Day: August 12, 2024

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Thought for the Day – 12 August – The Joy of Charity – “Charity rejoiceth in the Truth”

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Thought for the Day – 12 August – Meditations with Fr Richard Frederick Clarke SJ (1839-1900)

CHARITY
Meditations for a Month

The Joy of Charity
“Charity rejoiceth in the Truth”

Everything which is done to promote the cause of truth, is a source of sincere joy to those who have, in their hearts, the spirit of true charity. It matters not whether the success is due to their own efforts, or those of others; they are always happy at the advance of truth and the defeat of error.
How do I testify my joy when truth prevails, when heresy is crushed, when souls are converted to God?
Do I say a Te Deum or Magnificat, or thank God with all my heart on these joyful occasions?

Charity also finds pleasure in the truth being known. It has no wish to conceal anything. Those who have it in their hearts, make no attempt to hide the truth concerning themselves. They are willing to be known as they really are, with all their defects and imperfections. They are even happy their faults should be manifested, as far as the manifestation tends to the glory of God and the edification of their neighbour.
I will examine myself to see what progress I have made in charity.
Do I rejoice in the truth being known about myself, even in matters which may humble my pride?

Do I rejoice in the truth when I find, I have misjudged or misunderstood my neighbours and they are very different from that which I thought them to be and, far better than myself? Do I rejoice in the truth when I am shown to be incorrect in some opinion and when, others rectify me?
Do I rejoice in the truth when I am brought, face-to-face with my own weakness and nothingness and find that I cannot trust in myself but have to trust in God alone?

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Quote/s of the Day – 12 August – St Clare

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Quote/s of the Day – 12 August – St Clare (1194-1253) Virgin

“We are to become vessels
of God’s compassionate love for others.”

“Our labour here is brief
but the reward is eternal.
Do not be disturbed
by the clamour of the world
which passes like a shadow.
Do not let false delights
of a deceptive world deceive you.”

“Never forget that the way
which leads to Heaven is narrow
that the gate leading to Life,
is narrow and low
that there are but few who find it
and enter by it and if, there be some,
who go in and tread the narrow path,
for some time, there are but very few,
who persevere therein.”

MORE:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/08/12/quote-s-of-the-day-12-august-st-clare-2/

St Clare (1194-1253)

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One Minute Reflection – 12 August – The Oil of Love

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One Minute Reflection – 12 August – “The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” – St Clare of Assisi (1194-1253) Virgin – 2 Cor inthians 10:17-18; 11:1-2; Matthew 25:1-13 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

“But the wise took oil in their vessels” – Matthew 25:4

REFLECTION – “The soul who really loves God and Christ, even if it has done thousands of good works, thinks he has done nothing because of his insatiable hunger for God. Even if he has exhausted the body through fasting and vigils, he believes that he has not yet begun to be virtuous. In spite of the gifts of the Holy Ghost, the heavenly revelations and mysteries, he believes that he has not yet done anything because of his immense and insatiable love of the Lord. In faith and in love, he is always hungry and thirsty.

Persevering in prayer, he insatiably desires the mysteries of grace and to acquire every virtue. Wounded by love of the heavenly Spirit, animated by an ardent desire for his heavenly Spouse, he aspires to the grace of perfect, mysterious and ineffable communion with Him, in the sanctification of the Spirit. He is waiting for the veils to fall before His Face and that he might see his Spouse face-to-face, in the spiritual and indescribable Light, that the soul may be united to Him in all certainty, that the soul be transformed into the image of his death. In the soul’s great desire to die for Christ, he awaits, with certainty, his deliverance from sin and from all the darkness of the passions. Thus purified by the Spirit, sanctified in body and soul …, he has been made worthy to welcome the true King, Christ Himself!” – Sermon Attributed to St Macarius of Egypt (c300-390) Monk, Father

PRAYER – Hear us, O God, our Saviour that as we are gladdened by the festival of blessed Clare Thy virgin, so we may learn from it piety and devotion. Through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son our Lord, Who lives and reigns with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, God, world without end. Amen (Collect).

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Our Morning Offering – 12 August – Deign, O Immaculate Virgin

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Our Morning Offering – 12 August – “The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary”

Deign, O Immaculate Virgin
By St Paschasius Radbertus (785–865)

Deign, O Immaculate Virgin,
Mother most pure,
to accept the loving cry of praise
which we send up to you
from the depths of our hearts.
Though they can but add little to your glory,
O Queen of Angels,
you do not despise, in your love,
the praises of the humble and the poor.
Cast down upon us a glance of mercy,
O most glorious Queen,
graciously receive our petitions.
Through your immaculate purity of body and mind,
which rendered you so pleasing to God,
inspire us with a love of innocence and purity.
Teach us to guard carefully the gifts of grace,
striving ever after sanctity, so that,
being made like the image of your beauty,
we may be worthy to become,
the sharers of your eternal happiness.
Amen

St Paschasius Radbertus was a Theologian
and the Abbot of Corbie.
Read about him here: https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2019/04/26/saint-of-the-day-26-april-saint-paschasius-radbertus-785-865/

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Saint of the Day – 12 August – Saint Simplicius of Vercelli (Died c470) Bishop

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Saint of the Day – 12 August – Saint Simplicius of Vercelli (Died c470) the 8th Bishop of Vercelli, Italy. Also called – Simplicio.

In the ancient Eusebian Basilica, now disappeared and replaced by the current Cathedral, the series of the first 40 Bishops of Vercelli could be seen painted in the central nave, starting from St. Eusebius up to Nottingo, who lived from the middle of the 6th Century to around 830. Under each portrait the name of the Bishop represented was written in large letters. The dating of this series of portraits is still being studied.

Of course, the portraits were an authoritative document for the history of the ancient Bishops but due to neglect or old age, they disappeared over the centuries and only 25 names could be read, when the Bishops Bonomius and Ferrerus, at the end of the 16th Century and the beginning of the 17th, wanted to transcribe them, to compose the Episcopal catalogue of the Diocese.

Added to this is the dispersion of the archive documents which occurred during the barbarian invasions, particularly in the Lombard era.

The little which is known about the Bishops of Vercelli, who lived from the middle of the 5th Century to the beginning of the 9th, comes from sepulchral inscriptions, from some local liturgical books, from documents of other Churches and from news of civil history.

Vercelli Cathedral dedicated to St Eusebius

Therefore, even of St Simplicius very little is known, he was the 8th Bishop of Vercelli, as reported by the Episcopal catalogue compiled by the historian F Savio (1898) which corrects the previous ones. Our Saint is one of the Bishops whose name was not clearly legible under the faded effigy.

His Episcopate can be dated around 470, in the difficult period of the barbarian invasions. The historian, Cusano, reported that at the beginning of the 17th Century, his Tomb was discovered with the following inscription:
“Simplicius, the 8th Bishop, extraordinarily endowed with the grace of God, shone brightly with the greatest splendour of sanctity.”
(“Simplicius Episcopus octavus, mira Dei gratia praeditus, maximo sanctitatis splendeur praeluxit”).

The authoritative “Bibliotheca Sanctorum” catalogues him together with St Discolius, the 4th Bishop of Vercelli because they were probably celebrated on the same day, 12 August, in the local liturgical calendar. (Adapted from the Italian by Author: Antonio Borrelli).

St Eusebius Cathedral Vercelli, High Altar
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Madonna del Bosco / Our Lady of the Woods, Italy (13th Century), St Clare of Assisi (1194-1253) Virgin, Link to the Assumption Novena and the Saints celebrated on 12 August

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Novena to Our Lady of the Assumption, DAY SEVEN:
Mary’s Joy in Heaven

St Clare of Assisi (1194-1253) Virgin, Religious, Founder, Mystic, Friend and Follower of St Francis, Miracle-Worker.
The story of St Clare:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/12/saint-of-the-day-12-august-st-clare-of-assisi-1194-1253-virgin/
AND:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/08/11/saint-of-the-day-11-august-st-clare-of-assisi/

https://youtube.com/watch?v=eoGw5KL6Z38%3Fversion%3D3%26rel%3D1%26showsearch%3D0%26showinfo%3D1%26iv_load_policy%3D1%26fs%3D1%26hl%3Den%26autohide%3D2%26wmode%3Dtransparent%26listType%3Dplaylist%26list%3DPL5_ax08Z6UX_j_RawpIkMkYE00b7zPdUF

Madonna del Bosco / Our Lady of the Woods, Montemilone, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy (13th Century) – 12 August:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/12/madonna-del-bosco-our-lady-of-the-woods-montemilone-potenza-basilicata-italy-13th-century-and-memorials-of-the-saints-12-august/

St Anicetus of Marmora
St Discolio of Vercelli

St Euplus of Catania (Died 304) Deacon Martyr
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/08/12/saint-of-the-day-12-august-saint-euplus-of-catania-died-304-deacon-martyr/

St Eusebius of Milan (Died 462) Archbishop of Milan. Born in Greece (although some sources regard him as Milanese) and died on 12 August 462. He was the Archbishop from 449 until his death.
The Roman Martyrology reads: “In Milan, Saint Eusebius, Bishop, who worked diligently for the True Faith and rebuilt the Cathedral destroyed by the Huns.”
His Zealous Life of Grace:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/08/12/saint-of-the-day-12-august-st-eusebius-of-milan-died-462-bishop/

St Felicissima the Blind
St Gracilian
St Herculanus of Brescia
St Jambert of Canterbury
St Julian of Syria

St Macarius of Syria
St Merewenna
St Micae Nguyen Huy My
St Murtagh of Killala
St Photinus of Marmora

St Pedro del Barco (1088-1155) Hermit, Penitent, Canon, Apostle of the needy, he is regarded as the father of the agricultural industry in Avila, Spain.
His life:
https://anastpaul.com/2020/08/12/saint-of-the-day-12-august-st-pedro-del-barco-1088-1155/

St Porcarius of Lerins
St Simplicius of Vercelli (Died c470) Bishop
St Ust

Martyrs of Augsburg – 4 Saints: The mother, Hilaria,and three friends of of Saint Afra ofAugsburg. While visiting the tomb of Saint Afra who were seized by the authorities and Martyred when they visited Afra’s tomb – Digna, Eunomia, Euprepia and Hilaria. They were burned alive c 304.

Martyrs of Rome – 5 Saints: A group of Christians Martyred together in the persecutions of Diocletian. We know little more than their names – Crescentian, Juliana, Largio, Nimmia and Quiriacus. They died in c304 in Rome, Italy and were buried on the Ostian Way outside Rome.