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Saint Bonaventure

Doctor of the Church

1221-1274

Feast Day: July 15 (New), July 14 (Trad)

Patronage: Intestinal disorders, Bagnoregio, Italy, Conchita Indian Pueblo, St. Bonaventure University, NYC

Saint Bonaventure was a Franciscan, theologian, philosopher, teacher, writer, cardinal and mystic, lovingly called the ”Seraphic Doctor.” He was close friends with St. Thomas Aquinas and King St. Louis IX. He’s considered the second founder of the Franciscans and spoke at the  Council of Lyons.  In wisdom and humility, he united the pastoral and practical aspects of life with the doctrines of the Church. Bonaventure died of natural causes.

Prints, plaques & holy cards available for purchase here: (website)

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As wax melts before fire, so do the devils lose their power against those souls who remember the name of Mary and devoutly invoke it

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A seal looks our from a rock along the coast of Bonaventure Island in the Gulf of St Lawrence off the coast of Quebec, Canada’s Gaspe Peninsula. Seals frequent the rocks and shore and whales are a common sight.

Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP

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Happy Feast Day Saint Bonaventure Doctor of the Church 1221-1274 Feast Day: July 15 (New), July 14 (Trad) Patronage: Intestinal disorders, Bagnoregio, Italy, Conchita Indian Pueblo, St. Bonaventure University, NYC

Saint Bonaventure was a Franciscan, theologian, philosopher, teacher, writer, cardinal and mystic, lovingly called the ”Seraphic Doctor.” He was close friends with St. Thomas Aquinas and King St. Louis IX. He’s considered the second founder of the Franciscans and spoke at the  Council of Lyons.  In wisdom and humility, he united the pastoral and practical aspects of life with the doctrines of the Church. Bonaventure died of natural causes. {website}

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The Good Doctor - 5x18

aesthetic of Shaun and Lea’s wedding

aired on May 16, 2022

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“Si quieres sufrir con paciencia las adversidades y miserias de esta vida, sé un hombre de oración. Si quieres obtener valor y fuerza para vencer las tentaciones del enemigo, sé un hombre de oración. Si quieres mortificar tu propia voluntad con todas sus inclinaciones y apetitos, sé un hombre de oración. Si quieres conocer las artimañas de Satanás y desenmascarar sus engaños, sé un hombre de oración. Si quieres vivir en la alegría y caminar agradablemente por los caminos de la penitencia, sé un hombre de oración. Si quieres desterrar de tu alma las molestas moscas de los vanos pensamientos y preocupaciones, sé un hombre de oración. Si quisieras nutrir tu alma con la savia misma de la devoción y mantenerla siempre llena de buenos pensamientos y buenos deseos, sé un hombre de oración. Si quieres fortalecerte y mantener tu valor en los caminos de Dios, sé un hombre de oración. En fin, si quieres desarraigar todos los vicios de tu alma y plantar en su lugar todas las virtudes, sé un hombre de oración. Es en la oración que recibimos la unción y la gracia del Espíritu Santo, que todo lo enseña”. -San Buenaventura-

“If you would suffer with patience the adversities and miseries of this life, be a man of prayer. If you would obtain courage and strength to conquer the temptations of the enemy, be a man of prayer. If you would mortify your own will with all its inclinations and appetites, be a man of prayer. If you would know the wiles of Satan and unmask his deceits, be a man of prayer. If you would live in joy and walk pleasantly in the ways of penance, be a man of prayer. If you would banish from you soul the troublesome flies of vain thoughts and cares, be a man of prayer. If you would nourish your soul with the very sap of devotion, and keep it always full of good thoughts and good desires, be a man of prayer. If you would strengthen and keep up your courage in the ways of God, be a man of prayer. In fine, if you would uproot all vices from your soul and plant all virtues in their place, be a man of prayer. It is in prayer that we receive the unction and grace of the Holy Ghost, who teaches all things.”

- St. Bonaventure-

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SAINT OF THE DAY (July 15)

July 15 marks the feast day of St. Bonaventure, who is called “The Seraphic Doctor” of the Church.

St. Bonaventure is known for his leadership of the Franciscans and his great intellectual contributions to theology and philosophy.

St. Bonaventure was born in Bagnorea in Tuscany, Italy. He is widely believed to have been born in the year 1221, although some accounts say 1217.

Sources recount that in his youth, St. Bonaventure was cured of a dangerous illness by the intercession of St. Francis of Assisi.

He went on to join the Franciscan Order of Friars Minor in 1243.

After making his vows, he was sent to complete his studies in Paris. He was taught first by Alexander of Hales, an English doctor and Franciscan, and later by John of Rochelle.

While in Paris, he became good friends with St. Thomas Aquinas, with whom he received the degree of Doctor. He also developed a friendship with St. Louis, King of France.

In 1257, St. Bonaventure was chosen to serve as the superior of the Friars Minor. In this position, which he filled for 17 years, he brought peace and order.

His impact was so great that today he is sometimes referred to as the second founder of the Franciscans.

Taking on the position after a period of extraordinary expansion for the order, St. Bonaventure worked to preserve a spirit of unity.

He calmed the threat of internal dissension that arose over differences in interpreting the message of St. Francis of Assisi.

Central to this work was his understanding that the study of philosophy and theology did not oppose the call to poverty that was so central to Franciscan spirituality.

St. Bonaventure proposed a unified and collected text regulating the daily life of the Friars Minor.

The text was accepted and ratified in 1260 by the General Chapter of the Order in Narbonne.

Wishing to present an authentic image of the life and teaching of their founder, he zealously collected documents about St. Francis of Assisi and heard testimonies of those who had actually known him.

From this information, he compiled a biography of the saint that was adopted as his official biography by the General Chapter of the Friars Minor in 1263.

St. Bonaventure also wrote numerous mystical and ascetical treatises, most famously, “The Soul's Journey into God.”

In 1273, he was appointed by Pope Gregory X as Cardinal and Bishop of Albano.

The Pope also asked him to help prepare the Second Ecumenical Council of Lyons, an ecclesial event aimed at re-establishing communion between the Latin and Greek Churches.

St. Bonaventure worked to prepare the Ecumenical Council but never saw its completion.

He died on 15 July 1274, while the council was still in session. He was canonized by Pope Sixtus IV on 14 April 1482.

In his General Audience on 3 March 2010, Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the life of St. Bonaventure.

He called to mind the great works of literature, art, philosophy, and theology that were inspired by the Christian faith during the time period in which the saint lived.

“Among the great Christian figures who contributed to the composition of this harmony between faith and culture Bonaventure stands out, a man of action and contemplation, of profound piety and prudent government,” Pope Benedict said.

The Pope called on the faithful to take note of the central role that Christ always played in Bonaventure's life and teaching, and to imitate the way in which the whole of his thinking was profoundly Christocentric.

"Meditation on Christ in His humanity is corporeal in deed, in fact, but spiritual in mind. . . . By adopting this habit, you will steady your mind, be trained to virtues, and receive strength of soul....Let meditation of Christ's life be your one and only aim, your rest, your food, your desire, your study."  — St. Bonaventure

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A renaissance era Catholic religious painting of St. Bonaventure. I don't know who the artist is.

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From the Journey of the Mind to God by Saint Bonaventure, Second Reading from the Office of Readings, Liturgy of the Hours, Memorial of St. Bonaventure, Bishop and Doctor

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