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On Self-Denial, and Renunciation of all Cupidity [II]
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On Self-Denial, and Renunciation of all Cupidity [II]
THE DISCIPLE. Lord, this is not the work of a single day, and no easy matter. These few words contain the whole way of spiritual perfection.
CHRIST. My son, do not be discouraged or diverted from your purpose at hearing of this way of perfection. Rather let it spur you to higher things and at least, to set your heart on them. If only you would do this, and attain that state where you cease to be a lover of self and stand ready to do My will and His whom I have appointed as your Father, you would greatly please Me and your whole life would be filled with joy and peace. You have still many things to renounce, and unless you surrender them to Me without reserve, you cannot obtain what you ask of Me. I counsel you to buy from Me gold, refined in the fire, that you may be rich (Rev.3:18) in that heavenly wisdom that rejects all worthless things. Despise the wisdom of the world and every temptation to please others or yourself.
--Thomas à Kempis --Imitation of Christ Bk 3, Ch 32
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May 10th - John of Ávila, Priest (RM)
Born at Almodovar del Campo, New Castile, Spain, in January 6, 1499; died at Montilla, Spain, on May 10, 1569; beatified in 1894; canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970.
Born of wealthy parents of Jewish extraction, John studied law at the University of Salamanca beginning when he was age 14. He was attracted to the religious life instead and left to live a life of austerity. Three years later he went to Alcalá (Complutum) to study philosophy under Dominic de Soto for six years. There he met Peter Guerrero and was ordained. Left wealthy when his parents died, he disposed of his riches to aid the poor.
After his ordination in 1525 he was preparing to sail for the missions of the West Indies and Mexico, but was detained by the archbishop of Seville. The southernmost province had been ruled by the Moors and needed the Gospel message to be preached again. Instead of evangelizing foreign lands, John spent 40 years of his priestly career preaching the Gospel to the natives of his own Andalusia. He soon achieved fame as a powerful preacher, drawing huge crowds to his missions. He made enemies by his fearless denunciation of evil even in high places, which led to his imprisonment by the Inquisition at Seville. They accused him of teaching rigorism and the exclusion of the rich from heaven. When the charges were dismissed and he was released, his popularity reached new heights. He continued preaching all over Spain.
Not only did John evangelize in the pulpit, he also did so through his writing and spiritual direction. He was spiritual adviser to SS. Teresa of Ávila, John of God, John of the Cross, Francis Borgia, and Peter of Alcántara, among others. Francis Borgia and John of God owed their conversions to him. His ascetical writings, chiefly his letters, rank high among the Spanish classics. They are substantial in quantity and notable for their spiritual depth. The most famous is Audi filia, a treatise on Christian perfection written in 1530 for Donna Sancha Carillo, who had renounced wealth and status to lead a life of prayer and solitude.
John was ill for much of the last 15 years of his life. His admiration for Saint Ignatius Loyola inclined him to join the Society of Jesus, but he was dissuaded by the provincial of Andalusia. The "Apostle of Andalusia" was, however, buried in the Jesuit church at Montilla (Benedictines, Delaney, Farmer
Saint Quote:
Make a little cell in your heart for Jesus of the Agony; take refuge there, when you hear Him outraged by men, try to make reparation; you, at least, love Him and keep your heart quite pure for Him. Oh! If you only knew how the good God loves pure hearts! It is there that He loves to reign.
--Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity
Bible Quote:
The just shall stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labors. These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation, saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit. These are they whom we had some time in derision, and for a parable of reproach. We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honor. Behold how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints (Wisdom 5:1-5)
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Prayer from The Glories Of Mary, by Saint Alphonsus de Liguori:
O Mother of holy love, our life, our refuge, and our hope, thou well knowest that thy son Jesus Christ, not content with being himself our perpetual advocate with the eternal Father, has willed that thou also shouldst interest thyself with him, in order to obtain the divine mercies for us. He has decreed that thy prayers should aid our salvation, and has made them so efficacious that they obtain all that they ask. To thee therefore, who art the hope of the miserable, do I, a wretched sinner, turn my eyes.
I trust, O Lady, that in the first place through the merits of Jesus Christ, and then through thy intercession, I shall be saved. Of this I am certain; and my confidence in thee is such, that if my eternal salvation were in my own hands, I should place it in thine, for I rely more on thy mercy and protection than on all my own works.
My mother and my hope, abandon me not, though I deserve that thou shouldst do so. See my miseries, and, being moved thereby with compassion, help and save me. I own that I have too often closed my heart, by my sins, against the lights and helps that thou hast procured for me from the Lord. But thy compassion for the miserable, and thy power with God, far surpass the number and malice of my sins.
It is well known to all, both in heaven and on earth, that whosoever is protected by thee is certainly saved. All may forget me, provided only that thou dost remember me, O Mother of an omnipotent God. Tell him that I am thy servant; say only that thou defendest me, and I shall be saved. O Mary, I trust in thee; in this hope I live; in it I desire and hope to die, repeating always, "Jesus is my only hope, and after Jesus the most Blessed Virgin Mary" ("Unica spes mea Jesus et post Jesum Virgo Maria").
Amen.
THE DISCIPLE. Lord, this is not the work of a single day, and no easy matter. These few words contain the whole way of spiritual perfection.
CHRIST. My son, do not be discouraged or diverted from your purpose at hearing of this way of perfection. Rather let it spur you to higher things and at least, to set your heart on them. If only you would do this, and attain that state where you cease to be a lover of self and stand ready to do My will and His whom I have appointed as your Father, you would greatly please Me and your whole life would be filled with joy and peace. You have still many things to renounce, and unless you surrender them to Me without reserve, you cannot obtain what you ask of Me. I counsel you to buy from Me gold, refined in the fire, that you may be rich (Rev.3:18) in that heavenly wisdom that rejects all worthless things. Despise the wisdom of the world and every temptation to please others or yourself.
--Thomas à Kempis --Imitation of Christ Bk 3, Ch 32
<<>><<>><<>>
May 10th - John of Ávila, Priest (RM)
Born at Almodovar del Campo, New Castile, Spain, in January 6, 1499; died at Montilla, Spain, on May 10, 1569; beatified in 1894; canonized by Pope Paul VI in 1970.
Born of wealthy parents of Jewish extraction, John studied law at the University of Salamanca beginning when he was age 14. He was attracted to the religious life instead and left to live a life of austerity. Three years later he went to Alcalá (Complutum) to study philosophy under Dominic de Soto for six years. There he met Peter Guerrero and was ordained. Left wealthy when his parents died, he disposed of his riches to aid the poor.
After his ordination in 1525 he was preparing to sail for the missions of the West Indies and Mexico, but was detained by the archbishop of Seville. The southernmost province had been ruled by the Moors and needed the Gospel message to be preached again. Instead of evangelizing foreign lands, John spent 40 years of his priestly career preaching the Gospel to the natives of his own Andalusia. He soon achieved fame as a powerful preacher, drawing huge crowds to his missions. He made enemies by his fearless denunciation of evil even in high places, which led to his imprisonment by the Inquisition at Seville. They accused him of teaching rigorism and the exclusion of the rich from heaven. When the charges were dismissed and he was released, his popularity reached new heights. He continued preaching all over Spain.
Not only did John evangelize in the pulpit, he also did so through his writing and spiritual direction. He was spiritual adviser to SS. Teresa of Ávila, John of God, John of the Cross, Francis Borgia, and Peter of Alcántara, among others. Francis Borgia and John of God owed their conversions to him. His ascetical writings, chiefly his letters, rank high among the Spanish classics. They are substantial in quantity and notable for their spiritual depth. The most famous is Audi filia, a treatise on Christian perfection written in 1530 for Donna Sancha Carillo, who had renounced wealth and status to lead a life of prayer and solitude.
John was ill for much of the last 15 years of his life. His admiration for Saint Ignatius Loyola inclined him to join the Society of Jesus, but he was dissuaded by the provincial of Andalusia. The "Apostle of Andalusia" was, however, buried in the Jesuit church at Montilla (Benedictines, Delaney, Farmer
Saint Quote:
Make a little cell in your heart for Jesus of the Agony; take refuge there, when you hear Him outraged by men, try to make reparation; you, at least, love Him and keep your heart quite pure for Him. Oh! If you only knew how the good God loves pure hearts! It is there that He loves to reign.
--Blessed Elizabeth of the Trinity
Bible Quote:
The just shall stand with great constancy against those that have afflicted them, and taken away their labors. These seeing it, shall be troubled with terrible fear, and shall be amazed at the suddenness of their unexpected salvation, saying within themselves, repenting, and groaning for anguish of spirit. These are they whom we had some time in derision, and for a parable of reproach. We fools esteemed their life madness, and their end without honor. Behold how they are numbered among the children of God, and their lot is among the saints (Wisdom 5:1-5)
<><><><>
Prayer from The Glories Of Mary, by Saint Alphonsus de Liguori:
O Mother of holy love, our life, our refuge, and our hope, thou well knowest that thy son Jesus Christ, not content with being himself our perpetual advocate with the eternal Father, has willed that thou also shouldst interest thyself with him, in order to obtain the divine mercies for us. He has decreed that thy prayers should aid our salvation, and has made them so efficacious that they obtain all that they ask. To thee therefore, who art the hope of the miserable, do I, a wretched sinner, turn my eyes.
I trust, O Lady, that in the first place through the merits of Jesus Christ, and then through thy intercession, I shall be saved. Of this I am certain; and my confidence in thee is such, that if my eternal salvation were in my own hands, I should place it in thine, for I rely more on thy mercy and protection than on all my own works.
My mother and my hope, abandon me not, though I deserve that thou shouldst do so. See my miseries, and, being moved thereby with compassion, help and save me. I own that I have too often closed my heart, by my sins, against the lights and helps that thou hast procured for me from the Lord. But thy compassion for the miserable, and thy power with God, far surpass the number and malice of my sins.
It is well known to all, both in heaven and on earth, that whosoever is protected by thee is certainly saved. All may forget me, provided only that thou dost remember me, O Mother of an omnipotent God. Tell him that I am thy servant; say only that thou defendest me, and I shall be saved. O Mary, I trust in thee; in this hope I live; in it I desire and hope to die, repeating always, "Jesus is my only hope, and after Jesus the most Blessed Virgin Mary" ("Unica spes mea Jesus et post Jesum Virgo Maria").
Amen.
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