Day: August 27, 2025

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Thought for the Day – 27 August – Intimacy with Jesus

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Thought for the Day – 27 August – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)

Intimacy with Jesus

“The union of love which should exist between Jesus and ourselves, is modelled on the mysterious union between Jesus and His Heavenly Father.

(1) This intimacy between ourselves and Jesus should be, first of all, in the mind.
Our thoughts will be good when we think like God and with the mind of Jesus, “Who is the true Light Who enlightens every man who comes into the world” (Jn 1:9).
If we stray away from that Light, darkness overwhelms us, even as it pervaded the earth during the Agony of Jesus Christ.
Our intelligence is a ray of light which comes from God, we should take care not to allow this ray to be separated from its Divine source.
This heavenly ray always shone on the faces of the Saints because they were clean of heart and close to God.
That is how we should all be.

(2) In the second place, we should be united intimately with Jesus in our sentiments.
“Have this mind in you which was also in Jesus Christ” (Phil 2:5) says St Paul.
Our love must not be abstract or partial but must be all-absorbing.
Jesus calls us friends and friendship unites two hearts as one.
We must give ourselves completely to Jesus without reserving anything for ourselves.
True holiness is found when God and man are united like two faithful constant friends.

(3) In the third place, there must be intimacy in action.
It is not possible for a man who truly loves God to do anything which would offend Him.
Jesus compares the love which we should have for Him with the love which He has for His Heavenly Father, so we should model our lives continuously on the life of Jesus.
Jesus must work in us, as He did in St Paul and all the Saints.

St Francis de Sales writes, that Jesus should always be in our minds, in our hearts, in our eyes and on our tongue.
We should be living images of Jesus and we must, therefore, live and act for Him, with Him and in Him.”

Antonio Cardinal Bacci

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Quote/s of the Day – 27 August – St Caesarius of Arles and St Joseph Calasanz

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Quote/s of the Day – 27 August – “The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” – St Caesarius of Arles (470-543) Bishop, Father of the Church and St Joseph Calasanz (1557-1648) Confessor, Priest– –

“The worst kind of sin,
is not to acknowledge
that you are sinful.”

“God never deserts a man,
unless He is first deserted by that man.
For even if a man shall have committed
grievous sins once, twice and a third time,
God still looks for him,
‘so that he may be converted and live!‘”

“Whatever He receives on earth,
He returns in Heaven.”

“A person may say,
I am not much concerned
how long I stay in purgatory,
provided I may come to eternal life.
Let no-one reason thus!
Purgatory fire will be more dreadful
than whatever torments can be seen, imagined
or endured in this world.
He who is now afraid to put his finger into the fire,
does he not fear,
lest he be then all buried in torments, for a very long time?”

St Caesarius of Arles (470-543)
Bishop, Father of the Church

St Joseph Calasanz (1557-1648)
QUOTES:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/08/27/quote-s-of-the-day-27-august-st-joseph-calasanz/

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One Minute Reflection – 27 August – “And whoever receives one such little child for My sake, receives Me.” – Matthew 18:5

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One Minute Reflection – 27 August – “The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” – St Joseph Calasanz (1557-1648) Confessor, Priest –Wisdom 10:10-14; Matthew 18:1-5 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/

“And whoever receives one such little child for My sake, receives Me.” – Matthew 18:5

REFLECTION – “Could God not have made the human person perfect right from the beginning? For God, Who has always been identical with Himself and Who is not created, everything is possible. But because the existence of the created beings began after God’s, they are necessarily inferior to God, Who made them … Thus, since they are created, they are not perfect. When they have just been born, they are small children and as small children, they are neither accustomed to, nor have they had practice in, perfect conduct … Thus, God could give perfection to the human person right from the beginning but, the human person was incapable of receiving this perfection, for he was only a small child.

And that is why, in the last times, when our Lord gathered up all things in Himself (Eph 1:10), He came to us, not in His power but, in such a way, we were able to see Him. For He could have come to us in His inexpressible glory but, we were not yet able to bear the greatness of His glory. … Although the Word of God was perfect, with humankind He became a small Child, not for Himself but because of the state of childhood, in which was humankind.” – St Irenaeus (c130-202) Bishop of Lyons, Martyr, Father of the Church (Against the Heresies IV 38, 1-2).

PRAYER – O God, Who through St Joseph, Thy Confessor, did graciously will to provide Thy Church with a new method for the training of youth, in the spirit of understanding and holiness grant, we beseech Thee, that, following his example and through his intercession, we may live and teach so as to acquire an everlasting reward. Through esus 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 – 27 August – The Seven Joys of Mary

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Our Morning Offering – 27 August – “The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” – The Feast of the 7 Joys of Our Lady

The Seven Joys of Mary
Author Unknown
Earlist known date: 1833

The first good joy which Mary had,
It was the joy of one;
To see the blessed Jesus Christ
When He was first her Son.
Chorus:
When He was first her Son, Good Man
And blessed may He be,
With Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
To all eternity.
2 The next good joy which Mary had,
It was the joy of two;
To see her own Son, Jesus Christ
To make the lame to go.
Chorus:
To make the lame to go, Good Man
And blessed may He be,
With Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
To all eternity.
3 The next good joy which Mary had,
It was the joy of three;
To see her own Son, Jesus Christ
To make the blind to see.
Chorus:
To make the blind to see, Good Man:
And blessed may He be,
With Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
To all eternity.
4 The next good joy which Mary had,
It was the joy of four;
To see her own Son, Jesus Christ
To read the Scriptures o’er.
Chorus:
To read the Scriptures o’er, Good Man:
And blessed may He be,
With Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
To all eternity.
5 The next good joy which Mary had,
It was the joy of five;
To see her own Son, Jesus Christ
To bring the dead to life.
Chorus:
To bring the dead to life, Good Man
And blessed may He be,
With Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
To all eternity.
6 The next good joy which Mary had,
It was the joy of six;
To see her own Son, Jesus Christ
Upon the Crucifix.
Chorus:
Upon the Crucifx, Good Man:
And blessed may He be,
With Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
To all eternity.
7 The next good joy which Mary had,
It was the joy of seven;
To see her own Son, Jesus Christ
To wear the Crown of Heaven.
Chorus;
To wear the Crown of Heaven, Good Man,
And blessed may He be,
With Father, Son and Holy Ghost,
To all eternity.

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Saint of the Day – 27 August – St Osio (c256-c357) Bishop and Confessor of Córdoba, Spain,

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Saint of the Day – 27 August – St Osio (c256-c357) Bishop and Confessor of Córdoba, Spain, Spiritual writer, Born in c256 in Córdoba, Hispania (modern Córdoba, Spain) and died in c357 in Sirmium, Pannonia (modern Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia). Also known as – Hosius, Hossius… Hozius… Ossios… Osius… Ossiuo… Ossius… Córdobalı Hosius.

Osio’s exact date of birth is unknown, although, based on the facts of his life, it can be deduced that he was born in Córdoba around 256 and died in Sirmium around 357, reaching the respectable age of over one hundred years.

Artist – Ángel María de Barcia Pavón (1841–1927)

He must have quickly given proof of his holiness, prudence, culture and zeal for the glory of God, since around 295 we find him as the Bishop of Córdoba, the former metropolitan See of Baetica. There are also serious doubts about his Episcopal Ordination. According to the Episcopal catalogue of Córdoba, he appears to have been acclaimed by the Clergy and the people, thanks to his life, marked by a reputation for holiness.

Many authors attach great importance to Osio and his thought within the life of the Church in antiquity; two lost works are attributed to him: “De laude virginitatis” and the “Treatise on Priestly Vestments.”

Ossio distinguished himself at the Council of Elvira, whose acts he signed eleventh. It seems that at this Council, Ossio acquired his great fame as a theologian. Those who claim that Ossio distinguished himself at this Baetic Council for his theological ability are plausible.

Diocletian’s accession to the throne revolved around the date of our Bishop’s Consecration and a few years later he launched a persecution against Christians. This was one of the first problems the new Bishop of Cordoba encountered:

And so Osio governed his See peacefully with great fruit, until the year 303, when at Easter which was on the 18th of April, the decree of the cruelest and bloodiest persecution was published which flooded the Provinces with the blood of Martyrs.

This is what the Episcopology tells us but it seems that bloodshed did not come until 304. This terrible persecution lasted until May 305, when Diocletian resigned his office. One of Christ’s Confessors during this persecution was Bishop Osio, who, although he escaped bloody Martyrdom, saved his life by God’s permission and for the benefit of his Church. It seems that the illustrious Bishop suffered great torments for Christ, bearing in his life the scars and signs of that attack which earned him the prestigious title of Confessor of the Faith which is Christ. It is known that the shepherds of the Church were greatly persecuted and this Osio, in particular.

Monument of the Sacred Heart, Cerro de los Ángeles, Getafe, Madrid, Spain: “Spain Defender of the Faith”

He will make the Bishop of Córdoba a courageous witness to the Faith which will bring him torture and exile. He himself will later describe to Constantine: “I have confessed the Faith of Christ.”

After the end of the persecution and following the promulgation of the Edict of Peace (Edict of Milan in 313), and especially from 313 to 326, we find Osio in close relationship and communication with the Emperor Constantine apparently playing a possible advisory role. Constantine’s rise to imperial power marked the inauguration of a new era not only in the history of the Church but also in universal history.

The Council of Arles, the Alexandrian question of nascent Arianism, the celebration of the Church’s first Ecumenical Council and its post-conciliar controversies, would shape the future of imperial policy and the development of the Church. On all these occasions, the figure of Bishop St Osio of Córdoba appears explicitly. Hence the need to shed light on the importance and significance of this distinguished figure of the Spanish Episcopate and of the century marked by his life and ministry. Holy St Osio please pray for the Church of Christ and for us all! Amen.

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Feast of the Seven Joys of Our Lady, St Joseph Calasanz and the Saints for 27 August

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Feast of the Seven Joys of Our Lady – This Feast is also known as “The Franciscan Crown,” The Seven Joys of the Virgin. Today was kept by the Franciscans as the Feast of the Seven Joys of the Virgin Mary. As an expression of the Seraphic Order’s devotional life, it corresponds to the Feast of the Holy Rosary, which began among the Dominicans and the observance on 15 September of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin,
https://anastpaul.com/2022/08/27/27-august-feast-of-the-seven-joys-of-our-lady-the-franciscan-crown/

St Joseph Calasanz Sch.P. (1557-1648) Spanish Confessor, Priest, Teacher, Lawyer, Founder of the Pious Schools. Patron of all Schools, Colleges, al study institutions and of all students.
Zealous and Holy St Joseph:
https://anastpaul.com/2018/08/25/saint-of-the-day-25-august-st-joseph-calasanz-sch-p-1557-1648/

St Caesarius of Arles (470-543) Archbishop and Church Father, Theologian, Preacher, Apostle of charity, Legislator, Administrator, Writer, Reformer.
The wondrous St Caesarius:
https://anastpaul.com/2019/08/27/saint-of-the-day-27-august-saint-caesarius-of-arles-470-543-father-of-the-church/

St Agilo of Sithin
St Angelus of Foligno
St Anthusa the Younger
St Arontius of Potenza
St Baculus of Sorrento
St Carpophorus
St David Lewis
St Decuman
St Ebbo of Sens
St Etherius of Lyons
St Euthalia of Leontini
St Fortunatus of Potenza

Blessed Gabriel Mary Nicholas OFM (c1463-1532) Confessor, Priest and Friar of the Friars Minor, Co-founder of the Order of the Annunciation (O.Ann.M).
Blessed Gabriel was Beatified in 1647 by Pope Innocent X.
Holy Gabriel:
https://anastpaul.com/2023/08/27/saint-of-the-day-27-august-blessed-gabriel-mary-nicholas-ofm-c1463-1532-confessor-priest/

St Gebhard of Constance
St Giovanni of Pavia
St Honoratus of Potenza
St John of Pavia
St Licerius of Couserans
St Malrubius of Merns

St Narnus (Died c345) Bishop and Confessor of Bergamo. The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Bergamo, St Narnus, who was Baptised by the blessed Barnabas and Consecrated by him as the first Bishop of that City.”
A Shepherd’s Life:
https://anastpaul.com/2024/08/27/saint-of-the-day-27-august-saint-narnus-of-bergamo-died-c345-bishop-and-confessor/

St Osio (c256-c357) Bishop and Confessor of Córdoba

St Phanurius
St Poemen
Bl Roger Cadwallador
St Rufus of Capua
St Sabinian of Potenza
St Syagrius of Autun

Martyrs of Tomi – 5 Saints: A group of 17 Christians imprisoned and excuted for their faith during the persecutions of Diocletian. They miraculously were unburned by fire and untouched by wild animals. We know the names and a few details on five of them – John, Mannea, Marcellinus, Peter and Serapion. They were tied to stakes and burned alive; they emerged unharmed – thrown to wild animals in the amphitheatre; the animals ignored them; they were beheaded in 304 in Tomi, Mesia (modern Costanza, Romania).

Martyrs of Nagasaki – 14 Beati: A group of fourteen missionaries and Japanese native Christians, who were Martyred together for their faith. They died on 16 August 1627 in Nagasaki, Japan and were Beatified on 7 May 1867 by Pope Pius IX. They are – Blessed Antonius of Saint Francis, Blessed Bartolomé Díaz Laurel, Blessed Caius Akashi Jiemon, Blessed Francisca Pinzokere, Blessed Francisco of Saint Mary, Blessed Franciscus Kuhyoe, Blessed Leo Kurobyoe Nakamura, Blessed Lucas Tsuji Kyuemon, Blessed Ludovicus Matsuo Soyemon, Blessed Magdalena Kiyota, Blessed Maria Shobyoe, Blessed Michaël Koga Kizayemon, Blessed Thomas Sato Shin’emon, Blessed Tsuji Shobyoe.