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The Practice of Mercy
"The practice of mercy is twofold: when vengeance is sacrificed and
when compassion is shown. The Lord included both of these in his brief
sentence: 'Forgive, and you shall be forgiven; give, and it shall be
given to you.' This work has the effect of purifying the heart, so
that, even under the limitations of this life, we are enabled with
pure mind to see the immutable reality of God. There is something
holding us back, which has to be loosed so that our sight may break
through to the light. In connection with this the Lord said, 'Give
alms, and behold, all things are clean to you.' Therefore the next and
sixth step is that cleansing of the heart."
--St. Augustine--(excerpt from Letter 171A.2)
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August 16th - St. Armagil of Brittany
(Also known as Armagilus, Armail, Armael, Armahel, Armel, Arthmael,
Ermel, Erme, Ermin, Ermyn)
Born in southern Wales; died c. 552-570.
Most commonly known as Saint Erme in Cornwall. The monk Armagillus, a
cousin of Saint Samson (f.d. July 28) and Saint Cadfan (f.d. November
1), crossed the English Channel to Brittany with many kinsfolk. With
the help of King Childebert, he founded and was abbot of
Saint-Armel-des-Boscheaux and Plou-Ermel (Ploermel), which still has
8th-century, stained-glass windows depicting scenes from his life.
Connor, a local chieftain, forced them to leave the mission until 555.
Connor was slain in battle that year, allowing their return.
A church called Saint Erme is dedicated to him in Cornwall, perhaps
because King Henry VII of England believed that Armagillus's
intercession saved him from shipwreck off the coast of Brittany. His
earliest known "vita" dates only from the 12th century, but his cultus
spread from Brittany to Normandy, Anjou, and Touraine. His feast was
added to the Sarum Calendar in 1498 (Benedictines, Farmer, Roeder).
In art, Saint Armagillus is portrayed as an abbot receiving envoys
from the king (Roeder). There is a statue of Armagillus in Henry VII's
chapel at Westminster, and another on Cardinal Morton's tomb at
Canterbury. In paintings on the reredos (the decorative backdrop to
the altar against a wall) of Romsey Abbey and elsewhere, he may be
represented in armour and a chasuble, leading a dragon with a stole
around its neck. This image recalls a legend that the saint lead a
dragon to Mont-Saint-Armel and commanded it to dive into the river
below (Farmer).
Saint Armagillus is invoked to cure headaches, fever, colic, gout, and
rheumatism. He is the patron of hospitals (Farmer).
Saint Quote:
We have learned from none others the plan of our salvation, than from
those [the Apostles] through whom the Gospel has come down to us,
which they did at one time proclaim in public, and, at a later period,
by the will of God, handed down to us in the Scriptures, to be the
ground and pillar of our Faith.
-- Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
Bible Quote:
Fulfil ye my joy, that you be of one mind, having the same charity,
being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment. Let nothing be done
through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each
esteem others better than themselves: Each one not considering the
things that are his own, but those that are other men's. [Philippians
2:2-4] DRB
<><><><>
Paul beautifully expressed the gift of God's grace and the faith that
leads to salvation in his letters to the churches of Galatia and
Ephesus when he wrote,
"We are led by the Spirit to wait in the confident hope of saving
justice [justification] through faith, since in Christ Jesus it is not
being circumcised or being uncircumcised that can effect
anything--only faith working through love." [Galatians 5:5-6.]
"But God, being rich in faithful love, through the great love with
which he loved us, even when we were dead in our sins, brought us to
life with Christ--it is through grace that you have been saved--and
raised up with him and gave us a place with him in heaven, in Christ
Jesus. This was to show for all ages to come, through his goodness
towards us in Christ Jesus, how extraordinarily rich he is in grace.
Because it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith; not by
anything of your own, but by a gift from God; not by anything that you
have done, so that nobody can claim the credit. We are God's work of
art, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has already
designed to make up our way of life." Ephesians 2:4-10
"The practice of mercy is twofold: when vengeance is sacrificed and
when compassion is shown. The Lord included both of these in his brief
sentence: 'Forgive, and you shall be forgiven; give, and it shall be
given to you.' This work has the effect of purifying the heart, so
that, even under the limitations of this life, we are enabled with
pure mind to see the immutable reality of God. There is something
holding us back, which has to be loosed so that our sight may break
through to the light. In connection with this the Lord said, 'Give
alms, and behold, all things are clean to you.' Therefore the next and
sixth step is that cleansing of the heart."
--St. Augustine--(excerpt from Letter 171A.2)
<<>><<>><<>>
August 16th - St. Armagil of Brittany
(Also known as Armagilus, Armail, Armael, Armahel, Armel, Arthmael,
Ermel, Erme, Ermin, Ermyn)
Born in southern Wales; died c. 552-570.
Most commonly known as Saint Erme in Cornwall. The monk Armagillus, a
cousin of Saint Samson (f.d. July 28) and Saint Cadfan (f.d. November
1), crossed the English Channel to Brittany with many kinsfolk. With
the help of King Childebert, he founded and was abbot of
Saint-Armel-des-Boscheaux and Plou-Ermel (Ploermel), which still has
8th-century, stained-glass windows depicting scenes from his life.
Connor, a local chieftain, forced them to leave the mission until 555.
Connor was slain in battle that year, allowing their return.
A church called Saint Erme is dedicated to him in Cornwall, perhaps
because King Henry VII of England believed that Armagillus's
intercession saved him from shipwreck off the coast of Brittany. His
earliest known "vita" dates only from the 12th century, but his cultus
spread from Brittany to Normandy, Anjou, and Touraine. His feast was
added to the Sarum Calendar in 1498 (Benedictines, Farmer, Roeder).
In art, Saint Armagillus is portrayed as an abbot receiving envoys
from the king (Roeder). There is a statue of Armagillus in Henry VII's
chapel at Westminster, and another on Cardinal Morton's tomb at
Canterbury. In paintings on the reredos (the decorative backdrop to
the altar against a wall) of Romsey Abbey and elsewhere, he may be
represented in armour and a chasuble, leading a dragon with a stole
around its neck. This image recalls a legend that the saint lead a
dragon to Mont-Saint-Armel and commanded it to dive into the river
below (Farmer).
Saint Armagillus is invoked to cure headaches, fever, colic, gout, and
rheumatism. He is the patron of hospitals (Farmer).
Saint Quote:
We have learned from none others the plan of our salvation, than from
those [the Apostles] through whom the Gospel has come down to us,
which they did at one time proclaim in public, and, at a later period,
by the will of God, handed down to us in the Scriptures, to be the
ground and pillar of our Faith.
-- Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
Bible Quote:
Fulfil ye my joy, that you be of one mind, having the same charity,
being of one accord, agreeing in sentiment. Let nothing be done
through contention: neither by vain glory. But in humility, let each
esteem others better than themselves: Each one not considering the
things that are his own, but those that are other men's. [Philippians
2:2-4] DRB
<><><><>
Paul beautifully expressed the gift of God's grace and the faith that
leads to salvation in his letters to the churches of Galatia and
Ephesus when he wrote,
"We are led by the Spirit to wait in the confident hope of saving
justice [justification] through faith, since in Christ Jesus it is not
being circumcised or being uncircumcised that can effect
anything--only faith working through love." [Galatians 5:5-6.]
"But God, being rich in faithful love, through the great love with
which he loved us, even when we were dead in our sins, brought us to
life with Christ--it is through grace that you have been saved--and
raised up with him and gave us a place with him in heaven, in Christ
Jesus. This was to show for all ages to come, through his goodness
towards us in Christ Jesus, how extraordinarily rich he is in grace.
Because it is by grace that you have been saved, through faith; not by
anything of your own, but by a gift from God; not by anything that you
have done, so that nobody can claim the credit. We are God's work of
art, created in Christ Jesus for the good works which God has already
designed to make up our way of life." Ephesians 2:4-10
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