#saint bonaventure

[artthatgivesmefeelings]

Francisco Herrera the Elder (Spanish, 1576-1656) Saint Bonaventure recevant la communion des mains d'un ange, 1628 Musée du Louvre Exécuté pour l'église du collège de San Buenaventura de Séville.

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[koredzas]

Pseudo Giovenone - Saint Bonaventure Teaching. Detail. 1520

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[theraccolta]

O blessed day which raised up and so highly exalted this most humble handmaiden of the Lord that she might become the most glorious Queen of Heaven and the mistress of the world. Indeed she could not have risen to more sublime heights since she had been elevated to the very Throne of the heavenly kingdom, and thus was established in glory next after Christ. O blessed and truly honourable is this day which constituted and confirmed for us a Queen and Mother who is at once powerful and merciful in the kingdom of God, that we might have her, who ever remaineth the Mother of the Judge, as a Mother of mercy protecting us and interceding for us with Christ, unceasingly watching over the work of our salvation.

- St. Peter Canisius

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[daily-praise]

Today’s Reflection

In Yesterday’s gospel Jesus taught that we ought not fear whatever the world may say or do, for if we trust in God, all things will work to our advantage. And this is good news, because God is always attentive and protective in his care for us, and to prove this Jesus states, as we have heard before, that even lowly sparrows are cared for, and we, according to Jesus, are worth more than sparrows. This ought to bring us comfort and hope as we go through life for if we stay true to God and acknowledge his love; what do we have to fear, for we know as truth that Jesus will acknowledge us before his heavenly Father.

Today’s Spiritual Links for July 15, 2023

Join the National Eucharistic Revival Today’s Mass Readings Today’s Reflection The Holy Rosary Liturgy of the Hours New American Bible Non-Scriptural Reading Prime Matters ACTS XXIX

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VIDEO & PICS: Another Great Meeting with #KofC Council 12240

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[stjohncapistrano67]

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

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[dramoor]

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[catenaaurea]

From The Life and Thought of Saint Thomas Aquinas by Jacque Maritain.

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[portraitsofsaints]

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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[thepastisalreadywritten]

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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[koredzas]

Pseudo Giovenone - Saint Bonaventure Teaching. 1520

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[fredericbrumby]

Vitrine

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[lives-of-the-saints]

July 14 - ST. BONAVENTURE

Sanctity and learning raised Bonaventure to the Church's highest honors, and from a child he was the companion of Saints. Yet at heart he was ever the poor Franciscan friar, and practiced and taught humility and mortification. St. Francis gave him his name; for, having miraculously cured him of a mortal sickness, he prophetically exclaimed of the child, "O bona ventura!" - good luck. He is known also as the "Seraphic Doctor," from the fervor of divine love which breathes in his writings. He was the friend of St. Thomas Aquinas, who asked him one day whence he drew his great learning. He replied by pointing to his crucifix. At another time St. Thomas found him in ecstasy while writing the life of St. Francis, and exclaimed, "Let us leave a Saint to write of a Saint." They received the Doctor's cap together. He was the guest and adviser of St. Louis, and the director of St. Isabella, the king's sister. At the age of thirty-five he was made general of his Order; and only escaped another dignity, the Archbishopric of York, by dint of tears and entreaties. Gregory X appointed him Cardinal Bishop of Albano. When the Saint heard of the Pope's resolve to create him a Cardinal, he quietly made his escape from Italy. But Gregory sent him a summons to return to Rome. On his way, he stopped to rest himself at a convent of his Order near Florence; and there two Papal messengers, sent to meet him with the Cardinal's hat, found him washing the dishes. The Saint desired them to hang the hat on a bush that was near, and take a walk in the garden until he had finished what he was about. THen taking up the hat with unfeigned sorrow, he joined the messengers, and paid them the respect due to their character. He sat at the Pontiff's right hand, and spoke first at the Council of Lyons. His piety and eloquence won over the Greeks to Catholic union, and then his strength failed. He died while the Council was sitting, and was buried by the assembled bishops, A.D. 1274.

Reflection - "The fear of God," says St. Bonaventure, "forbids a man to give his heart to transitory things, which are the true seeds of sin."

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[daily-praise]

Today’s Reflection

As the differences between the Pharisees and Jesus continued to grow, the Pharisees questioned Jesus and they receive an answer, an answer they were not expecting. Yet, the answer Jesus gave in his response to them is the answer they needed to hear, which in this case was “I desire mercy, not sacrifice.” This here is a simple answer, which the Pharisees, who were not open to hear such an answer, continued to apply the law and ignored what Jesus said. For they preferred the system of law over the purpose of the Sabbath, which was created for us to free us so that we could establish an intimate relationship with God  and not something to lord over or demand of another.

Today’s Spiritual Links for July 15, 2022

Today’s Mass Readings Today’s Reflection The Holy Rosary Liturgy of the Hours New American Bible Non-Scriptural Reading Prime Matters Church Life Journal Simply Catholic Catholic Answers US Conference of Catholic Bishops

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[johnnyloueydelightsus]

Pancake Breakfast coming up in September 2023 | St. Bonaventure Knights of Columbus Council 12240

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