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"I AM THE TRUE VINE"
He [Jesus] was like those sent by the householder to receive the
fruits of the vineyard from the husbandmen [Matthew 21:33-39]; for He
exhorted all men to render a return. But Israel despised and would not
render, for their will was not right, nay moreover they killed those
that were sent, and not even before the Lord of the vineyard were they
ashamed, but even He was slain by them. Verily, when He came and found
no fruit in them, He cursed them through the fig-tree, saying 'Let
there be henceforth no fruit from thee' [Matthew 21:19]; and the
fig-tree was dead and fruitless, so that even the disciples wondered
when it withered away. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by the
prophet: 'I will take away from them the voice of joy and the voice of
gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the
scent of myrrh, and the light of a lamp, and the whole land shall be
destroyed' [Jeremiah 25:10]. For the whole service of the law has been
abolished from them, and henceforth and forever they remain without a
feast.
St. Athanasius, Letters, 6
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13 March – St Heldrad of Novalese
(died c 875)
Priest and Benedictine Abbot of the Novalaise in Italy from 816 to
845, according to his first biography in prose written around 1120 by
an Italian monk. He is also known as Aldradus, Eldrad, Eldrado,
Eldradus, Heldradus, Heltrodus and has an additional memorial on 31
October in the Benedictine Order.
St Heldrad entered the world at Lambec, in Provence, his father was a
feudal lord. The saint spent the entirety of his inheritance on
building a church, erecting a hospice and helping the poor. Then he
became a religious pilgrim and visited holy places in Italy, France
and Spain.
During a pilgrimage to Rome, he discovered the hospice installed on
Mont-Cenis. He decided to enter this monastic community and, when
Father Abbot died, he was called to govern it. He did so with all the
administrative qualities that were his. At the same time as he
enlarged the buildings, he made grow the spiritual life of his monks
and the charity towards the travellers. He also built a hospice there
and helped to expand the monastery’s library.
The whole life of Saint Heldrad until his death, is depicted on the
frescoes of the chapel which bears his name in the Abbey of Novalese.
Heldrad spent part of his childhood in Ambel. On the side of the road
at the entrance of Ambel is the Saint Heldrad cross and in the parish
church we see his statue and his banner.
He governed the monastery for thirty years, imparting an additional
vitality. He led his flock with wisdom and prudence, ‘his monks obeyed
with gaiety of heart’. La Laus perennis goes hand in hand with
charitable works, in particular those of the monks of Mont-Cenis, who
rescue travelers lost in the snow. He also sent monks to found another
hospice not far from the Lautaret pass, at a place called Monêtier de
Briançon, currently Le Monêtier-les-Bains. (Sanctoral of the diocese
of Gap and Embrun, page 22)
The Roman martyrology says: “At the monastery of Novalèse in the Susa
valley, at the foot of Mont-Cenis, around 840, Saint Eldrade, abbot,
who was zealous for divine worship, instituted permanent praise psalms
and took care to build new churches.”
St Heldrad died on 13 March 875, ‘calm and cheerful as he lived’
(Sanctoral of the diocese of Gap and Embrun, page 22). His relics were
transferred to the parish church in Novalesa, Italy in 1794. He was
Beatified on 9 December 1904 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed).
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/13/
Saint Quote:
You cannot pray at home as at church, where there is a great
multitude, where exclamations are cried out to God as from one great
heart, and where there is something more: the union of minds, the
accord of souls, the bond of charity, the prayers of the priests.
-- Saint John Chrysostom
Bible Quote:
"If any man wants wisdom, let him ask of God, Who giveth to all
abundantly, and upbraideth not." [James 1: 5]
<><><><>
Hail Mary of Gold
Hail Mary, White Lily of the Glorious and always-serene Trinity.
Hail brilliant Rose of the Garden of heavenly delights:
O you, by whom God wanted to be born and by whose
milk the King of Heaven wanted to be nourished!
Nourish our souls with effusions of divine grace. Amen!
At the hour when the soul which has thus greeted me
quits the body I will appear to them in such splendid
beauty that they'll taste, to their great consolation,
something of the joys of Paradise.
The Blessed Virgin to St. Gertrude the Great
(Revelations book III, chapter XVIII)
He [Jesus] was like those sent by the householder to receive the
fruits of the vineyard from the husbandmen [Matthew 21:33-39]; for He
exhorted all men to render a return. But Israel despised and would not
render, for their will was not right, nay moreover they killed those
that were sent, and not even before the Lord of the vineyard were they
ashamed, but even He was slain by them. Verily, when He came and found
no fruit in them, He cursed them through the fig-tree, saying 'Let
there be henceforth no fruit from thee' [Matthew 21:19]; and the
fig-tree was dead and fruitless, so that even the disciples wondered
when it withered away. Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by the
prophet: 'I will take away from them the voice of joy and the voice of
gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the
scent of myrrh, and the light of a lamp, and the whole land shall be
destroyed' [Jeremiah 25:10]. For the whole service of the law has been
abolished from them, and henceforth and forever they remain without a
feast.
St. Athanasius, Letters, 6
<<>><<>><<>>
13 March – St Heldrad of Novalese
(died c 875)
Priest and Benedictine Abbot of the Novalaise in Italy from 816 to
845, according to his first biography in prose written around 1120 by
an Italian monk. He is also known as Aldradus, Eldrad, Eldrado,
Eldradus, Heldradus, Heltrodus and has an additional memorial on 31
October in the Benedictine Order.
St Heldrad entered the world at Lambec, in Provence, his father was a
feudal lord. The saint spent the entirety of his inheritance on
building a church, erecting a hospice and helping the poor. Then he
became a religious pilgrim and visited holy places in Italy, France
and Spain.
During a pilgrimage to Rome, he discovered the hospice installed on
Mont-Cenis. He decided to enter this monastic community and, when
Father Abbot died, he was called to govern it. He did so with all the
administrative qualities that were his. At the same time as he
enlarged the buildings, he made grow the spiritual life of his monks
and the charity towards the travellers. He also built a hospice there
and helped to expand the monastery’s library.
The whole life of Saint Heldrad until his death, is depicted on the
frescoes of the chapel which bears his name in the Abbey of Novalese.
Heldrad spent part of his childhood in Ambel. On the side of the road
at the entrance of Ambel is the Saint Heldrad cross and in the parish
church we see his statue and his banner.
He governed the monastery for thirty years, imparting an additional
vitality. He led his flock with wisdom and prudence, ‘his monks obeyed
with gaiety of heart’. La Laus perennis goes hand in hand with
charitable works, in particular those of the monks of Mont-Cenis, who
rescue travelers lost in the snow. He also sent monks to found another
hospice not far from the Lautaret pass, at a place called Monêtier de
Briançon, currently Le Monêtier-les-Bains. (Sanctoral of the diocese
of Gap and Embrun, page 22)
The Roman martyrology says: “At the monastery of Novalèse in the Susa
valley, at the foot of Mont-Cenis, around 840, Saint Eldrade, abbot,
who was zealous for divine worship, instituted permanent praise psalms
and took care to build new churches.”
St Heldrad died on 13 March 875, ‘calm and cheerful as he lived’
(Sanctoral of the diocese of Gap and Embrun, page 22). His relics were
transferred to the parish church in Novalesa, Italy in 1794. He was
Beatified on 9 December 1904 by Pope Saint Pius X (cultus confirmed).
https://anastpaul.com/2020/03/13/
Saint Quote:
You cannot pray at home as at church, where there is a great
multitude, where exclamations are cried out to God as from one great
heart, and where there is something more: the union of minds, the
accord of souls, the bond of charity, the prayers of the priests.
-- Saint John Chrysostom
Bible Quote:
"If any man wants wisdom, let him ask of God, Who giveth to all
abundantly, and upbraideth not." [James 1: 5]
<><><><>
Hail Mary of Gold
Hail Mary, White Lily of the Glorious and always-serene Trinity.
Hail brilliant Rose of the Garden of heavenly delights:
O you, by whom God wanted to be born and by whose
milk the King of Heaven wanted to be nourished!
Nourish our souls with effusions of divine grace. Amen!
At the hour when the soul which has thus greeted me
quits the body I will appear to them in such splendid
beauty that they'll taste, to their great consolation,
something of the joys of Paradise.
The Blessed Virgin to St. Gertrude the Great
(Revelations book III, chapter XVIII)
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