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How Burdens must be Borne to win Eternal Life [II]
Labor with all your might. Work faithfully in My vineyard;(Matt. 20:7)
I myself will be your reward. (Gen. 15:1) Write, study, worship, be
penitent, keep silence and pray. Meet all your troubles like a man:
eternal life is worth all this and yet greater conflicts. Peace will
come at a time known only to the Lord. It will not be day or night as
we know it, (Rev. 22:5) but everlasting light, boundless glory,
abiding peace and sure rest. You will not say then, 'Who will free me
from this mortal body?; (Rom 7:4) nor cry, 'Alas, how long is my
exile!' (Ps. 120:5) for the power of death will be utterly broken,
(Isa. 25:8) and full salvation assured. No anxiety will remain, but
only blessed joy in the fair and lovely fellowship of the Saints.
--Thomas à Kempis --Imitation of Christ Bk 3 Ch 47
<<>><<>><<>>
10 August – Blessed Arcangelo Placenza da Calatafimi OFM
(Also known as Archangelus Piacentini.)
Memorials
10 August
10 April on some calendars
Franciscan Friar, Priest, Hermit, Mystic, Penitent – born in c 1390
in Calatafimi, Sicily, Italy and died on 10 August 1460 in Alcamo,
Sicily, Italy of natural causes.
Arcangelo was born at Calatafimi, (province and Diocese of Trapani),
in about 1390 to the local noble family of the Placenza.
He was known as a quiet and pious child and thus, it was no surprise,
when he left his paternal home and went to live as a hermit in a cave
near the Church of Santa Maria dei Giubino in Sicily. Here, he
experienced frequent apparitions of the Virgin, who would appear him
over a cypress while he was praying.
After the news of the apparitions and miracles spread, the place
became increasingly frequented by believers and relatives tried to
persuade him to give up his solitary life. But his reputation for
holiness spread far and wide and the young hermit attracted would-be
spiritual students. In search of peace and tranquillity to focus his
soul on meditation, Arcangelo moved to Alcamo, Sicily.
We can run but we always have to take ourselves with us and thus his
reputation went with him and he was asked to assist in the restoration
of the neglected old hospital of Sant’Antonio. He did and then spent
much of his time there caring for the sick. The rest of his time was
spent in a cave near the present Church of Holy Mary of Jesus (Alcamo)
to pray and do penitence. However, Pope Martin V, working to restore
Papal authority, decreed that all hermits in Sicily should join
approved religious orders and so Arcanglo joined the Franciscans in
Palermo, receiving the habit from Blessed Matthew of Girgenti.
After becoming a Priest, the Blessed Matteo Guimerà from Agrigento,
his immediate superior, gave him the right to open new Convents.
Arcangelo returned to the hospital of sant’Antonio in Alcamo, to open
a Convent. He was also elected provincial Vicar of his Order and
devoted himself to preaching.
He led both his brothers and the faithful by his example, supported
Franciscans throughout Sicily, the Bishopric in Alcamo and spent his
last days helping Blessed Matteo. He lived in the convent of Santa
Maria di Gesù in Alcamo until his death in 1460.
His body is kept in an ebony urn placed above the Altar of Saint
Conrad, in the Chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù.
Urn with the mortal remains of the Blessed Arcangelo Placenza from
Calatafimi, kept inside the Church of Saint Mary of Jesus in Alcamo.
Pope Gregory XVI proclaimed him blessed, thanks to the many miracles
attributed to him, on 9 September 1836. The figure of Arcangelo
Piacentini from Calatafimi is still very much evident and revered in
our days, especially in the western areas of Sicily.
https://anastpaul.com/2020/08/10/
Saint Quote:
Guard your mind, and you will not be harassed by temptations. But if
you fail to guard it, accept patiently whatever trial comes.
--St. Mark the Ascetic
Bible Quote:
“Stretch forth your hand to the poor,
so that your blessing maybe complete.
Give graciously to all the living,
and withhold not kindness from the dead.
Do not fail those who weep,
but mourn with those who mourn.
Do not shrink from visiting the sick man,
because of such deeds you will be loved.
In all that you do, remember the end of your life,
and then you will never sin.” [Sirach 7: 32-36]
<><><><>
Prayer for Daily Neglects
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
with all its Love, all its sufferings and all its merits.
1st--To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life.
Glory be to the Father …!
2nd --To purify the good I have done badly this day and during all my life.
Glory be to the Father …!
3rd --To supply for the good I ought to have done and that I have
neglected this day and during all my life.
Glory be to the Father …!
A Poor Clare nun, who had just died, appeared to her abbess,
who was praying for her, and said to her,
“I went straight to heaven, for, by means of this prayer,
recited every evening, I paid my debts.”
(This prayer is not meant to replace confession)
Labor with all your might. Work faithfully in My vineyard;(Matt. 20:7)
I myself will be your reward. (Gen. 15:1) Write, study, worship, be
penitent, keep silence and pray. Meet all your troubles like a man:
eternal life is worth all this and yet greater conflicts. Peace will
come at a time known only to the Lord. It will not be day or night as
we know it, (Rev. 22:5) but everlasting light, boundless glory,
abiding peace and sure rest. You will not say then, 'Who will free me
from this mortal body?; (Rom 7:4) nor cry, 'Alas, how long is my
exile!' (Ps. 120:5) for the power of death will be utterly broken,
(Isa. 25:8) and full salvation assured. No anxiety will remain, but
only blessed joy in the fair and lovely fellowship of the Saints.
--Thomas à Kempis --Imitation of Christ Bk 3 Ch 47
<<>><<>><<>>
10 August – Blessed Arcangelo Placenza da Calatafimi OFM
(Also known as Archangelus Piacentini.)
Memorials
10 August
10 April on some calendars
Franciscan Friar, Priest, Hermit, Mystic, Penitent – born in c 1390
in Calatafimi, Sicily, Italy and died on 10 August 1460 in Alcamo,
Sicily, Italy of natural causes.
Arcangelo was born at Calatafimi, (province and Diocese of Trapani),
in about 1390 to the local noble family of the Placenza.
He was known as a quiet and pious child and thus, it was no surprise,
when he left his paternal home and went to live as a hermit in a cave
near the Church of Santa Maria dei Giubino in Sicily. Here, he
experienced frequent apparitions of the Virgin, who would appear him
over a cypress while he was praying.
After the news of the apparitions and miracles spread, the place
became increasingly frequented by believers and relatives tried to
persuade him to give up his solitary life. But his reputation for
holiness spread far and wide and the young hermit attracted would-be
spiritual students. In search of peace and tranquillity to focus his
soul on meditation, Arcangelo moved to Alcamo, Sicily.
We can run but we always have to take ourselves with us and thus his
reputation went with him and he was asked to assist in the restoration
of the neglected old hospital of Sant’Antonio. He did and then spent
much of his time there caring for the sick. The rest of his time was
spent in a cave near the present Church of Holy Mary of Jesus (Alcamo)
to pray and do penitence. However, Pope Martin V, working to restore
Papal authority, decreed that all hermits in Sicily should join
approved religious orders and so Arcanglo joined the Franciscans in
Palermo, receiving the habit from Blessed Matthew of Girgenti.
After becoming a Priest, the Blessed Matteo Guimerà from Agrigento,
his immediate superior, gave him the right to open new Convents.
Arcangelo returned to the hospital of sant’Antonio in Alcamo, to open
a Convent. He was also elected provincial Vicar of his Order and
devoted himself to preaching.
He led both his brothers and the faithful by his example, supported
Franciscans throughout Sicily, the Bishopric in Alcamo and spent his
last days helping Blessed Matteo. He lived in the convent of Santa
Maria di Gesù in Alcamo until his death in 1460.
His body is kept in an ebony urn placed above the Altar of Saint
Conrad, in the Chiesa di Santa Maria di Gesù.
Urn with the mortal remains of the Blessed Arcangelo Placenza from
Calatafimi, kept inside the Church of Saint Mary of Jesus in Alcamo.
Pope Gregory XVI proclaimed him blessed, thanks to the many miracles
attributed to him, on 9 September 1836. The figure of Arcangelo
Piacentini from Calatafimi is still very much evident and revered in
our days, especially in the western areas of Sicily.
https://anastpaul.com/2020/08/10/
Saint Quote:
Guard your mind, and you will not be harassed by temptations. But if
you fail to guard it, accept patiently whatever trial comes.
--St. Mark the Ascetic
Bible Quote:
“Stretch forth your hand to the poor,
so that your blessing maybe complete.
Give graciously to all the living,
and withhold not kindness from the dead.
Do not fail those who weep,
but mourn with those who mourn.
Do not shrink from visiting the sick man,
because of such deeds you will be loved.
In all that you do, remember the end of your life,
and then you will never sin.” [Sirach 7: 32-36]
<><><><>
Prayer for Daily Neglects
Eternal Father, I offer Thee the Sacred Heart of Jesus,
with all its Love, all its sufferings and all its merits.
1st--To expiate all the sins I have committed this day and during all my life.
Glory be to the Father …!
2nd --To purify the good I have done badly this day and during all my life.
Glory be to the Father …!
3rd --To supply for the good I ought to have done and that I have
neglected this day and during all my life.
Glory be to the Father …!
A Poor Clare nun, who had just died, appeared to her abbess,
who was praying for her, and said to her,
“I went straight to heaven, for, by means of this prayer,
recited every evening, I paid my debts.”
(This prayer is not meant to replace confession)
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