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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. John Eudes, Feast Day August 19

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St. John Eudes

The feast day of St. John Eudes is celebrated on August 19.  St. John Eudes was born in Ri, France on Nov. 14, 1601.  At the age of 14 he took a vow of chastity.  He was ordained a priest in 1625 after studying at a Jesuit college at Caen, France.

As a priest, St John Eudes ministered to the victims of the plague.  He cared for the sick while at the same time becoming well known as a preacher in France and Normandy.  In 1641 he founded the Congregation of Our Lady of Charity of the Refuge.  Their purpose was to give aid to prostitutes.  He also founded the Society of Jesus and Mary for the education of priests.

St. John Eudes encouraged devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Holy Heart of Mary writing the first book about the devotion.

St. John Eudes died at Caen on August 219, 1680.  He was canonized in 1925.

 

Faith is a beam radiating from the face of God.

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August is the Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary

 

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. John Francis Regis, Feast Day June 16

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St. John Francis Regis

 

The feast day of St. John Francis Regis is celebrated on June 16. He was a Jesuit priest from France.

St. John Francis Regis was born into a wealthy family in southern France. He entered the Society of Jesus at age 19. After his ordination as a Jesuit priest he became a missionary working in various French towns. He would walk from town to town preaching from the heart. His speaking style was simple but poetic. He was easy to understand and his zeal attracted many people. He usually heard confessions in the morning and visited prisons and hospitals in the afternoon. His preaching missions successfully converted many people and brought others back to the faith.

St. John Francis Regis was well known for his work with at-risk women and orphans. He established safe houses and helped the unemployed find work. He led many to be trained as lace makers, giving them a stable income.

While serving on a mission in 1640, St. John Francis Regis died. He spent his last day meditating on the crucifix. His last works were:

“Into thy hand I commend my spirit”.

St. John Francis Regis was canonized in 1737. Regis Societies were formed throughout France to provide services for the poor and marginalized.

 

The incomparable heart of the Mother of the Redeemer  is a glorious heaven,

a paradise of delights for the Most Holy Trinity.

Quote of St. John Eudes; Feast day August 19

 

June is the Month of the Sacred Heart

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Prayers, Quips and Quotes: St. Francis Caracciolo, Feast Day June 4.

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St. Francis Caracciolo
St. Francis Caracciolo

The feast day of St. Francis Caracciolo is celebrated on June 4.

St. Francis Caracciolo was born at Villa Santa Maria, Italy in 673. He was born into a noble family. While still young he came down with a skin disease that resembled leprosy. Already a very pious child, he vowed to devote his life to God if he was cured. After making the vow the skin disease was cured. At the age of 22, he began studying for the priesthood at Naples. He had a great devotion to the Blessed Sacrament spending many hours in prayer before Our Lord. He also visited those in prisons and hospitals.

St. Francis was ordained in 1587. He soon joined a confraternity known as “The White Robes of Justice”. They visited the criminals sentenced to die. Together with two other devout men he started a religious order called the Minor Clerks Regular. They were very strict. They fasted and did penitential acts. Two years later Francis became the Superior of the Order.

St. Francis spent many hours in the confession. He was known for his gift of discerning hearts and prophecy, foretelling the date of his own death. St. Francis died surrounded by his community on the Vigil of Corpus Christi, June 4, 1608 after coming down with a fever.

 

The Sacred Heart of Jesus is not only the temple and the altar,

but also the censer of divine love….In that precious censer

all the worship, praise, prayers, desires, and affections

of all the saints are placed, like so many grains of incense

to be offered to God.

Quote of St. John Eudes; Feast day August 19

 

June is the Month of the Sacred Heart.