the world. A friend visited her in old age and found that all she owned were a reed mat, screen, a pottery jug, and a bed of felt which doubled as her prayer-rug (186), for where she prayed all night, she also slept briefly in the pre-dawn chill. Once her friends offered to get her a servant; she replied, "I should be ashamed to ask for the things of this world from Him to Whom the world belongs, and how should I ask for them from those to whom it does not belong?" (186-7) A wealthy merchant once wanted to give her a purse of gold. She refused it, saying that God, who sustains even those who dishonor Him, would surely sustain her, "whose soul is overflowing with love" for Him. And she added an ethical concern as well: "...How should I take the wealth of someone of whom I do not know whether he acquired it lawfully or not?" (187) She taught that repentance was a gift from God because no one could repent unless God had already accepted him and given him this gift of repentance. She taught that sinners must fear the punishment they deserved for their sins, but she also offered such sinners far more hope of Paradise than most other ascetics did. For herself, she held to a higher ideal, worshipping God neither from fear of Hell nor from hope of Paradise, for she saw such self-interest as unworthy of God's servants; emotions like fear and hope were like veils -- i.e., hindrances to the vision of God Himself. The story is told that once a number of Sufis saw her hurrying on her way with water in one hand and a burning torch in the other. When they asked her to explain, she said: "I am going to light a fire in Paradise and to pour water on to Hell, so that both veils may vanish altogether from before the pilgrims and their purpose may be sure..." (187-188) She was once asked where she came from. "From that other world," she said. "And where are you going?" she was asked. "To that other world," she replied (219). She taught that the spirit originated with God in "that other world" and had to return to Him in the end. Yet if the soul were sufficiently purified, even on earth, it could look upon God unveiled in all His glory and unite with him in love. In this quest, logic and reason were powerless. Instead, she speaks of the "eye" of her heart which alone could apprehend Him and His mysteries (220). Above all, she was a lover, a bhakti, like one of Krishna’s Goptis in the Hindu tradition. Her hours of prayer were not so much devoted to intercession as to communion with her Beloved. Through this communion, she could discover His will for her. Many of her prayers have come down to us: "I have made Thee the Companion of my heart, But my body is available for those who seek its company, And my body is friendly towards its guests, But the Beloved of my heart is the Guest of my soul." [224] |
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Colombia
was
among
the
countries
Mother
Angelica
visited.
In Bogotá, a Salesian priest - Father Juan Pablo Rodriguez - brought Mother and the nuns to the Sanctuary of the Divine Infant Jesus to attend Mass. After Mass, Father Juan Pablo took them into a small Shrine which housed the miraculous statue of the Child Jesus. Mother Angelica stood praying at the side of the statue when suddenly the miraculous image came alive and turned towards her. Then the Child Jesus spoke with the voice of a young boy: “Build Me a Temple and I will help those who help you.” Thus began a great adventure that would eventually result in the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament, a Temple dedicated to the Divine Child Jesus, a place of refuge for all. Use this link to read a remarkable story about The Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament Father Reardon, Editor of The Catholic
Bulletin
for
14 years Lover of the poor;
“A very Holy Man of
God.”
Monsignor
Reardon
Protonotarius
Apostolicus Pastor 42 years BASILICA OF SAINT MARY Minneapolis MN America's First Basilica Largest Nave in the World
August 7, 1907-ground broke for the foundation
by Archbishop
Ireland-laying cornerstone May 31, 1908
Brief History of our Beloved Holy Priest Here and his published books of Catholic History in North America Reardon, J.M. Archbishop Ireland; Prelate, Patriot, Publicist, 1838-1918. A Memoir (St. Paul; 1919); George Anthony Belcourt Pioneer Catholic Missionary of the Northwest 1803-1874 (1955); The Catholic Church IN THE DIOCESE OF ST. PAUL from earliest origin to centennial achievement 1362-1950 (1952); The Church of Saint Mary of Saint Paul 1875-1922; (1932) The Vikings in the American Heartland; The Catholic Total Abstinence Society in Minnesota; James Michael Reardon
Born
in
Nova
Scotia,
1872;
Priest, ordained by Bishop
Ireland;
Affiliations
and
Indulgences
Litany of Loretto in Stained glass
windows
here.
Nave
Sacristy
and Residence
Here
Member -- St. Paul Seminary
faculty.
Sanctuary spaces between them filled with grilles of hand-forged wrought iron the life of our Blessed Lady After the crucifixon Apostle statues Replicas of those in St John Lateran--Christendom's
earliest
Basilica.
Ordered by Rome's first Christian Emperor, Constantine the Great, Popes' cathedral and official residence first millennium of Christian history. The only replicas ever made: in order from
west
to
east
{1932}.
Saints Simon (saw),
Bartholomew
(knife),
James
the
Lesser
(book),
John
(eagle),
Andrew
(transverse
cross),
Peter
keys),
Paul
(sword), James
the Greater (staff), Thomas (carpenter's
square),
Philip
(serpent),
Matthew
(book),
and
Jude
sword
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THE BLESSED
MOTHER
AND
ISLAM
By Father
John
Corapi.
June 19, Trinity Sunday, 1991: Ordained Catholic Priest under
Pope
John
Paul
II;
By Father John Corapithen 2,000,000 miles delivering the Gospel to millions, and continues to do so. THE BLESSED MOTHER AND ISLAM By Father John Corapi.
June 19, Trinity Sunday, 1991: Ordained Catholic Priest under
Pope
John
Paul
II;
By Father John Corapithen 2,000,000 miles delivering the Gospel to millions, and continues to do so.
Among
the
most
important
titles
we
have in
the Catholic
Church
for
the
Blessed
Virgin
Mary
are
Our
Lady
of Victory
and Our
Lady
of the
Rosary.
These
titles
can be traced
back
to one
of the
most decisive
times
in the
history
of the world
and Christendom.
The
Battle
of Lepanto
took
place
on October
7 (date
of feast
of
Our Lady
of Rosary),
1571.
This proved
to be the
most crucial
battle
for the
Christian
forces
against
the
radical
Muslim
navy of Turkey.
Pope
Pius V led
a procession
around
St. Peter’s
Square
in
Vatican
City praying
the
Rosary.
He showed
true pastoral
leadership
in recognizing
the danger
posed
to Christendom
by the
radical
Muslim
forces,
and in
using the
means necessary
to defeat
it. Spiritual
battles
require spiritual
weapons,
and this
more than
anything
was
a battle
that had
its origins
in the spiritual
order—a
true battle
between
good and
evil. Today we have a similar spiritual battle in progress—a battle between the forces of good and evil, light and darkness, truth and lies, life and death. If we do not soon stop the genocide of abortion in the United States, we shall run the course of all those that prove by their actions that they are enemies of God—total collapse, economic, social, and national. The moral demise of a nation results in the ultimate demise of a nation. God is not a disinterested spectator to the affairs of man. Life begins at conception. This is an unalterable formal teaching of the Catholic Church. If you do not accept this you are a heretic in plain English. A single abortion is homicide. The more than 48,000,000 abortions since Roe v. Wade in the United States constitute genocide by definition. The group singled out for death—unwanted, unborn children. No other issue, not all other issues taken together, can constitute a proportionate reason for voting for candidates that intend to preserve and defend this holocaust of innocent human life that is abortion. As we watch the spectacle of the world seeming to self-destruct before our eyes, we can’t help but be saddened and even frightened by so much evil run rampant. Iraq, Lebanon, Afghanistan, Somalia, North Korea—It is all a disaster of epic proportions displayed in living color on our television screens. These are not ordinary times and this is not business as usual. We are at a crossroads in human history and the time for Catholics and all Christians to act is now. All evil can ultimately be traced to its origin, which is moral evil. All of the political action, peace talks, international peacekeeping forces, etc. will avail nothing if the underlying sickness is not addressed. This is sin. One person at a time hearts and minds must be moved from evil to good, from lies to truth, from violence to peace. Islam, an Arabic word that has often been defined as “to make peace,” seems like a living contradiction today. Islam is a religion of peace. As we celebrate the birthday of Our Lady, I am proposing that each one of us pray the Rosary for peace. Prayer is what must precede all other activity if that activity is to have any chance of success. Pray for peace, pray the Rosary every day without fail. There is a great love for Mary among Muslim people. It is not a coincidence that a little village named Fatima is where God chose to have His Mother appear in the twentieth century. Our Lady’s name appears no less than thirty times in the Koran. No other woman’s name is mentioned, not even that of Mohammed’s daughter, Fatima. In the Koran Our Lady is described as “Virgin, ever Virgin.” Archbishop Fulton Sheen prophetically spoke of the resurgence of Islam in our day. He said it would be through the Blessed Virgin Mary that Islam would be converted. We must pray for this to happen quickly if we are to avert a horrible time of suffering for this poor, sinful world. Turn to our Mother in this time of great peril. Pray the Rosary every day. Then, and only then will there be peace, when the hearts and minds of men are changed from the inside.
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Father John Corapi
goes to the heart of the contemporary world's
many
woes
and
wars,
whether
the wars
in
Afghanistan,
Iraq,
Lebanon,
Somalia,
or the Congo,
or the
natural
disasters
that seem
to
be increasing
every
year,
the
moral
and spiritual
war is
at the basis
of
everything.
“Our
battle
is not
against
human
forces,”
St.
Paul asserts,
“but
against
principalities
and
powers,
against
the
world
rulers
of this
present
darkness...”
(Ephesians
6:12).
The “War to end all wars” is the moral and spiritual combat that rages in the hearts and minds of human beings. The outcome of that unseen fight largely determines how the battle in the realm of the seen unfolds. The title talk, “With the Moon Under Her Feet,” is taken from the twelfth chapter of the Book of Revelation, and deals with the current threat to the world from radical Islam, and the Blessed Virgin Mary's role in the ultimate victory that will result in the conversion of Islam. Few Catholics are aware of the connection between Islam, Fatima, and Guadalupe. Presented in Father Corapi's straight-forward style, you will be both inspired and educated by him. About Father John Corapi. Father Corapi is a Catholic
priest
.
The pillars of father's
preaching
are
basically:
Love
for
and
a relationship
with
the
Blessed
Virgin
Mary
Leading a vibrant and loving relationship with Jesus Christ Great love and reverence for the Most Holy Eucharist from Holy Mass to adoration of the Blessed Sacrament An uncompromising love for and obedience to the Holy Father and the teaching of the Magisterium of the Church God Bless
you on
your journey
Father
John
Corapi
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Records on life of Father Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, presented at Vatican Jul 23, 2019 - 03:01 am .- The cause for canonization of Servant of God Edward Flanagan, the priest who founded Nebraska's Boys Town community for orphans and other boys, advanced Monday with the presentation of a summary of records on his life. Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified Jul 6, 2019 - 04:00 am .- Pope Francis approved the miracle attributed to Archbishop Fulton Sheen Friday, making possible the American television catechist's beatification. Brooklyn diocese advances sainthood cause of local priest Jun 25, 2019 - 03:01 am .- The Bishop of Brooklyn accepted last week the findings of a nine-year diocesan investigation into the life of Monsignor Bernard John Quinn, known for fighting bigotry and serving the African American population, as part of his cause for canonization. Fr. Augustus Tolton, former African American slave, advances toward sainthood Jun 12, 2019 - 05:03 am .- Fr. Augustus Tolton advanced along the path to sainthood Wednesday, making the runaway slave-turned-priest one step closer to being the first black American saint. Pope Francis will beatify these martyred Greek-Catholic bishops in Romania May 30, 2019 - 03:01 pm .- On Sunday in Blaj, Pope Francis will beatify seven Greek-Catholic bishops of Romania who were killed by the communist regime between 1950 and 1970. Woman who served Brazil’s poorest to be canonized May 14, 2019 - 06:53 am .- Pope Francis Tuesday gave his approval for eight sainthood causes to proceed, including that of Bl. Dulce Lopes Pontes, a 20th-century religious sister who served Brazil’s poor. Seven 20th-century Romanian bishops declared martyrs Mar 19, 2019 - 12:01 pm .- Pope Francis declared Tuesday the martyrdom of seven Greek-Catholic bishops killed by the communist regime in Romania in the mid-20th century. 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Algerian martyrs are models for the Church, archbishop says Nov 16, 2018 - 03:01 am .- Archbishop Paul Desfarges of Algiers has said that Bishop Pierre Claverie and his 18 companions, who were martyred in Algeria between 1994 and 1996, are “models for our lives as disciples today and tomorrow.” Francesco Spinelli to be canonized after healing of a newborn in DR Congo Oct 9, 2018 - 05:01 pm .- Among those being canonized on Sunday are Fr. Franceso Spinelli, a diocesan priest through whose intercession a newborn was saved from death in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Algerian martyrs to be beatified in December Sep 14, 2018 - 06:01 pm .- The Algerian bishops' conference has announced that the beatification of Bishop Pierre Claverie and his 18 companions, who were martyred in the country between 1994 and 1996, will be held Dec. 8. Now a cardinal, Giovanni Angelo Becciu heads to congregation for saints' causes Jun 28, 2018 - 11:41 am .- Newly-minted Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu will resign from his post as substitute of the Secretariat of State tomorrow, in anticipation of his appointment as prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints later this summer. Pope Francis creates new path to beatification under ‘offering of life’ Jul 11, 2017 - 06:22 am .- On Tuesday Pope Francis declared a new category of Christian life suitable for consideration of beatification called “offering of life” – in which a person has died prematurely through an offering of their life for love of God and neighbor. Twentieth century Polish nurse among causes advancing toward sainthood Jul 7, 2017 - 06:14 am .- Pope Francis on Friday approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Hanna Chrzanowska, a Polish nurse and nursing instructor who died from cancer in 1973, paving the way for her beatification. Sainthood causes advance, including layman who resisted fascism Jun 17, 2017 - 09:22 am .- Pope Francis on Friday recognized the heroic virtue of six persons on the path to canonization, as well as the martyrdom of an Italian man who died from injuries of a beating he received while imprisoned in a concentration camp for resisting fascism. Solanus Casey, Cardinal Van Thuan among those advanced toward sainthood May 4, 2017 - 10:47 am .- Pope Francis on Thursday approved decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints advancing the causes for canonization of 12 individuals, including the American-born Capuchin Solanus Casey and the Vietnamese cardinal Francis Xavier Nguen Van Thuan. Pope clears way for canonization of Fatima visionaries Mar 23, 2017 - 06:44 am .- On Thursday Pope Francis approved the second and final miracle needed to canonize Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the shepherd children who witnessed the Fatima Marian apparitions. Surgeon and father among sainthood causes moving forward Feb 27, 2017 - 11:03 am .- Pope Francis recognized on Monday the heroic virtue of eight persons on the path to canonization, including an Italian surgeon and father of eight who suffered from several painful diseases throughout his life. Records on life of Father Flanagan, founder of Boys Town, presented at Vatican Jul 23, 2019 - 03:01 am .- The cause for canonization of Servant of God Edward Flanagan, the priest who founded Nebraska's Boys Town community for orphans and other boys, advanced Monday with the presentation of a summary of records on his life. Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be beatified Jul 6, 2019 - 04:00 am .- Pope Francis approved the miracle attributed to Archbishop Fulton Sheen Friday, making possible the American television catechist's beatification. Brooklyn diocese advances sainthood cause of local priest Jun 25, 2019 - 03:01 am .- The Bishop of Brooklyn accepted last week the findings of a nine-year diocesan investigation into the life of Monsignor Bernard John Quinn, known for fighting bigotry and serving the African American population, as part of his cause for canonization. Fr. Augustus Tolton, former African American slave, advances toward sainthood Jun 12, 2019 - 05:03 am .- Fr. Augustus Tolton advanced along the path to sainthood Wednesday, making the runaway slave-turned-priest one step closer to being the first black American saint. Pope Francis will beatify these martyred Greek-Catholic bishops in Romania May 30, 2019 - 03:01 pm .- On Sunday in Blaj, Pope Francis will beatify seven Greek-Catholic bishops of Romania who were killed by the communist regime between 1950 and 1970. Woman who served Brazil’s poorest to be canonized May 14, 2019 - 06:53 am .- Pope Francis Tuesday gave his approval for eight sainthood causes to proceed, including that of Bl. Dulce Lopes Pontes, a 20th-century religious sister who served Brazil’s poor. Seven 20th-century Romanian bishops declared martyrs Mar 19, 2019 - 12:01 pm .- Pope Francis declared Tuesday the martyrdom of seven Greek-Catholic bishops killed by the communist regime in Romania in the mid-20th century. Pope advances sainthood causes of 17 women Jan 15, 2019 - 11:12 am .- Pope Francis approved Tuesday the next step in the canonization causes of 17 women from four countries, including the martyrdom of 14 religious sisters killed in Spain at the start of the Spanish Civil War. Nineteen Algerian martyrs beatified Dec 10, 2018 - 03:08 pm .- Bishop Pierre Claverie and his 18 companions, who were martyred in Algeria between 1994 and 1996, were beatified Saturday during a Mass in Oran. The Algerian martyrs shed their blood for Christ, pope says Dec 7, 2018 - 10:02 am .- Ahead of the beatification Saturday of Bishop Pierre Claverie and his 18 companions, who were martyred in Algeria between 1994 and 1996, Pope Francis said martyrs have a special place in the Church. Algerian martyrs are models for the Church, archbishop says Nov 16, 2018 - 03:01 am .- Archbishop Paul Desfarges of Algiers has said that Bishop Pierre Claverie and his 18 companions, who were martyred in Algeria between 1994 and 1996, are “models for our lives as disciples today and tomorrow.” Francesco Spinelli to be canonized after healing of a newborn in DR Congo Oct 9, 2018 - 05:01 pm .- Among those being canonized on Sunday are Fr. Franceso Spinelli, a diocesan priest through whose intercession a newborn was saved from death in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Algerian martyrs to be beatified in December Sep 14, 2018 - 06:01 pm .- The Algerian bishops' conference has announced that the beatification of Bishop Pierre Claverie and his 18 companions, who were martyred in the country between 1994 and 1996, will be held Dec. 8. Now a cardinal, Giovanni Angelo Becciu heads to congregation for saints' causes Jun 28, 2018 - 11:41 am .- Newly-minted Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu will resign from his post as substitute of the Secretariat of State tomorrow, in anticipation of his appointment as prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints later this summer. Pope Francis creates new path to beatification under ‘offering of life’ Jul 11, 2017 - 06:22 am .- On Tuesday Pope Francis declared a new category of Christian life suitable for consideration of beatification called “offering of life” – in which a person has died prematurely through an offering of their life for love of God and neighbor. Twentieth century Polish nurse among causes advancing toward sainthood Jul 7, 2017 - 06:14 am .- Pope Francis on Friday approved a miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Hanna Chrzanowska, a Polish nurse and nursing instructor who died from cancer in 1973, paving the way for her beatification. Sainthood causes advance, including layman who resisted fascism Jun 17, 2017 - 09:22 am .- Pope Francis on Friday recognized the heroic virtue of six persons on the path to canonization, as well as the martyrdom of an Italian man who died from injuries of a beating he received while imprisoned in a concentration camp for resisting fascism. Solanus Casey, Cardinal Van Thuan among those advanced toward sainthood May 4, 2017 - 10:47 am .- Pope Francis on Thursday approved decrees of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints advancing the causes for canonization of 12 individuals, including the American-born Capuchin Solanus Casey and the Vietnamese cardinal Francis Xavier Nguen Van Thuan. Pope clears way for canonization of Fatima visionaries Mar 23, 2017 - 06:44 am .- On Thursday Pope Francis approved the second and final miracle needed to canonize Blessed Francisco and Jacinta Marto, two of the shepherd children who witnessed the Fatima Marian apparitions. Surgeon and father among sainthood causes moving forward Feb 27, 2017 - 11:03 am .- Pope Francis recognized on Monday the heroic virtue of eight persons on the path to canonization, including an Italian surgeon and father of eight who suffered from several painful diseases throughout his life. |
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8
Martyrs
Move
Closer to
Sainthood
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July, 2016
Posted by ZENIT Staff on 8 July, 2016 The angel appears to Saint Monica This morning, Pope Francis received Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, Cardinal Angelo Amato. During the audience, he authorized the promulgation of decrees concerning the following causes: *** MIRACLES: Miracle attributed to the intercession of the Venerable Servant of God Luis Antonio Rosa Ormières, priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Guardian Angel; born July 4, 1809 and died on Jan. 16, 1890 MARTYRDOM: Servants of God Antonio Arribas Hortigüela and 6 Companions, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart; killed in hatred of the Faith, Sept. 29, 1936 Servant of God Josef Mayr-Nusser, a layman; killed in hatred of the Faith, Feb. 24, 1945 HEROIC VIRTUE: Servant of God Alfonse Gallegos of the Order of Augustinian Recollects, Titular Bishop of Sasabe, auxiliary of Sacramento; born Feb. 20, 1931 and died Oct. 6, 1991 Servant of God Rafael Sánchez García, diocesan priest; born June 14, 1911 and died on Aug. 8, 1973 Servant of God Andrés García Acosta, professed layman of the Order of Friars Minor; born Jan. 10, 1800 and died Jan. 14, 1853 Servant of God Joseph Marchetti, professed priest of the Congregation of the Missionaries of St. Charles; born Oct. 3, 1869 and died Dec. 14, 1896 Servant of God Giacomo Viale, professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor, pastor of Bordighera; born Feb. 28, 1830 and died April 16, 1912 Servant of God Maria Pia of the Cross (née Maddalena Notari), foundress of the Congregation of Crucified Sisters Adorers of the Eucharist; born Dec. 2, 1847 and died on July 1, 1919 |
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Sunday,
November
23
2014 Six
to Be
Canonized
on
Feast of
Christ
the
King. On the List Are Lay Founder of a Hospital and Eastern Catholic Religious VATICAN CITY, June 12, 2014 (Zenit.org) - Today, the Vatican announced that during the celebration of the feast of Christ the King on Sunday, November 23, an ordinary public consistory will be held for the canonization of the following six blesseds, who include a lay founder of a hospital for the poor, founders of religious orders, and two members of the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic Church in full communion with the Holy See: -Giovanni Antonio Farina (1803-1888), an Italian bishop who founded the Institute of the Sisters Teachers of Saint Dorothy, Daughters of the Sacred Hearts -Kuriakose Elias Chavara (1805-1871), a Syro-Malabar priest in India who founded the Carmelites of Mary Immaculate -Ludovico of Casoria (1814-1885), an Italian Franciscan priest who founded the Gray Sisters of St. Elizabeth -Nicola Saggio (Nicola da Longobardi, 1650-1709), an Italian oblate of the Order of Minims -Euphrasia Eluvathingal (1877-1952), an Indian Carmelite of the Syro-Malabar Church -Amato Ronconi (1238-1304), an Italian, Third Order Franciscan who founded a hospital for poor pilgrims |
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CAUSES
OF SAINTS
July
2015. Pope Recognizes Heroic Virtues of Ukrainian Archbishop Recognition Brings Metropolitan Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky Closer to Beatification By Junno Arocho Esteves Rome, July 17, 2015 (ZENIT.org) Pope Francis recognized the heroic virtues of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archbishop Andrey Sheptytsky. According to a communique released by the Holy See Press Office, the Holy Father met this morning with Cardinal Angelo Amato, Prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. The Pope also recognized the heroic virtues of several religious/lay men and women from Italy, Spain, France & Mexico. Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky is considered to be one of the most influential 20th century figures in the history of the Ukrainian Church. Enthroned as Metropolitan of Lviv in 1901, Archbishop Sheptytsky was arrested shortly after the outbreak of World War I in 1914 by the Russians. After his imprisonment in several prisons in Russia and the Ukraine, the Archbishop was released in 1918. The Ukrainian Greek Catholic prelate was also an ardent supporter of the Jewish community in Ukraine, going so far as to learn Hebrew to better communicate with them. He also was a vocal protestor against atrocities committed by the Nazis, evidenced in his pastoral letter, "Thou Shalt Not Kill." He was also known to harbor thousands of Jews in his residence and in Greek Catholic monasteries. Following his death in 1944, his cause for canonization was opened in 1958. * * * The Holy Father authorized the Congregation to promulgate the following decrees regarding the heroic virtues of: - Servant of God Andrey Sheptytsky, O.S.B.M., major archbishop of Leopolis of the Ukrainians, metropolitan of Halyc (1865-1944); - Servant of God Giuseppe Carraro, Bishop of Verona, Italy (1899-1980); - Servant of God Agustin Ramirez Barba, Mexican diocesan priest and founder of the Servants of the Lord of Mercy (1881-1967); - Servant of God Simpliciano della Nativita (ne Aniello Francesco Saverio Maresca), Italian professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor, founder of the Franciscan Sisters of the Sacred Hearts (1827-1898); - Servant of God Maria del Refugio Aguilar y Torres del Cancino, Mexican founder of the Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament (1866-1937); - Servant of God Marie-Charlotte Dupouy Bordes (Marie-Teresa), French professed religious of the Society of the Religious of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (1873-1953); - Servant of God Elisa Miceli, Italian founder of the Rural Catechist Sisters of the Sacred Heart (1904-1976); - Servant of God Isabel Mendez Herrero (Isabel of Mary Immaculate), Spanish professed nun of the Servants of St. Joseph (1924-1953) |
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October
01,
2015
Vatican
City,
Pope Authorizes
following
Decrees (ZENIT.org) By Staff Reporter Polish Layperson Recognized as Servant of God Pope Authorizes Decrees Pope Francis on Wednesday authorised the Congregation for Saints' Causes to promulgate the following decrees: MARTYRDOM - Servant of God Valentin Palencia Marquina, Spanish diocesan priest, killed in hatred of the faith in Suances, Spain in 1937; HEROIC VIRTUES - Servant of God Giovanni Folci, Italian diocesan priest and founder of the Opera Divin Prigioniero (1890-1963); - Servant of God Franciszek Blachnicki, Polish diocesan priest (1921-1987); - Servant of God Jose Rivera Ramirez, Spanish diocesan priest (1925-1991); - Servant of God Juan Manuel Martín del Campo, Mexican diocesan priest (1917-1996); - Servant of God Antonio Filomeno Maria Losito, Italian professed priest of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (1838-1917); - Servant of God Maria Benedetta Giuseppa Frey (nee Ersilia Penelope), Italian professed nun of the Cistercian Order (1836-1913); - Servant of God Hanna Chrzanowska, Polish layperson, Oblate of the Ursulines of St. Benedict (1902-1973). |
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March
06
2016 MIRACLES
authorised
the
Congregation
to promulgate
the following
decrees:
Pope Francis received in a private audience Cardinal Angelo Amato, prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, during which he authorised the Congregation to promulgate the following decrees: MIRACLES – Blessed Manuel González García, bishop of Palencia, Spain, founder of the Eucharistic Missionaries of Nazareth (1877-1940); – Blessed Elisabeth of the Trinity (née Elisabeth Catez), French professed religious of the Order of Discalced Carmelites (1880-1906); – Venerable Servant of God Marie-Eugène of the Child Jesus (né Henri Grialou), French professed priest of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, founder of the Secular Institute “Notre-Dame de Vie” (1894-1967); – Venerable Servant of God María Antonia of St. Joseph (née María Antonio de Paz y Figueroa), Argentine founder of the Beaterio of the Spiritual Exercise of Buenos Aires (1730-1799); HEROIC VIRTUE – Servant of God Stefano Ferrando, Italian professed priest of the Salesians, bishop of Shillong, India, founder of the Congregation of Missionary Sisters of Mary Help of Christians (1895-1978); – Servant of God Enrico Battista Stanislao Verjus, Italian professed priest of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, coadjutor of the apostolic vicariate of New Guinea (1860-1892); – Servant of God Giovanni Battista Quilici, Italian diocesan priest, founder of the Congregation of the Daughters of the Crucified (1791-1844); – Servant of God Bernardo Mattio, Italian diocesan priest (1845-1914); – Servant of God Quirico Pignalberi, Italian professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual (1891-1982); – Servant of God Teodora Campostrini, Italian founder of the Minim Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Sorrows (1788-1860); – Servant of God Bianca Piccolomini Clementini, Italian founder of the Company of St. Angela Merici di Siena (1875-1959); – Servant of God María Nieves of the Holy Family (née María Nieves Sánchez y Fernández), Spanish professed religious of the Daughters of Mary of the Pious Schools (1900-1978). April 26 2016 MIRACLES authorised the Congregation to promulgate the following decrees: Here is the full list of decrees approved by the Pope: MIRACLES – Blessed Alfonso Maria Fusco, diocesan priest and founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of St. John the Baptist (1839-1910); – Venerable Servant of God John Sullivan, professed priest of the Society of Jesus (1861-1933); MARTYRDOM – Servants of God Nikolle Vinçenc Prennushi, O.F.M., archbishop of Durres, Albania, and 37 companions killed between 1945 and 1974; – Servants of God José Antón Gómez and three companions of the Benedictines of Madrid, Spain, killed 1936; HEROIC VIRTUES – Servant of God Thomas Choe Yang-Eop, diocesan priest (1821-1861); – Servant of God Sosio Del Prete (né Vincenzo), professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor, founder of the Congregation of the Little Servants of Christ the King (1885-1952); – Servant of God Wenanty Katarzyniec (né Jósef), professed priest of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual (1889-1921); – Servant of God Maria Consiglia of the Holy Spirity (née Emilia Paqualina Addatis), founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Addolorata, Servants of Mary (1845-1900); – Servant of God Maria of the Incarnation (née Caterina Carrasco Tenorio), founder of the Congregation of the Franciscan Tertiary Sisters of the Flock of Mary (1840-1917); – Servant of God , founder of the Congregation of the Sisters of the Family of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (1851-1923); – Servant of God Ilia Corsaro, founder of the Congregation of the Little Missionaries of the Eucharist (1897-1977); – Servant of God Maria Montserrat Grases García, layperson of the Personal Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei (1941-1959). |
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