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SAINT OF THE DAY (December 9)
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On December 9, Roman Catholics celebrate St. Juan Diego, the indigenous Mexican Catholic convert whose encounter with the Virgin Mary began the Church's devotion to Our Lady of Guadalupe.
In 1474, 50 years before receiving the name Juan Diego at his baptism, a boy named Cuauhtlatoatzin — “singing eagle” — was born in the Anahuac Valley of present-day Mexico.
Though raised according to the Aztec pagan religion and culture, he showed an unusual and mystical sense of life even before hearing the Gospel from Franciscan missionaries.
In 1524, Cuauhtlatoatzin and his wife converted and entered the Catholic Church.
The farmer now known as Juan Diego was committed to his faith, often walking long distances to receive religious instruction.
In December 1531, he would be the recipient of a world-changing miracle.
On December 9, Juan Diego was hurrying to Mass to celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception.
However, the woman he was heading to church to celebrate came to him instead.
In the native Aztec dialect, the radiant woman announced herself as the “ever-perfect holy Mary, who has the honor to be the mother of the true God.”
“I am your compassionate Mother, yours and that of all the people that live together in this land,” she continued, “and also of all the other various lineages of men.”
She asked Juan Diego to make a request of the local bishop.
“I want very much that they build my sacred little house here” — a house dedicated to her son Jesus Christ, on the site of a former pagan temple, that would “show him to all Mexicans and exalt him throughout the world."
She was asking a great deal of a native farmer. Not surprisingly, his bold request met with skepticism from Bishop Juan de Zumárraga.
But Juan Diego said he would produce proof of the apparition, after he finished tending to his uncle whose death seemed imminent.
Making his way to church on December 12 to summon a priest for his uncle, Juan Diego again encountered the Blessed Virgin.
She promised to cure his uncle and give him a sign to display for the bishop.
On the hill where they had first met, he would find roses and other flowers, though it was winter.
Doing as she asked, he found the flowers and brought them back to her.
The Virgin Mary then placed the flowers inside his tilma, the traditional cloak-like garment he had been wearing.
She told him not to unwrap the tilma containing the flowers until he had reached the bishop.
When he did, Bishop Zumárraga had his own encounter with Our Lady of Guadalupe – through the image of her that he found miraculously imprinted on the flower-filled tilma.
The Mexico City basilica that now houses the tilma has become, by some estimates, the world's most-visited Catholic shrine.
The miracle that brought the Gospel to millions of Mexicans also served to deepen Juan Diego's own spiritual life.
For many years after the experience, he lived a solitary life of prayer and work in a hermitage near the church where the image was first displayed.
Pilgrims had already begun flocking to the site by the time he died on 9 December 1548, the 17th anniversary of the first apparition.
Pope John Paul II beatified him on 6 May 1990 and canonized on 31 July 2002.
He is the first Catholic saint indigenous to the Americas.
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lord-here-i-am · 5 days
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Hl. Giuseppe Maria Tomasi OTheat
Gefeiert Am 24. März Hl. Giuseppe Maria Tomasi OTheat
Giuseppe Maria Tomasi OTheat, wurde als Sohn einer  Fürstenfamilie am 12. September 1649 in Licata/Sizilien geboren. Im  Jahre 1666 trat der gebildete junge Mann in Palermo in den  Theatinerorden ein. Nach Studien an mehreren Universitäten besuchte er  das Seminar von S. Andrea della Valle und empfing am 23. September 1673  in Rom die Priesterweihe. Er vervollständigte seine Ausbildung mit dem  Studium arabischer Sprachen und legte mehrere wichtige liturgische  Publikationen vor. Die Veröffentlichungen brachten ihm nicht nur den  Titel »Dr. liturgicus« ein. Er wurde auch Mitglied nahmhafter Akademien  und bekleidete hohe Ämter an der römischen Kurie. Am 18. Mai 1712  ernannte ihn Papst Klemens XI. zum Kardinal. Der fromme und bescheidene  Gelehrte starb am 1. Januar 1713 in Rom und wurde in seiner Titelkirche  S. Martino ai Monti beigesetzt. Seit 1971 ruhen seine Gebeine in S.  Andrea della Valle. Die Seligsprechung erfolgte am 29. September 1903;  die Heiligsprechung nahm Johannes Paul II. am 12. Oktober 1986 vor.
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ladymarys-blog · 2 years
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Saint of the day is Joan of Arc.
Saint Joan pray for us!
Game by: Elequinoa.
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Saint of the Day for May 22 - Santa Rita of Cascia.
Reflection:
Although we can easily imagine an ideal world in which to live out our baptismal vocation, such a world does not exist. An “If only ….” approach to holiness never quite gets underway, never produces the fruit that God has a right to expect.
Rita became holy because she made choices that reflected her baptism and her growth as a disciple of Jesus. Her overarching, lifelong choice was to cooperate generously with God’s grace, but many small choices were needed to make that happen. Few of those choices were made in ideal circumstances—not even when Rita became an Augustinian nun.
Saint Rita of Cascia is the Patron Saint of:
Difficult Marriages
Impossible Causes
Infertility
Parenthood
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milatherese · 2 years
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Prayer to St. Mary Magdalene and Our Lord
(by St. Anselm)
St. Mary Magdalene, thou didst come with springing tears to the spring of mercy, Christ; from Him thy burning thirst was abundantly refreshed, through Him thy sins were forgiven; by Him thy bitter sorrow was consoled.
My dearest lady, well thou knowest by thine own life how a sinful soul can be reconciled with its creator, what counsel a soul in misery needs, what medicine will restore the sick to health. It is enough for us to understand, dear friend of God, to whom were many sins forgiven, because she loved much. Most blessed lady, I who am the most evil and sinful of men do not recall thy sins as a reproach, but call upon the boundless mercy by which they were blotted out. This is my reassurance, so that I do not despair; this is my longing, so that I shall not perish.
I say this of myself, miserably cast down into the depths of vice, bowed down with the weight of crimes, thrust down by my own hand into a dark prison of sins, wrapped round with the shadows of darkness. Therefore, since thou art now with the chosen because thou art beloved and are beloved because thou art chosen of God, I, in my misery, pray to thee in bliss; in my darkness, I ask for light; in my sins, redemption; impure, I ask for purity. Recall in loving kindness what thou used to be, how much thou didst need mercy, and seek for me that same forgiving love that thou didst receive when thou wert wanting it. Ask urgently that I may have the love that pierces the heart; tears that are humble; desire for the homeland of Heaven; impatience with this earthly exile; searing repentance; and a dread of torments in eternity. Turn to my good that ready access that thou once didst have and still doth have to the spring of mercy. Draw me to Him where I may wash away my sins; bring me to Him Who can slake my thirst; pour over me those waters that will make my dry places fresh. Thou wilt not find it hard to gain all thou doth desire from so loving and so kind a Lord, Who is alive and reigns and is thy friend. For who can tell, beloved and blest of God, with what kind familiarity and familiar kindness He Himself didst reply on thy behalf to the calumnies of those who were against thee? How He didst defend thee, when the proud Pharisee was indignant, how He didst excuse thee, when thy sister didst complain, how highly He didst praise thy deed, when Judas didst begrudge it.
And, more than all this, what can I say, how can I find words to tell, about the burning love with which thou didst seek Him, weeping at the sepulchre, and wept for Him in thy seeking?
How He cameth, who can say how or with what kindness, to comfort thee, and madest thee burn with love still more; how He didst hide from thee when thou didst want to see Him, and showed Himself when thou didst not think to see Him; how He was there all the time thou didst seek Him, and how He didst seek thee when, seeking Him, thou didst weep.
But Thou, most holy Lord, why didst Thou ask her why she weeps?
Surely Thou canst see her heart, the dear life of her soul, is cruelly slain.
O love to be wondered at; O evil to be shuddered at;
Thou didst hang on the wood, pierced by iron nails, stretched out like a thief for the mockery of wicked men; and yet, 'Woman,' Thou didst say, 'why art thou weeping?' She had not been able to prevent them from killing Thee, but at least she longed to keep Thy Body for a while with ointments lest it decay.
No longer able to speak with Thee living, at least she could mourn for Thee dead. So, near to death and hating her own life, she repeats in broken tones the words of life which she had heard from the living.
And now, besides all this, even the Body which she was glad, in a way, to have kept, she believes to have gone. And can Thou asketh her, 'Woman, why art thou weeping?' Had she not reason to weep? For she had seen with her own eyes---if she could bear to look---what cruel men cruelly did to Thee; and now all that was left of Thee from their hands she thinks she has lost. All hope of Thee has fled, for now she has not even Thy lifeless Body to remind her of Thee.
And someone asks, 'Who art thou looking for? Why art thou weeping?'
Thou, her sole joy, should be the last thus to increase her sorrow. But Thou knowest it all well, and thus Thou didst wish it to be, for only in such broken words and sighs can she convey a cause of grief as great as hers. The love Thou hast inspired Thou didst not ignore. And indeed Thou knowest her well, the gardener, Who planted her soul in His garden. What Thou plantest, I think Thou doth also water.
Does Thou water, I wonder, or does Thou test her? In fact, Thou art both watering and putting to the test. But now, good Lord, gentle Master, look upon Thy faithful servant and disciple, so lately redeemed by Thy Blood, and see how she burneth with anxiety, desiring Thee, searching all round, questioning, and what she longest for is nowhere found.
Nothing she seest canst satisfy her, since Thou Whom alone she wouldst behold, she seest not. What then?
How long will my Lord leave His beloved to suffer thus? Have Thou put off compassion now Thou hast put on incorruption? Did Thou let go of goodness when Thou didst lay hold of immortality? Let it not be so, Lord.
Thou will not despise us mortals now Thou hast made Thyself immortal, for Thou didst make Thyself a mortal in order to give us immortality.And so it is; for love's sake He canst not bear her grief for long or go on hiding Himself. For the sweetness of love He showeth Himself Who would not for the bitterness of tears. The Lord calls His servant by the name she hast often heard and the servant doth know the voice of her own Lord.
I think, or rather I am sure, that she responded to the gentle tone with which He wat accustomed to call, 'Mary'. What joy filled that voice, so gentle and full of love. He could not have put it more simply and clearly:
'I know who thou art and what thou wanteth; behold Me; do not weep, behold Me; I am He Whom Thou seekest.' At once the tears are changed; I do not believe that they stopped at once, but where once they were wrung from a heart broken and self-tormenting they flow now from a heart exulting. How different is, 'Master!' from 'If thou hast taken Him away, tell me'; and, 'They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid Him,' has a very different sound from, 'I have seen the Lord, and He hast spoken to me.'
But how should I, in misery and without love, dare to describe the love of God and the blessed friend of God? Such a flavour of goodness will make my heart sick if it has in itself nothing of that same virtue.
But in truth, Thou Who art very truth, Thou knowest me well and canst testify that I write this for the love of Thy love, my Lord, my most dear Jesus.
I want Thy love to burn in me as Thou commandest so that I may desire to love Thee alone and sacrifice to Thee a troubled spirit, 'a broken and a contrite heart'.
Give me, O Lord, in this exile, the bread of tears and sorrow for which I hunger more than for any choice delights.
Hear me, for Thy love, and for the dear merits of Thy beloved Mary, and Thy blessed Mother, the greater Mary.
Redeemer, my good Jesus, do not despise the prayers of one who hast sinned against Thee but strengthen the efforts of a weakling that loves Thee.
Shakest my heart out of its indolence, Lord, and in the ardour of Thy love bringest me to the everlasting sight of Thy glory where with the Father and the Holy Spirit Thou livest and reignest, God, for ever. Amen.
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indynerdgirl · 1 year
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Happy Feast Day St. John Paul II
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mayday396 · 1 year
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Happy Belated Valentine's Day!
So everyone, I'm here to tell you about the Origins of Valentine's Day which uhm both Wholesome and Tragic
Okay there this Saint called Valentine, he was known for being the patron saint of Terni, a province in Italy, and Lesbos, an Island in Greece.
He is mostly identified as being affiliated with people with epilepsy and people who are beekeepers. He was martyred and his body buried on the Via Flaminia, a Roman Road and you can find this place at Carsulae, North of San Gemini, a small comune in the Province of Terni.
(He was also the Patron Saint of Mental Illnesses, Affianced couples and Marriages)
The Valentine's Day we all know today is from the Feast of Saint Valentine, the Origin of that is because he was Canonised as a Saint but however he also has another reason why, so the story for that is that he infiltrated a Roman Prison while simultaneously Preaching the Lord to Persecuted Christians and Gentiles while he was causing chaos in the Prison.
Julia, a Blind Daughter of the Jailer of said Prison, was infatuated by Valentine, or well start Admiring him, no one really knows if Julia was Romantically or Platonically attracted to Valentine, around this time he was captured by Roman Guards and brought to Roman Emperor Claudius II in Person.
Claudius being Impressed by the fact that Valentine managed to Infiltrate an entire Roman Complex, then thought he could sway his heart from the Lord to Roman Paganism, but in a Sassy and Chaotic UNO reverse, Valentine instead turned their conversations into about Christianity.Unable to cope with the fact he got verbally Rekt by Valentine, he orders his Execution.
But before his Execution, he bonded with his Jailer, Asterius, this bond turned into a friendship as Asterius asked for his Daughter to be healed by her BLINDNESS, if you didn't get by now the daughter is Julia, and so he performed a miracle on Julia for her eyes to healed and that she could see.
Okay there is an unknown period of time between that point and the time Valentine got Executed, but I'm sure that it was about more ministering while he and Julia bonded together which would Explain why and how all of sudden Asterius, Julia and the Rest of her Family Members in their Household got Baptized and also would explain what he did on the day he was going to be excecuted.
On the evening before Valentine was to be executed, he wrote on a Piece of Paper which was a Letter to Julia, and signed as "Your Valentine" he probably at this point knew of Julia's Admiration or possible Feelings for him but due to fact that he was going to die and was on a Sigma grindset to the Lord, he probably just wanted to tie up any loose Threads, he gave that letter to Asterius to give to his daughter.
Valentine passed away but Julia would always come to his Burial Site to take care of a pink-blossomed almond tree that she planted beside his Grave.
Today the almond tree is a symbol of Abiding Love and Friendship, the Valentine Cards that people write today is Valentine's letter to Julia and the whole love thing is well about Couple that want to be together but know they aren't destined to be with one another.
Now if you excuse me, I'm going to be emotionally devastated for a few days.
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innocentn · 2 years
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A man sees a snake dying in flames and decides to free it from the fire. As soon as he catches it, the snake bites him causing excruciating pain. The man immediately drops the snake and the reptile falls back into the burning flames.
At this point the man, looking around, finds a metal pole and uses it to take the snake from the flames again, saving his life.
Another man, who had seen what happen, approaches the man and asks him: "This snake bit you! Why are you trying to save his life?"
The man replies: "The snake's nature is to bite, but that won't change my nature, which is to help."
Don't change your nature just because someone has hurt you. Don't lose your goodness of mind, but learn to act carefully.
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SAINT OF THE DAY (March 17)
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On March 17, Catholics celebrate St. Patrick, the fifth-century bishop and patron of Ireland, whose life of holiness set the example for many of the Church's future saints.
St. Patrick is said to have been born around 389 AD in Britain.
Captured by Irish raiders when he was about 16, St. Patrick was taken as a slave to Ireland where he lived for six years as a shepherd before escaping and returning to his home.
At home, he studied the Christian faith at monastic settlements in Italy and in what is now modern-day France.
He was ordained a deacon around the year 418 AD by the Bishop of Auxerre, France. He was ordained a bishop in 432 AD.
It was around this time that he was assigned to minister to the small, Christian communities in Ireland, who lacked a central authority and were isolated from one another.
When St. Patrick returned to Ireland, he was able to use his knowledge of Irish culture that he gained during his years of captivity.
Using the traditions and symbols of the Celtic people, he explained Christianity in a way that made sense to the Irish and was thus very successful in converting the natives.
The shamrock, which St. Patrick used to explain the Holy Trinity, is a symbol that has become synonymous with Irish Catholic culture.
Although St. Patrick's Day is widely known and celebrated every March the world over, various folklore and legend that surround the saint can make it difficult to determine fact from fiction.
Legends falsely cite him as the man who drove away snakes during his ministry despite the climate and location of Ireland, which have never allowed snakes to inhabit the area.
St. Patrick is most revered not for what he drove away from Ireland, but for what he brought and the foundation he built for the generations of Christians who followed him.
Although not the first missionary to the country, he is widely regarded as the most successful.
The life of sacrifice, prayer and fasting has laid the foundation for the many saints that the small island was home to following his missionary work.
To this day, he continues to be revered as one of the most beloved Saints of Ireland.
In March of 2011, the Irish bishops' conference marked their patron's feast by remembering him as “pioneer in an inhospitable climate.”
As the Church in Ireland faces her own recent difficulties following clerical sex abuse scandals, comfort can be found in the plight of St. Patrick, the bishops said.
They quoted The Confession of St. Patrick, which reads:
“May it never befall me to be separated by my God from his people whom he has won in this most remote land.
I pray God that he gives me perseverance, and that he will deign that I should be a faithful witness for his sake right up to the time of my passing.”
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Hl. Isidor von Sevilla
Erzbischof von Sevilla, Kirchenlehrer * um 560 in Cartagena in Spanien † 4. April 636 in Sevilla in Spanien
Isidor war der jüngere Bruder des Erzbischofs Leander von Sevilla, der nach dem Tod des Vaters auch seine Erziehung übernahm. Isidor war vielseitig interessiert und hatte eine leidenschaftliche Liebe zu den Büchern. Das Amt des Bischofs, das er kurz vor 600 übernehmen musste, war für ihn eine große Last. Er bemühte sich vor allem um die wissenschaftliche Bildung der Priester. Er selbst schrieb zahlreiche Bücher, in denen er das ganze Wissen des Altertums zusammenfassen wollte, um es der kommenden Zeit weiterzugeben. Vor allem sein Hauptwerk, die zwanzig Bücher der „Etymologien“ oder „Ursprünge“, wurde im Mittelalter oft abgeschrieben und viel benützt, zum Teil auch ins Althochdeutsche übersetzt. Man bezeichnet Isidor als den letzten abendländischen Kirchenvater. Er starb 636. Arbeit und Heiligkeit „Die bischöfliche Würde bedeutet Arbeit, nicht Ehre, und deshalb ist derjenige kein Bischof, der den Bischofsstab führt, um eine Rolle zu spielen, und nicht, um für die anderen nützlich zu sein.“ - „Vor allem muss er die hervorragendste aller Gaben, die Liebe, erwerben, ohne die jede Tugend Lüge ist. Der Schutz jeder Heiligkeit ist die Liebe, und die Demut ist der Ort, an dem sie wohnt.“ (Isidor von Sevilla)
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" Profit by the little trials that come to you, for through them we make real progress." - St. Rose Philippine Duchesne
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My Saint of Today ~
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catholics-world · 5 months
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Check out this post… "Saint Albert the Great, Celebrated on November 15th".
http://marianne346.blogspot.com/2023/11/saint-albert-great-celebrated-on.html
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Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs
May 12: Saints Nereus and Achilleus, Martyrs—Optional Memorial
Died c. 98
Pre-Congregation canonization
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