All pressed upon Jesus

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All pressed upon Jesus

Why did Jesus perform so many countless miracles and signs during his
earthly ministry? Cyril of Alexandria (376-444 AD ) wrote that these
signs and miracles showed that Jesus was truly God--the eternal Word
who was made flesh for our salvation:

[Jesus] performed very many wonderful miracles, rebuking demons,
delivering from incurable diseases whoever drew near to him, and
displaying his own most divine power. He did these works so that both
the Jews, who had run together to him, and those from the country of
the Greeks might know that Christ was not some ordinary man of those
in our degree but, on the contrary, God. He honored these chosen
disciples with the dignity of the apostolate. He was the Word that was
made man but retained nevertheless his own glory. “For power went
forth from him and healed all.” Christ did not borrow strength from
some other person, but being himself God by nature, even though he had
become flesh, he healed them all, by the demonstration of power over
the sick.
(COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 25)

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October 11th - St. Agilbert of Paris
(Also known as Agilbert of Wessex)

d. 685
When Coenwalh, King of the West Saxons, had received the Christian
faith and baptism at the court of Anna, King of the East Angles, and
been restored to his dominions, there came into Wessex a certain
bishop called Agilbert. He was a Frank, but had been living in Ireland
engaged in study. Coenwalh, impressed by his learning and zeal, asked
him to stay there as bishop. To this St. Agilbert agreed, and he
showed himself an indefatigable pastor and missionary.

When in Northumbria he ordained St. Wilfrid priest; and when it was
decided to hold a council to decide the controversy between Roman and
Celtic customs, he stayed on to assist at the Synod of Whitby. At this
assembly he was looked on as leader of the “Roman” party and was
called on by King Oswy to be the first to reply to St. Colman of
Lindisfarne. St. Agilbert asked to be excused and named St. Wilfrid to
answer, because “he can explain our opinion better in English than I
can by an interpreter”. This language difficulty had already been a
cause of serious trouble to Agilbert. After he had been bishop of the
West Saxons for some years, King Coenwalh, “who”, says St. Bede,
“understood no tongue but that of the Saxons, grew weary of that
bishop’s barbarous speech”. He therefore divided his kingdom into two
dioceses, and appointed to that which included the royal city of
Winchester an English bishop named Wine. Agilbert was very vexed that
the king should have done this without first consulting him (as he
well might be) and, resigning his see, he eventually returned to
France. In 668 he was made bishop of Paris. Wine in the meantime had
become bishop of London by simony, Wessex was without a bishop again,
and so Coenwalh asked St. Agilbert to come back. He replied that he
could not leave the see and flock of his own city, but sent instead
his nephew Eleutherius, “whom he thought worthy to be made a bishop”;
he was consecrated by St. Theodore of Canterbury. During St.
Agilbert’s French episcopate he con­secrated St. Wilfrid bishop, as is
narrated when treating of that saint. St. Agilbert died before the
year 691.

Here again Bede (see Plummer’s text and notes) is our main authority,
but we hear of Agilbert also in the Liber Historiae Francorum and in
the continuation of Fredegarius.


Quote:
"The poor exist that the rich may obtain salvation."
--A Desert Father

Bible Quote:
Either make the tree good and its fruit good: or make the tree evil,
and its fruit evil. For by the fruit the tree is known....A good man
out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out
of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. (Mt. 12:33, 35) DRB

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To Our Lady of the Rosary
By St Amadeus of Lausanne O.Cist (1108-1159)

Through thee, to us, our Saviour came,
Through thee, to Him, we fain would go.
Our lives are marred by wrong and shame,
Yet, confidence in thee we know.
The friendship thou dost give to all
Who love thy name, shall ever be
Assurance thou wilt hear our call,
Sweet Lady of the Rosary!

Thou art our Strength upon the way,
Our Morning Star, to cheer and guide;
Our Beacon Light to show the day,
And lead us to the Saviour’s Side;
A Comforter in ev’ry pain
We find, O Mother blest, in thee,
And seek we, never, thee in vain,
Fair Lady of the Rosary!

Thy praises, Mary, we would sing,
And all our faculties employ,
That unto thee our hearts might bring
A glory-crown of love and joy.
Bless thou each humble effort made
In thy regard and grant that we,
May by thy influence be swayed,
Our Lady of the Rosary!