hought for the Day – 4 November – Meditations with Antonio Cardinal Bacci (1881-1971)
More About the Sufferings of Purgatory
“If I were to die now, in which region of Purgatory should I be likely to be confined? I have no way of knowing this but, there is something which I do know with certainty. I know that I should avoid the slightest offence against God that I should expiate my past sins by prayer and penance and, that I should pray for the suffering souls in Purgatory, for this is a Work of Mercy which is most pleasing to God.”
Quote/s of the Day – 4 November – Saint Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) He is known as the “Father of the Clergy” – Some of his Patronages: Bishops, Priests, Seminarians • Catechists • Catechumens • Spiritual Directors • Spiritual leaders
“Charity is that with which, no man is lost,and without which, no man is saved.”
“Stay quiet with God. Do not spend your time in useless chatter… Do not give yourself to others, so completely that you have nothing left for yourself.”
“Behold Jesus Christ Crucified, Who is the only Foundation of our hope; He is our Mediator and Advocate; the Victim and Sacrifice for our sins. He is Goodness and Patience itself; His Mercy is moved by the tears o sinners and He never refuses pardon and grace to those who ask it with a truly contrite and humbled heart.”
One Minute Reflection – 4 Novemer – “The Month of The Holy Souls in Purgatory” – Saint Charles Borromeo (1538-1584) – Sirach 44:16-27; 45:3-20 – Matthew 25:14-23 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/
“Well done, good and faithful servant … Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord.”- Matthew 25:21
REFLECTION – “The Word of the Father, Only-begotten Son of God, Sun of Justice (Mal 3:20), is the great Merchant Who has brought us the price of our redemption. It is a truly precious exchange which we can never value sufficiently, when a King, Son of the King Most High, has become the Coin, the Gold has paid our dues, the Just Man is given for the sinner. Truly unmerited mercy, perfectly disinterested love, astonishing goodness …, it is a completely disproportionate purchase, in which the Son of God is delivered up for the servant, the Creator is put to death for the one He has created, the Lord is condemned for His slave.
O Christ, these are Thine Works, Thou Who descended from Heaven’s brightness into our hellish darkness, to bring Light to our gloomy prison. Thou came down from the Right Hand of the Divine Majesty, into our human misery, to redeem the human race, Thou Who descended from the Father’s glory, to death on the Cross, to triumph over death and its author. Thou art the only One and there is no other but Thee Who could have been drawn to redeem us through Thine Own Goodness…
Let all the merchants of Teman (Bar 3:23) withdraw from this place … it is not they but Israel [Thy] beloved whom [Thou hast] chosen, Thou Who hide these mysteries from the wise and prudent and have revealed them to those babes and humble servants of Thine (Lk 10:21) … O Lord, I willingly embrace this purchase since it concerns me!… I remember all the things Thou hast done, Thou Who desire that I should keep them alive … Therefore, I shall profit by this talent which Thou hast lent to me until Thy return and will stand before Thee with great joy. O God, grant that I may then hear these sweet words: “Well done, good and faithful servant! Enter thou into the joy of thy Lord” (Mt 25:21).” – St Bernard O.Cist. (1091-1153) Cistercian Monk, known as the Last Father and the Mellifluous Doctor of the Church (Selected sermons, no 42: The Five Purchases).
PRAYER – Safeguard Thy Church, O Lord, under the continual protection of St Charles, Thy Confessor and Bishop, so that just as his concern for his flock made him glorious, so his intercession may make us ever fervent in loving Thee. 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).
Our Morning Offering – 4 Novemer – “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.
Saint of the Day – 4 November – Saint Modesta (Died c680) Virgin of Trier, Abbess of the Monastery of Ohren in Trier founded by her uncle St Modoald. Also known as – Modesta of Ohren, … of Trier (formerly Treves).
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “At Treves, St Modesta, Virgin.”
Beata Francisca de Amboise – Iglesia de San Patern – Vannes – Fr
Modesta was the niece of St Itta and, therefore, a cousin of St Gertrude (626–659). Modesta became a Benedictine Nun and was appointed the 1st Abbess, by Saint Modoald, her uncle and the Bishop of Trier, for the Convent of Ohren, situate in Trier.
The Abbey was built on the site of ancient Roman granaries still remaining on the site. It was later dedicated to the Patronage of Saint Irmina of Ohren, the Abbey’s 2nd Abbess.
Modesta died on 4 November of a year towards the end of the 7th Century and her body was venerated ind in 1769 in the Church of the Abbey of St.Irmina in Öhren. In 1770, the Church was destroyed and rebuilt, but no altar was dedicated to the Saint. According to local believers, her Relics were transferred to the Church of St Matthias, where they rest among the bones of many Saints.
Her cult has been documented since at least the 9th Century and her name appears among the virgins in the Litanies of the Saints, calendars and Liturgical books of Trier and Utrecht.
St Vitalis (Died c 304) Martyr and St Agricola (Died c 304) Latmen Martyrs. Martyrs, Laymen. They died in c 304 in Bologna, Italy in the persecution of Diocletian. Patronage – Bologna. The Roman Martyrology reads: “In Bologna, Saints Vitalis and Agricola, Martyrs, of whom, according to what Saint Ambrose recounts, the first was first a slave to the other, then a companion in Martyrdom: Vitalis, in fact, suffered such torments that there was no longer any part of his body without wound. Agricola, not at all terrified by the torture of his slave, imitated him in Martyrdom by undergoing crucifixion.” Their Lives and Deaths: https://anastpaul.com/2022/11/04/saints-of-the-day-4-november-st-vitalis-died-c-304-and-st-agricola-died-c-304-martyrs/
Bl Frances d’Amboise St Gerard de Bazonches St Gregory of Burtscheid Bl Helen Enselmini Bl Henry of Zweifalten St Hermas of Myra St Joannicus of Mount Olympus St John Zedazneli St Modesta (Died c680) Virgin of Trier Virgin St Nicander of Lycia St Patrobas St Perpète St Philologus
St Pierius (Died c309) Priest, Co-Director of the Catechetical School of Alexandria, Scholar, renowned Preacher and Exegetical Writer.. He died in Rome in c309 of natural causes which St Jerome assures us of. The Roman Martyrology reads today: “The birthday of St Pierius, Priest of Alexandria, who, being deeply versed in the Sacred Scriptures, leading a very pure life and freed from all impediments in order to apply to Christian philosophy, taught the people with great renown and published various treatise, under the Emperors Carus and Diocletian, when St Theonas governed the Church of Alexandria. After the persecutions, he spent the remainder of his life at Rome, where he rested in peace in the Lord.” His Life of Grace: https://anastpaul.com/2023/11/04/saint-of-the-day-4-november-st-pierius-died-c309-priest-confessor/
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