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The road to Christ
The road pointed out to you is not a long one; you do not have to
cross the seas or pierce the clouds or climb mountains to meet your
God. Enter into your own soul and you will find him, for his word is
near you; it is on your lips and in your heart. Go down deep into your
heart until you are stirred to compunction; make your confession, and
so at least turn your back on a conscience so defiled as to be
unworthy of entertaining the author of purity.
--Bernard of Clairvaux
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January 12th - Ss. Tigrius and Eutropius, Martyrs
d. 404
A lengthy eulogium may be found on this day in the latest edition of
the Roman Martyrology in the following terms: “At Constantinople, of
SS. Tigrius a priest and Eutropius a reader, who, in the time of the
Emperor Arcadius, having been falsely accused of causing the
conflagration by which the cathedral church and the senate-hall were
burnt down, as an act of reprisal, it was said, for the banishment of
St. John Chrysostom, suffered under the city-prefect Optatus, who was
addicted to the superstitious worship of the false gods and was a
bitter enemy to the Christian religion.”
This seems to imply that both Tigrius and Eutropius were put to death,
but though Eutropius, who is described as a youth of great personal
beauty and irreproachable life, undoubtedly perished under the
severity of the torture to which they were both subjected, the priest
Tigrius appears to have survived. We read in the Dialogue usually
attributed to Palladius that he was afterwards banished to
Mesopotamia. Tigrius was a eunuch and an enfranchised slave, and was
very dear to St. John Chrysostom for his gentleness and charity. The
object of the torture, during which not only scourging and racking
were employed, but burning torches were applied to the most sensitive
parts of the bodies of the victims, was to elicit information which
might lead to the discovery of the perpetrators of the outrage, but no
compromising word was spoken by either of the sufferers.
See the Acta Sanctorum for January 12, where the accounts of Sozomen
and Nicephorus Callistus are quoted at length ; cf. also DCB., vol.
ii, pp. xi, 402, and iv, 1027. The eulogium in earlier editions of the
Roman Martyrology, including the editio typica published in 1913, is
much shorter.
Saint Quote:
Here I am a priest, dear parents, here I am a missionary in a corrupt,
heretical, idolatrous country. How great my obligations are! Ah! do
not forget this poor priest running night and day over the volcanoes
night and day in search of strayed sheep. Pray night and day for me, I
beg You.
--Blessed Father Damien de Veuster (Father Damien the Leper)
Bible Quote:
Save us, O Lord, our God: and gather us from among nations: That we may give
thanks to thy holy name, and may glory in thy praise. (Psalms 105:47)
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31 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS
FROM THE PURGATORIAN MANUAL (Imprimatur 1946)
Thirteenth Day
THE SPECIAL DUTY OF EVERY ONE TO AID THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Besides the general duty imposed upon us by the divine law of
charity, there is a special obligation incumbent upon every one to
assist particular souls. This duty devolves upon us in consequence of
the personal relations with such souls during their earthly career;
for, whatever be the condition of man in life, he will have among the
souls, departed, who may be suffering in Purgatory, some to whom he is
indebted for particular favors and benefits.
But what could more forcibly elicit our charity and gratitude
than to behold our loved ones and our benefactors in extreme distress,
while we have the means of alleviating their suffering! That person
does not possess a spark of Christian charity, who, from neglect or
indolence, suffers the souls of his friends to be tormented in the
flames of Purgatory.
Prayer: Revive, O Lord, within the hearts of Thy faithful, an active
commiseration for the brethren gone before us, that they may not, by
our indifference or neglect, suffer without relief and assistance.
Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Special Intercession: Pray for the souls of those who are neglected by
their relatives and friends.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine
upon them; may they rest in peace. Amen. (Three times)
Practice: Bestow alms for the relief of the suffering souls.
Invocation: My Jesus, mercy!
The road pointed out to you is not a long one; you do not have to
cross the seas or pierce the clouds or climb mountains to meet your
God. Enter into your own soul and you will find him, for his word is
near you; it is on your lips and in your heart. Go down deep into your
heart until you are stirred to compunction; make your confession, and
so at least turn your back on a conscience so defiled as to be
unworthy of entertaining the author of purity.
--Bernard of Clairvaux
<><><><><><>
January 12th - Ss. Tigrius and Eutropius, Martyrs
d. 404
A lengthy eulogium may be found on this day in the latest edition of
the Roman Martyrology in the following terms: “At Constantinople, of
SS. Tigrius a priest and Eutropius a reader, who, in the time of the
Emperor Arcadius, having been falsely accused of causing the
conflagration by which the cathedral church and the senate-hall were
burnt down, as an act of reprisal, it was said, for the banishment of
St. John Chrysostom, suffered under the city-prefect Optatus, who was
addicted to the superstitious worship of the false gods and was a
bitter enemy to the Christian religion.”
This seems to imply that both Tigrius and Eutropius were put to death,
but though Eutropius, who is described as a youth of great personal
beauty and irreproachable life, undoubtedly perished under the
severity of the torture to which they were both subjected, the priest
Tigrius appears to have survived. We read in the Dialogue usually
attributed to Palladius that he was afterwards banished to
Mesopotamia. Tigrius was a eunuch and an enfranchised slave, and was
very dear to St. John Chrysostom for his gentleness and charity. The
object of the torture, during which not only scourging and racking
were employed, but burning torches were applied to the most sensitive
parts of the bodies of the victims, was to elicit information which
might lead to the discovery of the perpetrators of the outrage, but no
compromising word was spoken by either of the sufferers.
See the Acta Sanctorum for January 12, where the accounts of Sozomen
and Nicephorus Callistus are quoted at length ; cf. also DCB., vol.
ii, pp. xi, 402, and iv, 1027. The eulogium in earlier editions of the
Roman Martyrology, including the editio typica published in 1913, is
much shorter.
Saint Quote:
Here I am a priest, dear parents, here I am a missionary in a corrupt,
heretical, idolatrous country. How great my obligations are! Ah! do
not forget this poor priest running night and day over the volcanoes
night and day in search of strayed sheep. Pray night and day for me, I
beg You.
--Blessed Father Damien de Veuster (Father Damien the Leper)
Bible Quote:
Save us, O Lord, our God: and gather us from among nations: That we may give
thanks to thy holy name, and may glory in thy praise. (Psalms 105:47)
<><><><>
31 DAYS OF PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS
FROM THE PURGATORIAN MANUAL (Imprimatur 1946)
Thirteenth Day
THE SPECIAL DUTY OF EVERY ONE TO AID THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED
Besides the general duty imposed upon us by the divine law of
charity, there is a special obligation incumbent upon every one to
assist particular souls. This duty devolves upon us in consequence of
the personal relations with such souls during their earthly career;
for, whatever be the condition of man in life, he will have among the
souls, departed, who may be suffering in Purgatory, some to whom he is
indebted for particular favors and benefits.
But what could more forcibly elicit our charity and gratitude
than to behold our loved ones and our benefactors in extreme distress,
while we have the means of alleviating their suffering! That person
does not possess a spark of Christian charity, who, from neglect or
indolence, suffers the souls of his friends to be tormented in the
flames of Purgatory.
Prayer: Revive, O Lord, within the hearts of Thy faithful, an active
commiseration for the brethren gone before us, that they may not, by
our indifference or neglect, suffer without relief and assistance.
Through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
Special Intercession: Pray for the souls of those who are neglected by
their relatives and friends.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine
upon them; may they rest in peace. Amen. (Three times)
Practice: Bestow alms for the relief of the suffering souls.
Invocation: My Jesus, mercy!
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