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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Josephat, Feast Day Nov. 12

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St. Josaphat
St. Josaphat

The feast day of St. Josephat is celebrated on November 12.  He is a martyr of the church.

St. Josephat was born in Vladimir, Poland, in 1584. His birth name was Ioann Kuntsevych.  He was ordained a priest and became head of a monastery at Byline.  In 1604, in his early 20s, Kuntsevych entered the Monastery of the Trinity of the Order of Saint Basil the Great in Vilnius, at which time he was given the religious name of Josaphat.  He restored sanctuaries, built a convent and converted many souls. He became Archbishop of Polotsk in 1617 at the age of 38. He restored five cathedrals and aided the poor.

St. Josephat  sought to bring an end to the divisions which were dividing the church. However, six years after becoming bishop he was assassinated. His body was profaned. He was 44 years old. When his body was recovered nine days later it emitted a fragrance of roses and lilies. This caused many people to abandon the schism.

Five years after his death, St. Josephat’s body was found intact although his clothes had disintegrated.  He was canonized in 1867 by Pope Leo XIII.

 

“Learn to live at God’s hands.”

Quote of St. Edith Stein;  Feast day August 9

 

November is the Month of the Holy Souls

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Vincent de Paul, Feast Day September 27

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St. Vincent de Paul
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The feast day of St. Vincent de Paul is celebrated on September 27.  He is the patron saint of charities, hospitals and volunteers.

St. Vincent was born at Pouy, Gascony in Southern France in 1581 into a large peasant family.  At the age of 15, he entered a Franciscan seminary.   He tutored children until he was ordained a priest in 1600.

In `1605, St. Vincent was traveling on a ship from Marseilles to Narborne when he was captured by Moorish pirates!  He was sold as a slave in Africa.  After two years as a slave, he escaped and returned to France.

At Avignon St. Vincent continued to study.  He became the chaplain to the Count of Goigny and was placed in charge of the charities for the poor.   This inspired him to preach missions to provide relief for the poor.  St. Vincent founded a missionary group known as the  Vincentians. The priests in the Order served people primarily in small towns and villages.  They had a devotion to helping the poor.

Next, St. Vincent along with the help of St. Louise de Marillac, founded the Sisters of Charity.  He organized the rich women in Paris to collect money for hiss missionary projects, including several hospitals.  He also collected money for victims of war and ransomed over 1200 slaves from N. Africa.

The motto of St. Vincent was “God see you”.  He became known as the Apostle of Charity and the Father of the Poor.

St. Vincent died at the age of 80.  His heart remains incorrupt and can be found in the Convent of the Sisters of Charity in Paris.  He is credited with two miracles.  The first was the curing of a nun with ulcers.  The second was a laywoman cured of paralysis.

St. Vincent de Paul was canonized by Pope Clement XII on June 16, 1737.

St. Vincent’s bones and heart are perfectly incorrupt and have been placed inside a wax figure of his body. His relics can be seen in the Church of St. Vincent de Paul in Paris.

 

Do not feel that all is lost because of the revolt you feel inside.  It has rained hard.  The thunder has crashed.  Is the weather any less beautiful because of that?  Be assured you are not, for all that, any less dear to our Lord.

Quote of St. Vincent de Paul

 

September is the Month of Our Sorrowful Mother

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: Bl. Bertrand of Garrigua, Feast Day September 6

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Blessed Bertrand
Blessed Bertrand

 

The feast day of Bl. Bertrand of Garrigua is celebrated on September 6.  He was born in Garrigua, France in 1195. Bl. Bertrand was ordained a secular priest preaching with the Cistercians against the Albigenses.  In the year 1216 he met St. Dominic.  He soon joined St. Dominic helping him to found the Order of Preachers.

While St. Dominic was in Rome seeking approval of his new order he left Bertrand in charge.  He was an important part in the founding of the Order of Preachers, becoming known as the “second Dominic”.  He was known to be a traveling companion with St. Dominic.

Bl. Bertrand was known for continually weeping for his sins.  St. Dominic convinced him that it would be better to pray for ht sins of others instead.  Bertrand continued weeping, however, he was weeping for others sins instead of his own.  After having a vision he also began to pray for the souls in purgatory.

Bl. Bertrand fell sick while preaching a mission in 1230 and died at the age of 35.

The body of Bl. Bertrand was found to be incorrupt in 1881, 23 years after his death.

Bl. Bertrand was beatified by Pope Leo XIII in 1881.

 

A person who governs his passions is master of the world.  We must either rule them or be ruled by them.  It is better to be the hammer than the anvil.

Quote of St. Dominic;  Feast Day August 8

 

September is the Month of Our Lady of Sorrows

 

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Rose of Viterbo, Feast Day September 4

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St. Rose of Viterbo

The feast day of St. Rose of Viterbo is celebrated on September 4.  Rose was born in Viterbo, Italy in 1234.  The city was in revolt against the pope.  Her family was exiled for supporting the Pope.  After the Pope won the dispute, Rose returned to the city.

St. Rose was pious from a very young age.  She practiced contemplative prayer by age 7.  She had the gift of miracles and visions.   While still a child she is credited with the healing of her Aunt who was believed to be dead.  At the age of ten, Mary instructed her to join the 3rd Order of St. Francis.  Shortly after, Our Lord appeared to her on a cross wearing a crown of thorns.  When Rose asked him why this had happened he told her his deep love for men was the reason.  Rose persisted asking him who had pierced him.  He told her:

The sins of men have done it.

This vision inspired young Rose to take to the streets preaching penance.  St. Rose tried and failed to join the Order of Poor Clare’s due to lack of a dowry.  She tried to  found a religious community of her own but it was not approved.    She lived a life of prayer and penance in her father’s home.  She died in 1251 at the age of 18.

The body of St. Rose was discovered to be incorrupt and lies in the monastery of St. Mary of the Roses which refused her entry.  St. Rose was canonized in 1457.

Rose’s dying words to her parents were:

“I die with joy, for I desire to be united to my God. Live so as not to fear death. For those who live well in the world, death is not frightening, but sweet and precious.“

Quote of St. Rose of Viterbo

 

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Pius X, Feast Day August 21

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St. Pius X

The feast day of St. Pius X is celebrated on August 21.

The birth name of St. Pius X was Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto.    He was born in Riese, Italy into a family of ten children.  His father was a poor parish clerk and hi mother was a seamstress.

At the age of 15, Giuseppe entered the seminary at Padua, Italy.  His father died before he had graduated.  His Mother would not let him return home to help the family, insisting he stay in school.  He was ordained a priest in 1858 and worked as a parish priest for 17 years.  Because of his many works of mercy, many were converted to the faith.

Father Sarto wished to work with the poor, however, he was named spiritual director of a major seminary and later became a bishop and then a cardinal.  In 1903, he was elected the Pope, the Bishop of Rome.  As Pope, he took the name of Pius X.  He emphasized the importance of the Eucharist becoming known as the Pope of the Holy Eucharist.  He allowed the Eucharist to be received at the age of seven.  He also encouraged the use of Gregorian Chant in the liturgy.

Pope Pius X sheltered refugees with his own resources and tried to prevent World War 1.  He died within two months after the war began on August 20, 1914.

The body of St. Pius X was exhumed 30 years after his death and discovered to be incorruptible.  His limbs were still flexible.  His body can be viewed at St. Peter’s Basilica.

 

I was born poor.  I lived poor.  I will die poor.

Quote of St. Pius X

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Clare of Assisi, Feast Day August 11

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St. Clare of Assisi

The feast day of St. Clare of Assisi is celebrated on August 11. St. Clare was born to a wealthy family in Assisi, Italy on July 16, 1194. At the age of 15 she refused to marry as her parents wished her to do. When she heard St. Francis speak on Palm Sunday, she left home to join him at San Damiano. She took a vow of poverty after which St. Francis cut off her long hair and gave her a brown habit to wear. She was later followed by her sister Agnes and her mother. The ladies who followed St. Francis became known as “The Poor Ladies.” After Clare eventually was named Abbess they became known as “The Poor Clares.”

The Poor Clares went barefoot, ate no meat and observed almost complete silence. They lived an enclosed life, away from the world. The Poor Clares actually predated the Franciscans which was later founded by St. Francis. St. Clare saw St. Francis as a spiritual father figure and cared for him during his illness and at the end of his life in 1226.

St. Clare died  in Assisi on August 11, 1253.  She was discovered to be incorrupt on September 23,1850 when her coffin was opened.  Her body can be viewed in the crypt at Santa Chiara, Italy.

St. Clare was canonized by Pope Alexander in 1255.

 

Love Him totally

who gave Himself totally

for your love.

 

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