April 4 Saint Isidore, Doctor of the Church. irapuato on April 4, 2015. Saint Isidore was born of a ducal family, at Carthagena in Spain. His two brothers, Leander, Archbishop of Seville, Fulgentius,…More
April 4 Saint Isidore, Doctor of the Church.
irapuato on April 4, 2015. Saint Isidore was born of a ducal family, at Carthagena in Spain. His two brothers, Leander, Archbishop of Seville, Fulgentius, Bishop of Ecija, and his sister Florentina, are all recognized by the Church as Saints. As a boy Isidore despaired over his poor success in study, and ran away from school. Resting in his flight at a roadside spring, he observed a stone, which had been hollowed out by the slow but constant dripping of water. This lesson decided him to return, and then, by determined application, he succeeded.
He went back to his master and with the help of God became, even as a youth, one of the most learned men of the time. He assisted in converting Prince Recared, the leader of the Arian party; and with his aid, though at the constant peril of his own life, expelled that heresy from Spain. Then, following a call from God, he turned a deaf ear to the entreaties of his friends, and embraced a hermit's life …More
irapuato on April 4, 2015. Saint Isidore was born of a ducal family, at Carthagena in Spain. His two brothers, Leander, Archbishop of Seville, Fulgentius, Bishop of Ecija, and his sister Florentina, are all recognized by the Church as Saints. As a boy Isidore despaired over his poor success in study, and ran away from school. Resting in his flight at a roadside spring, he observed a stone, which had been hollowed out by the slow but constant dripping of water. This lesson decided him to return, and then, by determined application, he succeeded.
He went back to his master and with the help of God became, even as a youth, one of the most learned men of the time. He assisted in converting Prince Recared, the leader of the Arian party; and with his aid, though at the constant peril of his own life, expelled that heresy from Spain. Then, following a call from God, he turned a deaf ear to the entreaties of his friends, and embraced a hermit's life …More
A Prayer to St. Isidore before Logging onto the Internet
Almighty and eternal God,
who created us in Thy image and bade us to seek after all that is good,
true and beautiful,
especially in the divine person of Thy only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant we beseech Thee that,
through the intercession of Saint Isidore,
bishop and doctor,
during our journeys through the internet we will direct …More
A Prayer to St. Isidore before Logging onto the Internet
Almighty and eternal God,
who created us in Thy image and bade us to seek after all that is good,
true and beautiful,
especially in the divine person of Thy only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant we beseech Thee that,
through the intercession of Saint Isidore,
bishop and doctor,
during our journeys through the internet we will direct our hands and eyes only to that which is pleasing to Thee
and treat with charity and patience all those souls whom we encounter.
Through Christ our Lord.
Almighty and eternal God,
who created us in Thy image and bade us to seek after all that is good,
true and beautiful,
especially in the divine person of Thy only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant we beseech Thee that,
through the intercession of Saint Isidore,
bishop and doctor,
during our journeys through the internet we will direct our hands and eyes only to that which is pleasing to Thee
and treat with charity and patience all those souls whom we encounter.
Through Christ our Lord.
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That's a very good idea and a very good prayer. Thank you.
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A Prayer to St. Isidore before Logging onto the Internet
Almighty and eternal God,
who created us in Thy image and bade us to seek after all that is good,
true and beautiful,
especially in the divine person of Thy only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant we beseech Thee that,
through the intercession of Saint Isidore,
bishop and doctor,
during our journeys through the internet we will …More
Almighty and eternal God,
who created us in Thy image and bade us to seek after all that is good,
true and beautiful,
especially in the divine person of Thy only-begotten Son,
our Lord Jesus Christ,
grant we beseech Thee that,
through the intercession of Saint Isidore,
bishop and doctor,
during our journeys through the internet we will direct our hands and eyes only to that which is pleasing to Thee
and treat with charity and patience all those souls whom we encounter.
Through Christ our Lord.
Other Saints of the Day:
Holy Saturday, 2015
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Abraham of Strelna
Agathopus of Thessalonica
Aleth of Dijon
Benedict the Black
Gaetano Catanoso
Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet
Gwerir of Liskeard
Henry of Gheest
Hildebert of Ghent
Isidore of Seville
Peter of Poitiers
Plato
Theodulus of Thessalonica
Theonas of Egypt
Tigernach of Clogher
Zosimus of Palestine
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Coine of Kilkine
Gonval
John of Jesus and Mary …More
Holy Saturday, 2015
—
Abraham of Strelna
Agathopus of Thessalonica
Aleth of Dijon
Benedict the Black
Gaetano Catanoso
Giuseppe Benedetto Dusmet
Gwerir of Liskeard
Henry of Gheest
Hildebert of Ghent
Isidore of Seville
Peter of Poitiers
Plato
Theodulus of Thessalonica
Theonas of Egypt
Tigernach of Clogher
Zosimus of Palestine
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Coine of Kilkine
Gonval
John of Jesus and Mary
John of Naples
Merryn
Thomas of Naples
William Noto
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