Mary Mother of GOD 15
Promises of the Virgin Mary to those who recite the Rosary Monday Saints of 29 quarto kalendas Februarii
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.
2024January is the month of the Holy Name of Jesus since 1902; 23,658 Lives Saved Since 2007 The saints are a “cloud of witnesses over our head”, showing us that a life of Christian perfection is not impossible. January 29 – Our Lady of Nasturtiums (Italy, 1630) Our Lady will save us from barbarism Still deeply shocked by the November 13, 2015 terrorist attacks, many French people now measure the gravity of the situation—such attacks could happen again anytime, anywhere... Our response must first be spiritual. It
is our responsibility to live the mysteries of our faith in a more profound
way and to anchor ourselves in the hope of Salvation. Faced with barbarism,
it is our Christian duty to live more interior and prayerful lives. Do
we have an active prayer life? Do we have regular recourse to the sacraments?
Are we familiar with the Bible and Catholic traditions? Is our family
a good example of Christian joy and missionary zeal?
Confronted with the challenge that awaits
us, it is no longer possible to be just lukewarm. We must entrust ourselves
to the Immaculate Heart of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Since Our Lady has
touched the hearts of so many Muslims, and since we have entered the Jubilee
year of Mercy, let us launch a major campaign of prayer to ask the Mother
of God to intercede for our Muslim brothers and sisters. May they also discover
the face of Divine Mercy—Our Lord Jesus Christ—crucified and risen, the
Alpha and the Omega of the history of mankind.
Father Fabrice Loiseau Founder of the Missionaries
of Divine Mercy www.laneuvaine.fr 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 . A pure soul is like a fine pearl. As long as it is hidden in the shell at the bottom of the sea, no one thinks of admiring it. But if you bring it into the sunshine, this pearl will shine and attract all eyes. Thus, the pure soul which is hidden from the eyes of the world, will one day shine before the angels in the sunshine of eternity. -- St. John Vianney 108 Transfer
of the Relics of the Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer introduced
antiphonal singing left us 7 archpastoral epistles provided
instructions on faith, love and good works
1622 St Francis De Sales, Bishop Of Geneva And Doctor Of The Church, Co-Founder Of The Order Of The Visitation |
January 29-Our Lady of Chatillon sur Seine
(France, 1130) appears to Saint Bernard (d. 1153)
The Name of Mary (I) "And the virgin's name was Mary" (Lk 1:27).
Let us also say a few words about this name, which means "star of
the sea" and is most suitably fitting for a virgin mother. For she
is most appropriately compared to a star, because, just as a star emits
its rays without becoming corrupted, so the Virgin gave birth to her
Son without any injury (to her virginity). When the star emits its rays,
this does not make it less bright, and neither does the Son diminish
his Mother's (virginal) integrity. She, therefore, is that noble star
risen from Jacob, whose ray gives light to the whole world, whose brightness
both shines forth in the heavens and penetrates the depths. It lights
up the earth and warms the spirit more than the body; it fosters virtues
and dries up vices. Mary, I say, is the distinguished and bright shining
star, necessarily lifted up above the great broad sea, gleaming with
merits, giving light by her example.
Oh, if any of you recognizes that he is
caught between storms and tempests, tossed about in the flood of
this world, instead of walking on dry land, keep your eyes fixed on
the glow of this star, unless you want to perish, overwhelmed by the
tempest!
Excerpt from Bernard of Clairvaux, Super
missus est 2, 17; PL 183, 70-71
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101 Sts. Sarbelius
& Barbea 2 martyrs brother and sister 108 Transfer of the Relics of the Hieromartyr Ignatius the God-Bearer introduced antiphonal singing left us 7 archpastoral epistles provided instructions on faith, love and good works St. Caesarius first bishop of Angouleme France 170 Constantius first bishop of Perugia and Companions 275 St. Sabinian Martyr brother of St. Sabina 303 St. Papias and Maurinus Roman soldiers put to death in Rome for defending the faith 320 St. Valerius 2nd Bishop of Trier, Germany 523 Blath of Kildare reputation for heroic sanctity and cooking 6th v Triphina of Brittany Widow mother of the infant-martyr Saint Tremorus 570 Gildas (Badonicus) the Wise, Abbot Bishop first English historian 591 Sulpicius 'Severus,' bishop of Bourges learned in secular literature and the law 598 Dallan Forghaill renowned scholar martyred 650 St. Aquilinus vigorous opponent of Arianism: martyred by them 724 St. Voloc Irish missionary throughout Scotland bishop 1212 Blessed Charles of Sayn a beatus by the Cistercians 1622 St Francis De Sales, Bishop Of Geneva And Doctor Of The Church, Co-Founder Of The Order Of The Visitation |
Saint of the Day January 29 1258 Servant of God Brother Juniper humble patient ("patience" comes from patior meaning "to suffer") "Would to God, my brothers, I had a whole forest of such Junipers," said Francis of this holy friar. We don’t know much about Juniper before he joined the friars in 1210. Francis sent him to establish "places" for the friars in Gualdo Tadino and Viterbo. When St. Clare was dying, Juniper consoled her. He was devoted to the passion of Jesus and was known for his simplicity. The devil, fearing Brother Juniper, and being unable to endure the virtue and humility of St Francis, would forthwith depart. |
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He died in 1258 and is buried
at Ara Coeli Church in Rome.
Several stories about Juniper in the Little Flowers of St. Francis illustrate his exasperating generosity. Once Juniper was taking care of a sick man who had a craving to eat pig’s feet. This helpful friar went to a nearby field, captured a pig and cut off one foot, and then served this meal to the sick man. The owner of the pig was furious and immediately went to Juniper’s superior. When Juniper saw his mistake, he apologized profusely. He also ended up talking this angry man into donating the rest of the pig to the friars! Great Power Against The Devil Devil gets Brother Juniper Condemned To The Gallows How Brother Juniper Took Certain Little Bells From The Altar, And Gave Them Away For The Love Of God Brother Juniper Kept Silence For Six Months His Remedy For Temptations Of The Flesh Brother Juniper Made Himself Contemptible For The Love Of God In Order To Be Despised, Played At See-Saw Brother Juniper Went One Day To Assisi For His Own Confusion Brother Juniper Once Cooked For The Brethren Enough To Last For A Fortnight Brother Juniper Fell Into An Ecstasy During The Celebration Of Mass The Sorrow Which Brother Juniper Felt At The Loss Of His Companion Brother Amazialbene Of The Hand Which Brother Juniper Saw In The Air Another time Juniper had been commanded to quit giving part of his clothing to the half-naked people he met on the road. Desiring to obey his superior, Juniper once told a man in need that he couldn’t give the man his tunic, but he wouldn’t prevent the man from taking it either. In time, the friars learned not to leave anything lying around, for Juniper would probably give it away. Comment: What can we make
of Juniper? He certainly seems to be the first of many Franciscan
"characters." No doubt some of the stories about him have improved
considerably in the retelling. Although the stories about Juniper may
seem a little quaint, his virtues were not. He was humble because he
knew the truth about God, himself and others.
He was patient because he was willing to suffer ("patience" comes from patior meaning "to suffer") in his following of Jesus. Quote: It is said that St. Francis once described the perfect friar by citing "the patience of Brother Juniper, who attained the state of perfect patience because he kept the truth of his low estate constantly in mind, whose supreme desire was to follow Christ on the way of the cross" (Mirror of Perfection, #85). |
How Brother Juniper Cut Off The Foot Of A Pig To Give It To A Sick Brother One of the most chosen disciples
and first companions of St Francis was Brother Juniper, a man of
profound humility and of great fervour and charity, of whom St Francis
once said, when speaking of him to some of his companions: "He would
be a good Friar Minor who had overcome the world as perfectly as Brother
Juniper." Once when he was visiting a sick brother at St Mary of the
Angels, he said to him, as if all on fire with the charity of God: "Can
I do thee any service?" And the sick man answered: "Thou wouldst give
me great consolation if thou couldst get me a pig's foot to eat." Brother
Juniper answered immediately: "Leave it to me; thou shalt have one at
once." So he went and took a knife from the kitchen, and in fervour of
spirit went into the forest, where many swine were feeding, and having
caught one, he cut off one of its feet and ran off with it, leaving the
swine with its foot cut off; and coming back to the convent, he carefully
washed the foot, and diligently prepared and cooked it. Then he brought
it with great charity to the sick man, who ate it with avidity; and Brother
Juniper was filled with joy and consolation, and related the history of
his assault upon the swine for his diversion. Meanwhile, the swineherd who
had seen the brother cut off the foot, went and told the tale in order, and
with great bitterness, to his lord, who, being informed of the fact, came
to the convent and abused the friars, calling them hypocrites, deceiver,
robbers, and evil men. "Why," said he, "have you cut off the foot of my swine?"
At the noise which he made, St Francis and all the friars came together,
and with all humility made excuses for their brother, and, as ignorant of
the fact, promised, in order to appease the angry man, to make amends for
the wrong which had been done to him. But he was not to be appeased, and
left St Francis with many threats and reproaches, repeating over and over
again that they had maliciously cut the foot off his swine, refusing to accept
any excuse or promise of repayment; and so departed in great wrath. And as
all the other friars wondered: "Can Brother Juniper indeed have done this
through indiscreet zeal?" So he sent for him, and asked him privately: "Hast
thou cut off the foot of a swine in the forest?" To which Father Juniper
answered quite joyfully, not as one who has committed a fault, but believing
he had done a great act of charity: "It is true, sweet Father, that I did
cut off that swine's foot; and if thou wilt listen compassionately, I will
tell thee the reason. I went out of charity to visit the brother who is
sick." And so he related the matter in order, adding: "I tell thee, dear
father, that this foot did the sick brother so much good, that if I had
cut off the feet of a hundred swine instead of one, I verily believe that
God would have been pleased therewith." To whom St Francis, in great zeal
for justice, and in much bitterness of heart, made answer: "O Brother Juniper,
wherefore hast thou given this great scandal? Not without reason doth
this man complain, and thus rage against us; perhaps even now he is going
about the city spreading this evil report of us, and with good cause.
Therefore I command thee by holy obedience, that thou go after him until
thou find him, and cast thyself prostrate before him, confessing thy fault,
and promising to make such full satisfaction that he shall have no more
reason to complain of us, for this is indeed a most grievous offence."
At these words Brother Juniper was much amazed, wondering that any one
should have been angered at so charitable an action, for all temporal things
appeared to him of no value, save in so far as they could be charitably
applied to the service of our neighbour. So he made answer: "Doubt not,
Father, but that I shall soon content and satisfy him. And why should there
be all this disturbance, seeing that the swine was rather God's than his,
and that it furnished the means for an act of charity?" And so he went his
way, and coming to the man, who was still chafing and past all patience,
he told him for what reason he had cut off the pig's foot, and all with such
fervour, exultation and joy, as if he were telling him
of some great benefit he had done him which deserved to be highly rewarded.
The man grew more and more furious at his discourse, and loaded him with
much abuse, calling him a fantastical fool and a wicked thief. Brother
Juniper, who delighted in insults, cared nothing for all this abuse, but
marvelling that any one should be wrath at what seemed to him only a matter
of rejoicing, he thought he had not made himself well understood, and so
repeated the story all over again, and then flung himself on the man's neck
and embraced him, telling him that all had been done out of charity, and
inciting and begging him for the same motive to give the rest of the swine
also; and all this with so much charity, simplicity, and humility, that
the man's heart was changed within him, and he threw himself at Brothers
Juniper's feet, acknowledging with many tears the injuries which by word
and deed he had done to him and his brethren. Then he went and killed the
swine, and having cut it up, he brought it, with many tears and great devotion,
to St Mary of the Angels, and gave it to those holy friars in compensation
for the injury he had done them. Then St Francis, considering the simplicity
and patience under adversity of this good Brother Juniper, said to his companions
and those who stood by: "Would to God, my brethren, that I had a forest
of such Junipers!"
Great Power Against The Devil
The devils could not endure
the purity of Brother Juniper's innocence and his profound humility, as appears
in the following example: A certain demoniac one day fled in an unaccustomed
manner, and through devious paths, seven miles from his home. When
his parents, who had followed him in great distress of mind, at last
overtook him, they asked him why he had fled in this strange way. The
demoniac answered: "Because that fool Juniper was coming this way. I
could not endure his presence, and therefore, rather than wait his coming,
I fled away through these woods." And on inquiring into the truth of these
words, they found that Brother Juniper had indeed arrived at the time the
devil had said. Therefore when demoniacs were brought to St Francis to be
healed, if the evil spirit did not immediately depart at his command, he
was wont to say: "Unless thou dost instantly leave this creature, I will
bring Brother Juniper to thee." Then the devil, fearing the presence of
Brother Juniper, and being unable to endure the virtue and humility of St
Francis, would forthwith depart.
How, By The Contrivance Of The Devil, Brother Juniper Was Condemned To The GallowsOnce upon a time the devil,
desiring to terrify Brother Juniper, and to raise up scandal and tribulation
against him, betook himself to a most cruel tyrant, named Nicholas, who was
then at war with the city of Viterbo, and said to him: "My lord, take heed
to watch your castle well, for a vile traitor will come here shortly from
Viterbo to kill you and set fire to your castle. And by this sign you shall
know him: he will come in the guise of a poor beggar, with his clothes all
tattered and patched, and a torn hood falling on his shoulders, and he will
carry with him an awl, wherewith to kill you, and a flint and steel wherewith
to set fire to the castle; and if you find not my words to be true, punish
me as you will." At these words Nicholas was seized with great terror, believing
the speaker to be a person worthy of credit; and he commanded a strict
watch to be kept, and that if such a person would present himself
he should be brought before him forthwith. Presently Brother Juniper
arrived alone; for, because of his great perfection, he was allowed
to travel without a companion as he pleased.
On this there went to meet him certain wild young men, who began to mock him, treating him with great contempt and indignity. And Brother Juniper was no way troubled thereat, but rather incited them to ill-treat him more and more. And as they came to the castle-gate, the guards seeing him thus disfigured, with his scanty habit torn in two - for he had given half of it on the way to a begger, for the love of God, so that he had no longer the appearance of a Friar Minor - recognizing the signs given of the expected murderer, they dragged him with great fury before the tyrant Nicholas. They searched him to find whether he had any offensive weapons, and found in his sleeve an awl, which he used to mend his sandals, and also a flint and steel which he carried with him to strike a light when he abode, as he often did, in the woods or in desert places. Nicholas, seeing the signs given by the devil, commanded that a cord should be fastened round his neck, which was done with so great cruelty that it entered into the flesh. He was then most cruelly scourged; and being asked who he was, he replied: "I am a great sinner." When asked whether he wanted to betray the castle to the men of Viterbo, he answered: "I am a great traitor, and unworthy of any mercy." Being questioned whether he intended to kill the tyrant Nicholas with that awl, and to burn the castle, he replied that he should do greater things than these, should God permit him. This Nicholas then, being wholly
mastered by his fury, would examine no further, but without delay
condemned Brother Juniper, as a traitor and murderer, to be fastened
to a horse's tail, and so dragged on the ground to the gallows, there
to be forthwith hanged by the neck. And Brother Juniper made no excuse
for himself, but, as one who joys to suffer for the love of God, he was
full of contentment and rejoicing. So the command of the tyrant was
carried into effect. Brother Juniper was tied by the feet to the horse's
tail, and dragged along the ground, making no complaint, but, like a
meek lamb led to the slaughter, he submitted with all humility. At this
spectacle of prompt justice, all the people ran together to behold the
execution of so hasty and cruel a judgment, but no one knew the culprit.
Nevertheless it befell, by the will of God, that a good man, who had seen Brother Juniper taken and sentenced forthwith, ran to the house of the Friars Minor, and said: "I pray you, for the love of God, to come with me at once, for a poor man has been seized and immediately condemned and led to death. Come, that he may at least place his soul in your hands, for he seems to me a good man, and he has had no time to make his confession; even now they are leading him to the gallows, yet he seems to have no fear of death nor care of his soul. Oh, be pleased to come quickly!" Then the guardian, who was a compassionate man, went at once to provide for the salvation of this soul; and when he came to the place of execution, he could not get near for the crowd; but, as he stood watching for an opening, he heard a voice say: "Do not so, do not so, cruel men; you are hurting my legs!" And as he recognised the voice of Brother Juniper, the guardian, in fervour of spirit, forced his way through the crowd, and tearing the bandage from the face of the condemned, he saw that it was indeed Brother Juniper, who looked upon him with a cheerful and smiling countenance. Then the guardian with many tears besought the executioners and all the people for pity to wait a little space, till he should go and beseech the tyrant to have mercy on Brother Juniper. The executioners promised to wait a few moments, believing, no doubt, that he was some kinsman of the prisoner. So the devout and pious guardian went to the tyrant Nicholas, weeping bitterly, and said: "My lord, I am so filled with grief and amazement that my tongue can scarcely utter it, for it seems to me that in this our land has been committed to-day the greatest sin and the greatest evil which has been wrought from the days of our fathers even until now, and I believe that it has been done through ignorance." Nicholas heard the guardian patiently, and inquired: "What is this great sin and evil which has been committed to-day in this land?" And the guardian answered: "It is this, my lord, that you have condemned - and, as I assuredly believe, unjustly - to a most cruel punishment one of the holiest friars at this time in the Order of St Francis, to whom you profess a singular devotion." Then said Nicholas: "Now tell me, father guardian, who is he; for perhaps, knowing him not, I have committed a great fault?" "He," said the guardian, "whom you have condemned to death is Brother Juniper, the companion of St Francis." Then was the tyrant amazed, for he had heard the fame of Brother Juniper's sanctity; and, pale with fear, he hastened together with the guardian to Brother Juniper, and loosed him from the horse's tail and set him free, and in the presence of all the people he prostrated himself on the ground before Brother Juniper, and with many tears confessed his fault, and the cruelty of which he had been guilty towards that holy friar; adding: "I believe indeed that the days of my wicked life are numbered, since I have thus without reason cruelly tortured so holy a man. For, in punishment of my evil life, God will send me in a few days an evil death, though this thing I did ignorantly." Then Brother Juniper freely forgave the tyrant Nicholas: but a few days afterwards God permitted a most cruel death to overtake him. And so Brother Juniper departed, leaving all the people greatly edified. Brother Juniper was so full
of pity and compassion for the poor, that when he saw anyone poor or naked
he immediately took off his tunic, or the hood of his clock, and gave it
to him. The guardian therefore laid an obedience upon him not to give away
his tunic or any part of his habit. A few days afterwards, a poor half-naked
man asked an alms of Brother Juniper for the love of God, who answered him
with great compassion: "I have nothing which I could give thee but my tunic,
and my superior has laid me under obedience not to give it, nor any part
of my habit, to anyone. But if thou take it off my back I will not resist
thee."
He did not speak to a deaf man; for the begger forthwith stripped him of his tunic, and went off with it. When Brother Juniper returned home, and was asked what had become of his tunic, he replied: "A good man took it off my back, and went away with it." And as the virtue of compassion increased in him, he was not contented with giving his tunic, but would give books, or clocks, or whatever he could lay his hands on, to the poor. For this reason the brethren took care to leave nothing in the common rooms of the convent, because Brother Juniper gave away everything for the love of God and to the glory of his name. How Brother Juniper Took Certain Little Bells From The Altar, One Christmas-day Brother Juniper
was in deep meditation before the altar at Scesi, the which altar
was right fairly and richly adorned; so, at the desire of the sacristan,
Brother Juniper remained to keep guard over it while he went to his
dinner. And as he was absorbed in devout meditations, a poor woman came
asking an alms of him for the love of God. To whom Brother Juniper made
answer: "Wait a while, and I will see if I can find anything for thee on
this grand altar." Now there was upon the altar an exceedingly rich and
costly frontal of cloth of gold, with silver bells of great value. "These
bells," said Brother Juniper, "are a superfluity"; so he took a knife
and cut them off the frontal, and gave them to the poor woman out of compassion.
The sacristan, after he had eaten three or four mouthfuls, bethought him
of the ways of Brother Juniper, whom he had left in charge; and began exceedingly
to doubt whether, in his charitable zeal, he might not do some damage
to the costly altar. As soon as the suspicion entered his head, he rose
from the table, and went back to the church, to see if any of the ornaments
of the altar had been removed or taken away; and when he saw that the
frontal had been cut, and the little bells carried off, he was troubled
and scandalised beyond measure. Brother Juniper, seeing that he was
very angry, said to him: "Be not disturbed about those little bells,
for I have given them to a poor woman who had great need of them, and here
they were good for nothing but to make a pompous display of worldly vanity."
When the sacristan had heard this, he went with all speed to seek the woman
in the church, and throughout the city; but he could neither find her nor
meet with anyone who had seen her. So he returned, and in great wrath took
the frontal, and carried it to the general, who was at Assisi, saying: "Father
general, I demand justice on Brother Juniper, who has spoilt this hanging
for me, the very best I had in the sacristy. See how he has destroyed it
by cutting away all the silver bells, which he says he has given to a poor
woman!" And the general answered him: "It is not Brother Juniper who has
done this, but thine own folly; for thou oughtest by this time to have known
his ways: and I tell thee, I marvel only that he did not give away the whole
frontal. Nevertheless, I will give him a sound correction for this fault."
And having called the brethren together in chapter, he sent for Brother
Juniper, and, in the presence of the whole community, reproved him most
severely concerning the said bells; and, waxing wrathful as he spoke, he
raised his voice till it became hoarse. Brother Juniper cared little or
nothing for these words, for he delighted in reproaches, and rejoiced when
he received a good humiliation; but his one thought in return was to find
a remedy for the general's hoarseness. So when he had received his reproof,
he went straight to the town for flour and butter, to make a good hasty-pudding,
with which he returned when the night was far spent; then lighting a candle,
he went with his hasty-pudding to the door of the general's cell and knocked.
The general came to open it, and seeing him with a lighted candle and a
pipkin in his hand, asked: "Who is there?" Brother Juniper answered him:
"Father, when you reproved me to-day for my faults, I perceived that
your voice grew hoarse, and I thought it was from over-fatigue. I considered
therefore what would be the best remedy, and have had this hasty-pudding
made for you; therefore I pray you eat of it, for I tell you that it will
ease your throat and your chest." "What an hour of the night is this." said
the general, "to come and disturb other people!" And Brother Juniper made
answer: "See, it has been made for you; I pray you eat of it without more
ado, for it will do you good." But the general being angry at the lateness
of the hour, and at Brother Juniper's persistence, answered him roughly,
bidding him go his way, for at such an hour he would not eat. Then Brother
Juniper, seeing that neither persuasions nor prayers were of any avail,
said: "Father, since you will not eat the pudding which was made for you,
at least do this for me: hold the candle for me, and I will eat it." Then
the general, being a devout and kindly man, seeing the piety and simplicity
of Brother Juniper, and how he had done all this out of devotion, answered:
"Well, since thou will have it so, thou and I will eat together." And
so the two of them ate this hasty-pudding together, out of an importunate
charity, and were refreshed by their devotion more than by the food.
How Brother
Juniper Kept Silence For Six MonthsBrother Juniper once determined
with himself to keep silence for six months together, in this manner.
The first day for love of the Eternal Father. The second for love
of Jesus Christ his Son. The third for love of the Holy Ghost. The
fourth in reverence to the most holy Virgin Mary; and proceeding thus,
each day in honour of some saint, he passed six whole months without
speaking.
One day as Brother Giles, Brother
Simon of Assisi, Brother Ruffino, and Brother Juniper were discoursing
together concerning God and the salvation of the soul, Brother Giles
said to the other brethren: "How do you deal with temptations to impurity?"
Brother Simon said: "I consider the vileness and turpitude of the sin
till I conceive and exceeding horror of it, and so escape from the temptation."
And Brother Ruffino said: "I cast myself on the ground, and with fervent
prayer implore the mercy of God and of the Mother of Jesus Christ till
I am freed from the temptation." And Brother Juniper answered:
"When I feel the approach of a diabolical suggestion, I run at once and shut the door of my heart, and, to secure its safety, I occupy myself in holy desires and devout meditations; so that when the suggestion comes and knocks at the door of my heart, I may answer from within: `Begone; for the room is already taken, and there is no space for another guest'; and so I never suffer the thought to enter my heart; and the devil, seeing himself baffled, retires discomfited, not from me alone, but from the whole neightbourhood." Then Brother Giles made answer and said: "Brother Juniper, I hold with thee; for there is no surer way of overcoming this enemy than flight; inasmuch as he attacks us within by means of the traitor appetite, and without through our bodily senses; and so by flight alone can this masterful foe be overcome. And he who resists it in any other way, after all the toil of the conflict, rarely comes off victorious. Fly, then, from this vice, and thou shalt gain the victory." How Brother Juniper Made Himself Contemptible For The Love Of God Brother Juniper, desiring to
make himself despicable in the sight of men, stripped himself one
day of all but his inner garment; and, making a bundle of his habit
and other clothes, he entered the city of Viterbo, and went half-naked
into the market place, in order to make himself a laughing stock. When
he got there, the boys and young men of the place, thinking him to be
out of his senses, ill-treated him in many ways, throwing stones and
mud at him, and pushing him hither and thither, with many words of derision;
and thus insulted and evil entreated, he abode there the greater part
of the day, and then went his way to the convent.
How
Brother Juniper, In Order To Be Despised, Played At See-SawNow when the friars saw him they were full of indignation, and chiefly because he had gone thus through the city with his bundle on his head; wherefore they reproved and threatened him sharply. One said: "Let us put him in prison." Another: "He deserves to be hanged." And others: "He cannot be too severely punished for the scandal he has given to-day in his own person, to the injury of the whole Order." And Brother Juniper, being full of joy, answered with all humility, "You say well indeed; for I deserve all these punishments, and far worse than these." As Brother Juniper was once
entering Rome, the fame of his sanctity led many of the devout Romans to
go out to meet him, but he, as soon as he saw this number of people coming,
took it into his head to turn their devotion into sport and ridicule. So,
catching sight of two children who were playing at see-saw upon two pieces
of wood, he moved one of them from his place, and mounting on the plank in
his stead, he began to see-saw with the other. Meanwhile the people came
up and marvelled much at Brother Juniper's see-sawing. Nevertheless they
saluted him with great devotion, and waited till he should have finished
his play to accompany him honourably to the convent. Brother Juniper took
little heed of their salutation, reverence, or patient waiting, but gave
his whole attention to his see-saw. And when they had waited thus for a long
time, they began to grow tired, and to say, "What folly is this?" Some few,
who knew his ways, were moved to still greater devotion; but at last they
all departed, leaving Brother Juniper on the see-saw. When they were gone,
Brother Juniper remained full of consolation, because he saw in what contempt
they held him. Then came he down from his see-saw, and entering Rome with
all meekness and humility, came to the convent of the Friars Minor.
How Brother Juniper
Once Cooked For The Brethren Enough To Last For A FortnightIt happened once, when Brother
Juniper was in a house of the brethren, that, for some reasonable
cause all the friars were obliged to go out, and Brother Juniper alone
remained at home. Then the guardian said to him: "Brother Juniper, we
are all going out, therefore, by the time we come back, I wish thee to
prepare a little food for the refreshment of thy brethren." "Most willingly,"
replied Brother Juniper; "leave it to me." When all the brethren, as
has been said, were gone out, Brother Juniper said to himself: "What superfluous
carefulness is this, that a brother should be lost in the kitchen, and
deprived of all opportunity for prayer! Of a surety, as I am now left
in this charge, I will cook enough to serve the brethren, were they as
many more, for a fortnight to come." So he went to the town and borrowed
some large pots for cooking; then he got fresh meat and salt, chickens,
eggs, and vegetables; he begged wood also, and made a great fire, upon
which he set everything together to boil: the fowls in their feathers, the
eggs in their shells, and the rest in like manner. Meanwhile one of the
friars, to whom Brother Juniper's simplicity was well known, returned to
the house; and seeing these great cauldrons on such an enormous fire, he
sat down in amazement to watch with what care and diligence Brother Juniper
proceeded in his cookery. And having observed him for some time to his great
recreation, this friar went out of the kitchen, and told the other brethren
that Brother Juniper was certainly preparing a wedding banquet. The brethren
took it for a jest; but presently Brother Juniper took his cauldrons off
the fire, and bade them ring the bell for dinner. Then the brethren took
their places at the table, and he came into the refectory, all rubicund
with his toil and with the heat of the fire, and said to the brethren: "Eat
a good dinner now, and then we will go to prayer: and let no one thing of
cooking for a long time to come, for I have cooked more than enough to last
us all for more than a fortnight." And so saying, he set down his hotch-potch
before them; but there was never a hog in the Campagna of Rome so hungry
that he could have eaten it. Brother Juniper praised his way of cooking because
it was so great a saving of time; and seeing that the other friars ate none
of it, he said: "These fowls are good for the head; and this food will keep
the body in health, so wholesome is it."; so that the brethren were all in
admiration at the devotion and simplicity of Brother Juniper. But the guardian,
being angry at such folly, and grieved at the waste of so much good food,
reproved Brother Juniper severely. Then Brother Juniper fell on his knees
before the guardian, and humbly confessed his fault to him and all the brethren
saying: "I am a very wicked man. Such a one committed such a sin, for which
he was condemned to lose his eyes. Such another was hanged for his crimes.
But I deserve far worse for my evil deeds. And now I have wasted so much
of the gifts of God and the substance of the Order." And thus lamenting he
departed; nor would he come into the presence of any one of the brethren
for the rest of that day. Then said the father guardian: "My dearest brethren,
I would that every day this brother might spoil as much of our substance,
if we had it, as he has done to-day, were it only for the edification he
has given us by the simplicity and charity with which he has done this thing."
How Brother Juniper Went
One Day To Assisi For His Own ConfusionOnce when Brother Juniper was
dwelling in the valley of Spoleto, knowing that there was to be a
great solemnity at Assisi, and that many were resorting thither with
great devotion, it came into his head to go there also; and you shall
hear in what guise he went. He stripped himself of all but his inner
garment, and thus, passing through the midst of the city of Spoleto,
he came to the convent. The brethren, much displeased and scandalised,
rebuked him sharply, calling him a fool, a madman, and a disgrace to
the Order of St Francis, and declaring that he ought to be put in chains
as a madman. And the general, who was then on the spot, calling all the
friars together, gave Brother Juniper a very sharp correction in the presence
of them all. And, after many words, he ended with this severe sentence:
"So great and grievous is thy fault, that I know not what sufficient penance
to give thee." Then, Brother Juniper, answered, as one who delighted in
his own confusion: "Father, I will tell you: for penance, send me back
again from this solemnity in the same garb in which I came to it."
How
Brother Juniper Fell Into An Ecstasy During The Celebration Of MassAs Brother Juniper was one day
hearing Mass with great devotion, he fell into an ecstasy, and so
continued for a long space of time. And when he came to himself, he
said with great fervour of spirit to the other friars: "Oh, my brethren,
who is there in this world so noble that he would disdain to carry a
basket of mud all the world over, in the hope of obtaining a house full
of gold?" Then he added: "Alas, why will we not endure a little shame
to obtain life eternal?"
Of
The Sorrow Which Brother Juniper Felt At The Loss Of His Companion
Brother AmazialbeneBrother Juniper had a companion
named Amazialbene, whom he loved most tenderly, and who possessed
the virtues of patience and obedience in the utmost perfection; for,
when he was beaten and ill-treated on all sides, he never complained
or uttered a word of remonstrance. He was often sent to places where
he met with persons who treated him most cruelly, and he bore it all
patiently and without the least resentment. At the command of Brother Juniper,
he would laugh or weep. At last, as it pleased God to ordain, this Brother
Amazialbene died, in high reputation for sanctity; and when Brother Juniper
heard of his death, he felt greater sorrow thereat then he had ever experienced
in this life for any earthly thing. And thus did he express in words the
great bitterness of his heart, saying: "Alas, woe is me; for there is no
good left me now, and all the world is darkened to me by the death of my
sweet and most loving brother Amazialbene!" and he added: "Were it not that
I should have no peace from the brethren, I would go to his grave and take
out his head, and out of his skull I would make me two vessels; from the
one I would always eat, in memory of him, for my own devotion, and from the
other I would drink when I was thirsty."
Of The Hand Which
Brother Juniper Saw In The AirBrother Juniper being one day
in prayer, and, it may be, proposing to himself to do great things
for God, he saw a hand in the air, and heard with his bodily ears a
voice, which said thus to him: "O Brother Juniper, with this hand thou
canst do nothing." Then he arose immediately, and with his eyes raised
to heaven, he went round the convent, repeating aloud: "True indeed, most
true indeed!" and this he repeated many times.
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THE PSALTER OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY PSALM 250 The God of gods hath spoken to Mary: by Gabriel, his messenger, saying: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: by thee the salvation of the world is repaired. The Son of the Most High hath greatly desired thy beauty and thy comeliness. Adorn thy bridal chamber, O Daughter of Sion: prepare to meet thy God. Thou shalt conceive by the Holy Ghost: who will make thy delivery virginal and joyful. 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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Mary the
Mother
of
Jesus
Miracles_BC Lay Saints
Miraculous_Icons
Miraculous_Medal_Novena
Patron
Saints
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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
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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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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. 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
8 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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