Day: November 11, 2024

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Thought for the Day – 11 November – Pray In Your Trials.

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Thought for the Day – 11 November – Meditations with Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787) Bishop, Confessor, Most Zealous Doctor of the Church

“How to Pray at All Times”
By St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787)

Pray In Your Trials.
Excerpt from Chapter Three:II

“When you are afflicted with sickness, persecution, temptation, or any other trouble, turn at once to God and ask His aid.
It is enough for you to lay your affliction before Him – to go to Him and say: Behold, O Lord, for I am in distress (Lam 1:20). He will not fail to comfort you, or at least, to give you strength to suffer the trial with patience and, in this case, it will prove a greater good than if He had freed you altogether from it.
Tell Him of all the things which make you fear, or make you sad and say to Him: My God, in Thee are all my hopes. I offer this cross to Thee. I resign myself to Thy Will. Take pity on me and either deliver me from my trial or give me strength to endure it.
He will remember immediately the promise He made in the Gospel, of consoling and comforting all those who have recourse to Him in tribulation: Come to Me all you who labour and are burdened and I will refresh you (Matt II:28).

He will not be displeased if you seek comfort from your friends in the hour of trial but, He wishes you to have recourse principally to Himself.
At least, therefore, when you have had recourse to creatures and they have not been able to console your heart, go to your Creator and say to Him: Lord, men have only words; they cannot afford me consolation. I no longer desire to be consoled by them. Thou alone, art my Hope; Thou alone, my only Love. By Thee alone, do I desire to be comforted and the consolation I ask for, is to do, on this occasion, that which is most pleasing to Thee. Behold, I am ready to endure this trial for the whole of my life and for all eternity, if such be Thy Will. Only help me.

Do not be afraid of offending Him if you sometimes gently complain, saying: Why, Lord, has Thou retired afar off? (Ps 9:1). Lord, Thou knowest that I love Thee and that I desire nothing but Thy Love. Have pity on me and help me. Do not abandon me.”

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Quote/s of the Day – 11 November – St Martin of Tours

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Quote/s of the Day – 11 November – St Martin of Tours (c316-397) “Martin the Merciful,” Bishop, Confessor, Miracle-Worker.

“Hitherto I have served you as a soldier;
allow me now to become a soldier of God.
Let the man who is to serve you
receive your largesse.
I am a soldier of Christ;
combat is not permitted me.”

“In the Name of the Lord Jesus
and protected only
by the Sign of the Cross,
without shield or helmet,
I shall penetrate the enemy’s ranks
and not be afraid.”

I Will Fight Beneath Thy Banner, Lord
Prayer of St Martin of Tours (c316-397)

Lord, if Thy people still have need
of my services,
I will not avoid the toil.
Thy Will be done.
I have fought the good fight long enough.
Yet, if Thou bid me continue, to hold
the battle line in defence
of Thy camp,
I will never beg to be excused
from failing strength.
I will do the work Thou entrust to me.
While Thou command,,
I will fight beneath Thy banner.
Amen

St Martin of Tours (c 316-397)

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One Minute Reflection – 11 November – No man lights a candle and puts it in a hidden place, nor under a bushel … Luke 11:33

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One Minute Reflection – 11 November – “The Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory” – St Martin of Tours (c316-397) “Martin the Merciful,” Bishop, Confessor, Miracle-Worker. – Sirach 44:16-27; 45:3-20, Luke 11:33-36 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

“No man lights a candle and puts it in a hidden place, nor under a bushel but upon a candlestick that they, who come in, may see the light.” – Luke 11:33

REFLECTION – “There must be simplicity in one’s intention and purity in one’s affection. Simplicity seeks God; purity finds Him and savours Him. No good work will be difficult, if you are interiorly free of all disordered affection. If you want only what God wants and that which is useful for your neighbour, you will enjoy interior freedom. If your heart were upright, then every creature would be, for you, a mirror of life and a book full of holy instruction.

There is no creature so small and so base that it does not show, some image of God’s goodness. If you had enough innocence and purity within you, you would see everything without hindrance. A pure heart penetrates Heaven and hell. Each person judges that which is outside, according to that which is within himself. If there is any joy in the world, the pure heart possesses it.” – Thomas à Kempis CRSA (1380-1471) (Attrib) The Imitation of Christ (Book II:4)

PRAYER – O God, Who sees that we cannot survive by any power of our own, mercifully grant that, by the intercession of blessed Martin, Thy Confessor and Bishop, we may be made safe from all harm. Through 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 – 11 November – Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory By St Alphonsus

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Our Morning Offering – 11 November – “The Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory”

My God! I Recommend to Thee …
Prayer for the Holy Souls in Purgatory
By St Alphonsus Maria de Liguori (1696-1787)
Most Zealous Doctor

My God! I recommend to Thee,
the souls of my relatives,
my benefactors, my friend, my enemies
and of those, who are in Purgatory on my account.
I recommend to Thee,
the souls of Evangelical labourers,
of Religious and Priests
and especially of those,
who had charge of my soul.
I recommend to Thee,
the souls of those, who were most devout
to the Passion of Our Lord,
to the Blessed Sacrament,
to the Sacred Heart of Jesus
and to the Blessed Virgin Mary,
the souls, who are most abandoned,
those, who suffer most
and those, who are nearest
to the entrance into Paradise.
Amen

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Saint of the Day – 11 November – Saint Bertuinus of Malonne (c634-698) Bishop

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Saint of the Day – 11 November – Saint Bertuinus of Malonne (c634-698) Bishop. Abbot, Missionary, Founder of Churches and Monasteries. Born in England and died at his Monastery dedicated to him since his death in Malonne, Belgium of natural causes.
Also known as – Bertuin, Bertwinus, Berthuin, Bertuino.

Statue of Bertuinus of Malonne in a niche of a Chapel in Malonne Abbey

Bertuinus was born in England and educated in the Monastery of Obtell (a place perhaps identified with Outwell, in the County of Norfolk) which was part of his family’s property and there, he became a Monk.

When the Bishop of the Diocese died, the people forced Bertuinus to accept the Episcopal dignity. In his high office he distinguished himself for his qualities as a skilled administrator, for the numerous conversions of pagans and for the foundation of several Monasteries.

Reliquary bust of St Bertuinus of Malonne

By Divine inspiration, however, he decided to go to the continent to preach the Gospel there and, faithful to Anglo-Saxon customs, he wanted to go first to Rome to visit the Tombs of the Apostles Peter and Paul. From Rome, through Gaul, he went to Belgium, settling in Malonne (Namur), where he built a Church and founded a Monastery, in which he died and was buried.

Chalice of Saint Berthuinus part of the protected Art Treasures of the Cathedral of Namur

From the Vita Bertuinus of which there are four editions, the oldest of which could date to the 8th Century. It is not possible to deduce, with certainty, the precise period in which the holy Bishop lived. The most probable opinion attributes it to the 7th Century. His Feast is celebrated on 11 November but in some places, recently, it has been transferred to the 16th and then to the 27th of the same month.

St Bertuinus Abbey of Malonne

His cult which survived the French Revolution and the suppression of the St Bertuinus Abbey of Malonne, over the centuries has received a notable boost from the recognition and solemn translation of his Relics which took place in 1202 and from the celebrations of the Twelfth Centenary of his death, celebrated in 1898 on the basis of calculations made by hagiographers, who considered 698 to be the year of the Saint’s death. In 1601, the Relics of St Bertuinus were placed in an Urn at Malonne Abbey, which still contains them. The Sepulchre below MIGHT be this Urn mentioned here.

Arm Reliquary of St Bertuinus, in the Treasury of the Basilica of Saint Servatius in Maastricht
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Nossa Senhora do Português / Our Lady of the Portuguese, Diu, India (1546),  St Martin of Tours, St Mennas, Martyr and all the Saints for 11 November

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Nossa Senhora do Português / Our Lady of the Portuguese, Diu, India (1546) – 11 November:
HERE:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/11/11/nossa-senhora-do-portugues-our-lady-of-the-portuguese-diu-india-1546-and-memorials-of-the-saints-11-november/

St Martin of Tours (c316-397) “Martin the Merciful,” Bishop, Confessor, Miracle-Worker.
Beloved St Martin:
https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/11/11/saint-of-the-day-11-november-st-martin-of-tours-c-316-397/

St Mennas (Died c 300) Martyr, Layman, Miracle-worker, Soldier, he may have been a camel driver and merchant, Hermit. Born in Egypt and died by beheading in c 300 at Cotyaes, Phrygia, under Emperor Diocletian. He was one of the most popular Saints in the early Eastern Church. Patronages – falsely accused people, physical ailments, peddlers, pilgrims, travelling merchants.
His Life and Death:
https://anastpaul.com/2022/11/11/saint-of-the-day-11-november-saint-mennas-died-c-300-marty/

St Bartholomew of Rossano (c970-c 1065) Abbot Confessor, Spiritual disciple and friend of St Nilus (910-1005), Hymnist an highly skilled Calligrapher of sacred manuscripts – the art of calligraphy he had learned from his blessed guide and teacher, He is known as the “Second Founder,” of the Monastery of Grottaferrata founded by St Nilus. A copyist of many codices, Bartholomew is also considered the greatest hymnographer of the 11th century.
His Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2021/11/11/saint-of-the-day-11-november-saint-bartholomew-of-rossano-c-970-c-1065/

St Bertuinus of Malonne (c634-698) Bishop
St Cynfran of Wales
St Isidre Costa Hons
Bl Josaphat Chichkov
St Marina of Omura
St Mennas of Santomenna
St Mercurius the Soldier
Bl Pavel Dzjidzjov
St Rhediw
St Turibius of Palencia
St Veranus of Lyon
St Veranus of Vence