Our Morning Offering – 9 May – “The Month of the Blessed Virgin Mary”
Hail to Thee, Forever Virgin, Mother of God, By St Methodius of Olympus (Died c311)
Hail to thee forever-Virgin Mother of God, our unceasing joy! for unto thee do I again return. . . . Hail, thou fount of the Son’s Love for man. . . . Wherefore, we pray thee, the most excellent among women, who boast in the confidence of thy maternal honours that thou wouldst, unceasingly, keep us in remembrance. O holy Mother of God, remember us, I say, who make our boast in thee and who, in august hymns celebrate thy memory which will ever live and never fade away. Amen
Quote/s of the Day – 1 March – Saturday of the Blessed Virgin – Salve Sancta Parens
“Hail, full of grace!”
Luke 1:28
“Holy Light on earth’s horizon, Star of hope to those who fall, Light amid a world of shadows, Dawn of God’s Design for all.”
Hail to Thee, Forever Virgin, Mother of God, By St Methodius of Olympus (Died c311)
Hail to thee forever-Virgin Mother of God, our unceasing joy! for unto thee do I again return. . . . Hail, thou fount of the Son’s love for man. . . . Wherefore, we pray thee, the most excellent among women, who boast in the confidence of thy maternal honours that thou wouldst, unceasingly, keep us in remembrance. O holy Mother of God, remember us, I say, who make our boast in thee and who, in august hymns celebrate thy memory which will ever live and never fade away. Amen
(From “Oration on Simeon and Anna”)
“You must know that when you ‘hail’ Mary, she immediately greets you! Do not think that she is one of those rude women of whom there are so many, on the contrary, she is utterly courteous and pleasant. If you greet her, she will answer you right away and converse with you!”
Quote/s of the Day – 16 August – “The Month of the Immaculate Heart of Mary” – St Joachim, Father of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Ecclesiasticus 31:8-11, Matthew1:1-16 – Scripture search here: https://www.drbo.org/
“And Jacob begot Joseph, the husband of Mary and of her was born Jesus, Who is called Christ.”
Matthew 1:16
“That anyone could doubt the right of the holy Virgin to be called the Mother of God, fills me with astonishment. Surely she must be the Mother of God, if our Lord Jesus Christ is God and she gave birth to Him!”
St Cyril of Alexandria (376-444) Father and Doctor of the Church
“Having confidence in thee, O Mother of God, I shall be saved. Being under thou protection, I shall fear nothing. With thy aid, I shall give battle to my enemies and put them to flight, for devotion to thee, is an arm of Salvation.”
St John Damascene (676-749) Father and Doctor of the Church
Hail to Thee, Forever Virgin, Mother of God, By St Methodius of Olympus (Died c311)
Hail to thee forever-Virgin Mother of God, our unceasing joy! for unto thee do I again return. . . . Hail, thou fount of the Son’s love for man. . . . Wherefore, we pray thee, the most excellent among women, who boast in the confidence of thy maternal honours that thou wouldst, unceasingly, keep us in remembrance. O holy Mother of God, remember us, I say, who make our boast in thee and who, in august hymns celebrate thy memory which will ever live and never fade away. Amen
Quote/s of the Day – 18 September – “Month of The Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary and The Holy Cross” – St Methodius of Olympus (Died c311) Confessor, Bishop, Martyr, Father
“Thou Thyself, O Christ, art my all. For Thou I keep myself chaste and holding aloft my shining lamp, I run to meet Thee, my Spouse.”
Hail to Thee, Forever Virgin, Mother of God, By St Methodius of Olympus (Died c311)
Hail to thee forever-Virgin Mother of God, our unceasing joy! for unto thee do I again return. . . . Hail, thou fount of the Son’s love for man. . . . Wherefore, we pray thee, the most excellent among women, who boast in the confidence of thy maternal honours that thou wouldst, unceasingly, keep us in remembrance. O holy Mother of God, remember us, I say, who make our boast in thee and who, in august hymns celebrate thy memory which will ever live and never fade away. Amen.
Saint of the Day – 18 September – Saint Methodius of Olympus (Died c311) Confessor, Bishop of Olympus in Lycia in Asia Minor, Martyr, Ecclesiastical Scholar and Author, renowned Theologian. After Olympus it seems that he was appointed as the Bishop of Tyre, Lebanon, or possibly Patara, in the same country. Date of birth unknown, Methodius died a Martyr, probably in 311 in Chalcis, in modern Greece. His works include the “Treatise “On the Resurrection” and “Symposium on Virginity.”
The Roman Martyrology reads today: “The same da, [as St Joseph of Cupertino] the birthday of St Methodius, Bishop of Olympus in Lycia and afterwards of Tyre. Most renowned for his eloquence and learning. St Jerome says that he won the Crown of Martyrdom at Chalcis in Greece at the end of the last persecution there.”
The Martyrdom of St Methodius
We are indebted to St Jerome for the earliest accounts of Methodius. According to him, Methodius suffered Martyrdom at Chalcis at the end of the newest persecution, i.e., under Diocletian, Galerius or Maximinus.
Papyrus fragment of the Symposium, Oratio 8, dated 5th or 6th Century, the earliest known Manuscript of a work by St Methodiu.
Methodius had a very comprehensive philosophical education and was an important Theologian and a prolific and polished Author. Chronologically, his works can only be assigned, in a general way, to the end of the 3rd and beginning of the 4th Century. He became of special importance in the history of theological literature, in that he successfully combated various erroneous views of the great Alexandrian, Origen.
He particularly attacked his doctrine that man’s body, at the resurrection, is not the same body as he had in lif. Another area of Methodius’ opposition was Origen’s idea of the world’s eternity and the erroneous notions it involved. Nevertheless, he recognised Origen’s great services to the Church in Ecclesiastical Theology. Like Origen, Methodius is strongly influenced by Plato’s philosophy and uses, to a great extent, the allegorical style of explanation especially of Scripture.
Of his numerous works only one has come down to us in a complete state in a Greek text, –Th Symposium on Virginity. However, we do have Slavonian versions or portions thereof, of all his other works. He also wrote commentaries on Genesis and on the Song of Songs, many other areas of Sacred Scripture and other holy subjects, for example on the Martyrs, on marriage, on the food laws of the Jews, etc.
St Joseph of Cupertino OFM Conv. (1603-1663) Confessor, Religious Priest of the First Order of St Francis and Friar, Mystic, Miracle-worker. If ever a tiny child began life with nothing in his favour it was Joseph of Cupertino; he had only one hopeful and saving quality—that he knew it. … – Read on and be ashamed, for this is a Saint before the Throne of God! All about the this holy Flying Saint here: https://anastpaul.wordpress.com/2017/09/18/saint-of-the-day-18-september-st-joseph-of-cupertino-o-f-m-conv-1603-1663/
St Ariadne St Eumenius Thaumaturgus
St Eustorgius of Milan (Died c 349) The Ninth Bishop of Milan, Confessor, Defender of the Faith. Both St Athanasius and St Ambrose remember Eustorgius of Milan as one of the most steadfast and illustrious opponents of the Arian heresy. The Roman Martyrology says of him: “At Milan, St Eustorgius, Bishop of that City, highly recommended by blessed Ambrose.” Biography: https://anastpaul.com/2021/09/18/saint-of-the-day-18-september-saint-eustorgius-of-milan-died-c-349/
St Ferreolus the Tribune St Ferreolus of Limoges St Hygbald St Irene of Egypt
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