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The Interior Life, Meditation:(1)
You have here no lasting home. You are a stranger and a pilgrim wherever you may be, and you shall have no rest until you are wholly united with Christ. Why do you look about here when this is not the place of your repose? Dwell rather upon heaven and give but a passing glance to all earthly things. They all pass away, and you together with them. Take care, then, that you do not cling to them lest you be entrapped and perish. Fix your mind on the Most High, and pray unceasingly to Christ.
--Thomas à Kempis --Imitation of Christ Book 2, Chapter 1
May 21st - St. Eugene de Mazenod
Born during a time in history when divorce was rare, Eugene de Mazenod had far from an ideal family life. Prayers to St. Eugene can be supportive for the victims of nuptial tragedies who feel overwhelmed, by interceding for them as they endure the pains of divorce and troubled family life.
The breakup of a marriage can destroy all sense of security and open the way to a world of uncertainty.
Adults often feel humiliation and a sense of failure, while children may feel inappropriate guilt and a deep fear of parental abandonment. St. Eugene can provide hope and encouragement for those trying to recover from the myriad disappointments of a divorce, together with support for the survivors of broken families, as he himself was the son of parents whose marriage ended acrimoniously.
Born on 1st August 1782 in Aix-en-Provence in southern France, Eugene de Mazenod was a member of the French nobility. His mother, Marie-Rose Joannis was of the bourgeois, convent educated and wealthy. Charles-Antoine, his father, was an aristocrat, educated in the classics but poor. A serious factor in the marriage was the constant interference from Marie-Rose's jealous mother and neurotic sister. When she wed Charles-Antoine, Marie-Rose's family stipulated that the dowry given by them remain in her name.
In 1791, during the French Revolution, the de Mazenod family was forced into exile in Italy to avoid the guillotine. In 1795, leaving her husband and son behind in Venice, Marie-Rose returned to France with Eugene's sister. Once back home, she divorced Eugene's father, took back her maiden name and aided by her mother's shrewdness, successfully recovered her dowry. She later wrote to her ex-husband saying "You now have nothing."
After eleven years in exile, Eugene returned to Aix at his mother's request, where he struggled to reunite his family. He also endeavored to regain the family's holdings which had been lost during the revolution.
While in Venice, the young Eugene had been befriended by Don Bartolo Zinelli, "It was there that I discovered my vocation to the priesthood."
On 12th October 1808 Eugene entered the seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris. After his ordination on 21st December 1811, Fr. de Mazenod declined the first assignment offered to him, the prestigious position of Vicar General to the Bishop of Amiens. Instead, he asked to work with the poor and disenfranchised people of Aix. Rather than the French used by members of the upper class, the young priest spoke patois, the language of the commoners.
In 1815, he felt the need to have companions who would live in community with him and share his apostolate. He purchased a disused Carmelite convent, with its adjoining church, and his small band of priests began preaching missions throughout the French countryside, calling themselves the "Missionaries of Provence".
Pope Leo XII gave Fr. de Mazenod full approval for this new congregation on 17th February 1826, and gave them the new name "Oblates of Mary Immaculate". Eugene said "this name is a passport to Heaven".
Eugene de Mazenod became Bishop of Marseilles, France, in 1837 and his influence extended not only locally but throughout the world. In 1841, at the request of Bishop Burgess of Montreal, four Oblate priests and two brothers went to Canada and began the congregation's missionary outreach.
Before his death, his congregation of over 400 men had spread to ten countries throughout the world. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate arrived in Ferment, Western Australia in 1894, spreading to Victoria in 1926, Sexton in New South Wales by 1948 and Queensland in 1953.
De Mazenod died as Archbishop of Marseilles on 21st May 1861 and his tomb is located in the chapel of that city's cathedral. When he died his heart was removed and preserved—a custom not uncommon in the 19th Century. A portion of the preserved heart was placed in a reliquary and taken to the United States in 1964. The re-gilded reliquary was then enshrined in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at the Oblate-owned "Lourdes Grotto of the Southwest" in San Antonio, Texas.
Efforts to have Bishop de Mazenod canonized began in 1926 and were rewarded with his beatification by Pope Paul IV, on Mission Sunday 19th October 1975. On 3rd December 1995, he was proclaimed a saint by Pope John Paul II.
Saint Quote:
Born as a son, led forth as a lamb,
Sacrificed as a sheep, buried as a man,
He rose from the dead as a God,
for He was by nature God and Man.
He is all things: He judges, and so He is Law;
He teaches, and so He is Word;
He saves, and so He is Grace;
He begets, and so He is Father,
He is begotten, and so He is Son;
He suffers, and so He is Sacrifice;
He is buried, and so He is Man;
He rises again, and so He is God.
This is Jesus Christ, to Whom belongs Glory for all ages.
-- Saint Melito of Sardis Bishop and Martyr
Bible Quote:
The LORD is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him. (Lamentations 3:25)
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Daily Thoughts and Prayers for Our Beloved Dead
"Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends, because the hand of the Lord hath touched me" Job. 19-21.
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY
It costs us very little to help the faithful departed. We are obliged to pray—to assist at Mass, to receive the Sacraments—to give alms, and to fast on the days appointed. If we are in the state of grace, and offer these works for the Holy Souls, they are acceptable to God and speed their relief.
Prayer: Our Father, Three Hail Marys, Gloria, De Profundis.
De Profundis
Out of the depths, I have cried to Thee,
O Lord, Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thine ears be attentive to the
voice of my supplication.
If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark my iniquities,
O Lord, who shall stand it?
For with Thee there is merciful
forgiveness: and by reason of Thy
law I have waited for Thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on His word;
my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until
night; let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy;
And with Him plenteous redemption.
And He shall redeem Israel from
all its iniquities.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon them:
May they rest in peace. Amen.
Most merciful Jesus, release the Souls in Purgatory from the results of their imperfections, especially the soul suffering there through my bad example. Take him today to Thy Heavenly Throne, that he may join the Saints in praise of Thee and will intercede for me in my hour of need.
See whole prayer at:
http://www.dailycatholic.org/deprofun.htm
You have here no lasting home. You are a stranger and a pilgrim wherever you may be, and you shall have no rest until you are wholly united with Christ. Why do you look about here when this is not the place of your repose? Dwell rather upon heaven and give but a passing glance to all earthly things. They all pass away, and you together with them. Take care, then, that you do not cling to them lest you be entrapped and perish. Fix your mind on the Most High, and pray unceasingly to Christ.
--Thomas à Kempis --Imitation of Christ Book 2, Chapter 1
May 21st - St. Eugene de Mazenod
Born during a time in history when divorce was rare, Eugene de Mazenod had far from an ideal family life. Prayers to St. Eugene can be supportive for the victims of nuptial tragedies who feel overwhelmed, by interceding for them as they endure the pains of divorce and troubled family life.
The breakup of a marriage can destroy all sense of security and open the way to a world of uncertainty.
Adults often feel humiliation and a sense of failure, while children may feel inappropriate guilt and a deep fear of parental abandonment. St. Eugene can provide hope and encouragement for those trying to recover from the myriad disappointments of a divorce, together with support for the survivors of broken families, as he himself was the son of parents whose marriage ended acrimoniously.
Born on 1st August 1782 in Aix-en-Provence in southern France, Eugene de Mazenod was a member of the French nobility. His mother, Marie-Rose Joannis was of the bourgeois, convent educated and wealthy. Charles-Antoine, his father, was an aristocrat, educated in the classics but poor. A serious factor in the marriage was the constant interference from Marie-Rose's jealous mother and neurotic sister. When she wed Charles-Antoine, Marie-Rose's family stipulated that the dowry given by them remain in her name.
In 1791, during the French Revolution, the de Mazenod family was forced into exile in Italy to avoid the guillotine. In 1795, leaving her husband and son behind in Venice, Marie-Rose returned to France with Eugene's sister. Once back home, she divorced Eugene's father, took back her maiden name and aided by her mother's shrewdness, successfully recovered her dowry. She later wrote to her ex-husband saying "You now have nothing."
After eleven years in exile, Eugene returned to Aix at his mother's request, where he struggled to reunite his family. He also endeavored to regain the family's holdings which had been lost during the revolution.
While in Venice, the young Eugene had been befriended by Don Bartolo Zinelli, "It was there that I discovered my vocation to the priesthood."
On 12th October 1808 Eugene entered the seminary of St. Sulpice in Paris. After his ordination on 21st December 1811, Fr. de Mazenod declined the first assignment offered to him, the prestigious position of Vicar General to the Bishop of Amiens. Instead, he asked to work with the poor and disenfranchised people of Aix. Rather than the French used by members of the upper class, the young priest spoke patois, the language of the commoners.
In 1815, he felt the need to have companions who would live in community with him and share his apostolate. He purchased a disused Carmelite convent, with its adjoining church, and his small band of priests began preaching missions throughout the French countryside, calling themselves the "Missionaries of Provence".
Pope Leo XII gave Fr. de Mazenod full approval for this new congregation on 17th February 1826, and gave them the new name "Oblates of Mary Immaculate". Eugene said "this name is a passport to Heaven".
Eugene de Mazenod became Bishop of Marseilles, France, in 1837 and his influence extended not only locally but throughout the world. In 1841, at the request of Bishop Burgess of Montreal, four Oblate priests and two brothers went to Canada and began the congregation's missionary outreach.
Before his death, his congregation of over 400 men had spread to ten countries throughout the world. The Oblates of Mary Immaculate arrived in Ferment, Western Australia in 1894, spreading to Victoria in 1926, Sexton in New South Wales by 1948 and Queensland in 1953.
De Mazenod died as Archbishop of Marseilles on 21st May 1861 and his tomb is located in the chapel of that city's cathedral. When he died his heart was removed and preserved—a custom not uncommon in the 19th Century. A portion of the preserved heart was placed in a reliquary and taken to the United States in 1964. The re-gilded reliquary was then enshrined in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at the Oblate-owned "Lourdes Grotto of the Southwest" in San Antonio, Texas.
Efforts to have Bishop de Mazenod canonized began in 1926 and were rewarded with his beatification by Pope Paul IV, on Mission Sunday 19th October 1975. On 3rd December 1995, he was proclaimed a saint by Pope John Paul II.
Saint Quote:
Born as a son, led forth as a lamb,
Sacrificed as a sheep, buried as a man,
He rose from the dead as a God,
for He was by nature God and Man.
He is all things: He judges, and so He is Law;
He teaches, and so He is Word;
He saves, and so He is Grace;
He begets, and so He is Father,
He is begotten, and so He is Son;
He suffers, and so He is Sacrifice;
He is buried, and so He is Man;
He rises again, and so He is God.
This is Jesus Christ, to Whom belongs Glory for all ages.
-- Saint Melito of Sardis Bishop and Martyr
Bible Quote:
The LORD is wonderfully good to those who wait for him and seek him. (Lamentations 3:25)
<><><><>
Daily Thoughts and Prayers for Our Beloved Dead
"Have pity on me, have pity on me, at least you my friends, because the hand of the Lord hath touched me" Job. 19-21.
TWENTY-SIXTH DAY
It costs us very little to help the faithful departed. We are obliged to pray—to assist at Mass, to receive the Sacraments—to give alms, and to fast on the days appointed. If we are in the state of grace, and offer these works for the Holy Souls, they are acceptable to God and speed their relief.
Prayer: Our Father, Three Hail Marys, Gloria, De Profundis.
De Profundis
Out of the depths, I have cried to Thee,
O Lord, Lord, hear my voice.
Let Thine ears be attentive to the
voice of my supplication.
If Thou, O Lord, shalt mark my iniquities,
O Lord, who shall stand it?
For with Thee there is merciful
forgiveness: and by reason of Thy
law I have waited for Thee, O Lord.
My soul hath relied on His word;
my soul hath hoped in the Lord.
From the morning watch even until
night; let Israel hope in the Lord.
Because with the Lord there is mercy;
And with Him plenteous redemption.
And He shall redeem Israel from
all its iniquities.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
And let perpetual light shine upon them:
May they rest in peace. Amen.
Most merciful Jesus, release the Souls in Purgatory from the results of their imperfections, especially the soul suffering there through my bad example. Take him today to Thy Heavenly Throne, that he may join the Saints in praise of Thee and will intercede for me in my hour of need.
See whole prayer at:
http://www.dailycatholic.org/deprofun.htm
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