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On Control of the Heart (III)
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On Control of the Heart (III)
You must bravely and forcibly resist your sensual appetite, taking no account of what the body likes or dislikes, and struggle to subdue the unwilling flesh to the spirit. (I Cor. 9:27) For it must be corrected and brought under control, until it is obedient in everything. It must learn to be content with little, to take pleasure in simple things, and not to complain at any hardship.
--Thomas à Kempis --Imitation of Christ, Bk 3, Ch 11
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March 14th - St. Boniface Curatan of Ross
The origins of this St. Boniface are obscure. Some sources say he was Roman by birth, others, an Irish Celt. It appears that this St. Boniface was originally called Curitan, sometimes rendered Curetan or Curatan. When contemplating this saint, we must remember that we are dealing neither with Boniface of Canterbury, an arrogant and much disliked prelate nor with the greatly loved Boniface of Devon, who became the apostle of Germany.
The Venerable Bede in his history of the English Church tells how King Nechtan mac Derile in 710, wishing to convert his Pictish subjects to Roman usage, wrote for guidance to Abbot Ceolfrid at Wearmouth. In addition to guidance on Roman practices in religion, Nechtan sought master builders to build him a church "after the Roman style". From other sources it appears that among those sent to the king was a Pict named Curitan or Kiritinus , who himself had accepted Roman customs and taken the name of Boniface.
According to tradition, Curitan returned to his native land leading a group of clerics all eager to begin the task of weaning the Picts from their strange schismatic ways to the centralized faith. They sailed up the Tay and landed at the mouth of the little River Gobriat at Invergowrie where they built a church or chapel. The ancient ruin at Dargie, though of course later, occupies the site, from where the great Pictish slab with three carved figures has been removed to Edinburgh. The three figures represented on the Pictish slab are said to be Curitan and two helpers, one possibly Pesandus.
At Invergowrie an interesting folk tale concerns the great "Paddock Stane" which lies in the grounds of and gave its name to what was for a long time, Greystane Hotel. The story is that when the devil saw Curitan's mission coming up the Tay he flung two stones at them. One fell in the river and can be seen as an island: the second fell on land and is the Paddock or Greystane.
St. Boniface Curitan introduced Roman Christianity to over 150 parishes in Pictland and became Bishop of Ross, with his seat at Rosemarkie on the Black Isle. The township of Fortrose celebrates St. Boniface Fair in March around the saint's day of March 14th. Rosemarkie, Restenneth and a number of other kirks as far north as Orkney founded by Curitan were dedicated to St. Peter, indicating a triumph of the Roman form of Christianity over the Columban.
Legend has St. Boniface Curitan accompanied by St. Triduana on his missions to the Picts in the 7th century and there are shrines to them both on Papa Westry. The title "papa" is from the Norse meaning "monk".
This Version Taken From:
http://www.lowson-memorial.org.uk/st_boniface.htm
Bible Quote:
Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human: and God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able, but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it. (1 Cor. 10:13) DRV
Saint Quote:
O Holy Mary! My Mother; into thy blessed trust and special custody, and into the bosom of thy mercy, I this day, and every day, and in the hour of my death, commend my soul and body. To thee I commit all my anxieties and sorrows, my life and the end of my life, that by thy most holy intercession, and by thy merits, all my actions may be directed and governed by thy will and that of thy Son.
-- Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
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Act Of Charity for the Holy Souls
Eternal Heavenly Father,
Through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer Thee the most precious Body and Blood,
Soul and Divinity of Thine Only begotten Son,
Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
With the merits and prayers of all Thy Saints,
And my whole self as victim-soul and holocaust,
In union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass,
Offered throughout the world,
For all the Holy Souls in Purgatory,
And for the souls of all poor sinners on earth,
Especially bishops, priests, and religious,
And those within my home and family,
According to Thy most holy Will,
In Jesus' Name and in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God forever and ever.
Amen.
Mary, Mother of Jesus and my Mother, pray for us.
Holy Angels and Saints of the Living God, pray for us.
You must bravely and forcibly resist your sensual appetite, taking no account of what the body likes or dislikes, and struggle to subdue the unwilling flesh to the spirit. (I Cor. 9:27) For it must be corrected and brought under control, until it is obedient in everything. It must learn to be content with little, to take pleasure in simple things, and not to complain at any hardship.
--Thomas à Kempis --Imitation of Christ, Bk 3, Ch 11
<<>><<>><<>>
March 14th - St. Boniface Curatan of Ross
The origins of this St. Boniface are obscure. Some sources say he was Roman by birth, others, an Irish Celt. It appears that this St. Boniface was originally called Curitan, sometimes rendered Curetan or Curatan. When contemplating this saint, we must remember that we are dealing neither with Boniface of Canterbury, an arrogant and much disliked prelate nor with the greatly loved Boniface of Devon, who became the apostle of Germany.
The Venerable Bede in his history of the English Church tells how King Nechtan mac Derile in 710, wishing to convert his Pictish subjects to Roman usage, wrote for guidance to Abbot Ceolfrid at Wearmouth. In addition to guidance on Roman practices in religion, Nechtan sought master builders to build him a church "after the Roman style". From other sources it appears that among those sent to the king was a Pict named Curitan or Kiritinus , who himself had accepted Roman customs and taken the name of Boniface.
According to tradition, Curitan returned to his native land leading a group of clerics all eager to begin the task of weaning the Picts from their strange schismatic ways to the centralized faith. They sailed up the Tay and landed at the mouth of the little River Gobriat at Invergowrie where they built a church or chapel. The ancient ruin at Dargie, though of course later, occupies the site, from where the great Pictish slab with three carved figures has been removed to Edinburgh. The three figures represented on the Pictish slab are said to be Curitan and two helpers, one possibly Pesandus.
At Invergowrie an interesting folk tale concerns the great "Paddock Stane" which lies in the grounds of and gave its name to what was for a long time, Greystane Hotel. The story is that when the devil saw Curitan's mission coming up the Tay he flung two stones at them. One fell in the river and can be seen as an island: the second fell on land and is the Paddock or Greystane.
St. Boniface Curitan introduced Roman Christianity to over 150 parishes in Pictland and became Bishop of Ross, with his seat at Rosemarkie on the Black Isle. The township of Fortrose celebrates St. Boniface Fair in March around the saint's day of March 14th. Rosemarkie, Restenneth and a number of other kirks as far north as Orkney founded by Curitan were dedicated to St. Peter, indicating a triumph of the Roman form of Christianity over the Columban.
Legend has St. Boniface Curitan accompanied by St. Triduana on his missions to the Picts in the 7th century and there are shrines to them both on Papa Westry. The title "papa" is from the Norse meaning "monk".
This Version Taken From:
http://www.lowson-memorial.org.uk/st_boniface.htm
Bible Quote:
Let no temptation take hold on you, but such as is human: and God is faithful, Who will not suffer you to be tempted above that which you are able, but will make also with temptation issue, that you may be able to bear it. (1 Cor. 10:13) DRV
Saint Quote:
O Holy Mary! My Mother; into thy blessed trust and special custody, and into the bosom of thy mercy, I this day, and every day, and in the hour of my death, commend my soul and body. To thee I commit all my anxieties and sorrows, my life and the end of my life, that by thy most holy intercession, and by thy merits, all my actions may be directed and governed by thy will and that of thy Son.
-- Saint Aloysius Gonzaga
<><><><>
Act Of Charity for the Holy Souls
Eternal Heavenly Father,
Through the Immaculate Heart of Mary,
I offer Thee the most precious Body and Blood,
Soul and Divinity of Thine Only begotten Son,
Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ,
With the merits and prayers of all Thy Saints,
And my whole self as victim-soul and holocaust,
In union with the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass,
Offered throughout the world,
For all the Holy Souls in Purgatory,
And for the souls of all poor sinners on earth,
Especially bishops, priests, and religious,
And those within my home and family,
According to Thy most holy Will,
In Jesus' Name and in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
One God forever and ever.
Amen.
Mary, Mother of Jesus and my Mother, pray for us.
Holy Angels and Saints of the Living God, pray for us.
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